La Fuerte
"Five million." The businessman who had been keeping an eye on our land stated his offered price. "I can give you the check right away, Miss Castellano."
I slightly raised my eyebrows and played with my fingers like I'm bored with his bid.
"Someone's offering me ten million pesos for our house and lot," I tried to bluff him to make him raise his offer. I need more money than that. "Guess he really wants to buy our land more than you do. I probably should call him now and transfer his name for the tax declaration of the land—"
"Ten million," he said and didn't back down.
I almost flinched when I heard the right amount that I had been wanting to hear from him, but I managed to remain my composure and acted like I wasn't amaze by his riches.
"I can make it thirteen million, if
