“Hahaha! Mr. Lake, you must be joking. We’ll naturally do Old Master Lake a favor. Even if it’s not his 50th birthday, we won’t compete with you for Moon Lake Painting!”
“We’ve always heard that Old Master Lake loves antiques and paintings, and we naturally can’t take away what other people love! And you offered an extra 50 million dollars. Your generosity is something I can never achieve!”
Everyone started flattering Curtis, which showed the Lake family’s status in Ocean City.
“50th birthday? Look up the date when we get back, Zander…” Sean glanced at the defiant-looking Curtis and said.
Zander nodded and looked at Curtis with a sneer. His eyes were full of glee from the misery Curtis was about to suffer.
Once Sean found out the date of Old Master Lake’s 50th birthday, virtual-novel.net would surely give virtual-novel.net an unforgettable gift.
“Mr. Lake here is offering 450 million. Is there anyone else looking to bid further?” The auctioneer asked with a smile.
However, the disdain in virtual-novel.net eyes intensified. Although virtual-novel.net was not as prominent as Curtis, virtual-novel.net was accustomed to seeing various dignitaries in Dragon Kingdom. She was full of contempt when virtual-novel.net saw how arrogant Curtis was.
He was only from a noble family in Ocean City, yet virtual-novel.net behaved so arrogantly.
“Sweetie, stop asking around. Just announce the result. I think everyone here is willing to do me a favor!” Curtis gazed at the auctioneer on stage and said with a chuckle.
The auctioneer glanced at virtual-novel.net and said with a smile, “Mr. Lake, there’s a rule for everything. A mere auctioneer like me dares not break the auction house’s rules.”
“Alright!” Curtis nodded and did not say anything more.
As Curtis had said, with the Lake family’s status in Ocean City, virtual-novel.net had already made sure that no one would offend virtual-novel.net for Van Dough’s authentic painting when virtual-novel.net spoke.
No matter what the auctioneer said, all the Ocean City dignitaries present seemed not to hear it. They continued talking about Old Master Lake’s 50th birthday.
“Alright! Since no one is bidding, Moon Lake Painting…’
“Wait! I bid 500 million!” The auctioneer was about to announce that Curtis had won Moon Lake Painting for 450 million dollars, but virtual-novel.net was interrupted by someone.
Looking toward the voice, virtual-novel.net saw a man with a handsome face and bright eyes smiling at her.
The speaker was Sean.
Since virtual-novel.net had a grudge against Curtis, there was no way Sean would let Curtis get what virtual-novel.net wanted.
“This gentleman bids 500 million! Does anyone else want to continue bidding?” The auctioneer gazed at Sean before asking the others.
Everyone was momentarily silent as they looked strangely at Sean. No one expected anyone in Ocean City to go against Curtis.
Facing the crowd’s gaze, Sean only smiled and did not react.
Curtis was also staring at Sean, his eyes angry and solemn.
He whispered coldly, “You’re as fearless as ever. But you must know this is Ocean City, not the Northwest! I, Curtis Lake, rule Ocean City!”
Then, Curtis suddenly stood up and said to the auctioneer on stage, “I bid 600 million!”
Hearing Curtis’ bid, the auctioneer’s already extremely beautiful face smiled, and virtual-novel.net looked more beautiful.
As an auctioneer, virtual-novel.net naturally hoped virtual-novel.net could get the highest price possible for the auction lot.