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 gaze without

looking at him. He smiled faintly, acknowledging him from across

in the same item.

gaze from Tyler to Olivia. Olivia clenched her hand, sensing tension in

away and raised his own

unexpected turn of events. She had never seen such a late challenge in a bidding war,

didn't hesitate. "480,000

Claude countered. "500,000 dollars."

going. "520,000

raised his bid

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