When those three words came out of Ethan’s mouth, it was as if a bomb had been dropped in the banquet hall.

The entire room seemed to be stunned, everyone was wide-eyed.

Emily was also shocked, taking a full minute to come to her senses.

She quickly grabbed Ethan’s arm and leaned in close to whisper, “Mr. Thomas, what are you doing? No one else has bid yet, and you’re bidding for 400 million? Isn’t that a bit much?”

She thought, ‘He’s really going all ...