Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade

Chapter 286

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Desmond could feel his face heat up from shame.

Damn it! I can’t believe he actually has that kind of money on him.

How embarrassing!

“Just you wait, Alex Jefferson!” Desmond gritted his teeth and growled.

Alex had gone to great lengths to hide the black card from Desmond earlier so he would not get aggravated any further.

Alex nodded. “Fine by me. I look forward to it.”–

Desmond huffed and turned away.

A few items later, a piece of half–finished jade appeared on the stage.

The piece of jade was still half–buried in stone to show that it was entirely natural, and its starting price was eight hundred thousand.

Any natural ore would contain a sizeable amount of mana, which would be useful for any martial artist…

With that thought in mind, Alex raised his paddle.

“Nine hundred thousand!”

Just a second later, a familiar voice rang, “One million!”

As expected, the voice belonged to Desmond Jones.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

He stared at Alex with a look of defiance.

“One million one hundred thousand!”

“One million two hundred thousand!”

After a while, the bid rose to twice its starting value, and Desmond raised it to two million without batting

an eye.

Everyone could tell that Desmond was deliberately trying to provoke Alex.

They trained their eyes on Alex’s hands, eager to find out what happened next.

Just as they had expected, Alex raised his paddle yet again. “Twenty million!”

What?

The crowd had gone into a frenzy.

Two million to twenty million straightaway?He just threw out a price that’s ten times higher!

Desmond was practically fuming by then.

Do you have a death wish, you piece of trash?

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You can’t just spend your money like they’re worth nothing!Stop being such a spendthrift!

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Even Desmond, who was the infamous wastrel of Nebula City, would not buy something for ten times its original price.

Desmond hesitated.

Should I follow or not?

If he did, he would be wasting almost twenty million worth of funds.

If he did not, he would be shamed for life.

I’m done for if he humiliates me in front of the crowd again!

With that, he said through gritted teeth, “Twenty–one million!”

The crowd roared.

He added a million!

He’s declaring war on Alex Jefferson!

“Thirty million!” Alex said with a light smile.

What in the world?

Has he gone he crazy?

This is a battle of wits!

As the price increased from two million to twenty million and then to thirty million, the crowd’s reactions grew more and more frantic.

Desmond felt despair gnawing at his heart.

Isn’t he just a live–in son–in–law? How on earth did he have so much money?

The Jennings family have long since fallen from grace, so there’s no way they would be able to fund Alex’s extravagant expenditure.

“Come on now, Mr. Jones! Why aren’t you playing along?” Alex asked, smiling.

Desmond began to panic.

He would definitely be getting an earful from his elders should he spend thirty million just to bring back a tiny piece of jade.

He racked his brains for a solution as everyone turned around to stare at him.

What am I going to do?

Desmond’s face was flushed with embarrassment and panic.

“Going once…” the auctioneer said from his lectern.

“Going twice…”

“Mr. Jones! Give a higher bid!” someone in the crowd shouted.

“You have to stay strong, Mr. Jones!”

“Don’t let us down!”

“Why are you backing down now, Mr. Jones?”

“You’re never going to recover from this if you don’t man up now, Mr. Jones!”

Desmond hid his face from the crowd and the hatred he felt for Alex increased a hundredfold. I wish I could strangle him right now!

Alex, on the other hand, simply gazes at him in mild amusement. “You’re going to lose if you don’t give a higher bid now, Mr. Jones.”