Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 717 - 735: The Most Surprising Conjecture (8)

Chapter 717: Chapter 735: The Most Surprising Conjecture (8)

The silence on the phone was somewhat eerie.

Elijah Smith held his mobile phone, with waves of immense pain rising from the bottom of his heart. Frowning, it took him a while to break the silence: "Ella?"

Ella... Once upon a time, he would feel like he was eating sugar whenever he called her name, the sweetness being almost indescribable.

But now, as he called that name, he felt only a mouthful of bitterness.

On the other end of the call, Ella Adams heard the familiar tone addressing her name. Her eyes turned red all of a sudden. Standing on the bustling Main Street at the entrance of the hospital, she took half a day before speaking: "Elijah.. do you have time now? Let’s meet up."

Elijah hesitated. He wanted to refuse, but in the end, all he could do was nod his head and say, "Alright."

The arrest and imprisonment were postponed by four hours.

In these four hours, Elijah knew exactly what he and Ella were going to do.

....

Faced with Evelyn Osbert’s wedding to Robert Vincent, women tend to lament the fickleness of life and criticize men’s heartlessness.

However, for men, especially Percy Stanton at this moment, he was extremely calm.

Robert Vincent wasn’t very wealthy, but to the laypeople of the world, he was an incredibly wealthy CEO.

So, what Percy was thinking about right now was how to sabotage the marriage between Evelyn and Robert.

The items being auctioned at the Auction Event were all first-class treasures, with hefty price tags.

Those in the circle of wealthy people had their own way of living; capturing the most expensive items on site was a symbol of one’s status.

The better items were towards the back, so the items being auctioned in succession at the front didn’t cause too much of a stir.

The items became more upscale and upscale as the auction progressed, until a Zhou Dynasty jade seal appeared, sparking some interest in Isabel Smith’s face.

The jade seal was an ancient emperor’s stamp, made of pure white jade. From a distance, it looked as white as snow, crystal clear, casting a faint halo under the lamplight.

Attending a charity event, one is supposed to bid on some items. Moreover, jade is known to have a certain fate. Since it was love at first sight, Isabel Smith turned her head and whispered softly to her secretary, Emille, to bid when the time came.

Isabel had a fondness for fine items, and naturally, others did too. After raising the bidding card just once, the price quickly increased five-fold after passing through the mouths of seven or eight people, from the initial five million to twenty-five million.

Secretary Emille instinctively turned her head and looked at Isabel, inquiring whether to continue raising the price. Isabel stared straight ahead, nodded her head, and Emille lifted the card, saying, "Thirty million."

"31 million."

"35 million."

"39 million."

"43 million."

....

Secretary Emille looked at Isabel again, who still remained silent. Sitting beside her, Percy Stanton crossed his arms over his chest, sat up straight, and spoke, "Let’s go with seventy million."

Secretary Emille hesitated for a moment and glanced back at Isabel. Isabel turned her head and exchanged puzzled looks with Percy at the $70 million bid - the jade seal, though impressive-sounding, would not be worth that much. So why bid so high?

Percy didn’t provide Isabel with any explanation. Instead, he just gave Emille a glance, prompting the secretary to immediately raise the card and announce the price, "Seventy million."

From forty-three million to seventy million, this leap of twenty-seven million caused more than half of those who wanted the jade seal to drop out of the bidding.

Standing on the stage, the host Miss exclaimed, "Seventy million, the first time."

The venue was very quiet.

The host inquired again, "Seventy million, the second time."

One more time, and the hammer would fall.