The Auctioneer's announcement dispatched the elite guests as they all began making their way to their seats to get the event started. Joe Cole's table was quite away from his new presidential and billionaire friends.“See you later, champ.” They said to him as everyone went their way.Joe Cole called for President Carter's attention to enquire something of him quickly before they separated, “Sir, I wanted to inquire about something,” he said to him.President Carter lent him his undivided attention while the others went on their way, “Okay, Cole. What is it?” He asked Joe Cole.Joe Cole leaned in further, hoping to keep the conversation as private and inaudible as possible, “The futuristic technology at the Olympus Estate, thanks for that by the way. That is a whole load of experience.”President Carter smiled, realising how much the young man would love the features, “It would interest you to know that I don't have it myself nor have I experienced its use personally.” The President m

The crowd of elites burst into laughter at Michael's question to Joe Cole, he was right with his asking. Joe Cole was too young to be in their midst and they didn't know him. For all they cared, it was an interruption to their societal privacy for a school kid to come in and make audacious bids among them.The Elite Society wasn't built based on how much its members had only, there were other factors of authentication to approve a person's membership. Although interested candidates had to be recommended by an already established member, such a candidate would also have to face the procedure of recruitment.After the laughter settled, Michael asked his question again with a more gentle but serious tone, “Who invited you here, Mr. Cole?” Joe Cole's nervousness increased but Rachael held him still. Before he could answer, a young lady walked up on stage to Michael Wonderstone and whispered in his ear, “He is President Carter's guest.”Michael got hold of himself immediately when he hear

Michael's call for the Sullivan to make a counteroffer silenced the chattering crowd as everyone listened to hear what the response from the Sullivans would be. Joe Cole had just tapped their egos and they needed to put him where he belonged.As the necklace was revealed and everyone battled for it, Joe Cole had imagined how beautiful it would be on Mercury's perfect neck. The celebrity star who was specially invited to feature the necklace on her neck made it even more appealing for the audience but to Joe Cole, it was nothing compared to how it would look on Mercury.His imagination of the necklace and Mercury made him go all out for it with the determination to get it. As he and Diji discussed earlier, if $10 million swept her off her feet, imagine what a 12-carat Blue Moon Diamond Necklace would do to her. He was bidding for something he hoped to use as an enchantment for his lady of interest. But, for the fact that he came in late to steal the show from the Sullivans was simply

“I too vouch for him!” President Carter joined in to wow the crowd. The guests wanted to object to the list seeing that it was two families, the Carters and the Seymours, who vouched for Joe Cole but they couldn't because they were not registered as a family. Philip, Evelyn, Victoria, and James, all registered individually to the society for times like this. After all, they were all billionaires individually and this gave them the right to vote on matters as individuals and not a family.With four members vouching already, Joe Cole needed one more and the most important one at that. According to the law, one of the five guarantors must be a member of the governing board, and so far, none of the four who vouched for him was a member. This was going to be a tough one as other members who could have taken that last spot were all against him, one of those was Mr William Sullivan.“It is evident that he can't get the last guarantor, especially since those who are vouching for him are the i

Michael had his financial team run the calculation for everything each person purchased and they all made their payments. It got to Joe Cole's turn and the attention became stern as the guests raised their anticipation of what was going to happen.All eyes were on him, especially those who saw him as a possible opportunity for business and relationships. Joe Cole walked up to Michael confidently but deep in his mind, he was almost trembling, hoping everything would go well. He couldn't afford the experience that happened at the King's Collection Boutique and the Billionaires Clubhouse to happen here, it wouldn't be nice especially after what he did to the Carter-Seymours. The team tallied everything he purchased and they were shocked to see the figures. They printed it all out and handed it to Michael who also was shocked to see the report. “Wow! Joe Cole has really outdone us all. On your first meeting you have done what no one could for the past twenty years. This is interesting.” M