“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce this rare item before we start the bid!”

The lights dimmed just as she finished her sentence. A spotlight shone onto the auction table.

In the center of the table was a cloche bell jar. And in it was a jade gourd charm pendant the size of a child’s palm.

The pendant was glossy emerald, and as the cloche jar rotated, the pendant shimmered and shone.

The auctioneer stared at the pendant as if mesmerized. She slowly started to introduce it, “Three hundred years ago, here in Paramount, a Kashyapan King gifted this pendant to his youngest and most treasured daughter on her third birthday. This gourd necklace symbolized all the love and well wishes he had for his beloved daughter…”

The room gradually started to rumble with ardent chatter as the auctioneer continued to speak.

Many of the politicians and businessmen who attended the auction that day had children. It was obvious to see that in a moment, there would be an intense bidding war.

On table No. 12, Jacob asked his daughter gently, “Do you like that gourd pendant? If you do, daddy will win the bid for you.”

up at the auction table and blinked twice. She turned her attention to a plate of

at her and reached for the glistening globes of

She took the grapes and

Jacob and thought exasperatedly. This is your daughter. Why didn’t you bid for it? It’s so hard for me to find

not going

he was watching, the bid for the

not interested in that. It’s nothing in comparison to this bunch of grapes.” Jacob chuckled

the paddle lying on the table.

at the mention of her name.

Five hundred thousand?

at table twelve who had just increased the

hundred fifty thousand!” A muffled cry came from table

flashed. “One

bid against me was Simon Fest, second son from the

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