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Chapter 120 Raise Your Bidding Paddle
Tyrone came from a wealthy family. And Arnold, Koen, and Justin were even more loaded than him.
They were all among the richest in Sacramento.
They were sitting in the front row, and no one dared to provoke them.
Arnold looked at Justin’s bandaged hand and said with a smile, “Tsk, tsk. Justin, come on. I can’t believe
you let an ex-con, an outcast of your family, do this to you. And he’s doing fine no less. If I were you, I’d
be so humiliated now.”
Justin snorted and sat in situ with his legs crossed. He curled his lips and said, “Tyrone told me
something funny today. It’s about you and Koen’s incident in Splendor Restaurant You wanted to kick
Gerald out of the restaurant, yet you thought too highly of yourself In the end, it was you who got kicked
out by Harper.”
Arnold glared at Tyrone and then sneered, “Sooner or later, I will show Harper the consequences of
offending me.”
Then he looked at Justin and asked, “What do you think? Are you interested in teaching Gerald a lesson
together with me?”
“How?” Justin asked indifferently.
“Easy I provide men, and you provide the money we need,” Arnold said. “Gerald has been strong. since
he was a kid. He is good at fighting. I know some fighters, and I have a lot of connections. I’ll get
someone to kick his ass, and you’ll be responsible for compensation. How does it sound?”
“No problem,” Justin said calmly.
Koen remained cool. Instead of getting involved with their conversation, he just sat in situ and said, “The
auction is about to begin.”
Behind them, Gerald was in his seat. Keira, who was beside him, said excitedly, “It is said that there
will be a lot of valuable things in this auction. I don’t think I’ll be able to afford any of them. I’m just
here window-shopping.”
Gerald nodded.
He knew something about antiques, yet he wasn’t interested. Knowing antiques was simply a must
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Reece was behind them. He smiled and said, “It’s OK. Keira, just tell me what you like, and I’ll buy it
for you.”
Keira frowned and ignored him.
Reece snorted. Then he patted Gerald on the shoulder and said, “Asshole, get up and exchange.
seats with me.”
Gerald glanced at Reece, smiled, and then turned back. He had no intention of standing up at all.
Reece gnashed his teeth, sneered, and thought, wait till the auction is over You are doomed.
Meanwhile, on a platform set up at the front, a light was moving slowly Under the light, a beautiful
woman who was dressed up walked slowly forward from the stage
“Hey, she looks familiar I think I have seen her somewhere before Gerald stroked his nose
“You don’t know her?” Keira was stunned. She whispered, “She is Cassidy Birrell, the pretty host
who is so popular in Sacramento now
“I see So, she is a star Gerald stroked his nose again.
He didn’t pay much attention to celebrities.
At the same time, Cassidy had already walked to the front with a charming smile on her face. Then she
raised the mic and said, “Everyone, welcome to today’s auction. We are very honored to invite you, the
notables in Sacramento, to be here. Let’s go straight to the auction part, shall we?”
Since it was an auction today, there was no live broadcast or TV recording. Therefore, Cassidy directly
announced the beginning of the auction.
As she spoke, she held the mic in one hand and a hammer in the other
“The first lot is a painting that’s hundreds of years old. It is the authentic work of Horace Cain, a famous
ancient artist
Meanwhile, two beautiful women came forward with a painting in their arms and slowly unrolled it in front
of everyone.
Gerald glanced at the painting and smiled, “Really? No one is going up to verify if it’s a fake?”
“Humph! The host of today’s auction, like us, is one of the biggest antique dealers in the country. Trading
fakes will be the same as ruining his brand,” behind Gerald, Reece sneered. “Do you know the price of
this painting? It’s an astronomical figure for you. You’re in for a treat today, since you get to see the
world.”
“I see. No wonder you told Keira that she wouldn’t get any fakes. After all, the items being auctioned
today are all authentic anyway,” Gerald curled his lips and smiled.
Reece was so angry that his face turned slightly red.
Keira, who was next to Gerald, said, “Wow! An authentic work of Horace! Check out the size! I think it is
worth at least several million dollars.”
“You like it?” Gerald asked.
Keira said, “Anyone who digs antiques will like it. Well, I’m not keeping my hopes up. There’s no way I
can afford it. I might collect some baubles, but such a top-grade object is too much for me.”
“Keira, I’ll get it for you as long as you agree to be my girlfriend. I have a similar authentic work of Horace
at home. Why don’t I give both of them to you as gifts?” Reece said from behind.
“You don’t need to do that. Thanks,” Keira said helplessly.
Meanwhile, Cassidy, who was on stage, smiled and said, “The opening bid is 3.2 million dollars!”
In the next second, behind Gerald, Reece raised the bidding paddle in his hand and said, “3.6
million dollars!”
Many people looked at Reece. Someone said in surprise, “Reece Saxton from Nebula Antiques? Why is
he here?”
Nebula Antiques was owned by Reece’s family. They had branches in antique markets all over the
country, including Los Angeles.
Seeing that he was recognized, Reece was smug.
“4.2 million dollars!”
In the next second, a cold voice sounded from the top right. Gerald looked in the direction where the
sound rang out and saw a slim woman wearing sunglasses. Because of the sunglasses, he couldn’t see
her face, yet he figured that she was a beauty judging from her figure.
Reece snorted coldly and said indifferently, “4.5 million dollars!”
He raised the price by 300 thousand dollars each time.
On the stage, Cassidy smiled and said, “Mr. Saxton, No. 108, offered 4.5 million dollars. Any bid?”
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It was still that woman. She looked calm.
People kept bidding.
6 million dollars!
The price kept rising.
Then, Justin, who was sitting in the front, said indifferently, “8.3 million dollars.”
In the next second, the entire venue fell silent
The authentic work of Horace was priceless, yet due to the size of the painting, around 7 million
dollars was already more than enough.
No one expected that Justin would offer 8.3 million dollars.
On the stage, Cassidy smiled and said, “Mr. Kenneth, No. 3, offers 8.3 million dollars! Any more
bids?”
Behind Gerald, Reece frowned deeply. The high price surprised him.
He thought, besides, it’s Justin who bids. If I compete with him, it will cost me a lot. Also, I will
offend him. My family has money, but compared with the Kenneth family, we are nothing.
I can mobilize only about 8.3 million dollars. I can’t afford to go beyond that
“What is it? Why did you stop?” Gerald turned around and looked at Reece with a half-smile “Didn’t
you just say that you would buy it for Keira? It’s only 8.3 million dollars now And you’ve already
changed your mind? Or you don’t have enough money to continue?”
Reece choked on Gerald’s words. He gritted his teeth and looked at Gerald. “Humph! What does it have
to do with you whether I continue or not? At least I could offer 8.3 million dollars. What about you? You
were in prison for nine years. 8.3 million dollars is an astronomical figure for you, isn’t it? Do you even
have 80 dollars on you? Why don’t you raise your bidding paddle?”
If Gerald raised his paddle now, he would have to pay more than 8.3 million dollars.
Justin was sitting in the front row He smiled. In his eyes, no one present would dare to compete with him.
Even Koen and Arnold, who were next to him, were not qualified.
Cassidy also had a smile on her face. She said, “Calling once. Calling twice…”
Suddenly, in the back, Gerald raised his bidding paddle and said indifferently, “9.2 million dollars.”
“Wow!”
In an instant, many people looked at him!
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