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.

had a 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

auctioneer chimed in, "Alright, Mrs. Smith has

"$2,100,000 going once!"

"$2,100,000 going twice!"

"$2,100,000..."

"$2,800,000!"

from outside the hall. He put down his phone and raised

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

who Bryan was buying it for, but it was out of Emily's league. She couldn't go

Suddenly, someone else jumped in, raising the price by another $200,000. To them, $200,000 was like pocket

price went, the more Emily felt

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,

Curious, Jessica looked over and saw Layla

"Layla, why are you staring

her eyes sparkling. "Do you know

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

reminded her to keep it cool and not talk

a bit helpless, Jessica shut her mouth and put on a serious

single-handedly drove the price up to

room went silent for a

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

he probably wants to buy it for Alice. I'll let him have it. Besides, there are

Emily froze.

years and had attended

they were determined to get the