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 $2,100,000, Michael realized she really

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

"$2,100,000 going once!"

"$2,100,000 going twice!"

"$2,100,000..."

"$2,800,000!"

strolled in from outside the hall. He put down

a ruby today? Or did he have another reason? Thinking about it, Penelope couldn't help but

know who Bryan was buying it for, but it was

by another $200,000. To them, $200,000 was

the higher the price went, the more Emily felt

head and sighed. "It's just a ruby. There are more items coming up. Is it really worth it for these people? This isn't fun at all. I'd rather get back to filming!" Jessica expected her agent, Layla Webb, sitting

Layla was silent for a long time. Curious, Jessica

frowned. "Layla, why are you

her head, her eyes sparkling. "Do

replied, "Yeah, she's 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, it's not impossible to negotiate..." Negotiate what? Jessica's curiosity was piqued, but before she could ask, Layla stopped

reminded her to keep it cool and

mouth and put on a serious face

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

went silent

Penelope's expression while addressing Bryan. "Alright, Mr. Watson has bid $4,200,000. Anyone want to go higher? Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to

"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, there are more items coming up." Before Emily could finish, Michael stood up

Emily froze.

been married to Michael for years and had attended countless auctions with him. She knew this

were determined to get the