NovelEnglishChapter 413 At this stage, each bid would bring a significant crease to the price. This was a gbeyond. the reach of ordinary wealthy folk, where a single bid could easily cost them their entire fortune. It seemed that this legendary map would surely be going to this person.
Felicia watched lazily. She had thought the auction would wind down at this point, but to her surprise, another bid cfrom a different VIP room on the second floor! The crowd erupted in astonishment.
What left them even more stunned was the immediate response from the VIP room on the left, doubling the price in one go, making it clear they were determined to win the bid.
At that rate, the bid would reach an astronomical price! The two VIP rooms seemed to be locked in a bidding war. Each new bid from one side was quickly matched by the other, sending the price skyrocketing to another level entirely.
Amidst the clash, the atmosphere in the hall was tense and seemed ready to ignite.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFelicia clicked her tongue at the sight. She chere just so she could witness that legendary item.
Before the map went up for auction, the big screen had displayed its appearance. It did seem worn and tattered with indiscernible origin.
With her goal achieved, she stood up and surreptitiously left the auction.
Everyone's attention was focused on the two VIP rooms upstairs, so no one noticed her departure.
However, what she didn't know was after she left, the situation in the hall changed. While the crowd was still anticipating the bidding war to drag on for stime, one of the occupants of the VIP room seemed to have lost interest and left abruptly.
The fierce bidding war cto a sudden end.
Regardless of what the crowd thought, the auctioneer's gavel struck one final time, declaring the map sold at a jaw-dropping price of a few hundred million. The map was then respectfully delivered to the VIP room of the winning bidder.
The box containing the map was opened, and a roll of manuscript made of silk was unfurled.
"It's a fake," said the person sitting in a chair after a brief glance.
That map was a fake! When the news broke, the auction organizer nearly fell to his knees, swearing that the map had been sealed in a glass case and under constant surveillance from the moment he received It.
"Our auction house has operated for many years with an impeccable reputation. We'd never engage in fraud!" Many found that statement to be believable.
After all, the one running the auction was no ordinary person either, and the auction house's reputation was built on offering authentic Items. If they dared to sell counterfeits, their business would've been destroyed long ago and they wouldn't have the powerful influence they had now.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThat left only one possibility.
The item was already a fake when it was sent to the auction house! "It's the Fuller family! The Fuller family delivered it to us!" The auction hall erupted into a scene of chaos.
Many participants of the auction were there for the e map. Shad even planned to rob it outright after En the auction. Now, with this revelation, the Fuller family was thrust into the spotlight once more! "Let's go demand an explanation from the Fuller family!"
The person in the second-floor VIP room of the auction house remained motionless throughout, offering no further comments beyond the initial declaration that the map was a fake. In comparison, those harboring ulterior motives below were far more vocal with their demands than the rest.
Meanwhile, the Fuller couple was just about to go to bed when loud banging sounds could be heard m coming from outside their villa. Within moments, their heavy and expensive front door was broken down by a violent crowd.
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