THE TRILLIONAIRE'S UNDERSTATED DOMINANCE

Highest Bid

Hamilton was pissed off because Roman dared to bid for the ring.

“You’re being so confident because you have Miss Annabel seated beside you. Trying to take advantage of her will not work at this auction. You seem to be unaware of the rules, and that could get you in trouble.” He said to Roman.

“Don’t act like you’re concerned for my well being.” Roman scoffed at Hamilton.

“And he’s well aware of the rule that no one can pay on behalf of another person once they bid on an item. The person who pays must be the same person who bids. I gave him the list of rules before we came.” Annabel said with a smirk as she looked in Hamilton’s direction.

“And does he know what will happen to him when he fails to pay for the item with such a high bid?” Hamilton asked.

He didn’t get a response to his question because the auctioneer began to speak again.

“Two hundred million, going once. Going twice,”

“Two hundred and ten million.” Hamilton said as he raised his bidding pad.

He immediately put his hand down to hide the fact that his hands were shaking after bidding such a high amount. He would have to sell almost all his properties to be able to pay for the ring. But he just couldn’t swallow his pride and let Roman win. He expected Roman to back down, instead Roman raised his bidding pad,

“Two hundred and twenty million dollars.”

There was another moment of whispering, and murmurs among the guests.

“He’s going to get himself killed.”

‘Do you remember the incident that happened last time? I heard that when someone refused to pay for an item, the owner of the auction house sent some men to beat them up.”

“He’s foolish for trying to start trouble here.”

“Why does he even want the ring? What is so important about it?”

Roman pretended not to hear any of the gossip floating around.

“Two hundred and twenty five million!” Hamilton spoke up to bid higher.

“Two hundred and forty million.” Roman responded.

Haylee began to get anxious. She fidgeted in her seat as she looked between Roman and Hamilton. She believed Hamilton could pay for the ring, but that Roman was putting his life in danger, so she spoke up.

“Roman, stop this foolishness at once!”

“And who do you think you are to give me orders?” He asked sternly.

Haylee’s eyes widened. Roman had never spoken to her in this manner before, and she didn’t really know how to handle it. He always used to be so sweet to her. But not anymore. She was the one who divorced him after all.

“I’m trying to help you. Don’t act so impulsively. If you’re doing this to try and impress me, then it won’t work. Just stop.” She said and Roman chuckled.

“My world no longer revolves around you, Haylee. Why would I do this to impress you?” He asked and she flushed out of embarassment for saying that out loud.

“That black card you have is fake. You’ll just get yourself in trouble if you try to use it. The consequence on you wouldbe severe. Just give up now while you can still back out.” She pleaded with him but he just scoffed.

“You don’t need to worry about me.” Roman responded and turned way from her.

Haylee felt hurt that Roman dismissed her so callously in the presence of so many guests. Meanwhile, Hamilton was gloating. He decided to further humiliate Roman more by raising the bid and making him look more foolish.

“Two hundred and fifty million dollars!” Hamilton said.

He was more confident now, even though he would have to take out loans in order to pay for the high bid without going bankrupt. No one else was willing to bid for the ring at such a high amount.

Besides, Hamilton was sure that if he got the ring for such a high amount, it would attract the attention of the owner of the auction house. He heard the owner was very powerful and very influential.

If he could get in the owner’s good graces, that would mean more connections for his business. He would be able to get more profotable contracts that would replace all the money he spent on the ring.

“He doesn’t even realise that he’s making a fool of himself. If only I could show him how much you have in your black card, then he’ll realise how stupid he is for even thinking he can outbid you.” Annabel said to Roman and shook her head at Hamilton’s petty behaviour.

She knew he didn’t have enough money to pay so high for the ring. As a senior director at the most sought after bank, she had an idea of the range of wealth of each guest that had an account at the Prime Royale bank.

“I’ve gotten tired of haggling with him. It’s time to end this.” Roman said and raised his biddling pad.

“Four hundred million dollars.”

That was almost double the price Hamilton had bid. Sweat began to roll down Hamilton’s forehead, and he began to bite his fingernails out of anxiety.

He didn’t want to lose face, but he had never even handled such an amount of money in his life. If he bid higher now, he knew he wouldn’t be able to pay, but he refused to lose to Roman. He tried to raise his bidding pad, but Roman beat him to it.

“Five hundred million dollars for the ring.”