The Consortium's Heir

The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Jnr Chapter 130

The inside of the auction house was bustling with activity, with many people walking about and discussing, eliciting an interested expression on Darius‘ face.

There were several people at the exchange center, a place where they could put up their items and goods for auction. The staff at the exchange center would then appraise their goods and determine how much it would be auctioned off for.

Of course, the exchange center would not forget to take their 10% commission from the amount the items or goods were auctioned off for. The 10% commission was fixed, and would be deducted regardless of the amount the items or goods were auctioned off for.

Janet noticed the interested expression on Darius‘ face and smiled softly before speaking

“Are you interested in putting up any of your properties, items or goods for auction?” Janet asked nonchalantly, her eyes trained on the exchange center.

Darius shook his head at her question, displaying his answer. With his current wealth and status, there was absolutely no need for him to auction off any of his properties, items or goods.

Janet smiled but said nothing else at his silent rejection. She then led him past the exchange center and into the main hall where the auction would be held.

The auction hall was already occupied with people, even though the auction would not begin until an hour later, and yet more people were still arriving.

The main hall was luxuriously decorated, with the best of decoration materials used to bring out the beauty of the hall. It was easily one of the most impressive decorations Darius had seen in his life.

Darius noted this with an impressed expression on his face, but before he could fully admire the decorations in the hall, Janet led him to another section of the hall. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

This section was solely reserved for the VIPs attending the auction.

Darius and Janet both entered the VIP section and headed to private lounge 12 which was reserved for them and sat down. In their lounge, a particular style of curtain was used, making it hard for guests to see the interior of the lounge. Darius and Janet, on the other hand, could see everything that was going on outside the lounge clearly.

The two of them then settled comfortably in the private lounge and waited for the auction to begin.

They didn‘t have to wait too long before the auction started. After one hour, the guests finally arrived, and the auction hall was filled to the brim.

When everyone was settled down and eagerly anticipating the beginning of the auction, the emcee appeared.

The emcee was a beautiful lady in her mid thirties. She was dressed in a white gown that showed off her curves, and she had a mature charm to her. She was certainly charming, as the organizers of the auction would not allow just anyone to be the emcee. The emcee had to be charming enough to the guests; otherwise they would feel dissatisfied and less inclined to spend more money.

The emcee smiled and greeted everyone present jovially. Her smile charmed the people in the auction, and the females present were no exception.

The emcee on seeing that she had captured the crowd‘s heart no longer hesitated and begun the auction.

She clapped her hands and two attendants drove a trolley containing a blue vase onto the stage. The blue vase was exquisite and beautiful, and one glance told that it had been crafted by a master potter.

The emcee didn‘t waste time and delved into the history behind the vase.

“This vase was crafted by the best potter in the mid 1700s, and is regarded as an heirloom of the Chen Royal Dynasty. It was seized as a spoil of war during the Chen war in the late 1800s. It is now being auctioned for a starting price of 10 million dollars, with increments of no less than 1 million dollars.”

No sooner had the emcee finished narrating the history of the vase did someone place a bid for the vase.

“11 million dollars!” Someone shouted.

“13 million dollars!” another person counted.

This launched a bidding war in the auction hall, and more than ten people were involved. In the end, it was auctioned off for an astronomical sum of 60 million dollars.

Darius expected the vase to be worth a lot since it was an antique and an heirloom at that, but he didn‘t expect the starting auction to end in a bid of 60 million dollars.

It was an astronomical sum; and Darius didn‘t dare underestimate the wealth of the people present.

Janet took a quick glimpse at Darius, curious to see his reaction to the money spent, but he remained stoic. She anticipated him to have a surprised expression on his face, but Darius, who was skilled at managing his facial expressions, didn‘t have any obvious expression on his face. Disappointed, Janet pouted and turned her attention back to the auction.

Thirty minutes later, the auction was in full flow, with numerous objects having been auctioned off. The lowest sum spent on an item was 60 million dollars, which was for the vase, while the greatest amount spent was 300 million dollars, which was for a painting.

Although Darius was significantly richer than the lots at the auction, he still felt very dizzy when seeing the amount of money spent in the auction.

Janet who invited Darius also showed her prestige, as she purchased a rare sapphire bracelet for over 70 million dollars.

Although Darius knew Janet was from a very impressive family, he was still shocked at the fact that she could spend 70 million dollars on a bracelet without batting an eye.

Of course, if Darius‘ grandfather were here, he would have smacked Darius across the face. He had gifted Darius over 10 billion dollars when they met for the first time, so why then was he shocked by someone spending 70 million dollars on a bracelet?

The auction went on for another five minutes, yet there was no sign of the courtyard villa being mentioned. Darius was already beginning to think that the courtyard villa wouldn‘t be auctioned off anymore, so he was beginning to

lose interest in the auction.

However, the second he laid his gaze on the next item up for auction, his eyes became bloodshot and his blood began to boil!