The Woman From Hell

The day of the bidding had come.

As I was the representative, I was seated in the front, while Shannon and Tyler were behind me.

Silas was just three seats away from me, and he looked confident as usual.

Yet it was this confidence that annoyed me a little.

Silas smiled at me like he was provoking me. "President Lane, you're early today."

In an attempt to gauge his thoughts, I asked back deliberately, "Aren't you early too, Chairman Yard? From the looks of you, you look like you're determined to win the development rights to North Courts?" "Who knows? I resign myself to fate today." Silas sighed in response and shrugged his shoulders.

I was confused when I heard that. He did not seem like someone who would say something like that, so there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

I turned back to look at Shannon and Tyler who were behind me. Why was Marius not here yet?

"Where's Marius?" I asked Shannon

She tapped on her cell phone and replied, "I tried calling him, but no one answered. Perhaps he's on his way now."

"Alright." I nodded.

I lowered my head, trying to appear calm despite feeling anxious inside.

I could not help looking back repeatedly at the entrance to check for Marius' arrival. Silas' gaze landed on me from time to time. His stare and fearless expression put

in my grasp vibrated, and I hurriedly answered it with the Bluetooth headset I had on. Right at that moment, the host began announcing the reserve price for North Courts

"The reserved price is 50 million, and the minimum increase is 500,000.

auction started?" Marius'

be coming over?" I nodded in

did not answer the question. He derailed the topic and advised, "Wanda, I think you really should consider carefully whether you want to make this bet." "What are

heard Marius's tone. He sighed and said, "I trust

on me right away. With his words lingering in my mind, t tried my

I followed up

indifferently. I could not

him and continued to

of the auction, and even the host on stage got

100 million. Does anyone else want to bid?" His

Silas bid again as

I called out my bid recklessly, "140

Silas sneered and announced light-heartedly, "170

was composed whereas I was

call

I was having a dilemma, the host began to count down, "170

knew I had to

I shouted,