Life at The Top novel Chapter 96

After everyone from different industries arrived, the auction officially started.

A group of people walked in from the side door with the leader of the city hall leading them. Then, they sat in the seats that were intentionally separated from the rest.

The leaders from different industries who came to the auction started interacting with each other. They understood that those people who had just walked in were the influential businesspeople from Harbor City.

The leader of the group was a man who looked like he was in his 60s. He was wearing a suit and looked lean. However, when he talked, he was oozing with the air of a successful man and looked like he was full of charisma.

Next to him were a young man and a young woman. The man was chewing gum while looking slovenly.

The woman was very beautiful and looked so charming it was as if she had been blessed by heaven. The moment she appeared, she attracted the attention of a lot of people.

The woman was looking around in the venue as if she was looking for someone.

Immediately, her eyes landed on Jasper. She smiled softly, greeting him from afar.

Jasper smiled back at her as a response.

“Do you know each other?”

Wendy was particularly sensitive about this.

“Not really. I only met her once,” Jasper replied honestly.

“She’s pretty, right?” Wendy asked with a grin.

“So-so. I don’t feel anything looking at her. Anyone would just be a pretty shell compared to you.”

When Wendy got this answer that filled her with the will to live, she finally displayed a genuine smile. She was pleased with Jasper’s tactfulness.

Zayden looked into the eyes of the slovenly man from a distance. When he saw the other party gesturing an ‘ok’ to him, he let out a huge sigh of relief before turning around to look for Jasper.

When he saw Jasper and Wendy bantering flirtatiously with each other, his eyes darkened and he turned his head around with a scoff.

The emcee got on stage during the commotion and patted the microphone. After everyone was silent, he said, “Welcome everyone. I will be hosting the auction today.

“Plus, the returning millionaire investor from Harbor City, Mr. Zachary Law, his eldest son, Henry Law, and daughter, Anna Law, will be watching from one side.”

After knowing the identity of the businesspeople from Harbor City, an uproar started among the millionaires from the province.

Everyone knew that the businesspeople from Harbor City were extremely influential, but they had no idea it was the number one wealthiest family in Harbor City—the Laws.

It could be said that the Laws were one of the friendliest families to Mainland among the top millionaires in Harbor City. Their old master, Tom Law, and the leaders of Capital City had a very close relationship.

They could not compete with Old Master Law in terms of status and position.

The emcee comforted everyone’s emotions. Then, he said, “So, let’s start the auction now. There is only one thing being auctioned off today and it’s a piece of 16-acre land at the south bank of the Southface River. Plus, it comes with the rights to develop the entire south bank of the Southface River as a whole.

“The details of the land are already on everyone’s tables. I’m sure everyone has already looked into this, so let’s not waste any more time and start now. The base price is 300 million dollars. Each bid increment should not be less than one million dollars.”

“300 million!”

After the emcee finished saying that, someone raised their paddle immediately.

Everyone at the scene smiled knowingly. Everyone knew in their hearts that they were just here to watch the auction.

The main characters would either be the Hanks or the Schulers.

The wealth and power of the rest present were just slightly below these two families.

“400 million.”

Indeed, Zayden called out right after.

The person who called out 300 million gave in quickly.

It was harmless to call out a starting price. If the Hanks had already joined, then it would be offensive to continue bidding.

“500 million.”

Jasper started raising his paddle without disappointing the others.

The auction had just started and both of them came with guns blazing.

Everyone started watching the show like obedient little kids. No one dared to interrupt the fight between the two families right now.