Relentless Pursuit After Divorce
Chapter 843. Heart is bleeding

Chapter 843: 843. Heart is bleeding

As her heart ached, her envy toward Adam Jones’s limitless doting on Elly Campbell deepened.

She knew that even to prove Elly Campbell’s innocence, Adam Jones didn’t need to do this. His extravagant spending was solely because his wife was being accused and he wanted to defend her publicly.

Thinking about it, Sophia Green felt so sour as if her internal organs were corroded by vinegar.

She stared intently at Adam’s face. He seemed to have no interest in the antiques. Even when Jeny Chapman was explaining the origins of the antiques to everyone, he was listening indifferently, showing no expression of amazement.

Rather, occasional gasps of astonishment were heard from others, both marveling at George Parker’s tactics and admiring Adam Jones for his bold and confident lavish spending.

Yet when Jeny Chapman announced the prices, Adam didn’t even blink. Tens of millions sounded to him as insignificant as mere cents.

There’s no comparison; comparisons could make one spit blood.

"’Bell Zither’?"

When the last item was unveiled, Professor Chapman was so excited that he couldn’t maintain his composure and emitted a pig-like squeal.

Staring at the ancient zither for a long while, he was extremely cautious during the appraisal, as if fearing that too much force might snap its strings.

Everyone held their breath, watching Jeny Chapman, his eyes burning with excitement and his bloodshot eyes seeming to burst forth from their sockets.

After a long while, he slapped George Parker heavily on the shoulder and said,

"You rascal, where did you get this ’Bell Zither’ from?"

Other people didn’t know the origins of the ’Bell Zither,’ but seeing Jeny Chapman’s excitement, they knew this zither was no ordinary piece.

"My God, it really is the ’Bell Zither’."

Professor Grant couldn’t resist stepping forward to take a closer look. As an antique appraiser with more experience than Jeny Chapman, he naturally recognized that this was the genuine ’Bell Zither’ from the Zhou Dynasty, obtained by the Duke of Charlie.

This zither had not been found since Tom Donley’s death.

Many had tried to find an ancient zither similar to, or close to, the ’Bell Zither’ but had always failed.

After Jony Alley’s death, there was no longer a Donley, and after Donley’s death, the ’Bell Zither’ vanished from the world.

Unexpectedly, nearly 2000 years later, this ’Bell Zither’ had appeared here.

Jeny Chapman and Professor Grant were so excited that they couldn’t help but radiate enthusiasm, almost dancing as they narrated the history of the ’Bell Zither’.

Everyone listened in shock, each holding their breath, eager to hear how much Professor Chapman would price it and what Adam Jones’s reaction would be.

Most of the people present were businessmen; they didn’t have the refined appreciation to understand what an ancient zither meant to a music enthusiast. They only knew that the monetary value represented by the zither was what most attracted them.

"At least two billion."

The price Jeny Chapman announced made everyone inhale sharply again.

All eyes turned to Adam Jones, who had just reviewed nine items, each worth over fifty million, totaling over five hundred million with just those nine items.

Five hundred million, while not a large sum in the business and investment world, especially for someone like Adam Jones, was just a drop in the ocean.

Yet, spending billions on these pieces, which were only to be looked at and not consumed, and that some didn’t even consider to have aesthetic value, many felt it was outright burning money.