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You Dare Not Touch My Parents
The night had already stretched past midnight when Maverick and Claire finally left the auction hall. The crowd was still buzzing behind them, but Maverick had no interest in staying any longer.He walked toward the black sedan parked outside. It was a Mercedes-Maybach S 600, one of the most expensive luxury sedans on the road. Claire stopped beside it, still clearly afraid that Alaric would track them."Nothing will happen...I'm right here " she nodded before getting inside. He walked around the vehicle and slipped behind the steering wheel. The Maybach came alive almost silently. For a moment he stared through the windshield.Ten years ago he couldn’t even imagine sitting inside a car like this. Now he was driving one that belonged to the man who had destroyed Claire’s previous life. The irony almost made him smile.He drove Claire back to the high-end apartment Richard had arranged for her. When they reached the building, Claire turned toward him.“Are you coming inside?”“No.”“
Only Ten
The auction hall had barely settled after Emily and Daniel were escorted away before the attention shifted completely toward Maverick.Men who had spent millions tonight were suddenly moving toward him as though he were the only person in the room worth speaking to.“Maverick, I represent—”“Mr. Maverick, just five minutes—”“I have a proposal worth tens of millions—”“Perhaps we could discuss—”The voices overlapped, pressing in from every direction.Maverick stood in the middle of them without showing the slightest excitement. He didn’t smile. He didn’t look flattered. He simply looked down at the Golden Dragon Seal resting in his hand.Eight million dollars. That was what he had paid for it. But tonight the seal had done something far more valuable.It had opened a door.He raised his head slightly. “Gentlemen.”The noise slowly died down.Maverick glanced around the crowd. “There are too many of you. I don’t have time to sit with everyone, and I’m not handing out my number to fift
Gaining Contacts
Maverick nodded. “You’re watching because you understand enough to know the prediction isn’t completely impossible.”The assistant looked at the chart again. “Yes.”Maverick didn’t tell him to trade. “I’m a stranger. Don’t trust me just because I’m confident. Look at the chart. Look at the movement and make your own decision.”The assistant stared at the screen for several seconds. He knew his employer’s analysis. He also knew Maverick was willing to risk an eight-million-dollar artifact on the call.Finally, he opened his trading account. Edward looked at him sharply. “What are you doing?”“I’m taking the trade.”“With your last thousand dollars?”“Yes.”Edward’s face darkened. “Are you out of your mind? Put that phone away before you throw away the little money you have left. If you go through with this, don’t bother coming into the office tomorrow.”The young man looked at Maverick once more, then entered the position anyway.Maverick glanced at the large projection screens used fo
Foretelling Trading Insights
Maverick looked around the auction hall. Everyone was watching him.Daniel was still pointing at him, his voice loud enough for the surrounding guests to hear.“There’s no way this man legitimately has eight million dollars. Emily knows his financial situation better than anyone. He was drowning in debt when they were together.”Emily nodded and pulled out her phone. “I’m not lying. Maverick told me everything when we were dating. He had debts he could barely manage. I still have some of the records he showed me back then.”She held the phone out so the people nearest could see the screenshots of old loan statements and account balances. A few guests leaned in to look. One of the auction staff members glanced at the screen as well, then exchanged a brief look with a colleague.Daniel folded his arms. “Now tell me how a man with that financial history suddenly walks into this auction and spends eight million dollars.”A few people began murmuring. One businessman shook his head. “It do
Maverick's Time To Shine
“Two point five million,” Alexander said.Maverick slowly turned his head toward him. For the first time since the bidding began, he studied Alexander Whitmore carefully. The man was sitting upright now, his earlier calm expression gone. His eyes remained fixed on the Golden Dragon Seal as though the jade artifact meant far more to him than its appearance suggested.Claire leaned closer and whispered, “Maverick, are you still going to bid?” Maverick gave a faint smile. “Of course. I didn’t come here to watch someone else take it.”He raised his paddle. “Three million.”The auctioneer announced the new bid at once. “Three million dollars from the gentleman in the center.”Alexander raised his paddle. “Three point five million.”Maverick followed without hesitation. “Four million.”A murmur spread through the hall. The other guests had stopped talking. What had started as an ordinary lot had suddenly become a quiet battle between two men.Claire looked increasingly concerned as the num
Lot 27
The auction hall was already crowded when Maverick and Claire took their seats. The venue was clearly designed for people accustomed to spending millions without hesitation. Crystal chandeliers hung from the high ceiling, casting warm light over rows of dark leather seats facing the stage. Along the walls, glass cases displayed expensive watches, jewelry, paintings, rare antiques, and other collectibles. Waiters moved quietly between the guests while wealthy businessmen and investors spoke in low voices. Maverick casually scanned the room. Several faces immediately caught his attention. He recognized them from his previous life. Near the front sat Nathaniel Sterling, the man who would one day build one of the country’s largest private investment groups. Across the room was Jonathan Reeves, whose logistics company would later secure a massive international contract and multiply in value. At this point in their lives, neither man had reached the heights Maverick remember
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