Triumph Above All Novel

Chapter 373

carried a tray onto the stage.The tray was covered with a piece of silk fabric, displaying six nuts de cuerno that were the size of meatballs.The color, texture, and patina were top-notch.The host made an impassioned introduction of the nuts before opening for bids.The bid started at five million dollars with increments going for at least five hundred thousand dollars.Five million dollars for six walnuts was a bit much. Many who were not in the collectible nut business were shocked, to say the least.Still, there were people who did their research on these unique collector’s items. They were tempted to place their bids on those nuts on the tray.“Six million!”Taking Skylar’s instruction, Yulia raised her bidding card and shouted.“Six million five hundred thousand!”A middle-aged man in the back named his price.Another voice echoed, “Ten million!”Uff!Everybody gasped sharply and turned their heads to the source of the voice.Nolan raised his bidding card and looked smugly at Skylar and Yulia.The disdain in his eyes was mocking Skylar and Yulia.To Nolan, Skylar only deserved his leftovers.When it came down to it, Skylar was no match for Nolan.Showered by surprised looks, Nolan rose to his feet and arrogantly said, “I am Nolan, the heir of the Oakleys. I have my eyes set on the nuts de cuerno, so I hope everybody will let me have them.”Nolan’s declaration made those, who were already hesitant about putting in a bid, drop out of the bidding war.The Shepards, the Curreys, the Belmonts, and the Whitlocks were the Four Great Families.The social class playing catch-up behind was the Moodys and Oakleys. Plus, Old Mr. Belmont was Nolah’s maternal grandfather. There had been marriage unions between the Belmont family and the Oakley family.So, the bond between both families ran deep.Although the Oakleys

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