Billionaire
Anything beyond that would require a personal guarantee from my own trust—the money my mother had left me, the money that represented my only true independence from the Smith name.
I looked at Matthias. He looked triumphant. He thought he’d found my limit. He thought I was still the girl who played by the rules.
"One hundred and forty million," I said. My voice didn't tremble.
The silence that followed was absolute. Even the auctioneer paused, his gavel hovering in mid-air. Matthias stared at me, his jaw tightening. For the first time, I saw a flicker of doubt in his eyes. He realized I wasn't just bidding with company money; I was bidding with my life.
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