My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 79

Xanthea thought prices in the discount aisle would be low, but she hadn't expected them to be this low. Imagining the potential fame it could garner later, it seemed like a hidden gem in the rough.

"Matt, I want this one."

"What?"

Matthew paused for a moment, and Miranda was equally stunned. This? A novel by a completely unknown author, and she wanted to bid on it? Had she lost her mind?

"Xan, you don’t need to save money for me."

"Raise the paddle."

"Alright." Although Matthew didn’t understand her reasoning, he lifted the paddle, "50 thousand!"

"50 thousand from bidder number 012!"

Quality varied greatly in the discount section, and items often went unsold. Matthew’s bid, doubling the starting price, clearly surprised the auctioneer, who promptly grabbed his gavel.

Matthew thought 50 thousand would clinch it and started to stand to finalize the deal, but suddenly, a deep, magnetic voice filled the room.

"51 thousand."

When bidder number 001 slowly raised his paddle from the first row of VIP seats, everyone turned their surprised gazes towards the elegant figure.

This was Mr. Lockwood’s first bid of the day, and it was for a deeply discounted novel? Unbelievable!

Xanthea was also taken aback. Why would Orion bid on this novel?

Could it be that he too saw the huge potential and bright future of the work? No wonder he was the youngest head of the Lockwood Group, a once-in-a-century business titan. His keen insight and foresight were truly unmatched.

If she hadn't known about the future success of “Realm of Illusions”, she wouldn’t have bothered either. Luckily, his bid was only slightly higher, so he probably wasn't too committed.