I was curious about the son of the Murphy family. I looked around the auction area and asked, “Where is Mr. Murphy? I don’t see him.”

She pointed at several places around the area and replied, “The place is filled with surveillance cameras. The young master of the Murphy family is watching everything from the shadows.”

 

I pursed my lips. He sure liked to waste his time.

I looked back at the box onstage and said after a moment’s pondering, “Are you sure the Murphys won’t auction it off?”

She shrugged. “I can’t say for sure.”

“Okay. The current bid is four hundred and fifty thousand. Are there any more bids? Four hundred and fifty thousand going once, four hundred and fifty thousand going twice…” announced the host.

“One million!” someone yelled out, cracking the calm atmosphere.

The bid had come from Joseph. I was appalled and asked in befuddlement, “Mr. Campbell…”

He looked at me solemnly and replied, “Mr. Fuller has requested that I buy this box. It might be able to open your box.”

I just want to take a look

small smile. “Mr. Fuller hopes that you’ll

calling

it for one million. You have both boxes now, which means double the value.

not open the box on its own. It was a

host called the bid thrice and was about to bang the gavel. I was sure the

a deep voice bellowed,

the crowd. The bid had far exceeded the box’s

about to bid a higher price, but I stopped him. “Don’t

to open it, we could always try asking the eventual

it to spend so much

found the person

seat of the VIP section, Stacey sighed. “This must be the assistant. The boss

at the man who had raised the paddle. He was dressed in a black suit and his hair was immaculate, giving him a stern

you

be a

her head. “You’re not observant enough. Take a closer look at his clothing choices.

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