Chapter 2509: I Only Prepared a Little Over 2 Billion

Down in the auction hall, the auctioneer had received the message and was also waiting for the people from the third-floor box to come down.

Soon, the waiter for Amadeus Yancey’s box hurried down and whispered a number into his ear.

The auctioneer once again showed a surprised expression.

"Are you sure?"

"That’s the price the guest from Box 003 stated." The waiter looked down at his toes, speaking with absolute certainty.

The auctioneer gradually regained his composure, walked to the spotlight on the auction floor, and with a wry smile on his face, addressed the participants of tonight’s auction at the Honeybees Club, half-jokingly, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s auction is one for the history books of the Honeybees Club. This is the first time I’ve encountered such a situation, and it happened twice in the same auction..."

Everyone participating in the auction was abuzz, speculating about the situation.

The auctioneer, demonstrating his professional acumen, finished his introduction and got straight to the point without beating around the bush: "A guest on the third floor has bid 3 billion."

"3 billion?!"

"Who just raised it by 2 billion?"

"I heard it’s someone from the third floor. If it’s someone from the top-floor box, it’s no wonder they’re so generous..."

"The third floor should be someone from the Hidden Family, right."

The entire auction hall was filled with a cacophony of discussions, with everyone speculating about the identity of the people upstairs, completely forgetting about Zevaney Kingsley’s earlier lavish bid.

...

In the VIP area on the second floor.

Regina Isadora, looking as calm as still water, asked the waiter to find out who placed the bid on the third floor.

After the waiter left, he massaged his temples and spoke to Zevaney Kingsley: "Do you have enough money prepared for tonight?"

Zevaney Kingsley’s face turned grim, shaking her head, her bright eyes looking at him as she said, "I’ve only prepared a bit over 2 billion in total."

She didn’t expect that a simple auction for an ancient jade would drive the price up to 3 billion.

Zevaney Kingsley did have 3 billion, but having that family wealth and being able to spend it all in one go are two different things!

It’s like how many wealthy businessmen claim to be worth hundreds of billions, but asking them to produce a hundred billion all at once would be quite challenging.

"You don’t have 3 billion?" Regina Isadora looked at her with disappointment.

Zevaney Kingsley grimaced and quickly reached for her Phone: "I’ll try contacting Inderia."

Regina Isadora listened to the uproar of discussions below; few people were asking about Zevaney Kingsley’s identity now after her 1 billion bid.

He knew that his plans had fallen through this time.

So when he saw Zevaney Kingsley attempting to contact Willy Kingsley, he stopped her with his hand.

"If that person just made their first bid, even if you can scrape together the remaining billion quickly, if they bid again, you still won’t be able to buy it..."

His words were blunt.

Zevaney Kingsley had rarely suffered such humiliation, especially since she had been meticulously preparing for and mentally ready to win this opening victory.

She couldn’t hide her disappointment from the rise and fall of her emotions, feeling a burning frustration in her heart. Looking up at Regina Isadora, she bit her lip and asked, "Mr. Isadora, didn’t you say this ancient jade was important? What should I do now?"

Regina Isadora looked towards the direction where the waiter had left, his face sullen, his brows slightly furrowed, seemingly puzzled by something as well: "Let’s wait a moment. We’ll talk once the club’s waiter finds out the identity of the other party."

"Okay." Zevaney temporarily couldn’t think of a better solution, digging her nails into her palm, pinning all her hopes on Regina Isadora.

The exhibits on the stage had already been removed and were being sent to the guests who had won the collection items.