Triumph Above All Novel

Chapter 372

interest?”Flipping through the list, Yulia asked.Skylar shook his head. “I’m not too sure.“Just pick anything you think is nice. It’s an honor to the old man that I agreed to have a drink with him.“He’ll treasure it even if you give him an art piece you find on the street.”Brad was speechless by Skylar’s statement.The old man Skylar referred to was Old Mr. Shepard, the head of the Four Great Families in Cloudtopia.Even Old Mr. Shepard was trying to get into Skylar’s good graces.It only confirmed Brad’s suspicion.For Skylar to think nothing of Old Mr. Shepard, the man had power and connections beyond anybody’s reach.Believing Skylar was full of hot air, Yulia irately uttered, “Can you take this more seriously? I’m trying to have a decent conversation with you.“I think Old Mr. Shepard talked about a Fist Handbook when we met. Is he into martial arts? “The collection of nuts de cuerno looks fine to me. It’ll make a nice gift, and nuts are good for building bones and muscles.”Skylar nodded his head.He had no problems with Yulia’s pick.Besides, Skylar had a quick look-through at the inventory, and only a few items stood out. The nut collection did not seem like a bad idea.The nuts de cuerno were collectible walnuts courtesy of mother nature. They were highly unusual and barely found in pairs.Nevertheless, there were six in this collection. Their equal sizes were of a great rarity too.It would make quite a gift for Old Mr. Shepard.While the couple was talking, the host came up on stage and began the auction.The first eight auction pieces were art displays and jewelry that ranged between tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. There was nothing that went beyond the million-dollar mark.The auction today was not on a higher scale.Since Skylar and Yulia were waiting for the nut collection, they did not raise their bidding card once.Sitting a row behind, Yvonne and Nolan saw nothing that caught their eye.They only came to the auction so as not to be outdone by Skylar and Yulia at Old Mr. Sue’s birthday celebration tomorrow.Hence, they were after a unique piece.Anything with a bidding price in the range of hundreds of thousands was not something they would consider.It took a while before the nuts

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