220 I Cant Accept This! (2/2)

”Then no massages.”

”And I'll just have to keep Lina with me from now on,” added Maura, also feeling jealous. How could she not when he spent that absurd amount of money without batting an eye, but only for Lina.

To the side, Lina tilted her head in thought. She then gasped as an idea flashed through her head. ”How about we all go shopping? I like to see the big sisters in pretty dresses.”

”A great idea, Lina!” shouted Eliza. She went over and patted Lina's head. ”Now we only have to convince your big brother to take us.”

”I'm sure we can some time, but we--”

”Big Brother, can't we go shopping? If you have so much, then it's easy! Let's go find pretty dresses for all the big sisters,” cheered Lina, weakening Jack's defenses.

”I could always just give you some more since you've paid so much--”

”NO!” shouted Jack, insistent to not take anything else.

”Jack, if you won't take us shopping, then at least let my father give us some more,” reasoned Eliza.

”... Fine… Before we leave, I'll buy each of you a dress,” agreed Jack.

”And accessories!” added Keela.

”... And accessories.”

”Yay! Thanks, Big Brother!” Lina ran up and hugged Jack.

Jack sighed, defeated. He didn't mind spending the money, but he also didn't want to spoil the girls and let them think that he would buy them whatever they wanted.

Looking to Maynard and Rydel, Jack asked, ”Is there anything you two would want?”

”Nope,” Maynard shook his head. ”Ya already got me new katanas so I'm not missing anything.”

As Rydel also shook his head, Jack was relieved. At least someone understood his intentions and agreed with him.

”Still… Why so much, Jack?”

Argyle couldn't get over the exchange. He had seen that much gold before, but not that much platinum. But that was in the auction house treasury, not in the hands of a young man who gave it away like it was a paltry sum.

”I have my reasons…” Jack started smiling again. He had opened his achievement list and was reading his newest achievement.

[Millionaire!: completed]

[Spend a total of one million gold, over three-quarters of which was overspending. Unique reward: 300 skill points.]

Jack didn't dare try and rush the [Billionaire!] achievement, as Jack was unsure that he had enough and he also didn't dare waste so much.

Now, thanks to the auction, Jack had a total of seven hundred and twenty skill points.

He was ecstatic, but he also understood that this wouldn't be repeatable. Most of the time, Jack won't find an easy target to exploit for unique rewards, like the annual auction. Jack had no clue when the next time he could get unique rewards would be.

During all of this, the auction continued selling lv. 55 peak-tier items. They were now selling the final items of the day, lv. 55 holy items.

But Jack only watched. He had no desire for those and had already spent more money than he had planned. And with day three coming up, Jack knew that the best still was to come.

The bids for those holy items were fierce because only three of them were available. Of the three, the most expensive one was a lv. 55 holy halberd that thirteen royal families fought for. In the end, it was given away for a lv. 70 high-tier item.

Once the second day's break started, Maura began cooking with Lina, teaching her gradually how to prepare vegetables.

Eliza scooted closer to Jack. ”Would you like a massage?”

”I would, but not if it's only because you want to spend more money later,” replied Jack, giving her a strange look.

”Why would I do it just for that?” argued Eliza. ”Can't a wife treat her husband to a massage without some underlying reason?”

”Isn't it because you're my wife that I should expect an underlying reason?” Jack joked, getting everyone but Eliza to laugh with him. ”So long as I don't hear about this while we're shopping, then I'll gladly take the massage.”

”Good, then lay down.”

Watching his daughter and the man he forced to become her husband, Argyle chuckled to himself. He knew that Jack wouldn't be like most people and just accept his daughter, which was why he was willing to force Jack in the first place.

Also, he knew how stubborn and determined his daughter was. She got that from her mother, so Argyle was confident that Eliza could sway Jack over time.