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.

dollars? How could it possibly

three-day, round-the-clock feast, and since you requested double, well..." Hearing Cory explain, Johanna's face turned sour. Twelve million

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?' "Mrs. Dawson?" Seeing Johanna hesitate to make the payment, Cory urged her

froze and said,

smiled. "Okay, I'll bring the machine

credit card. All the savings she had accumulated over the years were in the bank and untouchable. The only liquid funds she had amounted

returned with the POS machine, and Johanna slowly handed

pang as she saw the

and said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Dawson, prepare

will