As his voice fell, the noise in the venue momentarily ceased.
Everyone turned their gaze to the stage.
After all, this was arguably the second most valuable item in the auction.
Moreover, it was a legendary piece. How could they not pay attention?
Who would win this Eternal Love?
Curiosity flickered in their eyes.
In these times, there weren’t many willing to spend millions on a piece of jewelry.
Having millions in liquid assets to spend at once was not something an average family could afford.
Even if they could, they wouldn’t invest in a piece of impractical jewelry.
Families that have grown their businesses to such a scale aren’t foolish.
Unless they truly loved it, they wouldn’t spend a fortune, or unless it was genuinely useful, they wouldn’t grit their teeth and buy it.
Smaller families with net worths of a hundred million or so couldn’t afford it either. A net worth of a hundred million is just the total of all fixed assets. Coming up with millions in cash isn’t that simple.
So, the bidders were definitely from the big families.
If there was a fight over this Eternal Love, it would be interesting.
A faint smile appeared on their lips as they quietly watched everything unfold.
Not many intended to bid.
“Sixteen million!”
A calm voice spoke up. A young man stood and said, “I am in the jewelry business. If I can get this Eternal Love as my store’s treasure, it wouldn’t be bad.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, please bid rationally if you don’t particularly need it,” he said gracefully.
He didn’t want anyone to maliciously raise the price and make him overpay. It wasn’t worth it.
“Tch-” Brian sneered disdainfully, “Just a lousy second-hand jeweler, what’s with the act?”
“I bid seventeen million!”
His loud voice drew everyone’s attention!
“That’s… the eldest son of the Parry family!”
Seeing Brian appear, many were shocked. The Parry family was an old family in Stresall. Though not as wealthy and powerful as the top four richest families, they still had significant influence locally.
Their financial strength was considerable!
Although Brian wasn’t outstanding among the Parry family’s many descendants, he was still the eldest grandson. He had some status.
So, no one was surprised he could offer such a price!
“I heard Mr. Parry is about to get married. Could he be planning to give this Eternal Love to his fiancee?”
“Oh my… that’s so romantic!” some women exclaimed, their eyes full of envy. “If I could wear this Eternal Love for my wedding, I’d be devoted to my husband for life!”
“Come on, we don’t have that kind of luck.”
“Mr. Parry already has a fiancee. We can only watch and dream.”
Some women were envious but also self-aware. They knew they had no chance of receiving such an expensive gift.
These fake socialites could hang around wealthy second-generation heirs for scraps, but marrying into a wealthy family was a pipe dream.
Hearing the murmurs around them, Georgia looked proud as she clung to Brian’s arm. They appeared very much in love.
Georgia’s gaze landed on Charlotte with more ridicule and provocation.
Charlotte felt uncomfortable but turned her head away, unwilling to engage.
Georgia smirked triumphantly. How could this ugly duckling Charlotte compare to her, the white swan?
It was laughable!
Though she wasn’t as pretty as Charlotte, she had chosen a man far superior to Charlotte’s.
Just this alone meant she would always be above Charlotte!
“Twenty million.” After a few seconds of thought, the young man bid again. This was his final price. Any higher would be unprofitable and unnecessary.
“Twenty-one million!” Brian shouted like a victorious rooster!
He looked at Quentin with amusement. “Weren’t some people acting all high and mighty before? Try being arrogant now!”
“Think spending a few thousand dollars to get in here makes you superior? Hilarious!”
“See this? This is real financial power! Quentin… come on! Try competing with me if you dare! Let’s see how arrogant you are!”
“Today, I’ll crush you underfoot in front of everyone!”
He looked triumphant.
Quentin ignored him and directly said, “Twenty-five million!”
His voice thundered through everyone’s ears!
The twenty-five million stunned them all. He raised it by four million in one go?
Was this guy crazy?