hapter 39
“Nathan, I’m starting to feel envious of Emilia.”
Caroline claimed to be envious, but she was secretly instigating. “Look at her. After her divorce from you, she had all kinds of men surrounding her. But what about you? You still have to take care of Jessica. That’s some way for Caroline to show her love for you.”
Surrounded by all kinds of men.
Those words made Nathan look
- up.
From his position, he saw Emilia, Hayden, and Simon on the second floor opposite the ring–shaped private room, happily engaged in a discussion. Emilia seemed very happy.
It seemed that she had never been so happy in the three years of their marriage. Was she happy because she was surrounded by men?
Nathan’s face darkened, and his mood got worse.
“Nathan, I just heard that Emilia will buy the porcelain bowl from the Middle Ages during the auction. I was badly mistreated earlier. I don’t care how, but you must buy that antique porcelain bowl and give it to me!”
When she noticed Nathan was a little dissatisfied with Emilia because of her
words, Caroline immediately tried to push things further.
“Humph, it must be interesting to take what Emilia wants, wait for her to come to me, and beg for it!” Caroline thought.
“Emilia wants the antique porcelain bowl?” Nathan wondered.
Nathan’s eyes flashed with darkness as he saw the n
passionately in the middle of the first floor.
“Boss, there’s a call for you!”
introducing this auction
Sweaty from feeling too excited when introducing the auction, Brian walked backstage, and his assistant handed over his mobile phone.
“Hello?”
Brian put the soft silk scarf on the tray beside him. If there were people who knew antiques, they would easily notice that the tray was a 400–year–old antique silverware from Upria!
Even the silk scarves in Brian’s hand were made with ancient weaving techniques.
“It’s Mr. Nathan Miller, the CEO of The Miller Group.”
“Oh?” Hearing his assistant’s words, Brian hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, “Pass me the phone.”
“Mr. Miller, I knew you were coming to the auction, so I intentionally reserved at
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15–carat pink diamond necklace with 30 gems, Crystal Love, as a gift for your new wife. How about that? Is that good enough?”
As a person obsessed with antique utensils, Brian had one of the country’s best. information networks to find treasures around the world.
Although he had never seen Nathan’s ex–wife, he knew Nathan was divorced. Brian also knew Nathan would marry again because he planned to collaborate with the Miller Group.
“Thank you, but there’s no need for that.”
Nathan frowned and didn’t seem to have considered how sad Jessica would be if she couldn’t get the necklace.
“What?”
Brian was dumbfounded. He knew that such a necklace was the treasure many women dreamed of. Why was Nathan not planning to buy it for his newly wedded wife?
Did it mean that the collaboration between his “Haven Antique House” and the Miller Group was about to fall apart?
Just before Brian became sad, he heard Nathan say, “Is there a set of porcelain bowls from the Middle Ages in today’s auction?”
Caroline had been eavesdropping beside him. When he heard what Nathan said, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Fiona hurriedly with joy.
Fiona heard it too, and her anger seemed to have faded. She patted Caroline’s hand and said happily, “Nathan still loves you. You see, he’s immediately calling to buy it for you after you said you wanted that porcelain bowl. Even Jessica has a lower priority compared to you.”
“That’s of course! She’s just an outsider, after all!”
Caroline raised her chin proudly.
Although Caroline really liked Jessica compared to Emilia, she was still proud that she was more important than Jessica when it came to this.
Perhaps that was Caroline’s competitive nature.
“There is indeed such a collection of antique porcelain bowls. What’s the matter? Are you interested in that set of porcelain bowls? The set is precious, but they’re still a bit shy of Crystal Love’s value.”
Although it was an antique set from the Middle Ages and his favorite, Brian knew the rare necklace cherished by women was of a greater value.
“It doesn’t matter. I’m buying that set of antique porcelain bowls.”
“About that…”
Brian’s expression turned slightly awkward, and he glanced at the booth in the middle of the hall.
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The graceful auctioneer had already started the auction of the first exhibit.
“Mr. Miller, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but the list of exhibits to be auctioned today has been announced long ago. It’s against the rules to privately purchase it all of a sudden.”
Nathan looked at Emilia coldly and said, “I’ll pay ten times the price.”
As she stood behind Nathan, Caroline was flattered when she heard him say that. Her jaw dropped as she placed her hands over her chest, feeling too excited to even stand straight.
The thought that she would sneer at Emilia later made Caroline feel
overwhelming excitement.
Brian’s mouth was wide open. “Uhm… Why did you suddenly want to buy this set of porcelain bowls? I remember that the Miller family’s antique collection doesn’t lack an antique bowl of this kind.”
When he heard Nathan’s offer, Brian knew Nathan was determined to get that porcelain bowl.
However, he still wanted to learn more about his motivation.
After all, it may be helpful for his future business dealings with the Miller Group. “It’s just a business thing. Anyway, I’m getting it for sure. As for how you will address the public, I believe you know what to do.”
n seemed to have
Then, thought of something. He looked back at Fiona and Caroline. “Aren’t you two trying to get something from the auction too? Why are you hiding behind me?”
Fiona and Caroline felt their hearts tremble inexplicably when Nathan suddenly looked their way. They walked forward guiltily and muttered, “Yes, of course…” Brian knew a little about Nathan’s habit.
He took the tea from his assistant helplessly and to a sip. “Alright. I’ll have my assistant pack it right away. I’ll deliver it to your private room later.”
“Okay.”
Nathan nodded slightly, then hung up the phone. After that, he glanced at the private room opposite him.
It was not until Fiona began raising her bid paddle that Nathan suddenly realized he seemed too concerned about Emilia.
So, he withdrew his gaze from Emilia and called Brian again. “By the way, I want that necklace too.”
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