Chapter 428

After a short silence, someone shouted, “Seventy million.”

The crowd murmured as they turned to the source of the voice.

No one had expected the voice to be Hadley’s, the woman who had condoms in her LV bag?

That woman was so rich that she could bid a resounding seventy million?

Then why was she so nervous and upset when she lost that coin pouch with only a thousand in cash inside?

Nancy and her family thought that it was strange because Hadley’s previous behavior was simply too weird.

Nancy stared at the stone and murmured, “Seventy million... Seventy million...”

“Aunt, should we add another five million to the bid?”

Hannah took a deep breath and replied, “It’s better if we personally check it out first.”

“Seventy million, is there a higher bid?” asked the auctioneer.

“Seventy million going once, seventy million going twice...”

Nancy suddenly asked, “Hang on, can we take a closer look?”

“Or course. Please step up to the stage, miss,” said the auctioneer.

Nancy quickly dragged Hannah up onto the stage, and they used some professional tools to examine the rock.

Everyone had their eyes on the duo as they waited.

After examining the rock, Nancy and Hannah returned to their seats. Nancy whispered, “Aunt, I am certain that the gemstone inside is of high quality. If there aren’t any flaws nor inclusions, we should make at least one hundred and fifty million.”

“As such, we’d make a profit even if we bid a hundred million on it.”

Hannah sighed and replied, “But what if the gemstone is flawed?”

“Besides, we don’t know if the stone is filled with high-quality gemstones? What if the gemstones are only on the surface?”

“The latter is virtually impossible. In short, I think it’s worth the risk,” said Nancy.

Zeke took a deep breath and advised, “Please take my advice. That rock is nothing but a horrible book with an incredible cover.”

Nancy refuted, “Shut up. You think I’m judging this rock like an idiot who judges a book by its cover?

Dumbass!”

Zeke wanted to say some more, but Lacey stopped him. “It’s obvious that Nancy doesn’t like you, so don’t butt in at a time like this, okay? You’ll just be scolded.”

Zeke sighed, “You’re going to regret it.”

Nancy put her hand up and shouted, “Seventy-five million!”

There was complete silence.

Hadley suddenly said, “I want to take a closer look, too.”

The auctioneer said, “No problem.”

Hadley checked the stone out before she returned to her seat and stopped talking.

The auctioneer shouted, “Is anyone going higher than seventy-five million?”

“Seventy-five million going once, seventy-five million going twice, sold!”

Nancy’s beating heart finally settled down. She was rather satisfied with that result.

Everyone came up to congratulate Nancy.

Nancy grinned as she turned to Lacey and said, “Lacey, I’ll treat you to a grand dinner after we cut that rock open.”

“There’s no need for that. The country is encouraging us to not be wasteful and keep ceremonies like funeral simple?”

Nancy glared at Zeke and asked, “What is that supposed to mean?”

“I’m worried that you might die of dehydration because you will cry so much after we cut the stone open. The dinner you intend to treat us will therefore turn to be a feast at your funeral.”

Nancy’s face darkened, “Lacey Hinton, give me the car keys right now. I am going to run this piece of sh*t over!”

Lacey and Hannah were both exasperated.

Those two must’ve been a cat and a dog in their past lives. That was probably why they fight like cats and dogs whenever they got together.

After taking the stone away, the auctioneer said, “Alright, settle down, everybody.”

“The previous gemstone has found it owner. Let’s see who is taking the next baby home.”

“Please take the second stone to the stage.”

When the second stone showed up, everyone couldn’t help but hold their breath.