Frank, however, had no intention to negotiate and refused bluntly. "I'm sorry, Ms. Lionheart—I have great use for my Hale Marrow, and I'm not selling no matter what you offer me."

"What?!" Sif did a double take, her temper flaring right then.

It was the first time someone would refuse her, the heiress of the Lionheart!

"I'm being nice here!" she snapped. "Know your place and give it to me right now! No one ever refuses me, and everyone will always hand over whatever I want to me on a silver platter!"

Frank simply raised a brow and sneered. "Really? How on earth did you manage to describe daylight robbery with such righteous words? Or perhaps you own this place too? Surely you should know how to abide by rules too, Ms. Lionheart?"

"Shut up! What I say is the rule!" Sif bellowed haughtily, glaring at Frank. "The Lionhearts will make this worth your while—you bought it for 200 million, didn't you? I'm now buying it for 2 billion dollars. It's no loss for you, so hand it over!"

Seeing that Sif was stubbornly persistent, Frank laughed despite himself.

To think Sif herself was mocking him for buying the hale pearl for 200 million just earlier. Now that he had unveiled the real treasure within, Sif was now bent on taking it from him!

billion dollars—it was hardly the value for a real treasure like the Hale Marrow! The

refuse?" Frank asked, leveling a cool

consequences,” Sif threatened him, not pulling her punches at all. Even if she only got an underdeveloped Hyperion Root, the Hale Marrow would

way to recoup her losses, and she would take

snorted, shaking his head. "I actually believed for

that, he turned toward everyone else in the auction hall and spoke audibly, "Everyone! It seems that the Lionhearts would not hesitate to claim any treasures you may luck into on this day. Are you willing to just

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