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CHAPTER FIFTY TWO
Author: ERO HAY
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Kia, her heart pounding, sat tight in her chair at the back of the auction, her intense gaze fixed on the podium.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Do I hear ten million?”

Kia raised her hand, determination flickering in her eyes. “ten million”

“Twenty million!” Petra’s sultry voice chimed in from the right, her dark locks cascading past her shoulders like an inky waterfall. She had an air of confidence that set the crowd aflame, almost making them forget she was the much-dreaded nemesis from a neighborhood rival.

Kia swallowed hard, her grip tightening around the bidding paddle. The stakes had just been raised higher than she had expected. “Thirty million,” she countered.

The auctioneer nodded, his excitement heightened as his gavel hovered above the podium. “Thirty million! Do I hear forty million?”

“Forty million.” Petra flashed a triumphant smile, leaning back in her chair as if victory was already hers.

Kia’s insides churned. She couldn’t let this opportunity slip away. “Fifty million,” K
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