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The moment I finished speaking, everyone around me was stunned. Even the host on stage
was taken aback, hesitating to proceed. After all, a professional auctioneer can’t simply drop the hammer once a higher bid is made.
Immediately following, Mindy Wyatt’s roar echoed throughout the hall.
“Little bitch! Are you dead set on opposing me today, or what?”
I glanced at her from the corner of my eye and stated firmly:
“That’s right!”
“A charity banquet has its rules. Since Mr. Wyatt is so eager to contribute to charity, I’ll thank
you in advance on behalf of the children in impoverished mountain areas.”
Immediately after she spoke, Mindy Wyatt shouted at the top of her lungs:
“Fine, fine, fine! I’ll see today if you really have the strength to compete with me!”
With that, she raised her paddle without hesitation.
“It’s just money; I have plenty!”
“Wyatt Group bids twenty million!”
Anyone who’s participated in an auction knows that once you’ve made the opening bid,
there’s no turning back. You either follow through to the end or declare bankruptcy. Since
Mindy Wyatt wants to win this for her husband, I might as well play along; it’s not my money I’m spending, after all.
“Mr. Wyatt, adding such a paltry sum seems beneath someone of your wealth.”
“I’ll offer fifty million as a gesture of good faith.”
The atmosphere shifted the moment he spoke. I could see from the surrounding faces that
most people were anticipating my humiliation. Only a handful of influential figures, unsure of my position, remained cautiously observant. After all, fifty million was beyond the reach of ninety
percent of those present.
But for me, it was simply a transaction of moving money from one pocket to another. The
higher.the bidding went, the more I profited.
“Little bitch, do you even have the money to bid? This is a charity banquet, not your local
vegetable market.”
Seeing that I dared to stand up to him and his wife, my ex–boyfriend lost his composure and started yelling at me.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you can’t pay up, you’ll be held legally responsible!”
I calmly waved my hand at him.
“Mr. Lee, you’ll find out soon enough whether I have the money. I suggest you worry more about your wife. There’s no turning back from getting fleeced like this.”
Hearing my words, Harris Lee flew into a rage and snatched the bidding paddle from his Q
wife’s hand.
“Lynn, are you still putting on an act in front of me?”
“You like to arque, don’t you? I want to see what you’ll do when you can’t produce the
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“Mr. Lee, you’ll find out soon enough whether have the money, I suggest you worry more about your wife. There’s no turning back from getting fenced like this
Hearing my words, Harris Lee flew into a rage and snatched the bidding paddle from his
wife’s hand
Lynn, are you still putting on an act in front of me?
“You like to argue, don’t you? I want to see what you’ll do when you can’t produce the money!TM
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Harris Lee’s roar caused an uproar, Remember, this is just a charity banquet, and while the items on display are valuable, they’re nowhere near the fifty million mark. Besides, I only paid less than a million for this painting. So far, Ive already earned almost half of my target amount.
However, the oblivious man before me seemed quite pleased with himself, looking at me with a provocative smirk. His eyes seemed to say, “See? After leaving you, I found a sugar mama who’s willing to spend a fortune on me.”
Of course, I glared back, refusing to show any weakness, silently vowing: Today, I’m going to make sure your wife gets a taste of her own medicine:
Seeing that I hadn’t raised my paddle, the host on stage began to count down. Just when everyone thought I was about to give up, I slowly raised my paddle and smiled faintly.
“Since the atmosphere has been built up so nicely, I suppose I have no choice but to raise the stakes.”
“Add another thirty million; I’ll offer eighty million!”
