Just as I was contemplating my next move, Jack spoke up again, “Four million, six hundred thousand dollars!”
His voice was tense, each word bitten off with force. He’d raised the bid by another three hundred thousand dollars, laying all his cards on the table. This was his final play, his desperate attempt to either scare off the competition or drive the price up high enough that no one would walk away with a bargain. He couldn’t believe that Anna, or the wealthy stranger bidding against him, would be willing to spend more than he was for a serum with unknown effects. Jack was all in.
I furrowed my brow, seeing through his ploy. This was his limit—he had nothing left to give. But what about John? I decided to push the envelope and find out where his threshold lay. “Four million, seven hu
