Ivan's expression immediately dimmed after hearing that statement. Was Fane not trying to intentionally embarrass him?
However, he was not exactly bothered by being embarrassed as long as he was able to get Fane exiled from the Taylor family today. Everything would be worth it for him.
"95 million? Was it really that expensive?"
Cecilia gasped after hearing that as she said, "So, in order to increase the value of your gift to the old master, you intentionally spoke a random amount, Fane?"
"Regardless of whether it’s worth that much or not, is a n afterthought. However, I actually spent that much o n that house to win the bid. If you don't believe me, you can ask both Young Master Neil and Young Master Ken. They were both there on that day as well!"
Fane calmly replied.
"Young Master Ken, Young Master Neil, did he actually spend that much money? I refuse to believe him, the son-in-law who was enlisted as a soldier for five years can fork out that much money!"
Cecilia was very dissatisfied. She was dissatisfied because she could never have forked out that much money and was she actually inferior to the son-in-law?
"He actually did. The thing is, Young Master Ivan too had his eye on that mansion and wanted to bid for the mansion as a gift for Old Master Taylor so he went to the auction that day. However, he did not expect Fane t o be present as well..."
Ken laughed before continuing, "So, both of them wanted to bid for it. They even made a bet that the loser would dust the winner's shoe. Young Master Ivan conceded in the end and Fane won the bid for that house!”
Fiona clenched her fist furiously as she listened from aside. She was fuming.
Fane happened to be wasting too much money now. H e actually wanted to snatch it from Ivan. Why could he not just give it to Ivan? That house was not even worth more than ninety million anyway.
Besides, he initially agreed to only a ten million bucks gift for the old master anyway. Could he not have bought anything else that cost ten million bucks? He could have saved eighty million bucks then. Even if Fane did not want this much money, it would be better off just giving it to her. His mother-in-law happened to be short in cash anyway, i
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