All Chapters of Benjamin Knox's Rise to Riches : Chapter 391
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Chapter 391
Uriel calmly handed her the piece of paper to Rowley McKlin. The old man opened it, and he frowned at the content neatly written on it.[Child of the great master's Son. Rowley of the McKlin family, I speak with the weighted rights of the family you served. Uriel Scott is with me. Disrespecting him is disrespecting me.]It was understandable that Rowley was initially confused by this message, but the fact that it was directed straight to him showed that this person knew for a fact that he would be the one to receive this, which meant that he had great intelligence. Perhaps, a great deductive intellect.But that wasn’t the freaky part.It took the old man a couple of seconds to realize what that first line meant and he gasped as his eyes widened in shock.“Child of the great master's son! Goodness, could it be……”He suddenly stopped himself as he was getting excited just now, blurting out his words. He noticed that whoever wrote this message didn't go straight to the point, and was ra
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Uriel scoffed as he turned to face Henry and Juliana.“What is this? You're quite the persistent pest, aren't you? It seems that you haven't learned anything from the humiliation you were dealt at the foyer. Otherwise, why will you be contributing to me?”He placed a hand on his chin.“Your destination for some form of victory is quite admirable, but your fire is heavily misplaced.”Henry had a bitter expression on his face momentarily. He didn't like being reminded of the rounds of embarrassment he got, with the highest burn being from Manager Rowley who treated him like dirt while treating Uriel with actual courtesy.Still, Henry knew this was not the time to get overly emotional. Thus, he managed to calm himself and gave a cruel smirk instead.“Look, I just wish to know one thing. Those bodyguards behind you, where did you get them? Or rather, who permitted you to borrow them? They were able to go toe to toe with the tower manager’s fearsome bodyguards. I refuse to believe someone
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Arriving at the highest balcony, Uriel was in awe of how beautifully designed the exterior of the three divisions is. It definitely had to be the most expensive area of the entire Levi's Screen Town Tower’s Grand Hall.Uriel found that two of the divisions were already occupied. Of course, he couldn't tell who these highly regarded guests were as they were completely blocked by the division walls, like a private room.Therefore, Uriel led his masked bodyguards to the last one, which was meant for him.On entering the private room, Uriel found the pitch black suddenly lit up in white overhead lighting, making the interior designs quite clear.There are up to five chairs in this room for the guests, and the unique part about this private room is that, where there should be an opening that allows the guests to see the stage down below, there is a huge TV screen instead.As soon as Uriel took a seat at the front, the TV screen lit up and he found himself looking at the stage from a much
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Henry Den couldn't believe how things had turned out, and he was running as he was being made fun of. It was safe to say that he had practically wasted $6 million. “A fucking Garnet?! Are you fucking kidding me right now?!”Juliana placed a hand to soothe her fiancé.“Henry, don't think too much about it. There are bound to be losses incurred in this gamble if an auction.”Henry had a bitter expression on his face.“Yeah, but I'm already losing this much on the first raw stone. What does that say about my ability as a genius gemologist?”Juliana was quickly reminded that this grand auction is set up to find the genius amongst geniuses. Henry wasn't the only one who was affected in this first round. Every single participant who activated the green light and joined the bidding battle for Raw Stone Number One also felt humiliated by the result. After all, the fact that this gemstone turned out to be a cheap one is a testament to how poor their skills as professional gemologists are.B
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“Sir Uriel, don't bid too high. Otherwise, you might lose this item. You should out-bid with small increments until everyone else gives up.”Uriel tilted his head.“Why can't I just go high?”The masked Whiteridge soldier hesitated before speaking.“Sir Uriel, it is not my place to speak unless permitted. It's just that….”Uriel sighed before placing a hand on the soldier's shoulder to let him know that it's okay to talk.“Look, I'm not your real boss, okay? That's Benjamin. If you have something to say that you think will help, then go ahead.”Reassured, the Whiteridge soldiers elaborated.“There are eyes on you. Everybody here is competing based on talents and skills perfected, not just through wealth. Out of all the participants so far, you're the only one who hasn't bid at all during the last four raw stones, and all of them were unsatisfactory in various degrees.”Uriel frowned as he began picking up on what this masked soldier was putting down.“So they believe I'm more percepti
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Before Henry could go higher, Juliana suddenly held his hand, shaking her head with a defeated expression.“Enough, my love. It's not worth it.”Henry said nothing to refute this, as he would have kind of wanted to give up “Could he be bluffing? There's no fucking way Uriel would have $30 million, right?”A cruel smirk spread across Juliana's face.“Then all the more reason to accept defeat. There's no way he can pay off that much money. I'm sure of this.”Therefore, Manager Rowley spoke with a smile.“Raw Stone Number Five, bidding for $32.4 million! Going once! Going twice!!”A ring spread through the hall.“Sold!”Immediately, the raw stone is cut open carefully and every participant and some keenly observing lowly guests had their eyes filled with curiosity.Manager Rowley frowned with shock as he announced.“Raw Stone Number Five has been confirmed! Musgravite gemstone with 100% quality and 100% quantity!”The entire Grand Hall erupted in disbelief, and yet, everything was unfo
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In truth, Juliana's life with Henry was not smooth sailing at all. But in the end, she got to be with a wealthy man, and thus, gladly settled for him.Through their relationship, Henry had helped Juliana's family out of the slums and settled them in a better environment.In this sense, Juliana is forever indebted to her fiancé, to the point that she simply can't walk away from their relationship, no matter how toxic it is for her.And this is only relevant if Juliana is actually interested in walking away. Henry is the heir apparent to Aurora's Refinery - the Den family's sole source of income - and the fact that it is heavily backed by the parent company, The Tyrone Group, meant that it was protected by the Tyrone family.Why would she give up all that just because Henry is abusive? To her, Henry's tantrums are nothing but minor inconveniences that she can easily deal with. And she is able to deal with it, as she just did when Henry momentarily lost his mind and tried to choke her t
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Time went by, and Uriel noticed that Henry was no longer falling for his tricks, so he let down his guard just a little and focused more on bidding for the best raw stone.At the 42nd row stone, Uriel clapped and sat up straight after enduring the last few boring rounds.“This one! I think this one is really good!”The masked Whiteridge soldier sat up straight as well.“Really? How good is this one?”Uriel squinted at the TV screen, looking at every detail highlighted better by the HD screen.“I think the quantity for this one should be around 80%, while the quality should be above 90%.”The masked Whiteridge soldier nodded his head.“But do you have any idea what kind of gemstone is in there?”Uriel nodded his head slightly.“It's a rare one. I know that for sure. But as for the specifics, it's a bit hard to decipher. I think it might be a Tanzanite or a Taffeite.”The masked Whiteridge soldier gasped.“Either way, it is nothing but profitable to obtain that raw stone.”Down on the
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Hours later, the bidding section of the event was coming to an end. Over one hundred raw stones have been presented. Through these, participants have won and lost multiple rounds. Of course, for most of these participants, there have definitely been more losses than gains. But more than anyone else, Henry Den, the heir apparent of Aurora's Refinery, has undoubtedly come out as the crowned loser of this auction. With over one hundred raw stones, he didn't even get to win one good gemstone.On the extreme end of that spectrum, Uriel came out on top as the genius of all geniuses. He ended up winning seventeen different gemstones, fifteen of which are rare while the other two are precious but common.Still, Uriel had undoubtedly become the star of the event. From the way he arrived at Levi's Screen Town Tower, up to the end of this auction main event, Uriel was not only domineering, but proved himself as a master Gemologist with talent and skill above all else.As Manager Rowley announc
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The Grand Hall was almost emptied of all the guests by the time the gunshot went off.Everyone held their breath to see what had happened. Did that bullet hit the target? Where did the bullet hit Uriel's body?To be specific, the Italian bodyguards were the ones holding their breath. The woman who had pulled the trigger had done so without permission. Though it was out of righteous anger against the insult Isabella Giordano had received from Uriel seconds ago.As for the masked Whiteridge soldiers, they weren't in the least bothered, as they knew that Uriel wasn't hurt in the slightest.But Uriel didn't know this. He actually had his hands covering his face as he looked away after hearing the gunshot go off near him.Seconds later, though, he dropped his guard and hands to find that he was perfectly fine.“W…What happened?”The masked Whiteridge soldier who got in front of him immediately grabbed something off the ground, before showing it to Uriel.“I intercepted it, Sir Uriel. You'