Immediately Elizabeth then turned to Benjamin with expectant curiosity about the concrete details of how and when she would receive the returns on her desperate gamble.“So now that I have successfully completed this enormous purchase and proven my commitment to the Black family,” Elizabeth said with hopeful anticipation, “when exactly am I going to be receiving the substantial investment that you talked about throughout this entire process?”“And when am I going to meet with the Black family representatives to formalize this investment arrangement?” Her tone became more specific about her expectations for immediate confirmation. “At the very least, I should be getting some kind of official confirmation about where this important meeting is going to be held, or some documentation about the investment terms, or something concrete like that to validate this entire transaction.”Elizabeth's words showed she was beginning to expect tangible proof that the promises Benjamin had made were

At that moment, upon hearing the auctioneer's strategic attempt to shield himself behind the prestigious Black family's reputation and intimidate David into backing down from his fraud accusations, the other auction attendees rallied to support what they believed was the legitimate auction's honor.The wealthy guests who had witnessed the evening's events literally joined with the auctioneer in condemning David's accusations, feeling that he was attacking the integrity of an institution they respected and trusted.Immediately the assembled crowd started pointing accusing fingers at David with collective indignation, their voices rising in unified opposition to what they perceived as his inappropriate and dangerous behavior.“What the hell do you think you are doing with these outrageous accusations?” Their tone carried genuine shock that anyone would dare question the integrity of a Black family event. “Are you actually trying to literally anger and insult the Black family by making

However, despite feeling overwhelming shock and terror at Dr. Silver's ultimatum and her absolute confidence in David's fraud accusations, the auctioneer recognized that he could not simply back down and confess without destroying himself and his criminal organization.The auctioneer knew fully well that if he admitted to the fraudulent auction scheme now, all of their carefully planned criminal operations and everything they had built over years of successful fraud would completely crumble and be exposed.His confession would not only destroy their current operation but would also reveal that they had been systematically defrauding wealthy victims through fake Black family auctions for quite some time, creating a massive scandal that would attract investigation and prosecution.The auctioneer understood that exposure would be catastrophic because people would definitely discover the full scope of their criminal enterprise, and the resulting investigation would uncover all of their pr

Immediately upon hearing the auctioneer's confused and desperate question about what he had done wrong to deserve such brutal punishment, all of the wealthy attendees felt intense curiosity and bewilderment about the unexpected turn of events.Everybody was genuinely curious and wanted to understand what the auctioneer could possibly have done to provoke such violent fury from the heir to the Black family, especially when his actions had seemed appropriate throughout the evening.From the attendees' perspective, the auctioneer had been defending the Black family's honor and reputation against David's accusations, which should have earned him praise rather than brutal physical punishment."If anybody in this room deserves to be slapped and punished by the young master, it should definitely be David for making outrageous accusations against a Black family auction,"the attendees thought with confused certainty about who the real troublemaker had been.Their bewilderment was genuine becau

Right away, upon hearing the deadly threat and explosive command that the young master to the Black family had just delivered, the auctioneer literally closed his mouth immediately and didn't dare to say another single word.The auctioneer's instant compliance showed he understood that any attempt to speak would result in the brutal punishment the young master had promised, and that his only chance of survival was complete silence.The auctioneer found himself genuinely terrified because he had never seen this particular expression of rage on the young master's face before, despite their long history of interaction.Even though the young master had gotten angry at him many times in the past for various infractions and mistakes, the auctioneer had never witnessed this level of cold fury and deadly intent that suggested consequences far beyond anything he had previously experienced.The look on the young master's face carried a finality and brutality that made it clear this situation wa