"That's not a bad idea! I'll pay 3 million!" Bucky chimed in. Like Aurelia, he also did not see Hugh as a threat. The jadeite was quite valuable, yet Hugh was willing to spend a fortune on it. Since they mistook Leon as Renee's boyfriend and that was later confirmed by the fact that Renee was out shopping with him early in the morning, he assumed that Leon was purchasing the jadeite as a gift for Renee. Bucky was in love with Renee so he refused to let Leon get his way. "You want to bid against me? That's interesting. I'll pay 4 million, then!" Leon scoffed. Considering how profitable Cynthion Group and Elegante Group were, he was not in short of money as the chairman of both firms. Since Aurelia and Bucky dared to bid against him to make him give up, they would have to learn the reality as he did not fear them. "I'll go for 5 million, then!" Bucky sneered and raised the price without hesitation. "7 million!" Leon said calmly. "Why you!" Bucky and Aurelia both paled
"Alright, you've won. If you want it so badly, you can have it," Leon said calmly. "Let us have it? Kid, get off your high horse. You're just giving up because you can't afford to bid against me!" Bucky mocked, sighing a breath of relief inwardly. After all, this piece of jadeite was hardly worth 9 million and if Leon continued to bid, he would have to consider giving up. Thankfully, Leon seemed to have reached his limit and gave up, so he defeated Leon as he wished. "Yeah. You're just a vice president, so what makes you think you can compete against us? Know your place!" Aurelia sneered in contempt. Wearing a triumphant look, Aurelia took the opportunity to mock Leon. "How foolish!" Renee laughed angrily as she observed the arrogant looks on Bucky and Aurelia's faces. She knew Hugh and Cynthion Group. During Jaxon's bouquet, Hugh spent 287 million and purchased all the rare herbs despite competing with all the others. In terms of financial power, Cynthion Group might
"I won't take it. Just sell this to them!" Leon shook his head. Leon caught on to the unspoken message of the saleswoman's words and understood that she wanted him to keep bidding before she eventually sold him the jadeite at its original price. However, he was merely buying the jadeite for the Energy Convergence Circle and had no preferences in terms of the craftsmanship. Hence, he did not have to obtain this piece. Since Bucky and Aurelia insisted on buying it, he saw no point in getting in their ways. "Well, alright, then." The saleswoman felt resigned that Leon did not want the jadeite any longer. She could only pack the jadeite and sell it at 9 million to them. "Hugh, let's just pick out another piece!" Renee grabbed Leon's arm and proceeded to check the other cabinets to select another piece. Watching them, Aurelia frowned. She assumed that Leon and Renee would be offended that the piece they set their eyes on was taken away. Renee might just leave with Leon out
"Just how formidable can a mere vice president be? Renee, don't bother bluffing. You'd just end up embarrassing yourself!" Aurelia chuckled. She never heard of Cynthion Group before, which meant that it was merely a small, insignificant firm. Leon was merely the vice president and not even the chairman, so his status was ordinary, and from Aurelia's perspective, there were plenty of people like him. It would be unrealistic to think that Leon was formidable and there was no way that she would believe Renee. Naturally, Bucky felt the same way as well. He assumed that Renee was just lying to protect Leon as that seemed to be the only explanation. "Why you!" Renee's expression darkened at Aurelia's laughter. Just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted. "It's out!""It's out!""That's a gigantic piece of glass jadeite!""Whoever bought it is going to win a fortune!"...Just then, there was a commotion from the rock gambling area, which alerted Renee, Le
In the rock gambling area, Renee and Leon approached and asked around, soon understanding what happened. A middle-aged man ended up with a piece of high-quality green glass jadeite. There was a variety of colors amongst jadeites and the shade of green that this piece of jadeite possessed was only one level away from the imperial green. Apart from that, the quality and worth of a piece of jadeite were often determined by the shine and level of transparency. The higher the shine and the more transparent it was, the better the quality. The jadeite found by this middle-aged man was wonderful both in terms of shine and transparency. On top of that, it was an enormous piece, weighing around four to five kilograms. The only drawback was that the color was not the purest of all and was considered slightly less valuable than imperial green. Still, given its size, its worth would be around 43 million or even higher. That was precisely why the crowd were all impressed by his goo
"30 million? Where'd this kid come from?" The merchants turned in unison when Leon joined the bidding. "It's just 30 million! I'll bid!" The chubby merchant scoffed and was about to raise the price to bid against Leon when his companion pulled at his arm. "Steve, forget it. Don't bid against him!" The companion shook his head. "Why not?" Steve was taken aback. "Why don't you take a look at who's standing next to him? That's the eldest daughter of the Morrisons! You better give up if you don't want to cross the Morrisons!" The companion lowered his voice, clearly having recognized Renee. "Oh!" Steve turned and immediately spotted Renee. Feeling a chill down his spine, he finally understood why his companion stopped him. The Morrisons were the head of all families in the western region and as the eldest daughter of such a family, Renee's status was much higher than him. Leon and Renee seemed close and Steve instantly concluded that Leon was likely someone with similar statu
"That's Mister Grimston and Miss Underwood!" Many people in the crowd recognized them and knew that they were both from powerful families in the western region. Hence, they all made way for them. "You two, again! You just won't give up." Leon looked up and his expression darkened. Earlier, Bucky and Aurelia unreasonably fought over the clear jadeite he set his eyes on and Leon already compromised once. Instead of being content with it, Bucky and Aurelia followed them to the bidding area as well. Just as Leon was about to purchase the jadeite with 30 million, the two of them intervened and bid against him. This was out of line and Leon was frustrated, to say the least. "Enough talking, kid! This green jadeite is quite rare, and I'm interested in it. If you know what's best for yourself, you'll give up to save yourself the embarrassment." Bucky sneered proudly as he stared at Leon in contempt. He only spent 9 million on the jadeite to undermine Leon and show off in front
"Look, they're fighting.""Oh, we're in for a drama."...Hearing their sarcastic comments, the others were all shocked and realized that Leon was Renee's boyfriend. Bucky and Aurelia were direct descendants of powerful families whose statuses rivaled Renee's. Though they did not know why the two were picking on Renee and Leon, they knew that the two couples conflicted because both parties wanted high-quality jadeite. It remained unclear who would win the price. The crowd all perked up in anticipation as they waited to see who would win. "Kid, I've already bid 33 million. It's your turn! If you can't raise the price any higher, get lost!" Bucky smirked arrogantly as though he already won. At least that was what he and Aurelia thought. After all, Leon had already lost to him once over the clear jadeite from earlier. The current situation was similar to what happened earlier and he did not think that Leon could defeat him as that would not be realistic."I'll pay 37 m