The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 247

The private room was typically off–limits to the public. It was only reserved for esteemed guests.

Rest assured. The raw gemstones in here were all hand picked by us.” Barret said with a grin. “Feel free to take a look and note down the number of any stone that catches your eye. The highest bidder takes it during the auction”

Eddy was immediately intrigued and walked over, using a high–beam flashlight to examine the raw gemstones.

He turned to Calista “I’ll make sure to select a top grade gemstone for you and have it made into a beautiful jewelry set.‘

Til also pick a fine one for you, Calista Carl said, not wanting to be left behind.

“Thank you.” Calista replied with a smile before subtly glancing at Jacob.

Jacob understood her cue and then went to Vivienne. “Miss Brooks, let’s go take a look as well. You mentioned wanting something better, right? These raw stones were mined from the Mirelia Continent by our company. They’re the cream of the crop and are exclusively for our VIP clients. Ordinary folks won’t even get a glimpse of them” Vivienne gave him a half–smile and a half–smirk, then followed him over to a black–barked raw stone marked with the number 198. It weighed sixteen kilograms and had a starting bid of 10 million.

After a brief look. Vivienne had already formed an opinion about the store.

Jacob was still enthusiastically introducing the stone. “Have you ever heard the saying, ‘If you’re bidding on stones, always go for the black ones‘? You see, this stone shows almost no color under the light, which means it has a thick layer of fog inside. It’s a high–risk, high–reward bet. I can assure you that once this stone is cut open, it will reveal emeralds of the finest quality.”

He lowered his voice as if he were sharing a secret. “Just imagine it. A stone this big can yield dozens of bracelets. If you think about the value of those emeralds, it’s almost like hitting the jackpot. You must bid for it later.”

“And if it’s such a treasure, why doesn’t your boss have it cut and sell it directly?” Vivienne asked, feigning indifference.

“Well it’s a company rule. We can’t gamble on our own stones.” Jacob replied as his smile faltered slightly.

missed such a golden opportunity.” Vivienne’s tone was flat, portraying her

must bid for this stone later.” Jacob

but

continued to emphasize the value of the

isn’t as good as the previous one, the texture is definitely top–grade. Miss

absentmindedly, indicating that he should continue.”

only emphasized the stones numbered 198 and 213 again. He insisted that Vivienne must bid

would this man, whom she just met today, assume that she had so much money to

guests had looked over the raw stones and noted down the numbers of

The auctioneer simply went to the long table filled

was the first to win a bid for his preferred

Jacob had claimed would definitely be top–grade. Jacob immediately encouraged Vivienne.

a light glance and said,

million, and she raised her paddle. “8

members all shot her a puzzled look,

bid for the stone at such a high

But considering the ten percent of the Brooks Group shares that

as knowledgeable about gemstone as his younger brothers, felt that

when Carl suddenly placed a bid of 9 million,

213 really that valuable?

reaching such a high price, the others stopped participating and began whispering among themselves

pour is bidding for it. it must be a good stone. You should raise your bid‘ Jacob said, trying to persuade Vivienne after receiving