The Amazing Son In Law Chapter 85
In recent days, Adam couldn’t shake the feeling that his second uncle had been deceived by the boy. However, he hesitated to provoke Charlie directly. As Charlie prepared to place a bid, Adam called out, even though he knew it was pointless—Charlie regarded him as he raised his hand. “Eight million!”
Jacob could no longer remain silent; he quickly exclaimed, “Charlie, let’s stop bidding. It’s not worth it. Just let it go.”
Charlie replied with a light smile, “Just watch how I handle this.”
With that, he raised his hand without hesitation. “Eight million!”
Everyone was left speechless.
While others were bidding 800,000, he just jumped to 8 million? Was he out of his mind?
Adam was equally taken aback, thinking to himself that this was not how auctions worked. He had just bid 800,000! The logical next bid should have been 900,000 or, at most, 1 million. What was with this 8 million offer?
Did he have cash to burn, or had he lost his senses?
Charlie raised an eyebrow at Adam and grinned, “Graham, please continue!”
Adam scoffed, “Am I crazy? Eight million for this worthless thing? Forget it, it’s all yours!”
Though Adam felt a bit embarrassed, he truly couldn’t justify bidding at that amount.
That bead was worth, at most, 700,000. Spending over 8 million on it would surely leave him regretting it later.
This was no way to spend money!
At that moment, Charlie looked directly at Adam with disdain. “Mr. Quinton, giving up so easily? You really aren’t up for this, are you?”
Laughter filled the room.
Adam’s face flushed. “Don’t provoke me. I’m just saying you can’t afford this! You’re pulling numbers from thin air. Do you think you can fool me? I’m waiting to see how you come up with this 8 million!”
Charlie shrugged, “If you can’t afford it, just admit it. There’s no need for all this explanation.”
At this point, the auctioneer banged the gavel.
“Eight million! Sold! Congratulations, Mr. Wade!”
An attendant approached Charlie with a wireless card reader and said, “Mr. Wade, please swipe your card to complete the payment.”
All eyes were on Charlie. Adam sneered, “Charlie, let’s see you swipe that card! Can you even pull together 8 million?”
Others shared his curiosity. Could he really back up his bold bid?
With a calm smile, Charlie pulled out Graham’s black card and swiped it confidently.
The black card didn’t require a password.
Transaction successful!
The attendant handed a receipt to Charlie, saying respectfully, “Mr. Wade, the item you bid on will be delivered to you shortly!”
“Great!” Charlie nodded affirmatively.
Everyone was taken aback!
It seemed he truly was wealthy!
He really had the audacity to purchase a necklace valued at 700,000 dollars for 8 million!
Turning to Adam, Charlie asked with a smile, “Graham, do you concede now?”
Laughter erupted around them as someone joked, “Graham, is your family struggling financially?”
“Haha, it looks like Graham has lost his edge!”
“Hahaha!”
Adam felt flush with embarrassment.
What the heck? This guy actually came up with that kind of money!
Now, he truly felt humiliated!
Grinding his teeth, he declared, “Charlie, I won’t back down in the next round!”
Charlie nodded and replied nonchalantly, “Sure, let’s see what happens in the next round!”
Adam couldn’t understand where Charlie’s confidence was coming from, unaware that Charlie was relying on a card given to him by the Quinton family…
Soon, several more items were auctioned off, the next being a semi-finished Tianhuang jade embryo.
Part of the jade embryo was encased in rock, making it clear that it was completely natural, starting at a price of 800,000.
Charlie thought it would be perfect for Graham to refine into a magical tool for protection, so he immediately raised his paddle.
“900,000!”
However, as soon as he spoke, a familiar voice chimed in.
“1 million!”
Charlie turned to see Adam’s challenging gaze.
Remaining calm, he continued to bid.
“1.1 million!”
“1.2 million!”
As the bids went back and forth, the price for the Tianhuang jade rose dramatically, with Adam deliberately pushing the final amount to 2 million!
Many attendees realized Adam was targeting Charlie again.
Everyone’s attention was riveted on Charlie’s next move.
He slowly raised his paddle and called out, “Twenty million!”
The crowd erupted in chaos!
Two million jumped straight to twenty million? Just like before, it was a tenfold increase!
Adam’s expression darkened.
Was Charlie out of his mind? Even if he had money, wasn’t there a limit? Such extravagance was ridiculous!
Although he had a reputation as a big spender in Aurous Hill, even he wouldn’t waste ten times the value on something…
Suddenly, he hesitated. Should he follow through? If he did, he’d be throwing away more than 18 million for no reason.
But if he didn’t, Charlie could very well harm his pride and the crowd might just eat him alive with their laughter.
Having already faced humiliation once, if Charlie bested him again, he’d never live it down!
Thinking this over, Adam gritted his teeth and shouted, “I’ll bid 20.1 million!”
Gasps filled the room!
Adam was upping his bid by a mere 100,000!
This was a direct challenge!
Charlie smiled slightly, raising his hand once more, “I’ll make it 30 million!”
“Oh my god!!!”
“This is getting insane!!!”
“This guy is too relentless!!!”
From 2 million to 20 million and then 20.1 million to 30 million, Charlie’s audacious bids left everyone speechless.
Adam was at his wit’s end!
What was Charlie’s deal? Was he really that wealthy? 30 million? He could buy 15 pieces of jade at that price! Anyone offering such amounts was a fool!
Charlie turned to Adam again, “Graham, let’s keep it going!”
Adam panicked.
Spending 30 million on a piece of jade would be disastrous if his family found out! His sister Aurora might even take him down for it. But with everyone watching…
What to do?
Adam’s face shifted between red and pale.
The auctioneer called out, “30 million once!”
“30 million twice!”
The lively crowd began to chant,
“Mr. Quinton, place a bid!”
“Mr. Quinton, you gotta be tough!”
“Mr. Quinton, don’t let us down!”
“Mr. Quinton, are you really scared? You were so bold just moments ago!”
Charlie added with a grin, “Mr. Quinton, if you don’t bid, you’re going to have to accept defeat!”