The words landed like a thunderclap.
Every single head turned instantly.
The entire hall fell into stunned silence.
Then—
A wave of commotion erupted.
“What?!”
“One million?!”
“For a root?!”
“Is he insane?”
Voices overlapped in disbelief, the calm, elegant atmosphere completely shattered.
All eyes were now on Mathew.
Even the seasoned bidders who had been fiercely competing moments ago now stared at him as if they were looking at something unbelievable.
Spending such an outrageous amount…
On a single root?
It made no sense.
At least—not to them.
But Mathew remained seated, his posture relaxed, his expression unchanged.
Amanda and her family were completely stunned.
For a moment, none of them spoke.
They simply stared in Mathew’s direction, their expressions frozen in dis
