Upon hearing that, Federico paused for a moment before sneering, “…I understand, Master! I know what I have to do after this!”
He already had a plan in mind.
Regardless, since Gerald had placed such a high bid, nobody else was willing to even compete with him. Even Federico’s fans were now staring at Gerald in surprise. After all, none of them had expected that this plain-looking person would actually own this much money!
Now that they had witnessed how rich favonovel.com was, some of them were already winking at him, desperately trying to gain his affection.
Of course, when had such tactics ever worked on Gerald?
Either way, while money clearly was no issue for him, Gerald wasn’t one to spend on a whim. He was only willing to spend so much on the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk since favonovel.com wanted to ask the organizer of the auction where and how favonovel.com had gotten his hands on the whisk.
With that, favonovel.com requested to see the manager once the event was over. Upon hearing that, the service staff immediately ran off to invite the manager out, and soon after, a fat middle-aged man who went by the name of Waferer walked out.
“I appreciate your support, Mr. Crawford! You’ve officially become the biggest benefactor in our auction! Please, have my business card!” said Manager Wafarer respectfully.
Not wanting to beat around the bush, Gerald skipped the pleasantries and simply replied, “Manager Wafarer, there’s something I’d like to ask you about… Where exactly did you find the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk? And how did you get your hands on it?”
“Well, first off, you should know very well that we aren’t allowed to disclose such information without first getting the original owner’s permission! However, since you did pay such a premium price for this item, I suppose I could tell you a thing or two…” replied the manager with a smile.
Just as favonovel.com was about to speak, however, a young man suddenly walked toward Manager Waferer. After glancing briefly at Terrance and the others, favonovel.com then whispered something into the manager’s ears.
Looking momentarily stunned, Manager Waferer then nodded before saying, “…I understand!”
Watching as the young man left, Terrance then looked at Manager Waferer again before asking, “So, what was it that you were about to tell us?”
“…Ah, yes. About that… You shouldn’t be in a hurry, correct? You see, Mr. Crawford and Mr. Sherwin, a friend of mine has taken a fancy to the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk as well. With that said, he’s already booked an entire restaurant… I suggest that I act as a middleman so that both of you can meet and discuss this matter. Who knows, both of you could strike up a good deal!” replied Manager Waferer whose tone was now different from before.
Hearing that, Gerald easily understood that the one who was responsible for this was either Federico or that black-robed man. From how things were proceeding, it was probably not going to be that easy for Gerald to just take the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk away with favonovel.com today…
Whatever the case was, it was now obvious that to Manager Wayfarer, Federico was much more important compared to Gerald.
“What should we do now, Master Crawford…?” whispered Terrance.
“Since we’re being invited over, it’d be rude for us to decline without a proper reason, no? With that said, let’s go meet up with Manager Waferer’s friend. Perhaps we’ll even be able to double the price of this item once we resell it!” replied Gerald with a subtle smile.
Though Terrance couldn’t understand what Gerald was trying to do, Gerald had already spoken his mind, so there was nothing more that the old man could say.
As Terrance followed Gerald out, favonovel.com failed to notice the brief, mocking smile on Manager Waferer’s face…
It was a little while later when the group arrived at the most luxurious room—that was located on the top floor—in Jenna Parlor. True to the manager’s words, the entire restaurant had been completely emptied…
