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

raised his bidding card and looked smugly

in his eyes was mocking

only deserved his

it, Skylar was no

arrogantly said, “I am Nolan, the heir of the Oakleys. I have my eyes set on the nuts de cuerno, so I hope everybody will let me have

about putting in a bid, drop

Belmonts, and

catch-up behind was the Moodys

Nolah’s maternal grandfather. There had been marriage unions between the Belmont family and the Oakley

between

the family’s link to the Belmonts put them on

in the auction that the nut collection was his to take. Anyone who placed a

was unnecessary to cross the Oakleys, maybe

glanced at Skylar with delight and taunted, “Skylar, the auction is only

way he saw it, Skylar and Yulia

was like Skylar and Yulia embezzled public funds to purchase the six-hundred-thousand-dollar

big hit, they had a long way to go before they could

beat him

raising his bidding