Remorse After Breaking Up (Sebastian)

Chapter 303

Joseph broke out in a cold sweat. "Mr. Wilder, you can't counterbid. I bet that the bidder in lounge No. 1 is from the Strauss family. You'll suffer if you get on their bad side."

Zia, too, advised Sebastian, "Dad is right. You might have the backing of the Sanders, but you'd better not mess with the Strausses because Phaedra Island has historically been isolated. That's unless you plan to stay here forever."

Sebastian was not oblivious to the risks. The Strauss family was almost equally powerful as the Sanders. Even the Supreme Nexus founded by Sebastian was nothing compared to it.

He did not intend to make enemies, but he would not back down from procuring the Aether Script, which was important to him.

"Ten point five billion dollars!" Sebastian offered again, leaving Joseph and Zia sweating helplessly.

The amount caused an uproar in the crowd. Ten point five billion dollars was enough money to build a powerful sect. Many felt that the Aether Script was not worth that amount of money. After all, the script was useless if one failed to decode the major secret it contained.

Lana was both stunned and worried for Sebastian. She hadn't expected him to spend a fortune on the Aether Script, and she had the urge to tell him to calm down, but she had to maintain her professionalism as an auctioneer in a hall full of crowds.

Besides, the script was jointly owned by the Four Great Immortal Sects.

"Bidder 6697 made a bid of 10.5 billion dollars. Any counterbid?" Lana directed the question at the bidder in lounge No. 1. Though she wished for the mysterious bidder to counter with a higher offer, she was worried that Sebastian might continue bidding.

She waited for a response with mixed feelings. Then, she assumed the bidder had given up after a prolonged silence from lounge No. 1.

I'll announce the results. Ten point five million dollars going once! Going twice!

Island successfully broke the code, to the point that they started questioning the authenticity of the rumor. The script might not contain any secrets at all! That

believed he was fooled, thinking he might be rich but dumb. Some even taunted him behind his back, calling him a dimwit and a

gossip about him. A wave of relief washed through him when the

wealthy, but most of his assets were illiquid. All

dollars, which meant he had

fact, his last bid was his final attempt. Had the Strauss family topped his bid, he'd have no choice but to give up. Fortunately, the worst did

thank the heavens if the script contained the

for the Aether Script and emerged with the script and the century-old dragon root-the only two items he bid in the auction

to him, and they left

she lamented, "You shouldn't have bought the

"It can't be a counterfeit. All the auctions on Phaedra Island are

I spend. It'd be a different story if I

one on Phaedra Island could decipher the script after ten

bid for the

May I borrow your secret

His generosity made Lana and Harvey a little jealous as they were never allowed into the

Mr. Sanders,"