The Lost Heir: The Rise Of Ethan Walker

Leeching off a woman

Does this punk have a death wish or what? Everyone looked at him only to find a smug expression on his face. Did he perhaps think that this place was a roadside stall where he could get some cheap goods and flaunt his stupidity, or what?

Logan was more provoked than anyone else. Does this man know when not to step on his nerve, or does he not like the fact that he still has teeth in his mouth? Does he want to lose them or what?

“Let’s see how you’ll take the ring from me,” Logan said with a threatening tone as he sternly stared at Ethan.

Whereas, the guests already knew Ehan was broke and could afford nothing. By the time the main event commenced, they would see where he was going to hide his face. Everyone saw him as an eyesore and they began to gossip about him.

“Hello ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats as the auction is about to start immediately.”

However, just then, a man in a suit walked up to the main stage holding a mic as he addressed the crowd. He was the auctioneer/MC of the event.

As soon as everyone saw him, they knew the big event was about to start, so they moved on to take their seats at the tables quickly.

Shortly, several scrumptious meals and drinks were served to lighten the mood before the MC continued.

“Once again, let me welcome you all to such a great event. As you all know, our biggest host is none other than Mr. Orion Asher. Most of us have heard of him and surely know that these items are very genuine and of high quality.”

“Thank you all for attending; I shall now begin.”

The MC continued politely before he went on to list out the items for bidding.

“First, may I present to you the queen of hearts. A limited edition. Only five of these pieces are being produced yearly due to how hard they are to craft and the materials they require.”

As he said this, the crowd's eyes had already sparkled. Such a piece was known by everyone, and since they had seen it on the list of items, they were very expectant of it.

“The minimum bidding price is three million, while the maximum price is eight million. Gentlemen, can we begin?” He announced.

“Three point five million!”

At once someone yelled among the crowd.

“Three point seven million!” Another yelled, beating the former's price, and it suddenly became a competition.

As for Ethan, he didn’t bother about such items, as that wasn’t what he was after. He sat down at his table and was eating gently with Axel. Both of them kept discussing it as though they didn’t even attend the event to participate in the auction.

On the other hand, to show off, Logan stood up and bid on so many items just so he could give them to Amelia. So many people were jealous of this, but he didn’t mind. 

However, as for Amelia, though she was supposed to be basking in pride and happiness, she was occasionally distracted by how relaxed Ethan was as he sat down there discussing with Axel, thoroughly ignoring her like she didn’t exist.

 This made her increasingly uncomfortable, and she wished she could just go there and crash everything on them, but it didn’t look like it was a good time yet.

Logan also looked over and noticed Ethan wasn’t bidding on any item; he concluded that he had no money and was just using Axel's identity to show off.

“Tch! So disgusting. Leaching off a woman? That’s something I can never do!” He said in disgust before looking away.

“May I introduce you to one of our finest items, the vintage ring?” The MC suddenly said, and at once, a display glass was pushed into the venue for everyone to see. 

It immediately stirred up a commotion as everyone's eyes became fixed on it. Even Ethan wasn’t exempt, as by merely looking at it alone, he could feel a deep connection to it. In fact, he swore in his heart that he was going to get it at all costs.

After a few details of the item were given, the MC then went on to give the bidding price.

“The minimum price of this item is a hundred million, and the maximum is a hundred and fifty million.”

Everyone gasped as they didn’t expect the price to be so high. So many guests who had their eyes on it began to withdraw, as such an amount was too much for them to spend. Even their annual income wasn’t up to such an amount, so they couldn’t risk using such a sum to buy a ring that might be of no use to them.

Deciding to stir up the tension since the hall was quiet and to impress Amelia, Logan stood up. The fact that Ethan still hadn’t stood up meant he was only making empty promises earlier. Now this item was going to be his.

“One hundred and sixty million.” He yelled his price so high, even above the maximum price, causing multiple gasps to fly out of almost everyone’s mouth.

While they were busy thinking of the hefty price, this man stood up and bid so high, like money meant nothing to him. Well, that was expected from the heir to the Star Crest Company. He was just too rich.

Who could dare outbid this man? No one! As silence reigned, Logan was sure that the item was now under his grasp. He became more proud and even looked towards Axel so she would see he wasn’t like Ethan, who was leeching off a woman and couldn’t even keep to his words.

However, everything crashed as a voice suddenly boomed in the hall. 

“Two hundred million dollars!"