Chapter 163
Owen drawled, “One hundred and thirty million dollars.”
The crowd was stunned. The other items were only going up by tens or hundreds of thousands dollars, but these two were raising the stakes by and. million at a time. They wondered how deep their pockets were.
But this is just a replica, not the original.
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Aria couldn’t stay seated any longer. She turned to Owen and said bluntly, “If you like it that much, I can just give it to
Owen smiled gently. “I’m an admirer of Mono’s work.”
His reply left her with no room to argue.
Zoe was about to raise the bid again when Logan grasped her wrist. “Zoe, don’t be rash.”
In the end, the replica painting sold for a staggering 130 million dollars–more than the combined total of all previous auction items.
Someone lowered their voice and whispered, “Do you think there’s something going on between Owen and Aria?”
“Come on, no way. A divorcée like Aria could ever be worthy of Mr. Shaw.”
“But rumor has it Mrs. Shaw is quite fond of Aria–and she’s even trying to play matchmaker for the two of them!”
“Looks like the Shaw family have finally welcomed Aria into the family.”
They never saw that slap in the face coming so fast.
Aria and Kim went head–to–head in a heated auction battle for Selina’s diamond necklace.
The bidding had already reached eighty–two million dollars.
Kim had budgeted fifteen million dollars at most, never expecting Aria to swoop in and drive the bidding up this high.
“One hundred million dollars.”
The crowd gasped in disbelief. “Are the Shaws really this loaded? The younger brother just dropped 130 million dollars on a replica painting, and now the older brother is bidding 100 million dollars for a necklace!”
Two hundred thirty million dollars were gone in one night.
“One hundred and thirty million dollars.”
And then, someone even crazier,
The hall fell into stunned silence.
Now it all made sense why these two lots were saved for the grand finale.
At this moment, Liam couldn’t help but feel a waye of relief. ‘Thank God we’re already divorced. With Aria’s reckless spending habits, even the entire Cole Group wouldn’t be enough to keep up with her!‘
Kim knitted his brows, a surge of frustration welling up inside him. “One hundred and fifty million dollars!”
“Two hundred million dollars!” Aria called out without hesitation.
Selina was so startled that she leaped up from her seat, urgently grabbing Martin’s wrist. “Do you have that girl’s number? Text her right now, tell her to
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stop bidding! I’ll make one for her privately, and she can exchange it for one of her paintings
Martin nodded and quickly pulled out his phone to text. As he typed, he couldn’t help thinking, Man, this girl is really loaders
Kim felt choked with anger, his chest so tight that he could barely breathe or swallow it down.
Owen found it intriguing to see his elder brother displaying emotions so openly. It was a rare sight indeed.
“Kim, still in the game?”
Kim gritted out, “Two hundred million.”
Just as Aria was about to speak, Martin, seated in the front row, turned around. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he gave her a meaningful look and urgently gestured toward his phone, signaling her to check it.
Aria glanced down at Martin’s message.
The spectators were stunned to see that Martin actually knew Aria. They wondered what kind of text message he had just sent her.
From her seat in the fourth row, Hannah watched the scene unfold, instinctively clenching her fists.
Hannah thought to herself, “It probably isn’t what I’m imagining.”
Martin had come today specifically to invite her, as the auction was drawing to a close.
Aria raised her head and declared coolly, “Two hundred and fifty million.”
Martin grew anxious. ‘Why is this girl still raising the bid?‘
Kim’s face darkened, his jaw clenched as he ground out, “Three hundred million.”
‘One more bid from her and I’m out!‘ he thought, determination flashing in his eyes.
Aria rose and gave a slight smile. With a playful smile, she said, “Since you’re such an admirer of Ms. Grive’s work, I’ll stop. Three hundred million–what a generous contribution to charity! Thank you, Mr. Shaw.”
Kim fell silent.
Three hundred million dollars.
Selina’s work sold for such a high price for the first time.
Despite the unexpected outcome, the charity auction gala wrapped up on a high note.
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