It only took a second before a bid was made and soon after, yet another replaced it. Stephen watched in delight as the numbers began to climb from six hundred to an astonishing ten million dollars. No one wished to let go of the item so easily. Nathan thought they would be a nice gift to give Vera, so he took out a silver card, one that was identical to the one he had given Alice previously, and inputted a number before sliding it into the card reader at the side of his chair. The worker that was with him noticed him doing this from the corner of her eyes only to gasp at the ridiculous number. Eleven million dollars! The entire hall plunged into silence as no one else dared to bid at this point, too stunned by the audacity of whoever had placed such a tremendous bid. Even Stephen

