Babel Novel
Chapter 509
"Whoever is behind all this doesn't want you dead." Pierre rolled his eyes at Selena. "If their aim was to kill you, they wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to get you here."
Pierre's words got Selena thinking for a while, and she agreed with him as she saw no point for the mastermind to lure her all the way here just to poison her. Thus, she picked up an orange and peeled off its skin before relishing it.
Not long after that, the auction began, then the auctioneer proceeded to present every single antique that was put up for sale. As the event continued, the antiques slowly found their ways to their respective new owners one by one, but Selena, who was enjoying her snacks, appeared uninterested in all of them since she was after the bracelet. However, she soon felt nervous at the thought that the auction was a setup, fearing for the uncertainty that lay ahead of them.
In the meantime, Pierre seized Selena's hand and comforted her. "Relax. Just place your bid like you normally do."
"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to present to you this precious bracelet. You may place your bid now, starting from 1 million!"
Soon, Pierre whispered in Selena's ear, "I'll place the bid, while you pay attention to the surroundings. We'll bid up slowly."
"3 million! 4 million! 5 million! 6 million! Any more exciting offers?" The auctioneer announced the price with a passionate and agitated voice. "7 million! 8 million! 9 million! 10 million! 10 million, going once, going twice... Oh, wait! We've got 25 million from Room 8. 25 million, going once..."
Selena anxiously stared at the auctioneer's scarlet expression on the screen as the man held the gavel in his hand in an agitated manner. I guess whoever made that bid didn't want to waste any more time! "30 million from Room 23! Anyone else?"
Pierre and Selena made their bid in Room 23.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
"40 million from Room 8 once again! Wait a second! Someone is offering 50 million from Room 11! 50 million going once..."
Selena's heart skipped a beat, as she
recalled a similar scene in her previous auction, in which three competitors placed their bids for the same item at that time. While Pierre was her competitor the last time, he was now on her side. Thus, she wondered what the other two bidders wanted with the Bracelet.
"50 million, going twice..."
Selena stared at Pierre in shock, wondering why he still hadn't placed his bid because the auctioneer was ready to hammer the block with his gavel any time. "What are you waiting for, Pierre?!"
"50 million, going thrice! Deal! This bracelet now belongs to the bidder in Room 11. Congratulations for winning the bid! Now, let's take a look at our next treasure!"
In the end, Selena could only watch helplessly as the bracelet found its new owner, Are you kidding me?! thought it was going to cost a billion at least, but now, the deal was sealed at only 50 million?! "What on earth happened?!"
"The button malfunctioned!" Pierre looked at Selena with a pair of furrowed brows.
"Malfunctioned?!"
"I did push the button down, but it didn't respond."
"Seriously? That's not a technical error that should happen at a high-end auction house!" Selena expressed her suspicion.
"I guess our meticulous plan is still
no match for your dirty tricks after
all!" Pierre chuckled glacially and added, "You'd better watch out because I'm going to come after you now!" He then stared at the surveillance camera, seemingly trying to provoke whoever was behind the screen. At the same time, Selena only bit her lips while feeling dismayed to see all their effort go down the drain. I thought we'd had everything figured out, yet all it took was a malfunctioned button to cost us our chances!