Chapter 94

“The winner, who is also the person with the highest number of bids, is..." The announcer paused for a moment and observed the audience, his heady eyes scanning all of us.

My heart was in my mouth as I looked on, and my ears pricked to hear the result. A thought flashed through my mind, and I was shaking my head. I didn’t know what I was going to do if I didn’t win.

I didn’t even want to know; I just knew that I needed to win this thing.

A hand grabbed my shaking legs, halting the movement, and when I looked at the culprit, Jeremy’s eyes met mine. “It is alright; we have tried our best. Whatever the result, I know we did our best.”

“Hmm.” I couldn’t bring myself to talk, but I nodded my head and placed my hands on his hands, letting the warmth comfort me.

“Without further ado, the winner of the bid is none other than Elite Dwellings!”

“We won!” Jeremy's reaction was immediate, and he was yelling in my ears while I was still trying to process the information. "Oh, Ruby, we won.”

“Yea.”