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Read The Consortium’s Heir Chapter 131 – item put up for auction was a brown’, leather book, and it looked ordinary, but Darius’
blood kept boiling at the sight of the book. He could feel an innate connection with the book, and he could barely keep himself from
rushing over to the stage and grabbing the book.
Janet noticed Darius’ keen attention on the book, but couldn’t understand why Darius was so interested
in the book. After all, the book looked so ordinary and she couldn’t find anything special in as she looked
at it. Just as she was about to question Darius about the book; the emcee’s voice echoed in the auction
hall.
“Next, we have the ‘Journals of Madra’ up for auction. As we all know, Madra was the fifth and most
successful emperor of the Lin Dynasty. This leather books contain the journals of Madra, his exploits,
and his insights from his reign.”
As soon as the emcee completed her statement, majority of the people present eyes widened in shock.
The “Journals of Madra’ was a book with great value attached to it. It was lost after the Lin Dynasty
perished in the Great War, and the aristocrats had no idea where the book disappeared to after it was
lost. Who would have expected the book to suddenly make an appearance here at the auction in Vane
city?
The emcee had a satisfied look on her face after gaining the attention of the guests present, before
speaking.
“The starting bid for the book is 20 million dollars, with increment of no less than 5 million dollars.” The
emcee stated.
No sooner had the emcee concluded her statement did someone call out an opening bid.
“30 million dollars!” the person stated confidently.
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“35 million dollars!” another person immediately countered.
“40 million dollars!” another guest placed his bid instantly.
The importance of the book could not be over emphasized to history lovers and scholars. It was
something that greatly interested them, so they would naturally not be stingy when bidding for the book.
Darius knew at once that he had to get the book. He could feel an innate connection to the book, and he
would definitely regret it if he was unable to get the book. Hence, he placed his bid without any
hesitation. Of course, it was an astronomical sum.
“100 million dollars!” Darius called out powerfully.
There was immediate silence in the hall the moment Darius placed his bid.
100 million dollars?
That was five times the original price for the book!
The people present were all successful and wealthy people from all walks of life. Although the book was
a very valuable one with rich history, it wasn’t so valuable that they would spend a hundred million dollars
on it. The history lovers and scholars couldn’t help but curse in their hearts at that scene.
Janet looked at Darius with astonishment in her gaze. She, like the rest of the guests present, was
surprised at Darius’ decision to spend a hundred million dollars on the book.
When she recalled the rumors about how poor Darius was, and how he acted now, she sucked in a cold
breath. She could barely connect the two people together.
Darius ignored the stares the guests threw his way. He was glad that Janet reserved the VIP section of
the hall for two of them, as the guests couldn’t see him because of that. Otherwise, it would have been a
troublesome case.
The emcee regained her composure and announced loudly as per the norms.
“100 million dollars going once.”
“100 million dollars going twice.”
“100 million dollars going thrice; and sold!”
She then handed the book to one of the attendants who was standing nearby, and instructed them to
deliver the book to private lounge 12.
As the attendant approached the lounge with his book, Darius’ blood increased in intensity. It wasn’t until
Darius came in contact with the book did he finally calm down, and a tranquil feeling came over him.
After concluding the auction of the book, the emcee auctioned the next item that was brought in by the
attendants, and it was auctioned for a fair sum of 30 million dollars.
Time flew by, and before Darius knew it, the time to auction the courtyard villa finally came. Darius had
almost resigned to the fate that the courtyard villa, which was his original reason for coming here, would
not be auctioned off anymore, so he was very glad when the emcee finally mentioned it.
The emcee showed the pictures of the villa, and the attractions beside the villa. Darius was very
impressed with the pictures he saw.
The villa was very large, but not unnecessarily large. It was located in a serene area, and it had an
artificial lake in it. The interior of the courtyard villa was also beautiful and satisfactory. It perfectly suited
Darius’ tastes.
The auction commenced, and Darius won the bid for the courtyard villa for a sum of 200 million dollars
after a brief bidding war.
Janet’s eyebrows itched at the way Darius spent his money. He had spent 300 million dollars in a single
night! It was an exorbitant sum, even for her.
She could understand his reason for spending 200 million dollars on the courtyard villa, as there was a
bidding war, which made the value of the courtyard villa soar four times its initial price. However, the 100
million dollars spent on the ‘Journals of Madra’ was nothing more than a waste of money in her view.
The book was simply overpriced, and since Darius was not a history major in Kingston University, why
was he so interested in the book?
Darius noticed Janet casting exasperated and curious glances at him, but did nothing. In the end, Janet
gave up and returned her attention back to the auction.
The auction continued for another ten minutes before it finally came to an end. Darius waved Janet
goodbye after thanking her sincerely for the opportunity she gave him. If it weren’t for her inviting him to
this auction, he would not have gotten the chance to get the book, and even though he would find a new
villa, he would have to expend more energy to find one that suited his tastes just like the courtyard villa.
He stayed behind and signed the documents transferring ownership of the courtyard villa to him, and
collected the keys before exiting the auction hall.
As he walked, Darius fell into deep thoughts. This auction was a bit of an eye opener for him, as it
opened new options for him to explore. Despite his impressive
background as the heir to the Reid consortium, he had never attended an event like this; not because he
didn’t have the status to, but because he didn’t pay much attention to events like this.
He decided to be more open to auctions like these in the future. After all, with the presence of influential
individuals always guaranteed, he may be able to purchase one or two important objects or goods in the
future.
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