There was a prolonged silence. Not a single tag went up. I felt tears start to sting the back of my eyes, my fingers clenching hard as I tried my best to keep myself stable and composed.
"Starting price?" He said again, his voice a bit louder this time, his brows lightly furrowed.
Still no one. For a long minute, there was pin drop silence in the hall. I lowered my head, my chest heaving.
"Twenty million!" Came Beta Neil's voice.
I looked up, and dad was holding the tag, his brows drawn in determination.
I swallowed. It would cause rumours. But dad obviously didn't care.
"But you are her father, so that does not count."
I swallowed as another round of silence fell in the hall.
"Fifty million! Wow, a whooping starting price! But she isn't just anyone. So well deserved. Is anyone wi
