CHAPTER 85

Nathan's face twisted in rage as he spun around to glare at Adrian. "What do you think you're doing, you piece of shit?!" he hissed, his voice low and venomous. "How dare you try to outbid me?! That jade pipe is mine, so stay out of it!"

Adrian blatantly ignored Nathan’s outburst and kept his gaze on the host, who had a high pitch to his voice as he announced. “1 million dollars going once…going twice…”

Nathan ground his teeth as he raised his placard and declared before the host could finish counting. “1.1million dollars!”

“1.2 million dollars!” Adrian countered almost instantly in a confident voice and Nathan became more agitated. How was it possible that Adrian was bidding on the jade pipe, when he obviously couldn’t afford it…or could he? He shook the thought from his mind and raised his placard again, determined to get the jade pipe at all cost. “1.5 million!”

The host’s gaze flickered between Nathan and Adrian, and he could sense the tension rising between the two men. H