The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor
Chapter 132

"No bride price? Dream on!"

Fiona rolled her eyes at Fane when she heard his words. With a grin on her face, she asserted, "It's like this: You won't be able to take out thirty million straight out anyway, but you've beaten Ivan into a bloody pulp, so you have to give him ten million dollars. Besides, you already said that you'd buy a gift worth ten million for the old man's birthday, so you must keep your word!"

Fiona paused briefly here before continuing, "That's why you have to give out that twenty million no matter what; the Taylor family will only regard you highly that way. Furthermore, if they know that you're going to be a bodyguard for the Drake family, they'll definitely think you're strong and capable, and they'll never be able to kick you out of the Taylor family!"

"Then what about the ten million bride price?" Fane asked with a dry smile.

"I've already thought about that, too. Since you're going to spend your first month's salary on all of that, just give it to me once you receive your second month's salary!"

"I can't give my beautiful daughter away for just ten million though. I'm increasing the price...to twenty million!"

With the grin never dropping once, she reiterated, "I've already thought everything through. You and Selena have Kylie, after all, so I'll acknowledge you as my son-in-law once you give that twenty million to me! You won't beat the young masters from aristocratic families, but I'll approve of the two of you, so long as Selena is happy."

Cold understanding washed over Fane. For a second, he thought that Fiona was actually being reasonable and thinking for his sake. Of course she wanted more money.

"Mom, why are you doing this? How can you just increase the bride price as you please? And that's a pretty big jump, too."

Selena was speechless for a moment. Her mother was becoming more and more of a snob with each passing day.

"What do you know? I learned a single principle throughout these five years: cash is king! Cash gives you safety, assurance. You won't be the laughingstock only if you step out of the house with cash!" "The friends I had a long time ago, the ones who had gone shopping with me and visited me? They all ignored me when we were kicked out five years ago. When I try to see them, they'd avoid me like the plague!"

"So am I being too demanding, asking for twenty million? You're the most beautiful woman in the

entire Middle Province; so what if I ask for twenty million? Young Master Wilson even said that he'd marry you for fifty million. It's my loss to let this rascal marry you for twenty million!"

A stream of complaints suddenly poured forth from Fiona. The finishing touch to the drama would be for her to sit on the floor and wail.

"Mom, how can you be so calculative? That Wilson is fat and perverted! I'm well-aware of the kind of man h.. Il e is.

Selena frowned, then looked at Fane. "Wilson isn't even a fraction of the man Fane is."

"No problem!"

At this moment, Fane came before Fiona, a small smile on his face. "Mother is right," he spoke. "You're the most beautiful woman in the entire Middle Province. Twenty million it is, then. As long as Mother acknowledges me as her son-in-law, twenty million is nothing. Even two billion isn't a problem!" 1

"From the smell of alcohol on your body, you've definitely been drinking tonight. Stop boasting about things you can't do," Fiona sneered as her eyes swept over him disdainfully. She would never believe that he could fork out two billion dollars. "I don't want two billion. Just give me twenty million and I'll acknowledge you."

Meanwhile, Xena and Ben hung by the side, chins low and not daring to utter another word.

They had thought Fane had gotten himself into trouble and had reprimanded him relentlessly. They never thought he was actually working for the Drake family.

It turned out that it was all right for Fane to get into a fight with the Drakes' bodyguards this morning. If he had left, gloomy and dejected, he would have lost a golden opportunity for such a lucrative job. "Ahem! It's great now that Fane and Big Sis are back home safe and sound. Get some rest, everyone. I'm tired!"

Ben coughed awkwardly. The aura of a raging bull from before had now dampened into a cloud of meekness. He uttered Fane's name with utmost reverence, as though it was the name of a legendary king. "I agree. We should go get some sleep. You two have to go to work tomorrow morning, too!"

Xena wanted to dig a hole and bury her face in it. She and Ben returned to their room.

"Eh, did you two have dinner outside? Did you really spend three hundred thousand in total?"