SWNOVELS Chapter 460 Who Dares Bid against You
Charles wondered who had the power and wealth to bid up the price to 95 million. It wasn't a small amount of money for a necklace. A common businessman wouldn't be able to afford it at a time.
Charles raised his hand to beckon Paul. Paul understood and went to raise the number plate, bidding up the price. The price was already over 100 million. The organisers of the auction were getting excited about it. The original value of the necklace was only around 80 million. If the price would keep going up, they would be able to receive a large bonus from it.
The emcee said, "The bidder in the VIP Room 1 has raised to 100 million. Anyone else?"
At this moment, in the adjacent VIP room, Hanson Zhuang was smoking a cigar. He flicked the ash off it with his slightly trembling fingers. It was already a high price even for him. If he continued to raise the price, it would be beyond his ability to afford it. He hesitated and wondered if it was worth buying this necklace for a mere female singer.
But Hanson would feel disgraced if he couldn't get this necklace, because he had made the promise. He wouldn't have the pride to invite Sophia Liu for dinner, neither could he sleep with that sexy woman.
Was she worth this big amount of money? After moments of thinking, Hanson felt that his self-esteem was more important than the cost of the diamond necklace.
So Hanson took a long drag from his cigar, swirled the smoke within his mouth, and bid up the price to 110 million.
Charles signalled Paul with his eyes after he saw the rival bid up the price. He asked Paul to add 10 million.
This amount wasn't a big deal for Charles. He just wanted to give Linda a big surprise. He had to purchase this necklace today.
"Who is the guy in the VIP room next door? How dare he compete against me?"
Hanson said angrily as he heard the bidder next door raise the price again. The price was already 120 million now. It was far above the original value of the necklace. If they went on bidding against each other, the auctioneers would be having the last laugh. But Hanson really wanted to get this necklace.
The identity of every bidder in the VIP rooms was confidential, so Hanson's men of course didn't know that it was Charles who was in the next room.
One of Hanson's men answered, "We don't know who the guy is. But he may not be a local businessman in this province."
Hanson was getting too worked up. But after he cooled down a little, he understood that it had to be someone with an honorable reputation, since the bidder was also inside a VIP room just as he was. Although he didn't know who he was, he couldn't offend him. He could only curse at him in private.
"Go to the VIP room next to ours. Tell the person there that I want to buy this necklace for one of my family members. Ask him to do me a favor and not to compete with me again. Don't let the auctioneers earn more than they are supposed to. It isn't worth it. It's already at a sky-high price, "Hanson instructed his men.
"Yes, boss."
Then, Hanson's men went and tried to sneak into the VIP room next door.
But just as they had pushed the door, Charles's men came and stopped them from going in.
Hanson's men sneakily glanced at the person inside the room. He saw the person there was on the phone, so they had to wait at the doorstep.
Charles was indeed having a phone call.
He was talking to Linda.
It was a routine for Linda to call Charles if he couldn't come back home for dinner. She would miss Charles and would want to hear his voice. Linda thought that it was natural for couples to have this arrangement.
When Charles's phone rang and he saw the name on the screen, he couldn't help but grin happily. His phone screen was showing the caller's name as "Stupid Woman".
Not long after Charles was acquainted with Linda, he kept her phone number in his contacts with the name "Stupid Woman".
He didn't change her name on his phone even after she was already married to him.
Charles hoped that Linda would be able to stay pure, innocent, and simple in front of him. All he wanted was for her to live happily.
As soon as he answered the phone, he heard a tender voice from the other side of the line. "Honey, have you had your dinner yet?" asked Linda.
"Yes, I have. I am attending the auction now."
"I haven't asked you about it. Why did you go attend an auction?"
Linda had good intuitions. She sensed that Charles would buy something expensive for her in the auction. She didn't need those expensive and unnecessary things. That was another reason why she had called him. "Um... I am just here for fun, " Charles simply answered. He was going to give her a surprise present, so of course he had to keep it a secret from her now. Or else, how could it be a surprise? Charles understood Linda's personality. If she had known that the price of the necklace was more than 100 million, she wouldn't accept it no matter how beautiful the necklace was.
"Tell me the truth," Linda asked because she didn't believe him.
"I am telling the truth. I'm really just here for fun," Charles lied again.
However, unfortunately for him, when he was still speaking on the phone, a voice suddenly came from outside the room. It was loud enough to be heard by Linda who was on the other line. "Now, the gentleman in VIP Room 1 has bid up the price to 120 million. Anyone else who would like to bid a higher price? This is your only opportunity. You wouldn't be able to find another thirty-carat diamond necklace anywhere else if you miss this chance. If no one bids up, then the Lin-Cha necklace will belong to that gentleman soon." Linda heard every word spoken by the emcee. Charles clenched his teeth angrily.
Linda was so smart. Charles was sure that Linda had already guessed what he was doing there when she heard that the name of the necklace was Lin-Cha.
And, indeed, Linda heard the name and understood. She told Charles, "Honey, you know that I don't like these things. You don't need to buy it for me."
"Honey, the necklace is called Lin-Cha. Don't you think it's meaningful for us? It's such a coincidence to have both your name and mine in it. I think you deserve to own it," explained Charles. He massaged his temples and, in his mind, he had already cursed the emcee so many times. Why did he have to speak out the name of the necklace? Now, even if he was able to purchase it, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore. Linda might even get angry instead.
His wife was different from any other women.
"The name of the necklace is Lin-Cha, but it is just a name. It doesn't mean that I like it or want to own it, right?"
Linda insisted that she didn't want it. Charles had to stop arguing with her. He understood that she didn't like exorbitant things such as this.
"Honey, fine. Anyway, someone is competing against me for this necklace. The price is already much higher than its real value. Since you don't like it, then I won't bid it anymore," said Charles.
Linda was enjoying her dinner while she was talking with Charles on the phone. When she heard Charles say that there was someone competing against him, she immediately thought of an evil but clever idea.
"Who's that? Who dares bid against you?" asked Linda curiously.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐