Jeffrey realized that if the bidding for the premium purple ginseng continued, its final price could soar to twenty to thirty million dors. To deter some potential bidders, he decided to double the initial price right off the bat, hoping to scare them away and perhaps walk away with the ginseng at a more reasonable cost.


    “Eleven million dors!” shouted a middle-aged man in the audience, raising his card.


    Jeffrey shot a disdainful nce at the man before raising his own card again. “Fifteen million dors!” he dered.


    “Twenty-five million dors!” Jeffrey called out, lifting his card once more.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    In truth, Jeffrey was merely assisting Keh in this auction; Keh would be the one responsible for the final bid. Therefore, Jeffrey felt no distress about the escting prices.


    The figure of twenty-five million dors made many bidders reconsider their participation.


    Despite the purple ginseng’s renowned effectiveness, its benefits were limited. Hence, twenty-five million dors was already an exorbitant price for such a nt.


    Suddenly, a voice rang out in the hall: “I will pay thirty million dors for it!”


    Everyone turned to see that it was Charlie, seated next to Anthony, who had ced the bid.


    Both Jeffrey and Keh were taken aback by Charlie’s unexpected participation in the auction. They exchanged nces before Keh snatched the card from Jeffrey’s hand and shouted, “Forty million dors!”


    Keh was acutely aware of Charlie’s tenacity in negotiations. If Charlie was determined to continuepeting, the price of the purple ginseng would undoubtedly rise significantly!


    Moreover, Keh believed that Charlie couldn’t actually afford the ginseng. He assumed Charlie was simply trying to drive up the price, knowing that he needed the ginseng for personal reasons.


    With this in mind, Keh quickly called out forty million dors, hoping to intimidate Charlie into backing down.


    To Keh’s surprise, Charlie raised his card again and coolly stated, “Fifty million dors!”


    Charlie had a cash cheque for one hundred million dors, which Jasmine had given him, tucked away in his pocket at that moment. Recently, he had identally handed this cheque to his mother-inw, ine, which had nearly led to a disaster. Thus, Charlie had been eagerly seeking a chance to use it, and today felt like the perfect opportunity to purchase the purple ginseng!


    In addition to the cheque, Charlie had a substantial amount of money in his bank ount. To him, the cheque was merely a piece of paper that had been causing him confusion, and he was pleased that it would finally serve a purpose.


    Upon hearing Charlie’s bid of fifty million dors, Keh could hardly contain his fury.


    “That insufferable fool! He’s doing this on purpose!” Keh fumed. “Fifty million dors?! How could he possibly afford that for the purple ginseng?!”<fn803c> The rightful source is find?novel</fn803c>


    Jeffrey nodded in agreement, grumbling, “That kid is truly a nuisance! This purple ginseng isn’t worth more than twenty million dors. Paying fifty million for it is nothing short of absurd!”


    Keh clenched his teeth, determined. “Damn it! I’ll bid against him onest time. There’s no way he’ll outbid me!”


    With that, Keh raised his card and shouted, “I will pay sixty million dors!”


    At this point, Keh was convinced that Charlie wouldn’t dare to raise the stakes any higher than sixty million.


    Unexpectedly, Charlie responded without a moment’s hesitation, “I will pay eighty million dors!” he eximed.


    Keh jumped to his feet, seething with rage. “What’s your game, Wade? Why are you trying to outbid me for this purple ginseng?! Are you really sure you can afford eighty million dors for it?!”


    Charlie smiled and replied, “You’re quite the good grandson. Don’t worry; grandpa can afford it!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong></p“sixteen>