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!

gasped sharply and turned their heads to the source of

and looked smugly at Skylar

disdain in his eyes was

Skylar only

down to it, Skylar was no match for

of the Oakleys.

already hesitant about putting in

the Belmonts, and

behind was the Moodys and

grandfather. There had been marriage unions between the Belmont family

between

family’s link to the Belmonts put them on

introduction, he was telling everybody in the auction that the nut collection was his to take. Anyone who placed a bid was going against the Oakley

maybe even the Belmonts, over an

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

it,

embezzled public funds

anti-blemish cream project was a big hit, they had a long way to go

means to beat

Skylar cut off Nolan’s monologue by raising his bidding card and