Chapter 43: The Auction Charade

The owner of the turf frowned at the accusation, their underlining stood up for a fight, but nothing happened.

Regan wandered off into the street, he returned to the hospital, surprising the security team in their CCTV room, he waited in the lobby until dawn.

The next day, the doctor checked in on Diana she as awake, he informed Regan “thank you” he told the doctor who nodded with a big smile and left.

His palm itches, he wanted to see her, but that wasn't the proper, he went to check on Mr. Westley in his ward, Pius blocked him.

“You can't go in” he warned him off, he doesn't have a good impression on Regan.

Regan smiled sheepishly at him and turned around strolling off, Pius didn't tear his eyes from him, he put a call to Mr. Hanson.

“Sir, he came to check on him” he spoke those words into the phone's receiver before ending the call.

Bored staying in the hospital, he decided to tour the city, he has a lot of money to play around anyway, he flagged a taxi and boarded.

A forty-minute drive, a voice came up in the radio, making an announcement about an auction.

“Take me to the avenue” he said to the driver who squinted his eyes, and glanced at Regan from the rearview, he was intrigued by the man.

His arms trembled excitedly when he heard that, after doing a mental calculation of the money he will be making from the loitering trip, he licked his lower leisurely.

He arrived at the premises, Regan paid him off and came down, strode towards the gated majestic hall, two guards dressed in an ancient emperor guards outfit, prevented him from accessing the gate.

“Sir, we would like to see your identification card” they requested, Regan smiled cheekily, and his eyes darted around, not seeing any available identification card to replicate.

He searched himself pretentiously and rubbed his tempo with furrow brows “I forgot, I will go get it” he said,

and turned around, he saw two ladies making their way towards the gate, and his lips curled when he saw the access card.

He turned around abruptly with a broad smile, the guards at the gate glare at him with hostility, he flashed the card at them, and wiped out the contempt facial expression on their faces immediately.

“You are welcome sir” they gave him a befitting pass, with their heads bow, Regan acknowledged their efforts with a big smile, before making his way in.

He entered the hall, and saw that it was already filled, he saw that most of the chairs at the front row were already occupied, and hardly were any free chair, he narrowed his eyes, and saw that all the chairs with numbered.

He had a bad premonition and became suspicious of the auction, he settled on one of the chairs, the auctioneer came forward,

a pretty lady in her early thirties, with long legs, and obvious curves “ladies and gentlemen, we are about to start, please, everyone should take a seat”

Regan teared his eyes from the stage and looked towards his right, to see a lady making her way towards him, with two bodyguards escorting her.

The big frown on her face made him quiz himself, she bent a little with a tone of arrogance “move” she whispered to Regan, with lines forming on her forehead, she was boiling inwardly.

Regan chuckled with amusement, and returned her hard look with an askance facial expression “why?” he asked, with amusement playing on his lips.

The lady felt insulted “you seem to be a stubborn handsome man, I will inform the organizer to do it in a roughly" she threatened brazenly, Regan flashed his card number at her, and she frowned.

She quickly check hers and realized she had made a big mistake, she was the one infringing, to ratify the awkward moment, she blushed with embarrassment.

And straightened up, without apologizing to Regan, she stormed off, and returned to her new seat, Regan looked at her with amusement, she was boiling, and shot him a glare in reprisal, he chuckled, and watched the auction start.

Regan focused on the auction without much interest, he goaded numerous people into overpaying what they wanted to “this Egyptian tea cup is going for fifty thousand dollar, 1… 2…”

He raised his placard adding thirty thousand dollars more to the purchasing price, the buyer grumbled with resentment and bid a million dollars, cursing the young man in his heart.

He stared at Regan expecting him to bid, but he returned his gaze with a mischievous smile, the sale was pegged, and he won.

Another piece of item was put forward, many mysterious items that Regan over bloated the price, people disgruntled buyer decided to punish him for his insensibility.

He purchased nothing “And this is the final item, it may intrigue you, that all the men here will want to have her” the lady in charge of the auction declared.

Before unveiling a lady in a glass box, even in her state of mind, she looked beautiful, and some perverted men immediately start bidding.

Regan shook his head and crunched his eyebrows “so many years, humans are still considered as commodity for money" he thought and smacked his lips.

“Fifty million dollars” he heard someone bid.

Another toppled the bid, he folded his arms and watched, everyone knowing his act of him making a bill at the last moment turned their gazes at him.

“One three hundred million dollars” another bid came forward, toppling the earlier proposed bid, more bids were put forward, until it got close to five hundred billion dollar, no one was willing to proceed anymore.

“If there is no further bid, we are going to process the sale at four million…”

“Five hundred million dollars” Regan's lazy voice rang in the hall, eyes turned to his direction, some people Regan goaded earlier, were unwilling to fall this time.

They exhaled, and gave up with a big smile on their faces, gloating on Regan's misfortune.