Starting with A Divorce novel (Ainsley and Cason) novel Chapter 571

Chapter 571 Competing Over the Dressing Box

Daniel looked at Aaden and asked, ’A big cheese will attend the party?"

Aaden nodded. "Yes, Mr. Hume. It's a director of a multinational consortium. I heard he’s here with a program of 320 million dollars."

Daniel frowned slightly. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I didn't know you cared about it,’ Aaden said hesitantly.

In fact, Daniel had been idling around in the past few months, leaving the business to Aaden, such as the charity auction.

He might not have come here if he hadn't watched the news.

It was the fourth item. The host got excited. "The next one is a vase donated by the Hume family. It's also an antique from an old dynasty. The starting price is 1.6 million dollars, and each bid will add one million dollars."

It was the most valuable item so far. Everyone present knew how valuable it was.

It could be regarded as a national treasure. It had been lost abroad. One might make a contribution to the nation if getting the vase back.

In just five minutes, the price had risen to 20 million dollars. Daniel picked up the red wine glass with satisfaction and took a sip, eager to see Ainsley's reaction.

Unfortunately, she showed no interest in it.

The vase was bid at the price of 32 million dollars. It was a reasonable price for such a priceless vase.

A piece of porcelain was bid at the price of more than 128 million dollars. Manuel's donation was being sold.

As an internationally famous painter, Ram Dylan used to plant and paint flowers every day before his death.

At the last moment of his life, he finally finished his last work, which was sold by his family at a high price. No one knew who the buyer was. It turned out it was Manuel who bought the painting.

The value of the painting would increase as time went by.

However, Manuel donated it to the charity auction, showing his broadmindedness.

Daniel was disdainful of people's praise of Manuel. He knew well how offensive it was.

"It's Ram Dylan's last masterpiece. The starting price is ten million dollars, and the bidding price is 1.6 million dollars at a time."

Manuel raised the price to 20 million dollars. Obviously, he wanted to buy it back, which meant that he just wanted to donate money to charity.

Daniel raised his number, trying to give Manuel a hard time.

Most people took it as an odd action.

As everybody knew, Manuel was his rival, so how come he spent so much money on a painting?

Manuel was still raising his number calmly. In just ten minutes, the price of the painting had reached 32 million dollars.

The value of art could hardly be measured by money, but the current price was beyond the starting price of 20 million dollars.

Everyone watched their competition silently. When the price reached ten million dollars, Aaden gave Daniel a meaningful look.

Daniel immediately stopped bidding. It was foolish of him to spend so much money in a fit of pique.

When Manuel raised his number again, Daniel glanced at Ainsley. Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

The auction was held on the first floor, and the staff typically stayed on the second floor.

At this moment, the curtain near the stage was pulled open, followed by a number.