Chapter 13


    Chapter 13 Demanding an Exorbitant Price


    After working hard for approximately 30 minutes, Gianna finally stopped. Her face was covered in a


    sheen of sweat


    as she looked up at the crowd around her. “Don‘t worry; Old Man Nn will be fine. He will wake up in t


    en minutes if nothing unexpected urs.” The entire scene was silent, and nobody


    said a word. Only Penny spoke up in discontent, “My grandpa is going to wake up just because you po


    ked some needles into him? What the hell are you bragging about?” Even so, her eyes


    were glued to the old man lying on the bed as if she was trying to verify Gianna‘s words. On the


    other hand, Gianna ignored her. Instead, she sat by the side, resting. “Here, Mommy.” South handed h


    er a handkerchief that he had prepared beforehand. Taking it from him, she smiled and stroked his hea


    d. “Thanks, South.” As she wiped at her sweat,


    she nced over at Ss again, and her lips curled into a smile. “President Nn, my consultation fee i


    s 50 million.” Simrly, the corners of Ss‘s mouth lifted slightly. Then, he reached his hand out behind


    him.


    Xavier immediately handed him a check. He took the check and subsequently ced it in her hand.


    “You do demand an exorbitant price, Miss Aubrey.” His smile


    hinted at a smugness of having already foreseen her actions.


    She was momentarily taken aback by the check in his hand.


    D*mn it! I asked for too little! The feeling that she had asked for too little intensified–


    even more so when she saw the nasty smile tugging at his lips. She red at him fiercely and reached


    out her hand


    to take the check. However, she did not expect a figure to rush over suddenly and snatch the check out


    of her hands before the check could even absorb the warmth from her hands. Thus, Gianna frowned bConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    efore turning around to look at Penny, who had snatched the check out of her hands. “Grandpa has not


    woken up yet, and you already want to leave after


    epting the money? What if something happens to Grandpa? Where are we


    going to find you?” Penny said righteously. Gianna felt her


    temper rising. Stifling the urge to hit somebody, she lifted her gaze and red at Ss. “Is this how you


    treat your benefactor? By biting the hand that fed


    you?”


    Even Ss had not expected Penny to do something like that. Hence, his expression immediately darke


    ned. At the same time, a hostile aura red out from his body, and he said darkly, “Hand it over.” Penny


    scowled but did not move an inch. “Ss, don‘t be deceived by her! Grandpa isn’t awake


    yet! Who knows what she did to him just now?”


    He frowned slightly at her words and looked over at the old man lying on the bed. Although he didn‘t kn


    ow what Gianna did


    to Old Man Nn just now, he could tell that his grandpa‘s condition was much better than before. “I tru


    st her!” he said.


    Gianna was rather astonished to hear those words. She never expected him to say those three


    words that held so much power in them. Thus, most of the resentment and anger that had built up in he


    r heart dissipated. I guess this guy can speak human too.


    “Forget it; I don‘t mind waiting until Old Man Nn wakes up. It won‘t take more than a few minutes any


    way,” she said nonchntly.


    Penny


    widened her eyes suddenly upon hearing those words. “Ss, have you gone crazy? God knows where


    this woman came from; how can you believe her words?” The frown on Ss‘s face did not let up. If an


    ything, his expression became colder. He red at Penny, then he said in a voice that allowed no doub


    ts and carried an immense pressure behind it, “Since when do you hold the authority to get the final say


    in this house?”


    Penny‘s expression became awkward, and she said petntly, “I didn‘t say we won‘t give it to her… I jus


    the safe side and pay her after Grandpa wakes


    up.” After that, he took the check out of her hands and walked over to Gianna. “Miss


    Aubrey, here is your consultation fee. Also, I didn‘t mean to


    outbid you during the auctionst night out of malice. I bid on the Wuyou San because I wanted to give i


    of surprise flitted across Ss‘s eyes. Then, he lowered his eyes and studied the


    woman in front of him. I see; she was trying to obtain it to treat Grandpa‘s illness.


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