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.

and this $2,100,000 was part of the assets she'd get after divorcing Michael. It

has bid $2,100,000. Anyone else want

"$2,100,000 going once!"

"$2,100,000 going twice!"

"$2,100,000..."

"$2,800,000!"

in from outside the hall. He put down his phone and raised his hand to signal

crowd turned to look, and Penelope was stunned. She'd never heard of Bryan being into gemstones or diamonds. Why was he willing to drop so much on a ruby today? Or did he have another reason?

it for, but it was

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

the more Emily felt

her 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

long time. Curious, Jessica looked over and

"Layla, why are you staring

turned her head, her eyes sparkling. "Do

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 looking in

cool and not talk too

her mouth and put on a serious face

Bryan single-handedly drove the price up to

went silent for a

go higher? Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to

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,

Emily froze.

years and had attended countless auctions with him. She

meant "keep bidding," signaling that they were determined to get the ruby, no matter how high