Joaquin’s expression darkened. “I thought you were asking for yourself… Turns out, you were asking on behalf of someone in your family. Still, that’s not something we can decide. We’re just staff here.
“But I can tell you that Ms. Reyes is like a goddess among mortals. Ordinary men could never be worthy of her. She’s at the prime of her career, unmarried for now.”
Andrew let out a short hum and smiled. “Alright then, I’ll take my seat first. Tell Ms. Reyes that if she’s interested, she’s welcome to come talk to me. I really do want to find someone good for my family.”
Joaquin’s lips twitched, and he forced a stiff smile while silently thinking that hardly anyone could ever hope to match Valerie.
Andrew followed the attendant into the massive underground auction hall. With his platinum-gold card, he was guided by an elegant young attendant to a top-tier private suite with the best view. It read ‘Suite No. 3‘, which meant he ranked as the third most important guest present that day. For someone who brought in a ninth-grade supreme elixir and still ranked only third, it showed just how many powerful people had come to the Reyes Grand Auction House.
Nonetheless, Andrew was not particularly interested in such superficial matters. After entering the box, he propped up his legs and closed his eyes to rest. The sweet-faced young attendant, seeing his distinguished air, automatically approached with a blushing face and extended her delicate hands to give him a massage.
This attendant definitely knew how to please. As soon as she started, she went straight for Andrew’s inner thighs.
Andrew was completely speechless and waved his hand dismissively. “You can go. I don’t need anything here.”
The attendant said timidly, “Mr. Lloyd, I’m not busy. For our top ten VIP guests, we offer personalized service. I’ll be exclusively attending to you until the auction ends. And if you desire, you can take me with you for just one million dollars.”
Andrew looked shocked. “One million? The Reyes family really knows how to rob people blind. Even a celebrity wouldn’t cost that much.”
The attendant’s face turned even redder as she lowered her head silently.
Andrew felt around in his pockets, found a few hundred dollars in loose bills, tossed them over, and sent her away. He said, “You can leave now. You don’t need to worry about me here.”
The attendant picked up the bills, not daring to pester him further. Then, she reluctantly left the box. Andrew did not mean to look down on or mock her. He knew that she was just doing her job. It was just that the Reyes family’s shameless profiteering was absolutely disgusting.
They arranged these beautiful young women to serve in the boxes. Then, guests could bid at auctions, their blood pumping with the thrill of showing off, while simultaneously enjoying the women’s pampering. It truly was a first-class experience.
However, charging one million dollars was a service fee that was no different from daylight robbery.
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Still, Andrew knew that even if he was not willing to pay that money, there were plenty of show-offs who would throw money around like it was nothing.
The Reyes family, as the host, would skim right off the top. Of that million-dollar service fee, probably only a few thousand would end up in the attendant’s hands. The rest would all go straight to the auction house.
At that moment, other VIP guests began entering their boxes one after another. There were a total of 100 premium VIP boxes at the highest level. Below those were the open VIP seats. Compared to the premium boxes, they were several notches lower.
However, the advantage was that they could still participate in the auction. Aside from lacking prestige, there really was not much loss otherwise.
Valerie, accompanied by two subordinates, quickly took her seat in Suite No. 2. The auction house belonged to her family, so naturally she had to be near the front.
Joaquin, who had verified the pills, respectfully came to the box entrance to request an audience.
Valerie said, “Come in!”
Joaquin entered and immediately reported, “Ms. Reyes, we’ve arranged for Mr. Lloyd in Suite No. 3.”
Valerie looked through the one-way glass toward the adjacent box, a cold smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. “Got it.”
Joaquin hesitated for a moment, then said with an awkward smile, “Mr. Lloyd asked me to pass along a message to you, Miss. He wants to know if you have any interest in getting married. He would like to have a chat with you about it.”
Valerie’s flawless face instantly froze, and then she laughed in furious disbelief. “Did he really ask that?”
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