Chapter 219

After the commotion, the auction kicked off smoothly. The Weiss family might not be one of the Four Great Families of Bridgeport, but the disgruntled Hidden Families had no choice but to follow the rules laid down by Layton. After all, a member of Alchos was in charge of the security. No one from the Hidden Families or the Four Great Families would want to get into trouble with Alchos. The first item on auction was a pair of limited edition earrings designed by Gabriel King—so rare that it was the only one of its kind in the world. The Aurum family had offered the earrings up for auction at a starting price of ten grand. "Fifty grand!" Right after the earrings were up for auction, Yolanda eagerly raised her paddle and increased the bid by fivefold. Lily turned her attention to Yolanda's box with an unreadable look in her eyes. The jewelry designed by Gabriel King had always been coveted by rich ladies, evident in the fifty-grand bid for the earrings. In each round, Yolanda would