Chapter 747 Stay Away From Me!

Hayley's POV:

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I bit back the urge to snap. "It's just a plain old rock, not some rare gem. Why are you fighting me over it?"

Truman gave a faint smile. "If that's the case, Ms. Carson, why are you fighting me for it?"

I clenched my teeth and said, displeased, "I don't owe you an explanation. Or what-was all of those things you sent me before just so I'd step aside for you at the auction? If it comes to that, I can return the land to you. But anything I've set my eyes on, I won't give up."

Truman was momentarily taken aback by that. Then his mouth curved into that smug, unreadable smile. "Ms. Carson, you're sharp as always. But you have accepted my gift. So this stone? Naturally, it should be mine."

Manipulativejerk. He'dplayedmefromthe start.

When Benjamin gets here, I'm going to make sure he gives Truman a proper beating.

Too bad I still can't reveal I'm an Alpha. This man was using his status to pressure me, and he knew it.

"Hey, buddy! Ever heard of ladies first?!" Henry cut in, glaring.

The moment he spoke, I blurted out impulsively, "Four million!"

Gasps echoed through the auction hall. Everyone turned to stare at me like I'd lost my mind.

They probably thought I was some clueless woman who had just spent a fortune on a worthless chunk of

stone.

knew what that stone was

in the eyes, daring him to

record, I never lose when I set my sights on

a sigh and looked at me like I'd backed him into

a woman behind him, dressed in sleek, elegant businesswear, finally spoke. She hadn't said a word until now. "Truman," she said firmly, "the more you get involved with

Benjamin's POV:

I could quietly buy the rough

streak

and my eyes drifted to Nelson on the stage. He was still waiting

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my decision. "This

it was time I started trusting

a little surprised when Truman

wasn't going to

Hayley's POV:

what I came for-and

only

ones, but because I didn't

and right, just waiting for me to fall in. To avoid giving him the chance, I had no choice but to

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