EVANGELINE
No one dared to speak.
Anyone in their right mind knew that it was far too much money and as the seconds ticked by, Alex’s jaw clenched harder.
“Going once,” the announcer began, stalling a little in case someone wanted to cut in. “Going twice-”
“Twenty million dollars!”
The room erupted into chaos.
I couldn’t believe there was someone insane enough to try to outbid Alex on this. If I’d known someone else would try to buy it, I would have never bid this high. My plan was to embarrass Kai, not let someone else waste this much money.
I turned to the back where the bid had come from and saw a raised paddle.
“Twenty million to,” the announcer trailed off. “I’m sorry sir but I can’t see your face.”
The paddle lowered and I watched in shock as Nicholas stood to his feet, adj
