Everyone wanted it.

The bidding got increasingly higher.

100 million, 200 million, 300 million...

Lucy watched this in shock. This was so exaggerated.

That was just an envelope, and it was already worth more than a hundred million.

Lucy looked at Matthew. His chin was resting in his hand as he watched this with disinterest. Nothing about the envelope seemed to spark any interest in him.

She blurted out in the end, "Why are they auctioning that envelope off with such a high price, Matthew?"

Matthew straightened up when his wife asked the question. He began to explain this to Lucy properly, "How should I put it? I'll make it short.

"The royal family of Charleston is very powerful, but it's clear that they've met with some sort of trouble that they aren't able to solve. They need the help of outside influence, and the way they're doing it is just slightly unique."

but isn't there an easier way to

at the chance to help them up

The strange thing about the people from Charleston is that they're very proud and dislike outsiders. They're only willing to work with people they

with the highest price would surely be someone powerful. It's only

Charleston means great fortune and profit. That's

Lucy finally understood.

that Matthew was not doing anything about it. "Aren't you

here is more powerful than

eyebrow. He was quite happy to hear his wife say

are. There's nothing they can give me. I don't want

is a charity auction. The money for this bid

had learned something new, and she was silent after that. She watched as everyone began fighting to

that after Matthew explained everything to her, Lucy suddenly had a strange feeling

insignia on the

like she had seen it many times

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