Chapter 56

Chapter 56:

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The rival hesitated for a heartbeat before answering, “Nine point eight million.”

Cathryn’s mouth went dry, suspicion prickling across her skin. This had Jordyn’s fingerprints all over it—someone had been paid to keep raising the stakes and force her hand. Drawing in a shaky breath, she forced the number out. “Ten million.”

Any higher, and she would be backed into a corner, left with no choice but to ask Andrew for help. After rejecting his fifty-million check the night before, that idea tasted like ash in her mouth. She prayed silently that her opponent would stop.

At last, the rival’s resolve cracked. He set his paddle aside.

Relief surged so hard it almost buckled Cathryn’s knees. If nothing went wrong now, Midnight Lilies—her mother’s masterpiece—could finally come home.