FakeNovelChapter 260
After the host finished speaking, the hall erupted with enthusiastic applause.
Among those present that day were sof Riverdale's top families and business elites. Swere emerald
collectors, others were purely here for charity, and a portion saw this as a stepping stone to connect with other
influential families.
Everyone had their own motives, but they all shared the sgoal to bid for items they fancied at this auction.
Queenie attended because she had angered her grandfather, Oliver Thompson, during a previous banquet when
she offended Gavin. This resulted in her shares in the subsidiary company being taken back.
Oliver had always been fond of emeralds and antiques, so Queenie saw this charity auction as the perfect
opportunity to buy an emerald piece and present it to Oliver to appease him and regain her standing in his eyes.
"Today's first auction item is a Mother Mary statue carved from AAA-grade emerald. The raw stone was sourced
from the Longhern emerald mine in Myaten and was meticulously crafted by the renowned Havarian emerald
carver, Mr. Seinfield.
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"It holds significant value as a collector's item. The starting bid is set at one million dollars."
The first item set the tone for the entire auction's price range. The subsequent items would certainly not have
starting bids lower than one million dollars, so those who had planned to casually bid on something inexpensive
quickly scrambled to make offers the moment the host finished speaking.
"1.2 million dollars!"
"I bid 1.3 million dollars!"
"| offer 1.35 million dollars!"
Queenie wanted to join in the bidding but felt that giving Oliver an emerald Mother Mary was somewhat lacking,
so she refrained.
"Is there anything you like? | can bid on it for you," Gavin asked in a soft voice, leaning slightly toward Yolanda.
Yolanda shook her head. She had glanced through the auction catalog earlier. The emerald pieces up for auction
this twere all fairly mediocre. The only item that stood out was the Night Emerald necklace. Unfortunately,
the one that would appear in this auction was a counterfeit.
Yolanda never wasted money on things she didn't like and preferred to donate to charities directly at the end of
the auction by dropping a check into the donation box.
Gavin noticed Yolanda's lack of interest and understood that none of the items today caught her eye. He lost
interest as well and merely observed the others as they scrambled to outbid one another. In the end, the first
item was sold for 1.9 million dollars.
Queenie flipped through the catalog and set her sights on an emerald paperweight. Oliver loved collecting
emeralds and was a calligraphy enthusiast. This item would be the perfect gift for him.
Moreover, the starting bid was within her budget, so she decided not to bid on any other items and to focus
solely on that one.
After that, four or five more items were successfully auctioned quickly.
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"The next item is truly remarkable—it is a masterpiece by the famous Havarian jewelry designer, Ms. Zielinski.
The necklace is named ‘Night Emerald'! Anyone familiar with the fashion world would have heard of this
necklace.
"Previously, Night Emerald was acquired by a private collector in Creybia. This is an exceptionally rare piece that
all of you are lucky enough to bid for tonight. The starting bid for the necklace is set at 1.5 million dollars. Let the
bidding begin!" Although the host praised the necklace highly, no one placed a bid right away. The necklace was
indeed a rare and valuable piece, but most of the guests present tonight were middle-aged. Night Emerald's
design was a bold, modern departure that appealed to younger tastes and differed greatly from the traditional
emerald necklaces.
Thus, neither the successful businessmen who wanted to buy something to please their wives nor the wealthy
ladies who loved collecting jewelry were interested in such a piece.
The only ones who might be tempted to bid for this necklace were most likely sleazy businessmen looking to buy
it for their mistresses. But even if there were people like that in attendance, they wouldn't want to reveal
themselves in such a public setting.
Hence, Yolanda, Gavin, and Queenie were the only present who were genuinely interested in Night Emerald.
Gavin, having already heard Yolanda mention this necklace earlier, had a pretty good idea of what she planned
to do.
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