However, seeing that Saban and Gras clearly had the airs of wealthy nobles, Owen decided to raise the price to fifty gold coins.
But upon seeing tens of thousands of gold coins offered, he thought of increasing it to five hundred gold coins, only to feel that might be too much; fifty seemed more reasonable.
Hearing that Owen only wanted a maximum of five hundred gold coins, Saban was taken aback.
That small amount of gold coins was practically pocket change!
It seemed he'd misunderstood from the beginning.
It wasn't that Owen wanted too few gold coins but rather that he wanted far too many.
His conviction only grew stronger—Owen must be a senior master out here on a journey of experience!
With a smile, Saban said, "Mr. Owen, please accept this as a token of my gratitude. Being able to buy such an oil painting already feels like a huge bargain!"
Owen shook his head repeatedly, refusing the excess amount.
