“You do?Stefan Augustus snickered before leaning on his chair.“Do you have something to do that’s more important than me right now?“Stay back after the auction.He quickly snapped his fingers to cut Aria Surrey off before she could even speak.“Let’s continue.”His calm words seemed irrefutable.Nobody would even let out a single breath at this very moment.Miley Surrey peeled a grape before feeding it to Stefan with her mouth.In front of the consul, only a gentle look could be seen from the proud Fourth Lady.The auctioneer showed admiration while looking at the sight. Only consuls of sects could make one of the ladies from the four great tribes obey him like this.Stefan looked around him, completely ignoring everyone’s gaze.“You’ve all seen the One-Eyed Bead.“I can safely tell you all, just like the legends say, the bead is indeed created by the legendary founder!“Of the Eight-Eyed Beads, this is also the first to be created!“The bead is a true treasure! A hig

Everyone instinctively looked at Stefan. They wanted to see what the well-known consul would do in this situation.Stefan raised his head to look at Harvey without much of an expression. However, he couldn’t help but apply a little more force when grabbing Miley’s leg.After taking a deep breath, he spoke up again.“Two hundred and thirty million!”Many froze after hearing the number. Was Stefan planning to go crazy like Harvey? Judging from his discreet behavior, he wasn’t one to use that much money. Maybe he was enraged by what he was seeing. Maybe he lost his cool because of it.Miley’s eyes twitched; she wanted to stop Stefan, but she remained silent.The auctioneer showed an odd expression, but then quickly knocked his gavel.“Mr. Stefan with two hundred and thirty million! Will anyone go past that? If not, then…”“Three hundred million,” Harvey said with a calm expression.Everyone present were all from the outskirts’ elite social circle, but their hearts skipped a be

The crowd was praising Harvey’s generous behavior. However, they soon looked at him with playful disdain. So what if Harvey was rich?In the end, he’d just turn into someone else’s storage. An outsider like him wouldn’t be able to go against Stefan’s army in the outskirts.‘He’s probably not getting out of here later…’Stefan went back to his seat, casually sitting down once more.Miley stretched her legs out for him to play with. Then, she brought out her phone to make a few calls. It was clear that she was calling for support.The air grew tense. Those who were cheering for Harvey started feeling disappointed.‘Men should have money, but also self-awareness!’‘What is he trying to do for going against someone he can’t?’‘He’s just trying to die at this point!’‘Who knows if he just likes to play with money and his life?’‘I guess I’ll visit his grave next year, to honor his courage…’Aria hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to keep her mouth shut. She knew H

Stefan felt his heart clog after hearing Harvey’s words.‘This bastard’s crossing the line! He’s going this far just because he has reason on his side?!‘He’s using the sects’ reputation, and he’s even threatening me! And he wants me to protect him as well?!’Stefan didn’t know where Harvey got his courage from. His breathing grew rapid; he didn’t know what to do after seeing all this. “How dare you threaten him, you bastard?!”Before Stefan could make a decision, Miley came from the back and shot Harvey a deathly glare.She couldn’t stand Harvey’s prideful expression. She was already humiliated back in the Surrey family’s residence…She didn’t think he’d dare humiliate Stefan too!He was clearly looking to die!This was simply unforgivable!Harvey looked like he was on the same side as Aria. If that was the case, Aria could probably trample all over Stefan as well.Realizing that, Miley wanted to rip Harvey to shreds.“I’m not threatening Stefan, Ms. Miley. I just want to

Miley froze after hearing Harvey’s words.“Who do you think you are? You want him to kneel?“Even if you’re six feet under, Mr. Stefan will never kneel! Who do you think he is?“Only God can make him do such a thing! At least look in the mirror first before saying something like that!”Harvey chuckled.“Well now, you’re going to have to grovel.”Miley’s eyes were ice-cold. “You’ll suffer a horrible death speaking to him like that! Let me tell you something! You…”Slap!Before Miley finished talking, Stefan had already slapped her to the ground.“Shut up! Shut up right now!”“Mr. Stefan! Why?!” Miley covered her face, filled with disbelief. She didn’t think she’d end up like this after speaking up for Stefan.Slap!Stefan swung the back of his palm forward again, sending Miley flying. He couldn’t care less about holding back at this point.After kicking Miley in the face a few times, he coldly spoke up.“If you keep yapping, I’ll kill you myself!”Because of her, he had