The auctioneer read the room in an instant by staring at the faces of all the bidders present and seeing how hyped they were for the main items to be presented, he smirked.All the items to be presented were either in cases that concealed what they actually were or if they were too big then covered in a tarp and they as well as all the workers in possession were currently standing behind the auctioneer, waiting to be called.The auctioneer gestured at the first worker behind his left and she came to the front while in her hand was a wooden box that most likely had the main item for auction in it.“I’d like to present the first item in the line up so if you don’t mind, please open it up for our guests to see what they are here for,” the auctioneer said and the worker opened the box to reveal what was inside.“Wow, look at that beauty,” The auctioneer who wore a white leather glove that matched his all-white suit said as reached into the box and brought out the item, and raised it so ev
They wondered what master she could be talking about but there were only two options which were Johnathan or the man seating to her right.To them, it couldn’t have been Johnathan because for one thing, they saw him come into the auction alone and secondly, he didn’t have the charisma that matched someone like Blessing.That only left Zachery who they looked at Zachery, gracefully seating with his legs crossed and busy stroking his rabbit’s fur than focusing on the auction.The auctioneer who was just as shocked as everyone to hear such a price jump that went almost three times the last offer quickly rushed to his notepad.He searched for the name of the lady who just raised the bidding paddle and made the fifteen million dollars offer and thanks to the list of bidders also coming with pictures, it was easy.“Lady Blessing, I can see here that you’re the assistant of Mr. Zachery Zilar, the distinguished gentleman sitting to your right,” the auctioneer said, gesturing at Zachery and Bl
“Mr. Zachery, your quill will be waiting to be collected immediately after the auction or delivery if you don’t want to leave with it yourself. Just have your assistant provide us with a location and our company will bring it to you as soon as possible” The auctioneer said while looking at Zachery and Blessing.“Thank you” Zachery replied.“Delivery won’t be needed. I’ll take with me everything Master Zachery is going to win here today when we eventually are on our way out. You can go ahead with the rest of the auction” Blessing said and the auctioneer bowed his head a little as a sign of respect.“As you wish, Miss Blessing,” The auctioneer said then faced the rest of the audience “That was just a start so if you missed achieving that prize then do not fret, I have more impressive items behind me as you can rightfully see. With that being said, please bring forth the next item”Immediately after the auctioneer finished calling for the next item, the worker with a long box came forwar
All the other bidders squeezed their paddles furiously and growled at the disrespect they just received. How dare a young lady like her talk to elderly men like them like that?Is she looking down on them just because her master spent fifteen million dollars on a quill? How Ludacris of her to have this level of hubris they thought.They will show her what they are made of is what they all had in mind as they turned away from her to face the auctioneer and went ahead to make their counteroffers.Each counteroffer was with an addition of one to three million dollars and every time someone counteroffers, the auctioneer would state Zachery’s automatic counteroffer of an additional five hundred thousand dollars to the last called amount. Anytime he does that, the other bidders would look at Blessing to see if she has finally decided to concede. Unfortunately, they will be disappointed to see that she and Zachery were so unbothered about the amount being called that it made them angry.The
“For the next item, I have to inform everyone that there’s a little treat or should I say catch to it as that’s the correct term to use here,” The auctioneer said and everyone started grunting in confusion and complaining amongst themselves.Usually, all the rules are given at the start of the auction so why was the auctioneer trying to bring something new now? The bidders wondered and weren’t appreciative of what was happening.“What exactly do you mean by that?” Master Kora asked just as the worker with the item to be auctioned stepped forward.“First of all Master Kora, I know that this is very unconventional but the client that provided us with this item explicitly instructed that we should start the bidding price at a million dollars. The second thing they requested is that we give it to the first person who makes a bid for it which means that there isn’t going to be a competition for who can pay the most as whoever raises their paddle first wins the item. We are also to hand ove
“It’s vibrating as well? Why? Grandmother never told me that things like these would happen to it so what’s going on?” Johnathan asked himself as his heart was beating really fast.He was afraid that the pendant was going to explode because this is the first time he’s experienced anything like this but then something else strange happened.“The Blood Cross, I can feel it trying to go somewhere,” Johnathan said, feeling the pendant pushing against his hand as he held onto it.Curious about this new development, Johnathan looked in the direction that he felt the pendant was being pulled towards and said “Wait, it’s getting attracted to that box? What’s going on? What’s up with that strange box and the Blood Cross anyway?”Johnathan was really confused, also doing his best to stay calm so as not to draw any attention to himself while he stared at the closed jewelry box that was similar to the one his grandmother has.“Is the Blood Cross telling me that I should bid for whatever is inside
Johnathan stood tall and confident, accepting the impressed gaze that the other bidders were showering him with. They did not only look but also murmured and gossiped about Johnathan.Their minds were blown that he had the last name Cross and because of how much he spent on an empty box, their minds were firm that he had to be from that Cross family.“I guess everything paid off. They respect me now and look like they want to form relationships with me but I can’t stop from wondering, are they acting this way because I paid for the box or because of my last name?” Johnathan asked himself but then he felt a little tug on his trouser.He looked in the direction of where the tug had come from and he saw that it was from Blessing.“What is it?” Johnathan asked and Blessing gestured that he comes closer which he did.“Another lesson to ingrain into your head Mr. Johnathan” Blessing said and Johnathan creased his forehead, wondering what this lesson could be.All her lessons so far have bee
Johnathan thought about what the man just said and he looked at Zachery.“You said these people, everyone, would do whatever it takes to maintain what they have and also grow to the next level. Does that mean you’re the same way as well?” Johnathan asked.Zachery smirked, looked the young man straight in the eyes, and said “Yes I am and so will you one day. You can’t make it in this world of ours by being pure or else you’ll end up like your parents, trampled by someone else with more ambition. Hopefully, that’s not you one day” “A good person does his best for the sake of everyone even to the detriment of themselves. A great leader on the other hand does his best for the sake of only those he looks after even to the detriment of others. Your goal is to become a leader to your family, isn’t that right Mr. Johnathan?” Zachery asked and Johnathan nodded his head.“Then you should strive to be a great one” Zachery advised then stopped focusing on Johnathan and sat upright.Johnathan tho