Life After Prison by Silencieux
Chapter 1373

Caroline, the auctioneer, had a puzzled look on her face. She did not expect that a mere spiritual herb had received bids in excess of nine million high-grade spiritual stones! "What can you say? They're rich, hehe. Let's see who ends up winning this auction." The people in the hall below were lost for words and could only wait to watch the show. "Nine million and one hundred thousand dollars!" Megan smiled and called out.

Much to her surprise, Severin came to her as soon as she finished making that bid and whispered, "Let him have it if he raises the bid to ten million spiritual stones."

Megan was a little taken aback when she heard that. She frowned and asked, "Why? We have the upper hand here. Won't we lose out if we let him win?"

Severin smiled and explained, "That spiritual herb is at most only worth eight to nine million high-grade spiritual stones. We'd only be on the losing end if we fork out more than that."

Megan was still a little confused. "But, didn't you say that you can turn it into a third-grade low-rank pill? Isn't that worth two or three billion spiritual stones? We'd still make a profit, plus our dignity is at stake here!"

Severin smiled and said, "You're right about that, but we didn't just come here for that one single spiritual herb. We came for far more than that. It's clear that Jeremy is targeting us, and if we try to wrestle every spiritual herb from him, he'll know that our purpose is to get spiritual herbs. He can then try to raise the price of each spiritual herb before finally 'conceding' to us, and we'll end up wasting a large portion of our funds."

After an emphatic pause, Severin continued, "If we don't let him have it this time, then he'll realize that he has suffered a considerable loss. This will teach him not to bid too high anymore. After all, if he wins the bid at an outrageous price the first time, then the second, and the third... He'll eventually feel that we've tricked him! My strategy right now is to think ahead."

Once Megan understood Severin's thought process, she nodded and gave Severin her approval. "Awesome! Your plan is the best! Let's wipe that smug smile off his face!"

Jeremy did not immediately make another bid because a bodyguard stepped forward and persuaded him against it. "You can't go any higher, sir. You'll only be making a loss. This is already the maximum price for a third-grade low-rank spiritual herb. If we increase the price, then—"

"Screw you! Look at how irritating that b*tch is! I won't lose to that woman! Especially not at this juncture!"

Jeremy did not listen to the advice at all. After some thought, he said directly, "I'll bid ten million dollars! If you've got what it takes, then keep them bids coming, woman!"

To his surprise, Megan made a face at him. "Ten million dollars? Whoa, you're so rich, Mister Jeremy! That's too expensive for us! I won't be party to this stupidity. You have the herb. I concede!"

"You've been tricked, sir. They intentionally drove up the bid to make you pay more, and we've made a loss on this spiritual herb. Your father would not be pleased if he finds out." The bodyguard gritted his teeth when he saw Megan's smug face and realized that they had been strung along.

Jeremy's mouth twitched a few times and he finally realized that he had been fooled. Since there was nothing else that he could do about it, he had no choice but to double down and say to Megan, "Hehe, I'm rich enough to get it without needing you to concede to it. You just can't afford to keep up this bidding war because you don't have any money! Hehe! Saying that you 'concede' is just a shameless way of saying that you can't afford to bid more."

"Guess the Smallings are so wealthy that even the people in VIP Room One can't win a bid against him," someone in the audience quipped when they saw Megan give up.

However, someone else retorted, "You don't know jack. The people in VIP Room One are smart. That herb isn't worth ten million. Mister Jeremy is the one who suffered a big loss."

"Mister Jeremy has bid ten million high-grade spiritual stones! Anyone else with a higher bid?" Caroline announced with a smile. When there were no other bids, she said, "Going once... Going twice... sold for ten million dollars to Mister Jeremy from VIP Room Two!"

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