Chapter 089
Akira's POV
"Forty million..." I look at the screen, trying to see the seat number. 'seat number twenty,' which means the bidder could be in front of us.
"Sister, are you alright?" Linda asked mockingly.
"I am fine," I said turning my gaze from Linda's mocking gaze, I pulled Casper's hand. "We should leave,"
"Why?"
"It's not worth it," I said but he smiled moving his long fingers and blushing it against my face.
"It's worth it, if losing it could make you cry then it's worth every penny, even if it's a billion dollars," my eyes bulge hearing the outrageous price Casper tags on it, I just hope it's not up to a billion dollars. Before I could counter his words, he reached for the screen, doubling the amount like seat number twenty did, "eighty million..."
"Holy shit, these people are reeking of money,"
"What the fuck? This is the most outrageous auction I have attended with crazy bidders."
"One hundred million... Seat number twenty made another bidding, one hundred million,"
Yeah, it's crazy, how could someone bid as high as this for just a necklace? I move my gaze to see the bidder, he is dressed in simple wear and he looks younger, it's either he is the same age as me or a little older.
When I looked closely, he seemed like someone I had seen before, I watched his movement hoping that he would turn and God was kind, he tilted his head a little to the right.
"Roe..." I murmured when I looked harder, I was able to recognize the face. 'Why would the Shan's family want my necklace?' I said mentally as my eyes didn't leave him. Casper pressed the screen again and the figures increased. "Two hundred million dollars..." My lips dropped hearing the amount Casper had entered, and there was an uproar in the room, even Mr. Morgan the host lost his grip on the microphone, and a loud noise came from the speaker but he was fast enough, when we think that amount was a shocker Roe bid again this time it's four hundred million dollars
"Number twenty made another bid, it's four hundred million dollars," this was it, I glared at Roe, what is he thinking? Who would want to give out that amount for a mere necklace? Even though everyone here was a big business tycoon I don't think any of them would want to give away such an amount for a necklace. I could feel the tension in Mr. Morgan's body movement when he held the hammer. Casper reached to press again, I grabbed his hand stopping him from pressing further, I might want the neckless but I will not let Casper lose that kind of money, if Roe wanted the necklace then he could have it, I don't think I need the necklace to found my biological mother even if it belongs to her.
"If there is no one to make a bidding, then seat number twenty is regarded as the highest bidder, going once..."
Everyone was still anticipating if there would be another bidder or if seat number twenty would go home with it.
"Four hundred millions twice..." The hammer was already up and my heart was pounding, I was losing it but I was not going to be selfish. Just then one of his staff rushed to him and whispered in his ears, my eyes moved to Linda, that is having that smug grin like she had an idea what was happening.
"What?" He snarled, "This has never happened," since the microphone wasn't turned off, everyone in the hall's gaze was focused on him, and with their piercing eyes, it was obvious Mr. Morgan couldn't get away with this without an explanation, "I apologized for my lapses, there is a little issue in the auction process please bear with me," he said turning off the microphone and walked out of the stage, I move my face to Linda and mother.
"what the fuck is going on?"
"It simply means the auction is over and we are retrieving our necklace." My eyes bulge, and I don't seem to understand my mother and this stupid sister of mine, why would they want to play everyone here for a fool?
"You are not been serious are you?" I asked, glaring at the both of them.
"Stop with that expression, you should be happy that we are retrieving it. If not that handsome male over there would have gone home with it,"
"How the fuck are you helping?" I talked to them.
Linda didn't answer my question when the host, Mr. Morgan walked onto the stage again. "I apologized to my fellow guest, it seemed the donor had changed his mind, at this point we are withdrawing the necklace from the auction," I tilted my head to Mother, they were not just bluffing. I could see the paleness on Mr. Morgan's face. My eyes followed him as he closed the box of the necklace and carried it off, and my gaze fell on his naughty daughter, Katerina was smiling I knew she was in this with my mother and sister. The sudden uproar in the hall distracted me, I didn't know when my mother and sister walked out of the hall.
"Where did they go just now?" I asked no one in particular.
"Hey, what Is it?" He asked.
"It's nothing..." I said biting my lower lips and then the pain hit me that I might be losing my necklace to Katerina, "if the necklace is retrieved does it mean that it would go back to the donor?" I asked suddenly the fear that my necklace might be in the possession of Katerina scared me to the bone.
"I don't know, just wait here, I could go speak with Mr. Morgan to see the reason he withdrew the necklace, you should wait here don't go anywhere," I nodded to Casper. He stood up and walked out, I was still in my confused state when my phone pinged for a message.
I reach for it, it's from my sister. I didn't know if I should open it and read it or just ignore it.
After much hesitation, I decided to read it, "We are selling the necklace to Katerina, but if you want it, you could come behind the stage maybe, you could get it from us, don't keep us waiting or you will kiss it goodbye," anger rage in me as the thought of how insensitive my family is.
This is not about me, having those numerous people in there bidding for something only to be withdrawn because my maniac of a family wanted to get back at me for a crime just the both of them know.
I didn't even bother to contact Casper, I walked out of the hall. Finding my way to the backstage, "Linda... Mother... I am here now, tell me what you want and give me my fucking necklace," I yelled then I heard footsteps, I was about to turn to the direction where I heard footsteps, and I felt something stab my neck.
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