Life at the Top

“This collector’s item is known as the Angel’s Heart. It is a jewelry piece that Ms. Shannon White brought back from New
Zealand more than a decade ago.
“According to Ms. Shannon White, there’s a secret within this collector’s item. However, she doesn’t know what that secret is
either. She didn’t manage to find out even after analyzing it thoroughly for more than a decade.”
“Before Ms. Shannon passed away, she wanted to put this collector’s item up for auction. All the proceedings will be donated to
the Leukemia Research Foundation. The starting price is 1 Harbor Dollar.”
This jewelry piece selling at starting price of 1 Harbor Dollar looked like a very simple and ordinary pendant. The pendant itself
was molded in the shape of an angel holding a heart. Based on its material and appearance, it looked like it was worth 100000
Harbor Dollars at most.
However, Shannon White was one of the most famous philanthropists in Harbor City. Her death, which had been caused by
leukemia, caused quite a huge uproar back then.
Hence, the Angel’s Heart, which had a mere starting price of 1 Harbor Dollar and a so-called “secret” within it, attracted the
attention of many people as soon as it appeared.
As for that so-called secret, many of them did not take it seriously. They just laughed it off.
Most people thought it was simply a gimmick created by the auctioneer. Shannon White had analyzed the piece for more than
ten years without making any discoveries. Therefore, they could conclude that this ‘secret’ was a mere sham.
Meanwhile, Jasper’s interest was piqued when he set his eyes upon the Angel’s Heart.
Going through his memories of the future, he clearly remembered that this Angel’s Heart really had a secret... A huge secret that
was worth more than 100 million dollars.
People eventually discovered the secret around the year 2012. It had been the hottest topic for a significant period of time.
“500000 Harbor Dollars.”
During the few minutes that Jasper had been immersed in thought, the price of the Angel’s Heart had already been elevated to a
number far beyond its original value.

The people in the audience were some of the wealthiest people in Harbor City. To them, 500000 Harbor Dollars and 50000
Harbor Dollars were no different.
As the late philanthropist Shannon White had commissioned for the auction of this jewelry piece herself, this was indeed an item
of notable prestige. Hence, many people intended to purchase it.
“800000 Harbor Dollars.” Jasper joined in the bidding without a moment’s hesitation.
Given Jasper’s current net worth, he did not really have a liking for such things anymore. This included the secret, which was
worth more than 100 million Harbor Dollars.
However, people like Jasper thought that it was a loss not to earn anything on a daily basis. After all, only b*stards did not love a
good bargain.
Someone from one of the tables of the four top families made a bid. After that, the other wealthy people sitting behind
understandably stopped matching the bid.
Although the item was good, it would not be wise to offend someone from the four top families over it.
Noticing Jasper join in on the bid, Zane, who did not have much interest in the Angel’s Heart, sneered. After meeting eyes with
Mitch Langdon, he slowly raised his hand.
“1000000 Harbor Dollars.”
The moment had arrived. A lot of people watched on eagerly.
Since ancient times, battles for riches between wealthy families had always been an interesting sight. Many of them were
beyond thrilled to watch Zane and Jasper go against each other.
“1.5 million Harbor Dollars.” Jasper did not disappoint the interested audience. He added 500000 Harbor Dollars to the bidding
price immediately.
“Oh, it seems like the country bumpkin wants to gain some fame from purchasing the Angel’s Heart from Ms. Shannon White?
Well, that’s too bad. I won’t let you do as you wish. 2 million Harbor Dollars,” Zane said with a grin on his face. He crossed his
legs and side-eyed Jasper snobbishly.

“Listen to my advice. Don’t embarrass yourself in the high society circle of Harbor City with just those few steel bars in your
pocket. Even if you force yourself into the community, you’re still a country bumpkin.
“If you really wanted to be famous, why don’t you make a bid for the renaissance painting worth more than 10 million Harbor
Dollars just now? Just accept the fact that you’re poor. Aren’t you ashamed of bidding for an item that had a starting bid of 1
Harbor Dollar? You can’t give up the money, but you still want fame? What a joke.”
Zane scratched at his ear nonchalantly. He then laughed maniacally. “Continue following the bid if you can! I want to see just how
much money you can spare to play this game with me!”