Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246 A Challenge

Although there was an auction going on right now and everyone could place their respective bids, Veronica couldn’t help but feel targeted.

In the end, she chose to remain silent.

However, the others continued to place their bids.

“One million and thirty thousand.”

“One million and fifty thousand.”

“One million and two hundred thousand.”

The price of the item went up significantly, and finally, it was auctioned off at a high price of seven million and five hundred thousand. It was way more than the original net worth of the necklace.

Although the necklace was quite exquisite, the quality of the stone was mediocre.

Ruka was the one who had bought the necklace for seven million and five hundred thousand.

After she had placed that bid, no one else continued to place a bid.

The host exclaimed, “Miss Dame has placed a bid of seven million and fifty thousand. Is there anyone else who’s interested? Alright! Seven million and fifty thousand once… Seven million and fifty thousand twice…”

The host purposely dragged his voice as he yelled out.

Meanwhile, Veronica couldn’t quite tell why, but she felt quite attracted to the necklace for some reason.

After some hesitation, Veronica, who hadn’t placed a bid for quite some time, lifted her card and said, “Seven…”

“Ten million!”

Before she could even place her bid, Matthew, who was next to her, instantly increased the price to ten million.

She frowned, and there was a displeased look on her exquisite milky-white face. “What do you want the necklace for?”

He glanced at her calmly from the side, and he was about to say ‘as a gift for you’, but he stifled the words that he intended to say.

Perhaps he was unhappy because she had persistently tried to push other women toward him, so he instantly changed his sentence and replied, “I like it.”

Meanwhile, Veronica was left speechless by his reply.

“Alright, Young Master Matthew from Spinfluence Group has placed a bid for ten million. Is there anyone else interested in placing a higher bid?” The host was very excited and the atmosphere of the auction event became increasingly livelier.

That was because Matthew hadn’t placed a bid for any of the other items that were being auctioned off. Once he placed a bid, though, he would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.

Veronica was evidently angered by his actions, and she inched closer to him. “It’s just a necklace. Why don’t you stop fighting me for it?”

“This is an auction.” He lifted his head slightly, and there was a slight smile on his handsome face.

“Gosh, I know that. But I don’t have that much money. If you continue placing bids on it, I won’t be able to afford it.” Veronica used her bid card and covered her face with it as she spoke in a low voice to Matthew.

“You could try and beg me. I might agree to your request.” His wicked words were full of dominance, and for a moment there, he seemed to resemble his previous coldly distant and elegant self, as she first met him.

“Beg… How should I beg?”

Veronica was slightly confused, and she looked at him solemnly before speaking up in a neutral voice, “Please then, could you stop bidding on the necklace?” There was a confused note in her voice, which somehow sounded quite adorable.

“Is that it?”

“What else do you want from me?”

She spoke as the host of the auction called out the bidding price onstage. “Ten million twice! Is there anyone else who wants to place a bid?”

She instantly lifted her card and said, “I would like to place a bid for one hundred on top of the current bidding price.”

“Pfft… Hahaha…”

“One hundred on top of the current bidding price? Is she challenging Young Master Matthew?”

“This woman’s just banking on Old Mrs. Kings’ affections for her, and she seems to be behaving quite insolently.”

“It’s not wrong of her to place a bid for one hundred on top of the current bidding price. There’s no minimum increment specified for this item.”

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“Eleven million.”

After Veronica had placed her bid, Matthew instantly increased his bidding price by one million.

As soon as she heard him yell out, she angrily directed a kick at him and leaned over. “Do you have a death wish?! I don’t have that much money!”

He felt the pain, but he put on a calm front. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll get my accountant to transfer you the one hundred million I owe you for saving my life as soon as possible. That should be enough.”