Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 5606

"What he's doing now is trying to force us to make a move against him. He wants to force us to hand him the evidence he needs. He doesn't have to find proof of what happened thirty years ago. As long as we strike again or make a mistake now, he'll have grounds to take us down and avenge his family.

"So, we can't fall into his trap. We can't let him get even the slightest evidence against us. Even if it means having to spend a fortune, we can't give him anything he can use against us."

At those words, Susan fell silent. Tony was right.

After a long while, she asked, "Then how much will it cost in total?"

"I did a rough calculation. We'll have to spend over a hundred million, and that's if those buyers agree to sell the antiques back at their original prices, which is impossible. According to them, they bought the antiques because they loved collecting and expected their value to appreciate.

"Who would agree to sell without making a profit? The problem is that they're asking for far too much. They want two to three times the original price."

Tony ground his teeth whenever he thought about how those people were demanding such exorbitant prices.

"Tell Manny to negotiate with them again. We can accept paying double the original price, but they can't take advantage of us like this!"

They did not have that much cash available. Raising over a hundred million would take time. They would have to liquidate some of their assets first.

They were rich, but even they could not come up with that much cash at a moment's notice.

"Manny is already negotiating with them, but I don't think it'll work. Those people are well-informed. They know we're desperate, so they're taking advantage of it by hiking their prices."