“Good lord! That’s too outrageous!”
When Ivan returned home that night, he excitedly said, “Grandpa, father, I heard very shocking news this noon!”
“What news?” Old Master Taylor, who rarely ventured outside his home, asked curiously.
“I heard a veteran slapped Young Master Neil a few times repeatedly until his face was swollen. It’s far too insane!”
“Bloody hell, they’re not sure who that veteran was though? Man, the huge amount of guts he has! The Hugo family happens to be a second-class aristocratic family so wouldn’t he be disrespecting the Hugo family for slapping Neil’s face?”
While Ivan poured himself a glass of red wine, he spoke in a very ecstatic tone, “It’s my first time hearing of such a masculine man. He’s truly my idol!”
“A mere veteran was bold enough to slap Neil’s face and disrespect the Hugo family?”
Theodore was a little unconvinced. He said, “Is your information reliable?”
“Should be, I heard it from a construction merchant. He said that man was extremely powerful since he’d almost made Neil cry just from being slapped.”
Ivan immediately cracked a bitter smile and said, “Father, it’s not only us who wanted a treasure like this. The other wealthy merchants, first and second-class aristocratic families, and heck, even the Drake family wanted it too! Man, the people from the auction house didn’t even bother to inform third-class aristocratic families like ours. They only privately contacted the first and second-class aristocratic families, including the Drake family!”
“It’s uncertain how some wealthy merchants got wind of the auction since they showed up too. However, they were only there to spectate because they can’t compete against those families!” Ivan continued.
“Really? Since the Drake family went and had their eyes on a treasure like that, it should have most likely fallen into their hands, right?” Theodore said after pondering for a moment.
“Nope!”
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