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.”

you must bid for this stone later.”

but

Eddy walked over and examined the stone under the light. Jacob was visibly relieved when Eddy, who didn’t quite get along with Vivienne, didn’t say a word to her. Jacob continued to emphasize the value of the

definitely top–grade. Miss Brooks,

indicating that he

emphasized the stones numbered 198 and 213

amusing. Why would this man, whom she just met today, assume

stones and noted down the numbers of their

was a small–scale auction, the process was simple. The auctioneer simply went to the long table

was the first to win a bid for his preferred gemstone, weighing fourteen

up was stone number 213, which Jacob had claimed would definitely be top–grade. Jacob immediately encouraged Vivienne. “Miss Brooks, this stone

a light

current bid was at 7 million, and

all shot her a puzzled look, with

bid for the stone at such a high price was surprising

felt like Vivienne was being reckless. But considering the ten percent of the Brooks Group shares that Scott had transferred to Vivience, Ashley was also feeling

gemstone as his younger brothers, felt that

placed a bid of 9 million, Ronald

plone number 213

price, the others stopped participating and began whispering among themselves instead.

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