bookpower Chapter 158: Rich Man’s Auction (1)
Chapter 158: Rich Man’s Auction (1)
Chapter 158: Rich Man’s Auction (1)
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"I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me."
– Louis Winthorpe III, (Trading Places)
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<{Leland's Auction House, Gotham}>
<(Bruce Wayne POV)>
"Hey Bruce, don't you think these rich people are extremely rude? That woman wearing the Cashmere scarf almost killed a poor server just because he dropped a few drops of champagne on her heels, and yet nobody tried to help the poor guy until you stepped in. These people are exactly what rich people are shown to be like in cliche movies. It's quite shocking how different you are when compared to them." Nyssa shook her head with a look of disgust on her face.
"You are right, Nyssa. They are rude but that is because most of these people are millionaires, not billionaires. Normally billionaires are a lot more PR trained, and they make sure to keep their real personalities a secret from the public, especially if they are self-made. But most of the people here aren't self-made billionaires. They are either assholes who inherited their wealth from their family without ever bothering to learn about basic manners or they are just a bunch of nouveau rich who succeeded in landing a hefty bonus after buttering up their asshole bosses and thus now consider themselves superior to the rest of humanity because of their measly millions." I replied in a single breath. "Honestly, I feel bad for them, well at least for their parents because more than half of them are going to get bankrupt within the next decade while the rest who don't improve themselves will have their true faces revealed to the wider world once the age of social media truly flourishes," I concluded with a shrug.
"You sound like you don't like them as well," Nyssa giggled while adjusting the red dress she was wearing. Although the dress was quite modest, only accentuating her curves in the right places while tastefully highlighting her figure, making her stand out at the auction, she still appeared to be quite uncomfortable in it. This discomfort may have either been because she wasn't accustomed to wearing dresses due to her life as an assassin, or perhaps because of the way some of the perverted old men kept stealing glances at her every now and then.
"I don't. There are a few good apples among them of course, but most of the rich in Gotham are just corrupt elite filth that wants to suck the city dry. I swear, it's almost like this city is cursed. Even the Wall Street guys from New York are probably more empathetic than these motherfuckers." I muttered while smiling and nodding at one of the rich couples who raised their glasses in my direction in greeting before quickly leading Nyssa toward our seats.
"That thoughtful look on your face tells me you are not planning something nice... Wait, are you going to buy those three things yourself to prevent Luthor from getting his dirty paws on them?" she asked, finally realizing that I was planning to take some revenge against Luthor.
"I don't care what he wants or why he wants it. All I know is that I don't want him to get it, and I have enough money to make sure of that. In fact, now that I think about it, it has been a long time since I have actually splurged my money on something excessive. This auction should be a good way to do that. I think I can make use of... all the items on this list if I were to buy them."
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