The Foolish Bid

The breathless auctioneer tentatively gripped the edges of the wooden podium. He leaned toward the microphone, his movements rigid with disbelief. The staggering sixty-million-dollar bid hung heavy over the dead silent hall, a number so astronomical it seemed to suck the very oxygen from the vast room. He swallowed hard, his voice echoing through the opulent space. "Sixty million dollars going onc