Chapter 19

"Bring in the first item!" The auctioneer said on the mic. A porcelain vase was wheeled into the center of the stage by a lady.

"Xing Yeng's dragon vase, his very first art worth fifteen million dollars, let the bidding begin!" The auctioneer yelled.

"Seventeen million!" Someone shouted at the back.

"Eighteen!" Another person said. The auctioneer looked around expecting another person to raise the bid.

"Eighteen, going! Going..."

"Twenty!" Louis Foster raised his bidding board which number twenty four written on it

"We have a twenty, anyone?.... going! Going! And...sold to number twenty four," the man said and another item was rolled in. While other people continued to bid, Damien, Cara and Raphael remained disinterested. Some people noticed and also kept quiet, they were waiting for a showdown.

After five items have been sold, an antique painting was wheeled in and it caught Cara's eyes, she tapped Coco and pointed at the painting.

"Get that painting for me," she whispered and Coco