Chapter 709 The Classic Literature
Out of all the charitable things that Remus had done, he once spent a fortune purchasing a lot of stolen antiques from overseas and gave them back to the country for free. Because of that matter, the netizens gave the older man his blessings as a token of respect. In the meantime, Tessa was also aware of Remus’ birthday feast but had no idea she should buy him as a present. Fortunately, she soon found out from the press that Remus had a liking for collecting vintage antiques. Thus, she began to wonder where she could buy some authentic antiques for him.
While Tessa was preoccupied with that matter, Mona was able to see through what was bothering her. Thus, the latter showed her concern and asked, “Are you alright, Tessa? What seems to be bothering you? You looked distracted in the past two days.”
“Well, there is someone whose birthday is just around the corner in my family, and he is in love with vintage antique collections. However, I don’t know where I could get my hands on one of those things. Do you know any place that sells antiques?” Tessa came clean with what was keeping her preoccupied.
At that moment, Scott, who happened to be walking in Tessa’s direction, overheard what she was saying and replied, “You’re in luck because I know a place where there will be an auction for antiques tonight.”
“Mr. Brooks? When did you come here?” Tessa and Mona were both surprised when they heard the man’s voice.
“When you both were busy talking to each other,” Scott smiled and replied to the ladies, setting his eyes on Tessa gently. “If you’re free tonight, I could take you there to have a look.”
While Tessa had nothing else better to do, Mona couldn’t make it because she was occupied by some other plans, even though she was interested in tagging along. Later that night, Tessa and Scott arrived at a five-star hotel where she was seen wearing a gray dress with a pair of furry shoulder laces. Besides that, her long dark hair, coupled with her beautiful make-up, only served to make her seem especially elegant and gorgeous as she smiled and stood beside Scott. As soon as the duo showed up, their unique appearances immediately turned many heads.
Soon, a few musicians, whom Tessa had known earlier in the bar, walked up to her and greeted her. “Hello, Miss Reinhart. We meet again.”
“Greetings, fellas,” Tessa responded politely.
In the meantime, Scott reacted to those musicians without any signs of awkwardness, smiling while nodding to them naturally. Not long after the few of them exchanged pleasantries, the auction began as Scott and Tessa sat in the first row of the seating area. Minutes later, the host officiated the event with his excellent sense of humor, successfully lightening up the atmosphere before he went on to introduce the first item to be sold.
It turned out that the first item was a piece of jewelry with a unique oriental design that immediately caught the eyes of many as soon as it was presented to the audience. The next moment, those rich women quickly raised their bidder card and shouted the price they were willing to offer, whereupon the item was eventually sold for three million.
As the host continued to introduce the antiques, each item was found to be more expensive than the previous one. Nonetheless, they were all rare jewelry that could never be found elsewhere. Therefore, the place was filled with excitement and thrill as everyone was delighted to witness those precious items.
Meanwhile, Tessa was in awe to see so many rare and priceless valuables but hadn’t come across anything that caught her eye. Even so, she patiently waited, occasionally discussing the items onstage with Scott in whispers. Soon, Tessa finally saw something that attracted her when the host introduced it to the crowd. “Now, we’re going to take a look at an ancient piece classic literature text from Xerthania. With centuries of history, I’d say it’s an antique worthy of collection. For that, it’s going to be for sale, starting from 700,000.” As soon as the host finished his words, a lady standing on the stage held the book and showed it to the audience.
Unlike the previous items, the literature didn’t receive the acclamation it deserved, with a handful of people who raised their bidder cards. After all, they were put off by its old and unattractive appearance, thinking it wasn’t worthy of their collection at all. However, there were some those who understood its value as they began to name their price for the item. “One million.”
“One million and two hundred thousand.”
“Two million.”
“Two million and six hundred thousand.”
As the competition began to get intense, Tessa raised her bidder card and shouted, “Three million.” Nevertheless, there were more and more bidders who showed their interest in the literature book when they saw how well received the piece was getting. When someone offered five million to buy the book, the others stopped and gave up, except Tessa. “Five million and seven hundred thousand.” As soon as her words were heard, the bidder who offered five million immediately gave up.
