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“Mason has gone too far. The Lyons family’s manor is so huge and situated in the mountains, yet its reserve price is merely 40 billion dollars. This amount isn’t even enough to cover the cost of the land. I’ll raise the paddle later and call out 5o billion dollars to increase the price. I don’t like the Lyonss, but I hate a scumbag who goes back on his word and dumps his wife even more.”
Cate blinked. “What if nobody else bids after you call out 5o billion dollars? Are you able to fork out that amount?”
Mireya suddenly felt dispirited.
“Don’t bid. If Mason found out, he’d cause you trouble. ” Cate reminded her, “Can’t you tell that Mason is the sort who’ll seek revenge on the smallest grievances.”
At 9:00 p.m., the bidding for the Lyons family’s manor finally began.
The host said, “The Lyons family manor is the largest manor in Australia. It has 8oo,ooo square feet and features an orchard, racecourse, golf club — you name it. They say most Australians dream of having a one-week staycation at the Lyons family’s manor. Even a random tree there costs more than 1oo thousand dollars due to its long history. Now, we’ll start the bidding at 40 billion dollars.”
Soon, a paddle from the first private room went up. “40 billion dollars and ten cents.”
“Haha. You’re too petty. I’m calling out 4o billion and loo dollars. I’m more generous.”
” I’ll add l000 dollars, and that’s the maximum. “
The host of the auction looked awkward.
It was his first time encountering such a situation.
Mireya was so furious that she slammed her hand on the table. “All of you are powerful figures in Australia. Have you no shame? Damn, if I could fork out 50 billion dollars, I would’ve bid the manor. “
“Who doesn’t wish to buy the manor? In fact, a lot of people do, but they are forced to listen to Campos Corporation,” Cate said complicatedly.
Someone outside started to bid once more. “40.2 billion dollars.” After hearing this voice, Cate’s expression changed. Others might not recognize it, but she knew it was Wesley’s voice as she had known him for several years.
She never thought that he would come. Did he receive a warning from the Campos family as well?
Somehow, Cate was quite disappointed.
In her eyes, Wesley was a gentleman. He could hate Shaun, but he probably would not make things worse for him.
Clearly, she was wrong. After Wesley called out 4o.2 billion dollars, nobody else made a bid.
The host was speechless. He seriously wondered if these wealthy people came to this auction to cause trouble. “Anyone else wants to bid? 40.2 billion dollars, going once…”
“5o billion dollars, ” Cate suddenly said with a throaty voice, sounding like a man.
Her throaty voice had caused an uproar outside. Everyone turned their gazes to Cate’s private room, but nobody could tell who she was since the window of her room remained closed.
Shortly after, a clear smashing sound came from one of the private rooms. It evidently served as a warning.
Cate raised her brows. It must be Mason who was warning her.
Mireya widened her eyes at Cate and whispered, “Can you shell out 5o billion dollars?”
“My dad should be able to pay for it,” Cate answered reluctantly.
“Aren’t you afraid of offending the Campos family?” Mireya grimaced. “You actually want to help the Lyons family, right?”
“Just like you, I enjoy standing up for justice.” Cate darted a glance at her. “Besides, even if I’ve successfully bid the manor, I can sell it to someone and earn tens of billions of dollars.
“You’re right.”
Someone soon called out from outside. “50 billion and 100 dollars.”
This was Mason’s voice.
Mireya almost spat the coffee in her mouth. “Damn. Now that Mason is the wealthiest person in Australia, how dare he add 1oo dollars only?”
The corners of Cate’s mouth twitched. She was at a loss for words. She realized that Mason was not only despicable but also extremely… petty.
It was outrageous that this kind of person became the wealthiest person in Australia.
“50.2 billion dollars, ” Cate called out again. “I’ll add another hundred dollars.”
This time, it was Wesley’s voice.
Cate rubbed her forehead. She was… rather disappointed in Wesley.
At this moment, a man’s cold and deep voice sounded from the right side. “150 billion dollars. “
With that, a commotion arose across the auction room.
150 billion dollars was indeed an astronomical price.
Mason had warned others not to raise the price. Hence, now that someone had the audacity to call out such a sky-high price, it was plain that he was challenging Campos Corporation.
The host was dumbfounded, but he then said excitedly, “150 billion dollars, going once, going twice… Sold.”
In the private room, Mireya was astonished. “Who was the one who shouted this price out of the blue? 15o billion dollars? Let me do some math. It’s a lot.”
“This amount… is not something many people can fork out.” Cate was surprised. Somehow, the mysterious man whom she caught smoking earlier crossed her mind.
“Don’t Mason want to continue bidding?” Mireya sighed. “Is that it?”
“Considering how petty Mason is, would he be willing to fork out 1oo billion dollars? That’d be a joke.” The moment Cate opened the door, two men blocked her way.
“It’s a woman.” One of the men snorted. “Wait here. Chairman Campos would like to meet you. “
“Hey, Cate, so it was you who called out the price.” Charlie and Melanie, who happened to pass by, suddenly came to take a dig at her. “How savage of you. You don’ t have Shaun backing you up now, yet you dare challenge us.”
“You’re biting off more than you can chew.” Charlie fixed his burning eyes on Cate and smiled.
Cate snickered. “The Campos family actually caught me by surprise. How shameless of you guys to bid 1oo dollars. That was an eye -opener for me.”
Charlie’s expression shifted into annoyance before he let out a cold laugh. “For an unlucky place like the Lyons family’s manor, adding 1oo dollars was extremely kind of us.”
“Exactly. Whoever stays there will be unlucky. I mean, the Lyonss are currently so poor that they even have to sell off their manor.” Melanie made fun of their mishap.
“I know you guys couldn’t bring yourselves to buy it but didn’t allow others to buy it as well. Mason must be putting the buyer in trouble now. Let me advise you guys. Not anyone can take out 150 billion dollars effortlessly to invest in a manor. Think about it. Can the Campos family easily fork out this amount?” Cate reminded them.
Charlie furrowed his brows together.
150 billion dollars was nothing much to the Campos family considering their wealth today.
Nevertheless, forking such a large sum of money in such a short period would require them to hold a meeting. The bigger the business was, the more cash flow they needed.
Hardly anyone in Australia could fork out this amount of money, except for those established gentries. However, that voice… she had never heard it before.
Could it be a foreigner?
Having said that, why would a rich foreigner come to Canberra and buy the largest manor in Australia?
She became increasingly vigilant for fear that someone would take advantage of her, especially Charlie and Mason.
After all, they had just tasted the sweetness of power.
“Cate, why are you here?”
At this moment, Wesley walked past the spot and caught sight of her. His handsome face twitched as he immediately walked up to her.
Cate shifted her eyes to Wesley, and he was not alone. Beside him was his secretary, Regina Trent, who had a graceful figure. Cate had seen her before, but she had not given her much thought.
“Miss Cox…” Regina greeted Cate with a smile.
Cate nodded, but before she could speak, Mireya said, “President Campos is blocking our way. He’s throwing his weight around and stopping us from leaving.”
Wesley turned his gaze to Charlie, who then said grumpily, “The person who bid 50 billion dollars was Cate. President Sanderson, this woman is, dare I say it, thinking about helping the Lyons family. You should beware of her cuckolding you again.”
Wesley’s handsome face darkened, looking extremely unpleasant in an instant. Cate explained, “Don’t get me wrong. I thought of buying the manor and selling it off later to make millions of dollars.”