James smiled and shook his head as he heard the number."5.2 million dollars?" Ava asked. She felt that no matter how rich Life Long Group was, they couldn't auction an item that was worth tens of millions of dollars. Even if it was Divine's auction house, the most acclaimed and renowned house, their most expensive collection would only be worth 13 million dollars."Nope, it's more than that!" replied James shaking his head once more.More than that!" Said Ava as her eyes opened in astonishment. The lights on the ceiling illuminated the eyes, making them seem even more striking and mesmerizing."Yes... I guess that there are around 5 to 8 auction lots that are worth tens of millions. As for those that cost more than 5.2 million dollars... There should be about ten of them, for items that are less than 5.2 million dollars, there should be countless of them, remarked James nonchalantly."Wow!" She nodded, amazement was still clear in her eyes. She added, "so if we calculate, everything
Angela hesitated for a bit when she looked at the incoming caller's number. "Why is she suddenly calling me?" She murmured to herself."Who is it?" Allen asked curiously as he walked over."Nobody," replied Angela as she hung up the call. She grabbed her bag and said, "I'm meeting a friend, so I'll be leaving first.As she walked to the door she suddenly turned back and reminded him, "By the way, keep my words in mind. Don't create trouble for us, understand?""Yes," replied Allen reluctantly.After Angela walked out of the Bailey, she got into her car and hit the redial button on her phone."Hi, Ms. Campbell, what's with the sudden call?" Asked Angela as she started the car engine.Ms. Bailey, I heard that you were at Lotus Antique street some time back. According to my surbordinate, something from my shop caught your eyes, said Lia as she stared at the Jade bangle in her hands.I apologize for your unpleasant experience that day. It was my subordinate's fault, I'm calling to apologi
"Why did he come back?" Asked Iyke. Well, I'm not surprised at all that he's back," Lia said matter of factly. You must have forgotten that Mr. Bruce's birthday party is around the corner. This brother of mine will never want to lose the opportunity to suck up to my father."Let's go and have a look, said Iyke.The power struggle between the siblings of the Campbell family was not a secret in HonorGrave.Lia's three elder brothers had lost during the power struggle, making Lia the head of the family.Lia's second and third eldest brothers were aware that they simply could not defeat their younger sister. One of them had left for another country, while the other had accepted his fate and worked at one of the subsidiaries that belonged to the Campbell family.Daniel, Lia's eldest brother was the only one who didn't want to concede defeat. He also had considerable wealth and power. As such, he had been using those to fight against Lia.Angela was soon back at the office after she left Mo
James knew that Jackson had arranged for Ava to come over to the garden room at this moment."Well, nothing much," Jackson said as he smiled. I have asked James about some work matters, is dinner ready?""Yes, dinner is ready," Ava said as he pointed behind her. Linda asked me to inform both of you that dinner is ready.James quirked his eyebrows as he heard this particular remark.James thought, "well, true enough."Grandpa and Linda have put on a good show.As James assessed the progress of the situation, he realized that he would be snubbing Jackson if he chose not to make his thoughts known to him.Ava climbed on the organization ladder in Bailey Group would then be a difficult journey James said as he smiled. I have been discussing with Grandpa my plan to move one of the Life Long auctions to the newly completed Harmony Hotel."Oh really?" said Ava. She was greatly surprised as soon as she heard that remark. She gave James a wide-eyed stare. "Why haven't you told me about this pl
"Alright tell me then," said Turner. He was breathing loudly out of anger."Dad heard what happened," said Angela."Yesterday, the head of the Campbell family, Lia..." Angela then explained her plan to Turner.After listening to Angela's plan, Turner was both shocked and proud. He exchanged glances with his wife."Angela, are you confident enough to execute this plan successfully?" Said Turner earnestly. "If this plan backfires, our family will no longer have these opportunities to make a comeback."No worries, Dad," Angela said confidently. This time around, my plan with work. What's more, Lia hates James, even if we choose not to harm James, Lia will still find a way to get rid of him.""Alright, I'm relieved now that I heard this from you, said Turner. He then let out a long breath.The following day, at Life Long Collectible."What did you say? Move the auction to harmony hotel?" Exclaimed Henry. As soon as he heard James's remark, he got up from the sofa. He was in shock. "Mr. Mi
That's true, Potter nodded and said, "Mr. Daniel's men didn't appear in these two auctions held by Whizystems.Daniel loves adapting to other people's tastes. Lia sat down and calmly raised her coffee cup again. He has long known that Dad likes this emerald gem."So, Jordan will make sure he wins the bid for this gem as he intends to present it as a birthday gift.Soon after, Lia's cell phone rang."The day after tomorrow?" Lia's beautiful eyes lit up."That's right." Angela was on the other end of the line. She glanced at Ava, who was making arrangements in the hotel, and said, "But Whizystems has sent over their top security team. Other than that, Daniel's men are here too.""What? Daniel? The smile on Lia's face faded away. "What's going on? Since when is James close to Daniel?""I'm not sure James is close to Daniel. Angela looked at the security guards in black who were patrolling the corridor. "But I can tell that Daniel is closely related to Whizystems, I'm afraid it will be ha
"Angela, we have to get rid of James," said Allen with gritted teeth.I know that too, Angela closed her eyes feeling helpless. "But you also know that he has Leo backing him. We can't take him down so easily.Even if we can't take James down, we can't let Ava have her way at the company. Allen slammed his fist on the table, otherwise, our family will never get out of this predicament.""Don't worry m This time we have Lia helping us. They won't be any surprises.James and Ava worked until a little past nine at night before walking out of Harmony Hotel. Both of them were starving. Hence, they went to a restaurant to have dinner before heading back to heaven's mansion.After dinner, James walked to the front desk to pay the bill. Just as he was taking his wallet out to pay, Leo called him.James quickly took out his bank and put it on the table before walking to the restaurant entrance.When the cashier saw the bank card James had put on the table, she gasped in surprise.What is it?"
"I ran away from home back then because I refused a business marriage that my parents had arranged for me," James admitted sincerely.At the engagement party, I showed everyone our marriage certificate. I swore I would never marry anyone other than you."My parents were enraged claiming that I was an embarrassment to the family. My father was so angry that he cut all ties with me, and as a result I left the house."I have not returned in the last three years. My family recently learned that I am not doing well, so they sent me my previous bank cards, which included this black card.James was only able to share that much.He couldn't reveal the whole truth to Ava because the timing wasn't right. In the future, he would tell her in specifics.Ava appeared to have accepted James' explanation at this point. It was true that the Miller family had never sent anyone in the last three years since the two of them got married."Your parents are so cruel..." How could they not have looked for yo