Not for Sale

After Valerie raised her paddle, Lydia followed suit. "12 million dollars."

The auctioneer struck the gavel.

Valerie raised her paddle again. "15 million dollars."

Lydia was getting suspicious. She wanted to trip Valerie up.

Valerie was probably trying to make her pay top dollar for the crown.

After all, this price was way over what she was willing to pay.

'Seriously, what if I actually ended up b