The Queen's Back

Chapter 159

Mona was completely fed up with the constant bidding increases. At this rate, she wasn't sure if she'd be able to win the rare

herb.

Glancing at the man beside her, she finally gave in, her voice barely a whisper, "Brenny!" Then she quickly added, "You better keep your word; otherwise, you're in big trouble."

She wasn't sure if this man could really secure the herb, but if he didn't, she wouldn't lose much-just the cost of calling him "Brenny," which was awkward enough to her. Even though her voice was soft, Brendan heard her clearly. He nodded and gracefully lifted his paddle. "Sixty million dollars."

Sensing something was off, the man in front turned his head back and met Brendan's gaze. Immediately, he avoided eye contact and lowered his bidding paddle. The crowd began to take notice, their gazes filled with surprise.

"Dear, why did you stop? We were just about to win!"

"shut up

"Sixty million dollars, going once!"

Sixty million dollars, going twice!"

"You better keep your word," Mona hissed to Brendan when she noticed the man ahead had stopped bidding.

"If you're doubting me, go ahead and up the bid. I promise I won't counter it. Besides, nobody else here has the nerve," Brendan stated with composure. Since they had only just met, he knew that she wouldn't fully trust him yet.

Ultimately, Mona invested an additional two million dollars to acquire the herb. She could not risk losing it as it concerned her grandfather's health.

million dollars, going

dollars,

relief as she saw no one else bidding anymore. Tinally have the antidote for my

million dollars, sold! The

the rare

this, Mona's anxiousness dissipated, even as her

at the man beside her

were afraid of him. If he hadn't raised his paddle, that man ahead of her would've kept bidding, and the price war might never have ended. Brendan chuckled softly, "This is what you get for calling me 'Brenny.

averted.her gaze, auction. "Maybe next time, if we meet

the next

Chapter 159

school, she would address Teddy by his full name. Thus, this newfound

a next time. Brendan murmured in a

asked, catching the faint sound

just saying we seem

"Perhaps

went to settle the payment for the herb, but the staff informed her that it has already been paid off. She instantly realized that it must have been Brendan who

it that man who

carefully held the rare herb as it

clue how to repay Brendan. Sixty million dollars wasn't an amount an ordinary person could even dream of. All she knew

to be owed at the moment. If he needed help in the future, she would do her best to repay him

the herb, Mona left the auction with