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Chapter 210: bidding started
The bidding started. "four hundred million." Another bid. "Six hundred million."Mia's eyes widened. "No. No, no, no. Johnny, you already saved one. You can't save all of them.""Yes, I can.""You can't! What about Margaret? What if you run out of money before she steps on that stage?" Her voice dropped, urgent. "What happens then? You came here for her. Not to rescue the whole world."That stopped him. Because that was the question — the one he couldn't ignore. But Johnny wasn't listening. He couldn't save everyone. He knew that.But he could save more than one."Place the bid." he repeated quietlyMia stared at him.The whole reason she was helping Johnny save someone else was because she wanted him to see her as someone on his side. Someone who helped you save Margaret.But if he fails spend everything saving strangers and fail to save the person he actually came here for, then what was the point?But his eyes were already fixed on the stage.She pressed the button. "Six hundred mi
Chapter 21: Drop billions like pocket change
Mia couldn't stop staring at him.For the first time in a long time, she had no idea what she was looking at. The man standing beside her was Johnny Steele — her Johnny, the same man she remembered struggling, the same man she once thought had nothing.But that man had just spent three billion dollars. Not on a business, not on a luxury item, not to gain power. He had spent it to save someone he didn't even know.Her mind couldn't process it. At first she had convinced herself there was a simple explanation — maybe Johnny had gotten lucky after they broke up, maybe he'd invested in something, maybe he won a lottery that changed his life.That was what she wanted to believe, because believing that was easier.But now?Watching him drop billions like pocket change—for a stranger, no less—she couldn't fool herself anymore.Nobody suddenly became this rich overnight. Nobody moved billions of dollars casually unless they already had access to that kind of wealth, and Johnny had done it wit
Chapter 208: The Billion-Dollar Choice
For a moment, Mia thought she had misunderstood him. "What?"Johnny didn't take his eyes off the girl standing on the stage. "I said place a bid," he repeated, his voice calm but without hesitation. "We're taking her home."Mia stared at him. The man beside her was the same man who had entered this auction with one goal — Margaret. Every fight, every risk, every second spent inside this place had been for Margaret. And now he wanted to spend billions on someone else."Johnny..." She lowered her voice. "Are you sure?"He nodded. No hesitation, no doubt, just certainty. She studied his face for a few seconds, searching for any sign that he was making an emotional mistake. All she found was conviction — quiet, stubborn conviction she remembered too well. The same expression he wore whenever he decided something and refused to move.She sighed. "Alright then." She raised her hand. "One point one billion."The room reacted immediately. "One point two billion." She turned toward Johnny. He
Chapter 207: The First Bid
The name escaped Johnny's lips before he could stop himself. "Margaret..."Barely a whisper. But Mia heard it — heard the difference in his voice. The certainty, the fear, the desperate hope.The same man who had walked into the Black Circle auction with a cold expression and a perfect plan was suddenly standing there like someone had ripped away every layer of protection he had built.She looked down at the girl on the stage, then back at him.Zemo's voice cut through the gallery again. "Ah. Now this one..." He looked toward the girl. "This one is special."Johnny's breathing stopped.She stood beneath the spotlight, unaware of the hundreds of eyes watching her.Her appearance was soft and beautiful in a way that felt completely out of place here. She was chubby in all the right places.Soft curves. Full hips. Breasts that strained against the thin fabric of her dress, the outline of her body visible through the sheer material.Her face was round and gentle—the kind of face that bel
Chapter 206: The Girl Who Looked Like Margaret
Even in her current state, the girl on stage was beautiful.Tall and elegant, with a slim figure and smooth warm-toned skin, her long dark hair falling down her back in soft waves almost to her waist.The white dress she wore looked expensive, carefully chosen to make her stand out under the bright lights as it clung to her curves, leaving almost nothing to the imagination—the dip of her waist, the swell of her breasts, the long line of her legs.The dress wasn't chosen for her. It was chosen for the buyers. Every detail was meant to remind them that they weren't looking at a person, but something they could purchase.A perfect commodity. That was what they had turned her into — not a person, not someone with dreams or family or a life waiting for her. A product.But what disturbed Johnny most wasn't her appearance. It was her eyes. Empty, unfocused, like she wasn't truly there.Her steps were slow and uneven, her body moving only because someone had told it to. Like a puppet with its
Chapter 205: The Black Circle Auction
Mia woke up with a dull ache behind her eyes. For a few seconds she didn't move, her mind still trying to catch up with reality.Her eyes slowly opened and the blurry ceiling above her came into focus. She was lying on a plush couch in a dark, comfortable room, soft amber lights glowing from hidden places.She sat up slowly, pressing two fingers to her temple. "Where are we?"The last thing she remembered was Darren Zemo's fingers snapping, followed by the sting of the dart and the cold embrace of darkness.“I’m guessing the auction house”She turned. Johnny was already awake, standing near the wall, still wearing his mask. "You're awake," she said."They used a tranquilizer dart to knock us out and make sure we couldn't track where they were taking us."He tilted his head toward the massive glass panel in front of them.Through it, she saw the space below. A wide circular floor, dimly lit. Rows of private rooms lining the walls high above it, each with a one-way glass panel. A gall
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