Unable to ignore Hera’s perfect sess rate, Miss Goldsmith’s skepticism melted away. Driven by inspiration, she threw caution to the wind and quickly approached Hera, startling her. Before Hera could speak, Miss Goldsmith, her eyes sparkling with excitement, blurted out, "Miss! Will you represent my family and join me at the stone auction?" Her enthusiastic voice reverberated through the silent hall.


    "Huh?!" Hera blinked in confusion, staring at the girl in front of her, who looked at her with awe as if an idol had just descended from the sky.


    Zhane, on the other hand, managed to collect himself and chuckled at the sight of Hera, who waspletely taken aback by the girl’s sudden enthusiasm. Even he couldn’tprehend what had just happened. He had watched Hera pick stones at random, yet the final results were so astounding that trying to make sense of it seemed impossible.


    He felt as though Hera had somehow picked every stone containing a gem, though that wasn’t the case. If anything, Hera could bepared to a treasure detector. While her familiarity with jade came from her grandfather, she still relied on instinct. Just like with her first stone, despite knowing little, she felt an undeniable pull toward it.


    When Hera noticed Miss Goldsmith’s interest in the same stone, it confirmed her hunch that something valuable might be inside. To test her instincts further, she wandered around the second floor, selecting only the stones she felt a strong connection with.


    As a result, she ended up with all the stones that gave off a positive energy. She had also sensed something from the stone Zhane chose, which contained the ck jade, but since he picked it, she let it go.


    Hera had just proven she had a remarkable knack for detecting treasures. Perhaps this was her hidden gift, one that never had the chance to shine before her early death in the novel. Even for Hera, the experience was incredible, leaving her overwhelmed with euphoria. The ability to sense something so extraordinary felt almost metaphysical.


    Feeling ted, Hera didn’t decline Miss Goldsmith’s invitation. She had never attended a stone auction before, and this would be her first time. Besides, she still needed the stone master’s help to shave off the remaining stone, clean her purchases, and ensure only the jade remained—a process that would surely take hours toplete.


    Rather than waiting idly, Hera decided she’d rather take a peek inside the auction room with Zhane. He agreed, seeing it as a chance to broaden their knowledge about stone betting. Miss Goldsmith, delighted, eagerly led them upstairs, while Hera and Zhane entrusted their purchases to the assistant to watch over while they were away.


    When they reached the third floor, a bulky man in a ck suit stood guard by the elevator, asking for invitations. Since Miss Goldsmith had already been upstairs earlier, she didn’t need to provide another invitation. She simply vouched for Hera and Zhane, confirming they were with her.


    Miss Goldsmith eagerly led Hera and Zhane to her father, who was deep in conversation with their professional inspector. She could barely contain her excitement as she hurried to his side, but her father, absorbed in the discussion, didn’t want to be interrupted by his daughter.


    It took several more tugs before her father, irritated, finally turned to look at her. Seizing the moment, Miss Goldsmith leaned in and whispered in his ear. When she finished, his eyebrows shot up in disbelief as he nced in the direction his daughter was pointing.


    "Are you telling the truth?" he whispered, staring directly at Hera. Although he had noticed Zhane, his disbelief in his daughter’s ims made him momentarily overlook him. Part of him suspected that Hera might have conspired with the assistant or even the stone master to impress or attract his daughter’s attention. After all, today was a high-stakes stone betting event, featuringrger stones believed to contain thousand-year-old jade and other precious gems.