As soon as my words left my lips, Clyde bellowed at the top of his lungs, "Fine! Fine! Fine! Let's see just how much money you have to fight me!"
Without missing a beat, he raised his paddle and declared, "Ten million!"
Anyone who had ever been to an auction knew that once a sky lantern was lit, there was no turning back. You either kept bidding or called it quits.
Since Clyde was willing to risk everything for a mere secretary, I decided to play along.
"Ten million… and one dollar!"
The moment my words left my lips, every gaze in the room fixed on me. I could see it in their eyes, they were all waiting for me to make a fool of myself.
What they didn't know was that I was the true power behind the Mancini Group.
Years ago, when the Mancini Family teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, Axel had shown up at my doorstep in the dead of night, clutching a marriage contract and begging me to save them.
To repay an old debt, I had no choice but to marry Clyde.
Who could have known that this man would never see my worth?
Not only did he humiliate me time and time again, but now, he dared to light a sky lantern for another woman right in front of me.
There was no way I was going to let that insult slide.