“Congratulations, Mr. Ferguson!”

“Congratulations…”

......

Everyone seemed to be interested in this brief exchange, but it was quickly forgotten.

The third item in the auction was an astonishingly beautiful string of black pearls.

It was a vintage necklace with three 15 mm black paragon pearls that had a natural bronze hue to it. It was precious, rare, elegant, and flawless. There was not even a reference price on the market because it was shockingly expensive and rare.

The necklace was ly