As the bids were continued to be yelled out, she whispered, “Listen carefully. The bid is now at ten million. Normal people won’t be able to offer more than five hundred.”

I pursed my lips and sighed. There were some rules that we could never change.

The higher one rose, the more unscrupulous affairs they would witness. One wrong slip and you would end up amongst the muck, an accessory to the thugs.

Finally, an elderly person won the gold hair ornament with a bid of ten million.

Such events were common.

There was no point in being surprised.

The second item up for bid was a blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought it back for his wife when he went overseas for business in the nineties.

Although this was premium jadeite, it lacked a bangle. Thus, the bid only went up to five million.

Joseph frowned and he seemed to be trying to puzzle something out.

was starting to bore me, so I

swept the entire auction area and took in all that there was to

to me and sighed in awe. “Wow, these are all worth tens

the money they would make off of it would last

lips twitched and she deadpanned, “See? The items are being protected by diamond containers, and there’s two highly skilled personnel assigned to each item. There’s no way a

It was tough.

Look!” Stacey said as she pointed towards the stage

turned to see. On the stage was the exact replica of the box

of you must be curious to know why we’re

The audience members nodded.

meaning. Although it looks plain, if you take a closer look, you’ll see that it was made from hundred-year-old sandalwood. You can’t find such wood anymore. It’s completely extinct. Moreover, I have to point out the box’s workmanship. I know

box

special part of this box’s design is that it looks like it can be opened. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it can’t be

told you!” exclaimed Stacey

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