The pink diamond glowed softly under the light, but its brilliance seemed to blind the eyes of everyone within the function hall.
Zane was rendered speechless with shock. He stared at the pink diamond in Anna’s hands in utter disbelief.
Right then, Zane felt his scalp grow numb.
How could this be?
How could some worn-out accessory that Jasper had purchased without much thought turn out to be a priceless treasure?!
Although he was not from the jewelry industry, as someone from a wealthy family, Zane had seen a lot more valuable items than the typical person.
Thus, he could easily tell when something was valuable.
This pink diamond was definitely not something of low value!
It felt as if countless invisible slaps were being directed at his face and smacking him till he was ruddy and swollen.
Zane gritted his teeth while his eyes turned bloodshot. He was so jealous that he was about to lose it.
Right now, he seemed just like a fool who had been busy entertaining himself just now by throwing insults and contemptuous words at Jasper.
“The Angel’s Heart really comes with a secret?”
Mitch Langdon murmured out loud. He found this situation unbelievable as well.
His words represented the thoughts of everyone present in the function hall.
The host had told them there was a secret within the Angel’s Heart. Ms. Shannon White had even examined the jewelry piece for more than a decade just to find out the secret. Everyone thought that it was simply a gimmick.
Maybe Shannon White had gotten fooled by it herself.
In any case, nobody would actually take a myth like that seriously.
However, the turning point of the incident came to them like a harsh slap across their faces.
“So what if it’s a pink diamond? You spent 100 million Harbor Dollars on it. Even if this pink diamond is valuable, is it worth more than 100 million Harbor Dollars? Aren’t you being taken advantage of just the same?”
Mitch sneered derisively.
He simply could not stand the sight of Jasper acting all high and mighty in front of everyone.
Jasper’s free and easy demeanor was like a constant stab to his heart.
This was because Mitch could not help but recall the moment when he almost kneeled down before Jasper two days ago. He had the same expression on his face at that moment!
“Exactly! You’re still being taken advantage of!” Zane shouted out loud.
Sneering out loud, Mitch continued adding fuel to the fire. “What are you being so proud of? A country bumpkin from the Mainland will always be a country bumpkin. Look how overjoyed he is over some cheap bargain.”
Jasper said calmly, “It’s just 100 million Harbor Dollars. Anyways, I bought it using your cheque, Mr. Langdon. I don’t mind at all.”
Mitch’s face reddened in anger upon hearing what he said.
Mitch hummed in response to everyone’s curious gazes and expressions that reflected their yearning for gossip. He remained silent after that.
He was afraid that his previous scandals would be revealed.
That would truly bring shame upon his entire family.
“Ms. Law, can you let me take a look at this pink diamond?” In the chaos, the chairman of Chadstone Jewelry had made his way to their side without anyone noticing.
He then asked Anna this while staring at the pink diamond in her hands with an obsessive gaze.
Anna glanced at Jasper. After he nodded, she handed the pink diamond to the chairman.
Accepting the pink diamond with both hands, the chairman of Chadstone Jewelry exclaimed in excitement, “In the past, the largest pink diamond that had been put up for auction at a public auction was a 18.96-carat pink diamond, which had been auctioned off at Christie’s Auction.”
“They were only five minutes into the auction when the diamond got sold off at a price of 360 million Harbor Dollars.
“Although this pink diamond isn’t as large as that one, it has a better color grade and seems to be much clearer. It would be considered a diamond of the best grade. A gem like this is truly a rare sight in this world.
“Excuse me, Mr. Laine. I would like to ask you something. If it is possible, I would like to purchase this pink diamond from you for a price of 300 million Harbor Dollars.”
Although many of the people present here were wealthier than the chairman of Chadstone Jewelry, nobody could compare to him in terms of authority on the jewelry industry.
His words caused everyone’s expressions to change.
Especially Mitch Langdon and Zane Lancaster.
They had been mocking Jasper for spending 100 million Harbor Dollars out of bitterness just a second ago. Just split second later, everything had backfired on them.
300 million Harbor Dollars!
It could be sold off at the colossal price of 300 million Harbor Dollars.
