Chapter 144

"$5 million..."

Everyone present, including the auctioneer, was stunned by the figure. It was not as though they had not seen a $5 million item before, but for a piece with a preceding bid of $1 million to suddenly jump to $5 million, it was ridiculous. And it was just a silver piece, after all.

Inevitably, murmurs arose. "Could the silver be of such high quality?"

"Even if it is, it's just so small. $5 million; that's got to be the ceiling, right?"

No sooner had the comment landed, someone bid. "$10 million."

The indifferent male voice sounded slowly, causing the crowd to shift their stunned gazes once again to Hayden's position. He sat there with a calm demeanor, the overhead light casting an aura that highlighted his handsome features even more vividly.

The crowd could not help but start whispering among themselves.

"What's going on? Is this thing really worth $10 million?"

"Who knows? Do they have some insider information?"

"Unlikely, right? If this thing were truly that v