Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rebirth: Conquering the Entertainment World: Kabanata 501 - Kabanata 510

Sarina lifted her chin, trying to maintain her composure. "That’s right, the sealed bids were placed by me, so there won’t be any mistakes this time. For those of you wanting to watch, you’ll see the results when they’re announced tomorrow."Internally, she sighed in relief. Fortunately, she had already submitted the bids. If not, she would have been utterly lost. She had scouted the sealed bid stones in advance, and she knew that they contained far more high-grade and premium gemstones than the open bid stones. In particular, there were several large stones that, if she won them with her bids, could increase in value tenfold—perhaps even a hundredfold—once opened.Her confidence surged as she thought about tomorrow. She could already imagine the stunned looks on everyone’s faces when the stones were revealed. Once those high-quality gemstones were uncovered, she would have the perfect opportunity to personally humiliate Howard and Lindsay.Lindsay smiled and said, "Well, I guess

Sarina carefully wiped the bid slip with a tissue, trying to clean off the grime. Some of the writing had smudged, but much of it was still legible—especially the bid prices and symbols that only she could decipher. Unfortunately, the problem lay with the numbers. Each line of the bid slip had an issue with the crucial identification numbers.This auction, being one of the largest in recent years, featured thousands of raw stones. The sealed bid section alone had tens of thousands of stones, meaning the identification numbers were five digits long. On Sarina’s bid slip, almost every number had a missing or obscured digit due to the dirt and oil stains. For example, "352?9" had the second-to-last digit completely illegible, covered by grime.Some people in the crowd, always eager for a bit of drama, peeked at the slip and commented, "Wow, that’s some seriously bad luck. Every important number is messed up.""Her luck really ran out today, didn’t it?""I bet she’s used up all the g

Sarina couldn’t help but suspect that Lindsay had deliberately set her up.“You know exactly what's going on here," she said, giving Lindsay a meaningful look. "If I can't find my sister, I’ll report it to the police.”Lindsay raised an eyebrow. “Then go ahead, call the cops. Why are you looking at me?"If Sarina managed to find Selena using the police, Lindsay would just have Selena explain the situation herself. Selena could make it clear that she left of her own accord and nothing bad happened. After all, Selena, as an adult, didn’t need to report her every move to Sarina.Besides, Selena had probably witnessed everything by now. When Lindsay said she'd livestream for Selena, she didn't actually hold the phone herself. Instead, she had Elric's assistant set up the video call through Mia's phone. She made sure it was a one-way deal - Selena could watch but wouldn't show up on camera.Lindsay had made sure Sarina wouldn’t catch any of these small details, keeping her unaware of the

Elric played along, bidding on over a hundred stones and winning only twenty. In comparison, Ryan's luck wasn’t great; despite bidding on over a hundred stones as well, he only secured eight.Long Jewelry bid on nearly five thousand stones and won over a thousand, but the biggest winner by far was Fox Gemworks, which bid on three thousand stones and secured more than two thousand of them. Naturally, Fox Gemworks also had the biggest bill to foot, dropping over a cool billion.Next came the stone-cutting phase.The event had arranged for several stone cutters to assist, and more than a dozen were allocated to help Fox Gemworks. Sarina’s reputation preceded her—after all, she had successfully bid on over two thousand stones, once again creating a bidding legend. This drew a large crowd of onlookers eager to witness her stone-cutting process, especially those who had heard of Sarina but had never seen her in action.However, what happened next shocked everyone.One by one, the raw sto

Lindsay nodded. "Yes, starting today, her luck will only get worse. Borrowing fortune comes with a heavy price, and when it's time to repay, it’s always brutal. But she doesn’t deserve any sympathy—it’s her own doing, and now she’s facing the consequences."Howard felt relieved by Lindsay’s words, a knowing smile playing on his lips. "Looks like it’s the perfect time to kick someone while they’re down."Sarina had nearly caused his brother’s death, and he couldn’t let that go without some personal payback.Lindsay added, "Not only can you take advantage of her downfall, but Fox Gemworks is also in a vulnerable spot. With Sarina’s loss of gemstone betting abilities, they’ll scramble to acquire more gemstones, and the only way left for her will be to seize power."When she goes back, there’s bound to be infighting between her and the Fox family. You could stir things up, causing Sarina and the Fox family to tear each other apart."She continued, "Fox Gemworks has grown into what it is to