Triumph Above All novel

The tray was covered with a piece of silk fabric, displaying six nuts de cuerno that were the size of meatballs.

The color, texture, and patina were top-notch.

The host made an impassioned introduction of the nuts before opening for bids.

The bid started at five million dollars with increments going for at least five hundred thousand dollars.

Five million dollars for six walnuts was a bit much. Many who were not in the collectible nut business were shocked, to say the least.

Still, there were people who did their research on these unique collector’s items. They were tempted to place their bids on those nuts on the tray.

“Six million!”

Taking Skylar’s instruction, Yulia raised her bidding card and shouted.

“Six million five hundred thousand!”

A middle-aged man in the back named his price.

Another voice echoed, “Ten million!”

Uff!

and turned their heads to the

raised his bidding card and looked smugly

in his eyes was

only

it, Skylar was no match

feet and arrogantly said, “I am Nolan, the heir of the Oakleys. I have my eyes set on the nuts de cuerno, so I

about putting in a bid, drop out of the

the Curreys, the Belmonts, and the

behind was the Moodys

There had been marriage unions between the Belmont family

the bond between both

the Oakleys were not as rich as the Moodys, the family’s link to the Belmonts put them on

coming forward with an introduction, he was telling everybody in the auction that the nut

Oakleys, maybe even

from the bidding war, Nolan glanced at Skylar with delight and taunted, “Skylar, the auction is only

way he saw it, Skylar and

public funds to

Fashion’s anti-blemish cream project was a big hit, they had a long way to go before they could

had no means to beat him in

raising