The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 22

Kelly was taken aback by the price. “Even the leftover stuff costs twenty grand?”

There were three buttons in front of the glass wall, labeled ten grand, fifty grand, and a hundred grand, respectively.

In other words, the minimum bid increase was ten grand.

Serena stood in front of the glass wall, watching as the amount on the screens in the other boxes lit up blue. After several rounds of bidding, the price had already risen to a hundred and twenty grand.

“Serena, this thing’s pretty cool. You could buy it and make some soup for Phillip. It’ll be good for his health, and he’ll know you’re a good girl. He’ll definitely appreciate it…

Serena also wanted to get her hands on this treasure, but the competition from the other buyers was too fierce. She had pressed the ten-grand button several times without success, so she decided to take a risk and press the hundred-grand button!

The room fell silent.

[Bidding at two hundred and fifty grand for the first time!]

[Bidding at two hundred and fifty grand for the second time!]

[Bidding at two hundred and fifty grand for the third time! Sold!]

[Congratulations to buyer number 19 on winning a bottle of HeartRevive!]

Kelly couldn’t believe that even the leftovers could sell for such a high price. “Bella, can I have the leftovers next time?”

Arabella just smiled at her. “If I gave them to you, would you know what to do with them?”

“Hehe, you could help me use them~”

Serena finally managed to win the auction item, hugging her best friend in excitement.

The next few items were all decorations, which she wasn’t interested in. She left early to go home and make soup.

By the time the main event came around, it was two hours later.

*Mr. McMillian, the HeartEase Herb is up.”

Six fresh green plants rose from the stage, nourished by a special solution. They were extremely valuable.

[Starting price, a hundred grand.]

Carl knew that Mr. McMillian had to have this little thing, so he went ahead and bid an extra hundred grand.

The amount of the bid from box number 1 shocked everyone in the other boxes.

A hundred grand!!

guy just bid an extra hundred

to

other boxes weren’t about to

and fifty

[Three hundred grand.]

and fifty

[Four hundred grand.]

the bidding war unfold. “Bella, how much should we bid?”

another hundred grand.”

button, and the total immediately

was abuzz.

six Heart Ease Herbs,

six would be three million!

and just as Kelly and Arabella thought they

blue number appeared on the screen in box number 1: six

of this number sent shockwaves

and Kelly hadn’t expected box number 1 to increase their bid by

wasn’t about to be outdone: [Seven hundred grand.]

casually matched it:

was furious: [Nine hundred

was as cool as ever:

1/3

16:21

watching the bidding war between these

was feeling very awkward. How did they end up sandwiched between these

This sucks!

are valuable, but they’re only worth a million!” Kelly said nervously, watching box number 1. “The people who

Grace’s life.” Arabella raised her bid by another hundred

“Bella…”

bids one million

expected that a single HeartEase Herb could go for such a sky-high price of one million and a hundred grand! Who exactly was in box number 3?

price has already exceeded the value of the medicine itself.”

“Yes, sir.”

increased the bid by three hundred grand…

1 bids one million

the automated voice announced the bid, Kelly was infuriated. “This is ridiculous! What the hell? It’s just a few herbs! Do they really have to outbid us so fiercely? Who the hell is in box

grand per herb, that’s eight million four

was not a price ordinary people could afford!

number 3 bids one million and five

the bid button