Chapter 15
Ashley swiftly turned toward Valentin, her clear eyes brimming with astonishment and surprise.
She murmured, You just said it wasn’t you who sent Tom down!”
Valentin was speechless, not knowing what to say.
He then glanced emotionlessly at Tom.
Tom’s excitement hadn’t fully subsided when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He wondered, “Um, what’s going on? Did I say something wrong?”
Items at this kind of auction typically ranged from lesser to finer quality, with the prices of the items increasing toward the end.
At the moment, an antique piano was being auctioned.
It was preserved from the medieval era to the present, and its starting bid was a hefty one million dollars.
Jessica had her heart set on this piano.
Having missed out on the princess crown earlier, she was determined to acquire this piano.
Jeremy didn’t want to see Jessica disappointed again, especially since she was the only sister he acknowledged.
So, Jeremy was fully determined to acquire this piano, repeatedly raising his paddle, quickly raising the bid to two million dollars.
Witnessing this affectionate scene between the brother and sister,
Ashley’s eyes shifted slightly, pondering. She then turned to Valentin and asked, “Can I bid too?”
“Of course,” he replied, his eyebrows slightly raised. “Do you like this piano?”
“I don’t.” Ashley shook her head, and raised her paddle following the previous bidder. “Two million four hundred thousand dollars.”
Hearing this bid, the auctioneer immediately looked toward the second floor and excitedly repeated. “Ms. Ramos bids two million four hundred thousand dollars!”
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It signified the auction’s conclusion.
The auctioneer couldn’t have been more thrilled. “Congratulations to Mr. Jeremy Ramos for winning the antique piano at the price of six million dollars!”
Jeremy immediately breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.copy right hot novel pub
He pondered, ‘If Ashley had bid again, I definitely couldn’t have followed. It’s good that she knew when to stop.
Evan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, the surrounding guests began to whisper.
“In my opinion, spending six million dollars on a piano really is a foolish move!” One commented.
Another agreed, “Indeed, that piano is worth at most two million dollars.”
“Jeremy is just a wealthy fool after all! Someone remarked sarcastically.
Another chuckled, “Hahaha, only a fool like him would spend six million dollars on a piano!”
Yet another added amusingly, “Hey, look at the auctioneer, he’s almost. laughing his head off!”
Hearing these mocking remarks, Jeremy’s expression shifted instantly.
He slowly realized the situation and pondered, ‘Ashley wasn’t actually interested in the piano Jessica wanted but was deliberately driving up the price! She intentionally made me pay six million dollars for a piano to
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make me look like a fool!’
Evan also came to his senses at this moment, so angry,
he stood up abruptly. Seeing that everyone around was watching him, he reluctantly sat back down.
In such auctions, sales are final, with no chance of regret.
The label of being the fool was now stuck on them.
Meanwhile, Tom watched Ashley’s maneuver in the private room on the second floor and was thoroughly impressed. He thought, ‘Without any effort, she made the Ramos family unnecessarily spend so much. And they can’t even express their frustration, just carrying the label of a fool. This move was brilliant!’
Ashley pondered, ‘Actually, I know that Jeremy and Evan wouldn’t have been so easily provoked under normal circumstances. But when
t comes to Jessica, they always get overly anxious. They are intent on giving Jessica the best while disregarding me, the biological daughter, as if I
were insignificant. Seeing me compete in the bidding, Jeremy immediately defends and favors Jessica without a second thought, while I, his biological sister, receive nothing but endless reprimands and suspicion.’
Ashley was aware of the reasons but no longer felt as upset as befor had seen through the true faces of the Ramos family.
Moreover, there were still many opportunities for her to embarrass t in the future!
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