Chapter: 62
"I'll give you two million for it," Alicia countered.
Gerry's eyes lit up with excitement at her response.
"Alicia, you're covering the cost, right?" he asked.
Alicia nodded, smiling calmly.
Joshua's face darkened, irritated by the needless competition with Lilliana.
Not willing to be outdone, Lilliana raised her offer. “Three million.”
Alicia spoke without hesitation. "Five million."
Lilliana's expression tightened. “Eight million!"
Alicia paused for a moment.
Her gaze briefly landed on the dress again.
Confident she had won, Lilliana looked at the clerk and said, "Pack it up. It's mine."
Alicia stepped forward, stopping Lilliana in her tracks.
After taking a deep breath, she spoke in a quiet but firm voice.
"I'll pay ten million for the dress."
Lilliana sneered, unable to hide her disbelief.
"Can you really afford ten million?" she asked.
Alicia bit her lip slightly before replying, "But Miss Green, I really want this dress. I'll even add another million if you'll let me have it."
Lilliana's arrogance only grew when she heard Alicia's plea, and her laughter filled the room.
With even more confidence, Lilliana rejected her offer. “I'll pay fifteen million. This dress will be mine."
Alicia's expression softened as her eyebrows relaxed, and she smiled gently. "Alright," she said, waving her hand dismissively. “It's yours."
Lilliana froze in shock.
Gerry couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.
He glanced at Joshua, whose expression had darkened, and added with a smirk, “Miss Green certainly knows how to spend."
It was quite foolish.
Lilliana realized too late that she had walked right into Alicia's trap.
Frustration surged inside her.
The dress originally cost just over six hundred thousand. It had a production cost of less than one hundred thousand, and now she was stuck paying fifteen million.
She felt like an absolute fool.
However, her pride mattered more, and she couldn't back down now.
Meanwhile, Alicia casually glanced around the store and selected a light blue gown decorated with tiny diamonds.