Chapter 117: Mr. Cassius Poisoned, Spit Blood
Shawn leaned in, laughing loudly.
“A bunch of cheap trinkets. Gemma, if you like them, I’ve got tons of them at home. I’ll bring thein over.”
Gemma.
She “hated” rich people!
“Besides..” Shawn’s antelope mask was slightly askew, making him look adorably clueless
“You’re Noah’s lifesaver, Gens. Even if Cass gave you the entire Raven estate, it’d still be nothing compared to what you’ve done.”
Noals blinked
Clearly, he agreed with him.
Gemma felt uneasy.
She had already accepted her consultation fee.
Asking for a gift on top of that felt too greesly,
While she liked money, she preferred it to come honestly,
Howeyri…
She glanced over at the man in the cat mask…
whelming presence that seemed to demand
Cassins sat with his long legs casually crossed, his figure framed by the dim lights. He radiated an overwhelming | silence from everyone around him.
She heated.
Maybe she could pretend to accept it and return it after the auction
“Well I should at least say thank you.”
Cassius named his head toward her.
His deep black eyes seemed endless.
“No need”
Gemma
Mabel had hesitated just a moment too long, and the auctioneer’s hammer came down “Such a shame,” Mabel sighed, frustrated. “That was my maximum bid, that’s why L..”
Marcus didn’t respond.
His thoughts were elsewhere, thinking of ways to buy the blood amber for Gemuna.
If she didn’t forgive him, he’d find another way to make things right.
He didn’t hear Mabel at all.
Mabel shook his arm, snapping him out of his thoughts.
This is a jade set, quite nice,” she added, pointing at the next item
It was a deep purple jade necklace, encrusted with diamonds.
She couldn’t imagine how dazzling she’d look wearing it at an event
Marcus gave a brief, uninterested “Mm”
“You decide on the bidding ”
He was more distracted by something else.
From his position at the back, he could see the first row clearly.
A woman wearing a “falcon mask was gently coaxing a child.
Her figure seemed familiar.
Marcus furrowed his brow
He turned and looked again.
At that moment, the man next to the woman in the “falcon mask placed a bid on the jade jewelry. The woman seemed flustered, but the child beside her looked absolutely delighted
He slowly shifted his gaze away.
She was probably a mistress kept by some big shot.
After all, not just yone could sit in the VIP section.
The woman’s silhouette seemed too similar to Gemma’s.
He almost took her for her.
But no—Gemma’s status was far too low for some rich to take an interest in her. Besides, no weshly person would bring her to a place this exclusive and lavish.
Mabel, frustrated from losing out on the jade, fiumeil.
Marcus remained oblivious to her mond
Finally, the blood amber came up for bid.
Marcos immediately perked up. Is attention fixed on, and his thoughts of the mistress disappeared.
Because of its symbolic meming, many were eager to bal.
The price shot up to ten million.
Marcused his bid to twelve mullion
A big spender in the VIP area was matching his offer.
The bid clanbed steady to twenty–three million.
Marcus was getting anxious, this was beyond his budert.
After all, even if he divorced, he’d only promised Gemma twenty million.
But then the mysterious “alcon” woman said something that caused the big spender to withdraw,
Marcus breathed a sigh of relief. He had won the bid.
Mabel, who had been watching jumped for joy. She prefered items with meaning and value like the blood amber over the jade.
“Max, you’re amazing!”
“Thank you, I’ll treasure this blood anber forever.”
Marcus was still caught up in the excitement of the bidding war and didn’t reply.
Mabel assumed he was holding back due to the public setting, but she was content, feeling certa…
her victory.
Gemma on the other hand, didn’t like the blood amber.
Im a doctor, I see blood all the time. If I wore that, it would make me feel physically repulsed.”
When Casshus beard that, he stopped bidding
The blood amber was soon taken by someone else.
Gemma let out a relieved breath
At least she wouldn’t be pressured by the jewelry when she wanted to buy him something for return.
Next up was an ancient book that looked worn and rigged.
The auctioneer explained that it contained old medicinal recipes, which could save a life in the right circumstances
Most of the people here were wealthy, and many were obsessed with longevity.
Even though they didn’t know what the book was about.
The price quickly soared to ten million.
Shawn’s tone was no
stone was no longer playful.
“Looks like someone’s got their eye on this one.”
Almost as if to confirm his words, the woman in the red dress raised her paddle.
“Twenty million!”
Cassius didn’t hesitate, raising his bad by six million
The woman immediately shot it up to thirty million.
Up until then, she hadn’t bid on anything, but now she was clearly determined.
Cassius followed with thirty–five million.
Shawn didn’t expect such a rival, and instructed someone to look into her.
It was supposed to be a small investment for a big payoff, but now, out of nowhere, a wildcard had appeared. It was really causing some headaches.
And the Artemis File was crucial.
Even though they knew the other side was just trying to cause trouble, they couldn’t back down.
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Chapter 117 Mr. Camus Pubioned, Spil Blood
The woman in red seemed to have lost patience and immediately raised her bid to fifty
Shawn’s voice grey colder,
“She’s serious.”
DUI CALM YUKİned as calm as ever, following with his own increase.
The auction room was now focused on just the two of them.
Other were just walking.
“Heavy hitten.”
“That guy… the cat guy looked like Mr. Raven, somehow ”
“Shht Don’t talk about real blennies here.”
“The womany in red. Is she from the Kinston Emily? The one could compete the Ravens?”
“Let the big dogs fight, we’ll just sit back and watch.”
“Such a foolish price to pay for a trash book.”
“Seems like there’s some conflict between them. The woman didn’t recognize Cassis at first, but after his repeated bids, she must have figured it
“Yeah, but it’s eighty mi now!”
“What? It’s nothing to someone like Raven.”
Finally, Cassias called out, “Eighty the million.” The woman in red fell silent.
The hammer came down.
The Artemis File was has
Gemma felt her heart race, her palm sweaty.
Once they got the book they rushed to collect it.
Only when the book was safely in their hands did she finally relax.
But then, without warning….
Cassius clenched the book tightly, then spit out a mouthful of blood.
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