NovelStartWith the price increased, Skylar offhandedly lifted his bidding card without looking back. “Two hundred
million.”
His tone was flat as if he was only naming a random number.
“Two hundred million?”
The crowd gasped in shock once more.
Many among them owned assets worth billions, but they were not going to spend two hundred million
dollars on nuts.
Who was the young man? Money seemed to be no object to him.
“Skylar, aren’t you going a little too far?”
Yulia was intimidated by the way things were escalating.
Even if Skylar had money, there was no reason to raise the price straight to two hundred million dollars.
Nolan and Yvonne could feel a burning sensation creeping onto their faces.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThey gave Skylar the evil eye, dying to tear Skylar into pieces with their bare hands.
The walnuts started off with a bid of five million dollars, and Skylar managed to push it up to forty times
the price.
No, this was more than a bidding war. Skylar was clearly out to get them!
They had put the word out there, and Nolan even introduced himself, so it was not just a personal loss
at stake here. Nolan risked embarrassing the whole family.
The value of the nuts aside, Nolan did not have the funds to carry on with the bidding. He was merely
an heir without power.
It took a lot of guts to go forward with the hundred and ten million dollar bid just now.
Not knowing what to feel, Yvonne stared into Nolan’s eyes while Nolan looked around the room. He
made up his mind and recklessly blurted, “Two hundred and ten million!”
To stop Skylar from outbidding him, Nolan scoffed and added, “Skylar, you should know where the
Oakleys stand in Cloudtopia. Ask around if you don’t.
“I told you I have my eyes set on the nuts of cuerno. You should tread carefully here.”
The threat was apparent in Nolan’s tone.
It appeared that the two hundred and ten million dollars were the most he could go for.
Just when everybody thought Skylar would give it a rest, a nonchalant voice echoed across the room.
“Three hundred million.”
What?
Three hundred million dollars?
Before anybody could process what was happening, Skylar let out a cold scoff and said, “As you said,
the auction is only for the wealthy. Someone poor like you should pack up and leave!”
It did not sit well with Nolan that Skylar used his words against him.
He was the heir of the Oakley family. The poor label did not go hand in hand with him.
The nerve of Skylar to tell him to leave.
Nolan had never faced such utter humiliation.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYet, he was disgraced in public.
Worst of all, the culprit was Skylar, a nobody.
Three hundred million was more than he could afford.
“Just you wait, Skylar!”
Unable to stand the mocking looks, Nolan snapped back with a scowl before heading out the door.
“Wait for me, Nolan!”
Yvonne jumped to her feet and chased after Nolan.
“Mr. Oakley always thinks he’s all that and claims auction pieces just because he comes from a wealthy
family. Well, not this time.”
Someone sneered.
“Keep it down. Wait till he’s far. Didn’t you hear what he said to Mr. Stone?”
Another person gave a friendly caution.
As the room filled with chatter, Skylar offhandedly smiled. The Oakleys were no threat to him.
By the time he swiped his card and collected the nuts, the school hours were nearly ending for Lola.
Skylar left the auction with Yulia and took strides to the parking lot.
“Don’t you think six walnuts aren’t worth three hundred million dollars, Skylar?”
While on the way, Yulia expressed in distress.
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