The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 164 Paying for Love

"Alright, Mrs. Smith is in with $140,000!"

"Ms. Saunders isn't backing down, $280,000!"

"Our bidder number eight just threw in $700,000!"

"We've hit $1,000,000!"

At first, it was just Emily and Alice going head-to-head.

But soon enough, some sharp-eyed folks noticed how unique the ruby was and started jacking up the price.

The place was buzzing, with reporters scrambling to get the scoop.

In no time, the ruby's price shot up to $1,680,000.

Alice wasn't fazed. Her family was in the clothing business and had been living abroad for ages, so they had deep pockets. Dropping $2,000,000, or even $20,000,000, was no biggie for them.

But the catch was, all that money belonged to her parents. Spending a little was fine, but for a big amount, she needed their okay.

Honestly, a plain ruby wasn't anything special. Alice's parents definitely wouldn't want to shell out a fortune for it.

Just as Alice was wavering, Emily upped the bid again. "$2,100,000!"

Even though she raised the bid, Emily was super anxious. She loved the ruby, but she didn't have that kind of cash lying around.

Plus, her mom needed money for medical bills, and she would need money after her divorce.

divorcing Michael. It was clearly her limit.

Smith has bid

"$2,100,000 going once!"

"$2,100,000 going twice!"

"$2,100,000..."

"$2,800,000!"

about to close the bid, Bryan strolled in from outside the hall. He put down

being into gemstones or diamonds. Why was he willing to drop so much on a ruby today? Or did he have another reason? Thinking about it, Penelope couldn't help but frown. She realized she didn't know her son as well as

who Bryan was buying it for, but it

price by another $200,000. To them,

more Emily felt the ruby slipping away from

up. Is it really worth it for

a long time. Curious, Jessica looked over

Jessica frowned. "Layla, why are you

her head, her eyes sparkling. "Do you

the wife of my friend, Michael, the president of Smith Corporation. Her name's Emily Brown." Layla's face showed a hint of regret. "Married... But with such a good look,

keep it cool and not talk too much

shut her mouth and put on a serious face to

Bryan single-handedly drove

room went silent

about to finalize the bid!" "You're not bidding anymore?" The voice on

replied, "The price has jumped from $140,000 to $4,200,000. Bryan seems set on getting it. I think... he probably wants to buy it for Alice. I'll let him have it. Besides,

Emily froze.

married to Michael for years and had attended countless auctions

bidding," signaling that they were determined to get the