Ethan didn't want to lose the fake painting, so he immediately bid the high price without mincing words."One hundred million!"When Ethan made a sound, all the guests fell silent, making the hall completely deserted. The price he offered was huge and seemed shocking, even to those who were used to big numbers in the auction world.Some of the other guests could only swallow their bitterness in smiles. The price of the painting had skyrocketed, beyond the limit of what they were prepared to pay. They felt that this painting had been too expensive for them, and they reluctantly admitted defeat in their quest to acquire it.Ethan, however, was not going to be happy if someone else tried to snatch the thing he loved. And so, even though the price was very high, the atmosphere remained tense as no one wanted to compete further with Ethan.However, the tense atmosphere was broken by a loud voice coming from a senior guest in one corner of the room. "Wait a minute!" he exclaimed, drawing eve
No one was bidding anymore. The tension in the room grew as Mark raised his auction gavel. He raised the gavel decisively and counted down to three. Everyone's breath was held as the gavel finally came down, producing a clang to signal that the bidding was closed.In a steady voice, Mark announced, "With the final bid from Mr. Ethan, this painting is officially his for 150 million dollars."Ethan smiled widely, feeling such a sweet victory. However, his gaze also shifted to Amelia, paying homage to the love and courage she had shown. He turned towards Mark, looking at him appreciatively.Mark raised his auction hammer, finishing the auction that had brought so many emotions. He clenched his fist and excitedly uttered, "Congratulations, Mr. Ethan! You managed to take home the main item in this auction."As is tradition when someone wins the main item, all the guests applauded loudly. The applause echoed throughout the room, even though not all of them had a deep respect for Ethan. But
Treating Ethan's words as a dog barking, Sebastian held up the price board."Two million five hundred dollars!"Ethan gave Sebastian a hateful look."Aren't you listening to me, idiot?!" He shouted, his voice filling the entire auction hall, making the atmosphere that had previously subsided, now tense again.However, Sebastian didn't care. He just sneered, "You have a mouth that can never stop moving, so why don't you tie it up now?"Looking at the visitors, Sebastian continued, "Anyone here can make an offer, right? So, as long as I want it, I'll keep bidding. I'm not afraid of anyone here!"Ethan was dumbfounded as his jaw almost hit the ground. He never thought that Sebastian would insult him so directly.And until now, Ethan had never been insulted to this extent!Standing up from his seat and intending to immediately run towards Sebastian's VIP room, he shouted very loudly, "You should apologize for your death, bitch!"However, just as Ethan was about to take a step towards Seba
Sebastian immediately turned his body to look at the woman Ethan was torturing.Squinting his eyes, Sebastian felt a surge of rage flare up as his heart rate increased.His anger was justified, as the woman being abused by Ethan was Emberly, the servant girl who had maintained a friendly attitude towards him!Furious, Sebastian turned to Kimber, and asked, "Why did she leave this room?"Frightened by Sebastian's savage gaze, Kimber replied, "S-sir, I sent her to get your receipt.""That should be your job, right?" Sebastian scolded.Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Kimber could only nod her head."Damn it!"Sebastian clenched his fists and then yelled at Ethan, "You son of a b*tch, stop it right now!"Ethan's movements stopped completely as his eyes wildly searched for the source of the insulting voice.All the guests shook their heads in fear as Ethan stared at them, except, of course, Sebastian Cole in the VVIP room!Ethan growled in anger, "I've been kind to you, but now you're jus
A middle-aged man with a well-built and muscular physique strode into the room with wide steps.Behind him were five large men carrying iron clubs.They all looked like angry elephants after seeing Ethan's condition. Obviously, they had arrived too late."Young Master, what happened to you?" The middle-aged man quickly walked past Sebastian as he approached Ethan.Unexpectedly, Ethan slapped the man in the face with his remaining left hand."Fuck you, Ronald, you're late!" Ethan yelled back. "Don't you see my current condition? Look, I lost my hand!"In a panic, Ronald asked, "Young Master, who would dare to treat you like this? I'll make him suffer a thousand times worse!""Moron, that person is right in front of your face!"As Ronald Dominic followed the direction Ethan's finger pointed, he was quite surprised to find Sebastian there.This was very strange.Ronald thought that whoever made Ethan lose his right hand must be armed, at the very least he was carrying a sword or a large
Now Sebastian could only thank Tony for giving him his disguise.Nobody could look at his face without recognizing him as Sebastian from the all-powerful Heavenly Family in Grandeur Springs.Other than Tony and the counter guard (who had promised to cut out his tongue), no one else here knew his true identity.According to Sebastian, the head of the Dragon Alliance should remain mysterious and hidden."I've gone blind, Master! Please forgive me!" Ronald thought no more as he threw himself to the floor and prostrated himself before Sebastian.Ethan did the same, even though he had sworn never to do such a disgusting thing in his entire life, but what could be done?Despite his immense pride and arrogance, Ethan still considered his life more important than anything else.Pride and vanity could be reclaimed in the future once he had enough strength to get back at Sebastian. Right now, the only thing he had to do was to save his life from the Dragon Alliance chief's claws!However, Seba
Emberly seemed to be holding back tears as she continued, "Master, with my meager salary, even after living in Corn City, I cannot send my younger siblings to school."Emberly went on to say that currently, her younger siblings were only learning based on used textbooks that were thrown away in the trash.Before they started studying the books, Emberly would erase all the answers in the question column made by previous users of the books.Some of the books were even wet and could not be read clearly.This condition made Emberly very sad because she could not provide a decent life for her younger siblings, but she had no other choice.Sebastian took a long breath and thought, "Even though Emberly has pretty enough looks and a good attitude to make a rich man willing to marry her sincerely, the stigma of society in Corn City is very bad...'With this thought, it was only natural that Emberly did not get a well-paying job beside of her beautiful appreance.Hidden Relics House took advant
After Dheon had finished giving Ronald Dominic a 'lesson', he turned with a ghastly smile to Ethan Michael, an arrogant young man who had previously seemed very confident. His eyes glazed over as he realized what had just happened to his teammate.Ethan tried to speak, but he fell silent when Dheon raised his hand, signaling everyone in the auction room to be quiet."Now it's your turn," Dheon said in a cold voice. "You may think you can get away with this, but not this time."He stepped closer and closer to Ethan, who was trying to stay upright, even though his legs and face were filled with fear.A senior from the Antique Association present in the room tried to stop Dheon. "Wait a minute! We may not agree with the boy's arbitrary behavior, but Ethan is one of the most talented antique appraisers we've ever had. He's a valuable resource for our association."Sebastian decided to intervene with a booming laugh. "Oh, is he really that talented? Or is he just a young man who fooled a l