NovelApexChapter 1406: "It means Daniela's still at the top of her game!" The chatter rippled through the room, each remark sharper than the last. Hamilton couldn't tune out their voices -every word only fueled the tension.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe secretary leaned in, voice low and urgent. "Mr. McCoy, ignore them. None of them are putting up three hundred million themselves. These cufflinks aren't worth that much. You've never made a losing deal." A shadow crossed Hamilton's face. For years, he'd been untouchable-no one had ever pushed him to a loss. But everything changed the moment Daniela stepped into the scene. He'd never faced such fearless opposition at an auction-until tonight.
"Three hundred and ten million!" Hamilton's voice cut through the noise, his paddle raised.
Before the secretary could even sigh, another crisp, unwavering voice sliced through the air.
"Three hundred and fifty million." A hush swept over the room, stretching into a tense silence. Every eye locked onto Daniela, Hamilton's included.
His usually composed expression fractured into disbelief as he turned to her and demanded, "Have you lost your mind? Bidding up by fifty million every time? Does your company print money now?" Daniela let out a light laugh, her tone breezy. "Con, Mr. McCoy, you must be joking. It's just a pair of cufflinks, a simple gift for my husband. Do you really think I'd need to mint cash for something so trivial?" Hamilton's expression soured, his jaw tight. "So young, and yet so reckless." Feigning surprise, Daniela tilted her head. "Reckless? Over an amount like this? Aren't you exaggerating? Wait, are you thinking of dropping out? That'd make this a whole lot less interesting. Why not raise the stakes?" Hamilton's grip on his paddle tightened until his knuckles blanched. Beside him, his secretary leaned in and whispered urgently, "Sir, let's not risk the company's finances over a rivalry. Three hundred and fifty million could buy a vault full of cufflinks. There's no need to go any further." Fresh uploads now at galnovalsForcing a stiff smile, Hamilton swallowed his pride. “Daniela, since you're so fond of them, I'll let you have them." A ripple of shock passed through the crowd.
"Hamilton's giving up?" "He'll have to swallow his pride after this." "All that bragging about owning every cufflink on earth-look at him now! Isn't that humiliating?"
"The tides are turning in Discoll. I wouldn't be surprised if Daniela's company replaces McCoy Group at the top before long."
The instant those comments landed, Hamilton's jaw clenched so tightly a vein pulsed at his temple. He shot Daniela a look of pure fury, then strode out of the room.
Even Nikolas stared in disbelief, murmuring, "I've never never seen my m father this rattled. Daniela, you're En something else." to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
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