“For the next item, I have to inform everyone that there’s a little treat or should I say catch to it as that’s the correct term to use here,” The auctioneer said and everyone started grunting in confusion and complaining amongst themselves.Usually, all the rules are given at the start of the auction so why was the auctioneer trying to bring something new now? The bidders wondered and weren’t appreciative of what was happening.“What exactly do you mean by that?” Master Kora asked just as the worker with the item to be auctioned stepped forward.“First of all Master Kora, I know that this is very unconventional but the client that provided us with this item explicitly instructed that we should start the bidding price at a million dollars. The second thing they requested is that we give it to the first person who makes a bid for it which means that there isn’t going to be a competition for who can pay the most as whoever raises their paddle first wins the item. We are also to hand ove

Johnathan stood tall and confident, accepting the impressed gaze that the other bidders were showering him with. They did not only look but also murmured and gossiped about Johnathan.Their minds were blown that he had the last name Cross and because of how much he spent on an empty box, their minds were firm that he had to be from that Cross family.“I guess everything paid off. They respect me now and look like they want to form relationships with me but I can’t stop from wondering, are they acting this way because I paid for the box or because of my last name?” Johnathan asked himself but then he felt a little tug on his trouser.He looked in the direction of where the tug had come from and he saw that it was from Blessing.“What is it?” Johnathan asked and Blessing gestured that he comes closer which he did.“Another lesson to ingrain into your head Mr. Johnathan” Blessing said and Johnathan creased his forehead, wondering what this lesson could be.All her lessons so far have bee

“Five hundred million dollars? Are you serious Mr. Zachery? I’m not even sure that the necklace is worth a quarter of that so why would you willingly offer such a grandiose amount?!” Master Kora asked Zachery while having a look of utter shock.Everyone else murmured and asked something in line with that question while they wondered if Zachery had lost his mind because only a mad person would do what he just did.The auctioneer wanted to say the same thing but he makes more money the more someone spends on an item and so he didn’t want to say anything that would affect his pockets. “Mr. Zachery, if you don’t mind me asking but what on earth is driving you to spend this much on this jewelry? There has to be a reason because pardon me for saying this but you don’t seem like the type of person who does things on a whim. Even though you try to give off that kind of aura I don’t think anyone in here buys it” The auctioneer said and Zachery smirked.“What’s there to know? The Red Panther B

The assistant grabbed the wrist of Johnathan’s hand that held his box and because of what the box was housing, the action made Johnathan more apprehensive than he normally would be.“What the—? Who held me back?” Johnathan asked with a hostile tone then looked down at his hand and saw who held on to him.“Forgive my assistant’s boldness in touching you without permission Mr. Cross. He was just following my instruction so take your offense with me” Masker Kim said as his assistant let go of Johnathan’s hand.“Mine would have done the same if Master Kim and his assistant weren’t so fast in the uptake. Because of that, please accept my apologies as well, Mr. Cross” Master Kora said and Johnathan scrunched his forehead and turned to face the men.“Don’t worry about it cause no harm was done but still, what’s this about? You guys know I’m trying to catch up to Mr. Zachery before he leaves so why are you trying to delay me?” Johnathan asked and the two men smiled.“Mr. Zachery left this roo

Johnathan who didn’t expect to hear those encouraging words scratched the back of his head and chuckled bashfully.“It wasn’t a big deal Mr. Zachery, I was just doing what I thought was right so there’s no need to thank me,” Johnathan said and Zachery extended his hand for a handshake.Johnathan shook the man’s hand and Zachery said “You might not have been raised by your real family but you still ended up becoming an honorable man like your father. This just proves that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree and I’m sure that this tree in particular is proud of how his apple turned out” Johnathan smiled warmly and the two broke their handshake after thanking Zachery back for his kind words.Johnathan stood there as Zachery and his people entered the cars, leaving only the auctioneer who stood by Zachery’s open back seat door so he could close it for the man.“Mr. Johnathan, I guess this is goodbye. Hopefully, we will see each other again. I will like to see how much you’ve gro