A Peacock Husband of Five Princesses by day, a Noble Assassin by Night - Chapter 69: Melissa-the negotiator (2/2)

... anything less than that." She turned her attention back to Bertha. "1.6 million is the absolute lowest I will accept for it. If you can’t match that, I’ll be taking the statue elsewhere, and you won’t have the chance to sell it."

Bertha paused for a long moment, clearly weighing her options. She knew that if she pushed too hard, she might lose out on a sale entirely. Yet, she was also running a business, and she didn’t want to make a bad deal that could hurt her bottom line.

"You ...