Chapter 301
No matter how fired up Nate was, even he knew this price for the bracelet was way beyond its real value.
The auctioneer’s smile looked like it might split his face. He was practically trembling from holding back his glee.
Their commissions were tied directly to the final sale price. Sure, the starting bids were high, but the cut they got from something selling at the base price was always modest.
The higher the markup, the fatter their paycheck.
The more suckers in the room, the better.
Sharon noticed Nate hadn’t raised his paddle again. Her voice was calm, almost teasing.
“Nate, if you’re not bidding anymore… does that mean this bracelet is mine?”
The auctioneer jumped right in.
“Eight million. Anyone else?
“Eight million going once-”
His words hadn’t even fully landed before Nate’s eyes went bloodshot.
He jerked his paddle up. “Nine million!”
Sharon smiled. She didn’t bid again.
The auctioneer glanced around, confirmed no further offers, and then gave a wide grin.
“Nine million-sold!”
Nate’s whole body tensed. His head snapped toward Sharon.
Why… why didn’t she keep bidding?
Their eyes met, and Sharon returned a helpless little shrug. “Nate, you’re truly generous. I really can’t keep up with someone like you. Nine million’s just… beyond my budget.”
Something about her tone made an odd twist form in Nate’s gut.
Still, pride won out. His mouth curled into a sneer.
“If you can’t afford it, maybe don’t show up to places like this. This isn’t somewhere for broke nobodies like you.”
Sharon didn’t even flinch. Her smile stayed serene. She said nothing more.
Kelly’s eyes flickered, sharp and quick. Something clicked in her mind.
Carter’s voice dropped low, heavy with warning. “Nate, stop bidding against Sharon. She’s baiting you.”
Nate might be impulsive, but he wasn’t brain-dead. (1)
The warning had already started gnawing at the back of his mind.
Still, pride wouldn’t let him admit it. His lips curled into a cold laugh.
“She’s baiting me? You don’t think I can bait her back?”
He shot Carter and Kelly a defiant look. “Just watch. I’ll drive the price sky-high, then stop bidding and see if she panics.”
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Carter opened his mouth to say more, but the next round of bidding was already starting.
This time, it was for an ancient mural
As expected, Sharon raised her paddle again.
Nate’s lips curled into a sharp, ky grin
So, she was going to jack up the price?
Did she really think she was the only one who knew how to play that game?
When the bid hit two million, Nate went straight to four million.
Sharon calmly called, “Five million.”
Nate instantly shot back, “Eight million.”
And then… silence.
Sharon didn’t bid again.
Nate stared, dumbfounded.
At least he could justify the previous item as a gift for Kelly.
But this mural…
Kelly wasn’t even trying to hide her disinterest. She leaned in and murmured, “Nate, this thing’s worth, what, maybe three
million at most.”
So now, he’d just spent eight million…. on something he didn’t understand, didn’t like, and had no use for.
Was he an idiot?
Apparently, yes.
The staff came over, faces full of smiles, holding the mural with exaggerated care.
Nate gritted his teeth and took it
Kelly leaned closer, lowering her voice like she was offering helpful advice. “Nate… maybe from now on, let’s only bid twice. Go up to double the market price at most. Beyond that, just let it go.”
Nate’s eyes narrowed, burning with malice as he locked onto Sharon’s face.
He wouldn’t be satisfied until he turned the tables on her.
“Fine,” he said darkly. “This time, we do it your way.”
The next item came up-a porcelain vase.
Nate clenched his fists, itching for revenge.
But what happened next… wasn’t something he was prepared for.
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