Chapter 27

Veronica clenched her teeth in frustration and glared at Jeremy. What a useless fool who only knew how to make things worse! Jeremy, however, looked innocent. Did he say something wrong? No, he didn't. Jeremy refused to back down after being glared at for no reason. He simply crossed his arms and turned away from Veronica. With so many eyes watching, Veronica had no way out. She raised her paddle again and called out, "12.5 million dollars." The proxy bidder immediately followed. "Fourteen million dollars." Veronica glared at the bidder. After a long pause, she exhaled slowly and snapped, "14.5 million dollars." The bidder remained unfazed. "Sixteen million dollars." The audience was thoroughly entertained. They fixed their attention on Veronica, waiting to see how much further she would go. Veronica's expression darkened as she asked, "Yasmin, you have no proof that the emerald bead necklace belongs to Annie. Are you really going to be so reckless? Just because of a hunch, you