Chapter 2364
Joaquin spoke awkwardly. “Mr. Lloyd asked that question himself, Miss. And honestly, he didn’t look like he was joking.”
Valerie pressed her rosy lips together, muttering in a low, annoyed tone. “That shameless bastard. Everyone keeps saying he’s all-powerful and never touches women, but apparently, that’s all nonsense. I actually have to admire his nerve… He even dares to make a move on me?”
Joaquin did not dare to say another word. When he saw Valerie stop responding, he quietly backed out of the room.
Valerie turned toward the direction of Suite No. 3 and sneered. “You may have the arrogance to back it up, but sorry, I won’t let that slide so easily. If you want to get your hands on me, you’ll have to pay a really heavy price!”
Before long, the entire auction hall was filled. When the lights dimmed, a single spotlight lit up the stage at the center.
The auction had officially begun.
A stunning figure in high heels walked to the center. The spotlight’s soft, bright glow made everyone’s eyes light up.
As expected, there were no ugly women working under the Reyes family. This young woman in charge of the auction was truly captivating.
She said, “Distinguished guests and attendees, welcome. I’m the host for this auction session, Elsie Santana. It’s wonderful to see everyone again!”
In Suite No. 3, Andrew had been resting with his eyes closed. When he heard the name, his eyes snapped open in surprise. When he looked down, he recognized the woman immediately.
She was the antique appraiser who used to work under Silas Vaughn at Radiant Group back in Jayrodale. It looked like she had made quite the leap in her career, now working under the Reyes family here in Chetvine.
Andrew could not help but look at her with newfound respect.
Elsie announced, “Alright, without further ado, let’s present today’s first auction item: the Crimson Dynasty Celadon Vase, with a five-star collector’s rating. Starting bid: two million.”
Andrew leaned back in his seat, watching her open the night’s first round of bidding. He was not particularly interested in the items being auctioned and simply observed the wealthy guests as they started making their offers.
Two million for the first item alone. It was clear that the rest would only go higher, likely reaching tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
Andrew’s ninth-grade supreme elixir would definitely go for over 100 million, maybe even 500 million, before he would consider it fair.
Still, he paid casual attention to the rest of the auction. There might be something worthwhile among the items, something that could help him. But deep down, his focus was not on the treasures. It was on the people inside the first ten suites.
After all, the purpose of this trip was to gather valuable intelligence. Ideally, he could find the person Amari mentioned, the one who leaked information. As long as he found that person, he could trace who had sealed his core.
Thinking about this dark chapter of his past, Andrew’s face darkened. To this day, he had no idea who attacked him.
When he escaped from Chetvine years ago, a single palm strike to his abdomen had sealed his energy core, leaving behind a curse-like imprint of divine power.
Without question, that person had to be at the martial god level, or possibly even beyond. If it were an ordinary person, they would have long given up and buried this matter deep in their heart, not daring to investigate.
Sometimes, swallowing your pride and suffering in silence was the wisest way to stay alive.
However, Andrew was not that kind of person, and he could not claim to be wise either. No matter how powerful the opponent was, he had to confront them. At the very least, he would not be content to just ignore it and let it go.
Even if it meant going up against the gods themselves, he would still test if they could bleed.