The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 148

"Yes, Mr. Beckett."

Ronan didn't spare Johanna another glance, opting instead to turn and leave.

Johanna hadn't expected Ronan to ask for payment. She considered chasing after him, but he was already gone.

But she thought, 'Double the price? So be it! It's just a banquet hall, after all. How much could it possibly cost?'

At that moment, Cory approached Johanna and said, "Mrs. Dawson, that would be twelve million dollars. How would you like to settle the payment?"

"How much?!" Johanna was stunned upon hearing the figure.

million dollars? How could it possibly

Hearing Cory explain, Johanna's face turned sour. Twelve million dollars! That was a lot of

wish Mr. Dawson a happy birthday." Johanna's face twitched with pain. 'Twelve million for a banquet hall, you can't find another place like this in all of Echo City. Was Ronan doing this on purpose?'

froze and said, "I'll use my

smiled. "Okay, I'll bring the

had no choice but to use her credit card. All the savings she had accumulated over the years were in the bank and untouchable. The only liquid funds she had amounted to a few million

machine, and Johanna slowly handed over her bank

felt a sharp pang as she saw the money drawn

said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Dawson,

will