Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Hot Potato

As the memory surfaced, Melody Summers gave a silent, cold laugh. ’Elaine Hughes’s brainwashing tactics are the same as ever, even in this life.’

There was no "one gets the money, the other gets the love."

The truth was, wherever the money went, the love followed.

Elaine Hughes’s favoritism toward Sylvia Lancaster had always been blatant, yet she still forced Melody Summers to admit that she hadn’t been treated unfairly.

Melody Summers closed her eyes, pushing the thoughts down. The auction for the antique sapphire necklace had just begun.

Unexpectedly, Zane Simmons was quite interested in the sapphire necklace. He raised his paddle several times, ultimately winning the piece for 90 million.

Melody watched from the side, thinking silently. ’I never thought this necklace would show up at an auction in this life. Who could have put it up for sale?’

’Did Elaine Hughes sell it to get money to help Robert Lancaster save the Lancaster Group? Or did Sylvia Lancaster need the cash?’

Melody lowered her gaze, saying nothing. Zane Simmons, on the other hand, was in high spirits after winning the necklace he’d wanted.

Several more items followed: a ruby necklace, a pearl necklace, and a few beautiful antique vases.

Melody watched silently, a little disappointed. There were no RVs or yachts, which were what she was looking for. An airplane did come up for auction, which tempted her, but the starting bid was far beyond her budget.

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Melody Summers froze. Albus, the white cat in her lap, jerked his head up. Both of them instantly remembered the Pink Diamond they had sold from the Arcadian Space. The delivery address had been none other than The Nimbus Hotel!

The auctioneer on stage continued, "This Pink Diamond is 80 carats. After a standard cut, it will retain at least 50 carats. Its color is rich, its clarity is exceptionally high, and it is perfect through and through—virtually flawless."

"The starting bid is 300 million."

Albus shot up from Melody Summers’s lap.

’Such shameless profiteering!’

’We spent ages digging that out, sold it for 100 million, and they just turn around and try to sell it for a starting bid of 300 million!’

Albus fumed. He didn’t quite know why he was so furious, but he was.

Melody had to agree. She had worked for days to dig up that single Pink Diamond and only made 100 million from it. Now, The Nimbus Hotel was about to make a 200 million profit in a single flip. She had mixed feelings, to say the least.

’This middleman is even more ruthless with the markup than I was as the original seller!’

The starting price scared off a good number of people, but a few still raised their paddles.

Melody quietly glanced around, curious to see which big spender was bidding, only to see Ethan Sutton raise his paddle.

Melody: "..."

Melody tried to hold her tongue but failed. She whispered to Zane Simmons, "Didn’t you say the Sutton family was on the verge of bankruptcy? How can he afford to bid on a diamond?"

Zane Simmons replied calmly, "He’s using 300 million as bait to catch 30 billion. If he can win the heart of Miss Walsh, the returns will be far greater than his investment."

Flynn Adler also joined the bidding a few times. The two of them drove the price up to 420 million before Ethan Sutton finally secured the Pink Diamond.

Ethan Sutton felt his heart bleed with every bid, but Zara Walsh seemed to adore the Pink Diamond, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and win it.

million was an astronomical sum for him and the Sutton Family at this point. With the persistent high temperatures, construction had halted, several of the Suttons’ projects had fallen through, banks were calling in their loans, and workers were demanding their wages. The family was in a truly dire situation.

Melody watched with cold detachment. If Ethan Sutton felt like his heart was bleeding, so did she. It felt like she had just lost 320 million out of thin air.

Feeling indignant, Melody turned to Zane Simmons, baffled. "It’s just a diamond. Is it really worth 420 million?"

Even the airplane auctioned earlier hadn’t sold for that much.

Zane replied, "This is a Pink Diamond, after all. Not like white diamonds, which are basically an IQ tax. These are genuinely rare. Before the cataclysms, it probably would have sold for even more."

Melody sighed to herself. ’I guess you can only earn what you know. I still have so much to learn about these things.’

After the auction, an attendant led Zane Simmons and Melody Summers to collect the antique sapphire necklace he had won.

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