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.

lot of expenses, and this $2,100,000 was part of the assets she'd get after divorcing Michael. It was clearly her limit. When Emily bid

chimed in, "Alright, Mrs. Smith has bid $2,100,000.

"$2,100,000 going once!"

"$2,100,000 going twice!"

"$2,100,000..."

"$2,800,000!"

strolled in from outside the hall.

being into gemstones or diamonds. Why was he willing to drop so much on a ruby today? Or did he

it for, but it was

raising the price by another

price went, the more Emily felt the

more items coming up. Is it really worth it for these people? This isn't fun at all. I'd rather get back to

a long time. Curious, Jessica looked over and saw Layla staring blankly at

"Layla, why are you staring at

turned her head, her eyes sparkling. "Do

"Married... But with such a

her to keep it cool and not talk too much in front of

a bit helpless, Jessica shut her mouth and put on

The auction kept going. Bryan single-handedly drove the price up

silent for a

to go higher? Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to finalize the bid!" "You're not bidding

Bryan seems set on getting it. I think... he probably wants to buy it for Alice. I'll let him have it. Besides, there are more

Emily froze.

married to Michael for years and had attended countless auctions with him.

get the ruby,