Living With My Lady Boss by Blue Silver novel Chapter 1751

Five minutes passed by quickly enough, and the doors of the club closed. The big screen in front lit up as the emcee took the stage to speak.

"I hereby announce that the private auction will now begin! First up, we have an ancient painting speaking of a time far, far away. The piece was created by a well-known artist from Dasha, and it is named 'Where Mountains Lie'."

"Bids start at five hundred thousand dollars. Alright, let's begin!"

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Seven hundred thousand!"

…

"Nine hundred thousand!"

'Where Mountains Lie' was indeed a famous painting, but it was not worth too much on the market. That was why no one called out after nine hundred thousand dollars.

That was a price that far surpassed the original price of the painting.

However, the painting originated from Dasha and ended up overseas for some reason. Other foreigners might not see much value in it, but it meant a lot to Wilbur as a man born and raised in Dasha.

"If he was just bidding for fun and refuses to pay, we would be making a loss from this auction— and Mr. Albus Jonan's illness might get worse."

Madam Marie watched Wilbur through the window, unsure of what to do. Wilbur's straightforwardness and confidence did give Marie for, but it would be a great blow to her if he refused to pay after bidding.

Madam Marie's father had once been the head of the Jonan clan. Due to some reasons, he faced jealousy and backstabbing from other family members, which resulted in him losing his position as head of the clan and having his power overthrown by other members with ulterior motives. In the end, all the clan's money and assets were secretly transferred away, and the once-great Jonan family was now merely a shell.

On top of that, Albus Jonan, Marie's father, had fallen gravely ill upon finding out what happened to the clan. The medical fees spent on him grew by the day, and the clan was running out of money to afford his treatment.

With no other choice, Marie had to put her father's prized antiques up for auction. She had planned to return those antiques to Dasha if the Jonan clan had never fallen, but things were looking extremely grim, and this was all she could do.