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!

sharply and turned their heads to the source of the

his bidding card and looked smugly at Skylar and

disdain in his eyes was mocking

Nolan, Skylar only

it came down to it, Skylar

Nolan rose to his feet and arrogantly said, “I am Nolan, the heir of the Oakleys. I have my eyes set

were already hesitant about putting in a bid, drop

the Curreys, the Belmonts, and the Whitlocks were

behind

Nolah’s maternal grandfather. There had been marriage

the bond between both

family’s link to the Belmonts put

the nut collection was his to take. Anyone

the Oakleys, maybe even the Belmonts, over

bidding war, Nolan glanced at Skylar with delight and taunted, “Skylar, the auction is only for the rich. Someone

way he saw it, Skylar

and Yulia embezzled public

big hit, they had a

beat

Nolan’s monologue by raising