"5 billion going once…"
The announcer's voice echoed through the auction hall, and the tension was palpable as everyone held their breath.
"Going twice…"
A few desperate bidders looked at their paddles, mentally calculating if they could somehow scrape together more funds, but the astronomical number was simply too much.
"Lilliane Feuerfuchs has been sold for 5 billion royals!" The announcer declared with barely concealed excitement, his voice cracking slightly.
Almost everyone in the room immediately turned to stare at Lucius's position, though he was still wearing his elegant mask that concealed his identity.
But the mask couldn't hide the casual confidence in his posture, the way he sat like someone for whom 5 billion was pocket change.
They immediately realized with dawning comprehension that this man was beyond rich, beyond wealthy, beyond anything most of them could even conceptualize.
