Justinâs face darkened. His thin lips were pursed as he thought, âIf Anna was willing to pay $9 million for
this painting, $10 million isnât a problem either. Anna suddenly held back, not because she couldnât pay,
but because she simply gave up. She did this on purpose!â
However, Justin could not say anything about it. After all, no one forced Rosalind to follow Annaâs bid to
take this painting. Rosalind did this willingly.
Bella remained calm and did not bid for the other auction items.
Justin only wanted to bid for the antique rosewood chair, so he kept silent.
The next item was a pair of jadeite stones donated by Shannon on behalf of the Salvador Corporation.
The base price was $2 million.
Bella snorted lightly and shook her head in disdain.
She would rather spend money on the replica earlier than buy these two stupid stones. Only fools
would buy these.
Sure enough, there were very few bidders. The auctioneer tried his best to raise the price, but in the
end, it sold for only $2.6 million.
The smile on Shannonâs face faded.
Justin looked calm, as if it had nothing to do with him.
That was because no matter what Shannon did, she would only embarrass Gregory. Justin did not
have a good relationship with his father either.
âThe next item comes from KS Group and was donated by Ms. Mila Larson. Itâs a pair of azure
porcelain teacups from the 18th century!â
Every collector in the audience was instantly aroused.
Bella was shocked. She quickly turned around and scanned the crowd behind her.
Finally, she spotted Milaâs graceful figure in the back row.
Bella nervously sent a message to Steven. [Why is Aunt Mila here? Why didnât you tell me she was
coming?!]
Steven replied. [Ms. Bella, I just found out too! Maybe the Chairman sent Madam Mila here at the last
minute as a contingency.]
Bella panicked and thought, âDamn it! Wyatt never plays by the rules!â
Almost everyone from the Salvador family was present at the auction, so Bella was afraid that she
would not be able to hide her identity as the heiress of KS Group with Mila around.
At this moment, Bella noticed that Mila was subtly gesturing an âokayâ sign to her and winking at
her, like a secret message between best friends.
Bella felt a surge of warmth in her heart and immediately understood what Mila meant.
She thought, âOh, Aunt Mila, youâre always so wise!â
Everyone was ready to make a bid for the porcelain teacups.
âThis porcelain is extremely rare, but Madam Mila still donated a pair! The Thompson family is really
generous, as expected of a large conglomerate.â
âThe Salvador Corporation is a large conglomerate too, but look what they donated. Those two rocks
are probably not as valuable as the stone sculptures in my garden.â
âMr. Salvador certainly has questionable taste in a wife.â
Shannonâs face turned red with embarrassment. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
The auction item Shannon brought was at a different level from Milaâs donation. The strong contrast
made Shannon look so stingy and petty.
This was the first time in the auction that Justin showed an interest in an auction item. He spun the
paddle in his hand while deep in thought.
Bella murmured, âThatâs top-quality celadon, the color of rain.â
When Justin heard Annaâs murmur, he could not help but turn to look at her in surprise.
Anna was focused on the antique teacup. Her fair and delicate skin was like fine porcelain. Her elegant
brows were relaxed, and she looked so beautiful under the light that Justin forgot to breathe. Anna was
actually a gorgeous woman, but Justin had never truly appreciated her beauty.