Everything went quiet. Too quiet. It was as if the bidders has heard the most outrageous amount of money.
A money they can't level up with. I could see it in their eyes. In the way they all turned to stare at my table.
Every conversation in the hall froze. Even the waiters stopped walking. The whole place felt like someone had suddenly turned off the sound in the world.
All eyes were on me.
₦8 billion.
My bid was shining on the giant screen like a punch to everyone’s face. I could feel the pressure in the air shift. People were staring like I had just slapped a king.
Rossa didn’t move. He didn’t breathe. He just stared straight ahead with his jaw tight.
Zack’s eyes never left me. He stood on that balcony like a demon king, hands behind his back, shoulders straight, anger rolling o
