The emcee looked at the crowd and announced, "400,000 dollars going twice. Do I hear a higher bid?"

Tyler leaned back in his chair, watching the stage calmly. It seemed obvious that no one else would bid.

The emcee thought the same. "400,000 dollars going thrice. Sol-"

Before she could finish, someone suddenly raised their bidding card. "420,000 dollars."

At that moment, everyone turned to see who it was. Tyler, along with Linda and Naomi, were shocked to see the new bidder. Olivia turned her head and was surprised to see Claude. Her eyes widened, thinking she must be seeing things.

Claude met everyone's

turned his head and found Claude looking at him. He smiled faintly, acknowledging him from

noticed Claude earlier and was surprised he was interested in the same item. Her smile faded a bit as

Olivia. Olivia clenched her hand, sensing tension

raised his

turn of events. She had never seen such a late challenge in a bidding war, and she thought 400,000 dollars was already a high price for a locket. But

hesitate. "480,000

Claude countered. "500,000 dollars."

kept going.

raised his bid once

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