Free Web NovelChapter 138: Chapter 138: I’ll Get It Back for You
The auction was an eye-opening experience for Edie, but she didn’t forget her real objective. After several bids, Mr. Beck carried out a jewelry box and put it onto the exhibition table. When he opened the box, its sparkle surprised everyone. The moment Edie caught sight of it, she straightened her back.
Noticing everyone’s amazing face, Mr. Beck smiled and introduced enthusiastically, "An anonymous donor donated this necklace, it’s named is the Sea of Stars. The necklace has a thousand diamonds on it, and every diamond was cut perfectly, so no matter which angle you look at it, you can feel its radiance and shine like a sea of stars."
The necklace caught the ladies’ attention, some of them started to persuade their partners, "The necklace is so pretty, I want it." The men were not interested, to them, it was only an ordinary diamond necklace. Some of them promised their partners, "Of course, I’ll get it for you."
Joanna and Donald were also startled when they saw the necklace. From the beginning, Donald didn’t care about the necklace; the only time he had seen it was when Joanna told him about the donation. Since he had been thinking about Edie recently, when he saw the sea of stars, he suddenly remembered that it was once Edie’s.
He thought about it for a while and realized that Edie must have come here tonight to get the necklace back. Joanna quickly noticed Donald’s inattentiveness.
She was worried that Donald would get his memory back, so she quickly said in a soft voice, "Donald, that’s the necklace we donated, do you remember?" Donald nodded, covering up his emotion, "I remember you said it was bought in Europe? Do you remember where in Europe?"
Immediately Joanna became flustered, but she quickly pulled herself together and pretended to be calm. "Um...it was a long time ago, and I can’t remember, maybe France?" Donald suddenly thought of something and stood up. "Donald?" Joanna was confused. "I’m going to the bathroom." Donald left the moment he finished his sentence without even looking at Joanna.
The moment she set her eyes on the necklace, it was as though everything stood still. She couldn’t take her eyes off of it. To everyone else, it may only have been a beautiful diamond necklace, but to her, it was a gift that was given to her from her mother’s love.
She had to get it back. Edie subconsciously clenched her hand into a fist and started shaking. Stuart felt sorry for her, he reached his hand and gently placed it onto hers. "Don’t worry, and I’ll get it back for you." His voice was soft and sweet, which had a reassuring effect, "at all costs."
The bidding started shortly after, though the necklace was stunning, to everyone else, it was just an ordinary piece of jewelry, but to Edie, it meant so much more than that. The initial price wasn’t high, it was priced at two hundred thousand dollars and bidding at fifty thousand to a time. The bidding was very competitive at the beginning, the number on the screen grew larger and larger, in just a few minutes, the price had already gone up to one million.
Stuart didn’t make a bid, and he seemed to be waiting for something. Watching the rapidly growing number on the big screen, Edie started to get tense. The rich people bid as if the zeros in the number weren’t real money.
As the number on the screen jumped to two million, Stuart finally joined in. He merely entered four million dollars. The host was startled, "Number sixteen offered four...four million dollars?! Wow, a very generous guest, is there a higher bid?"
Everyone started discussing, "Who was it? He just doubled the price!"
"Wow, he’s really going for it, sorry, I’ll buy you another necklace, we definitely wouldn’t be able to compete with him."
"It’s just a necklace, and it’s not worth it."
Some people were irritated by his move, "Is he the only rich one here? Let’s see who gets the necklace in the end." The price figure on the big screen was silent for a few seconds, then started jumping even faster than before, but with a price increase of only fifty thousand a time.
When the price jumped to five million, Stuart reached his hand calmly and pressed ten million on the screen. All of a sudden, the hall exploded into gasps and discussion.
"Who was it? Maybe he’s just trying to impress someone, and I can’t believe he doubled the price."
"Ten million for a necklace, maybe the necklace possesses some secret?"
Even the most reserved business leaders and celebrities started whispering. Mr. Beck was startled and started to stutter, "Number...sixteen, off...offered ten million, the highest price out of all exhibits today, this is a very astonishing number. Is there anyone that wants to bid higher?"
Although he asked, seeing Stuart’s style of biding, he felt that no one would compete with him any longer. He picked up the hammer and said, "Ten million one time..."
At this point, the price on the screen changed —— Number forty-four entered twenty million! The climax of the auction hit the roof! The people who had been startled by number sixteen were now completely in shock. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
You are bidding up by ten million!
Edie stood up almost instantly from her seat and stared at the screen in disbelief. What’s going on? Who’s competing with Stuart?
Whoever it was, he was imitating Stuart’s style. Who’s his target? Sea of stars or Stuart? Stuart winced slightly and reached his hand to enter the next price. Discovering his action, Edie grasped his hand, "Stuart, you’re not doubling the price again, are you?"
"Yes."
Edie shook her head, "No, Stuart, twenty million is exceeding its value; it’s not worth it." Of course, the necklace was important to her, but what she did for him wasn’t worth this much. Stuart held Edie’s hand gently, looked into her eyes, and said, "It’s not the value of the necklace. It’s your value."
Stuart didn’t complete his sentence, and there were no words for Edie to express her gratitude to him, he directly entered the next number. The figure on the screen changed again. Number sixteen is forty million.
