Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 15-2

David hummed in acknowledgment as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, cutting an intimidating figure. The Crimson Lily was said to grow in the depths of volcanoes and was reputable for its ability to cure all sorts of poisons and ailments.

Suddenly, the smart screen lit up, and a voice from the system announced, "The auction will begin now." It started to introduce the first item, a diamond-studded crown with a total of three hundred carats of diamonds. The voice began to announce each bid that was placed.

Danielle had come to the auction solely for the Crimson Lily. She had zero interest in the other items.

Juniper struck up a conversation. "That sister of yours and David are trending online. Did you see it? I didn’t realize they had that kind of relationship," she said as she gazed at Danielle with interest.

"I didn’t know anything about that," came the bored reply of Danielle as she drank from her glass of water.

"You’ve only just reunited with your family, but she’s already playing all these little mind games. You should just kick her out already," Juniper ignored Danielle’s disinterest and continued.

"My parents have a strong bond with Audrey. After all, she’s been with them for over ten years. If I asked them to kick her out, they’d feel guilty. It’s better to just leave things as they are," Danielle explained.

long as you’re okay with it," Juniper relented. Then she continued, "I know you don’t

to signal her

voice crackled to life, announcing the final item of the auction: the Crimson Lily herb. It went on about

system laid down the rules of the bid. The starting price was 3 million dollars, and

Once the bidding began, it was obvious that many of

the bids jumped to 5 million dollars, then

jump

million dollars to the top bid," Danielle

the highest bid, and sure enough, the offers started to dry up. Everyone understood what a low-numbered auction room meant-it was basically a sign that the big players were already

and Danielle thought they had it in the bag when they saw that the

the highest bid now to

had not seen that coming. They sprang to

reciprocated by bidding an extra 3 million

auction rooms one and two went back and forth, much to the shock and silence of