Chapter 145

For Hayden, $100 million was like pennies in a bucket, utterly insignificant.

"If you're not worried about his money, why wouldn't you let me bid?"

Wyneth sighed in resignation.

"If you kept bidding, you would just become fodder for everyone's gossip, wouldn't you?"

"So we should just let him off the hook, just like that?"

"And what would you suggest?"

"Abduct him, bag him and give him a good beating."

Wyneth was rendered speechless.

"That jerk!"

Resigned, Wyneth finished the remaining wine in her glass and rose from her seat.

"I need to use the restroom."

Immediately, Dean volunteered, saying, "I'll go with you."

"There's no need. I can manage."

She was not a little girl anymore. There was no need for her brother to accompany her to the restroom, but it seemed that her brothers still saw her as a child.

After using the restroom, Wyneth emerged to wash her hands. The fruity wine she had drunk earlier seemed to be hitting her harder than she had expected. Her head was slig