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“Didn’t you receive the warning from us?” Charlie asked fiercely.
“You guys planned on buying the manor but couldn’t bear to spend so much, so you guys deliberately threatened others not to buy it and even stopped them from raising the price. I know what’s on your minds.” Cate scoffed.
“Charlie, you guys are just businessmen. After all, you’re not the prime minister. You can’t possibly cover things up. Am I right, Mireya?”
Mireya grasped Cate’s message within a second. “Precisely. Are you guys insistent on blocking me? Fine. I’ll call Uncle Jason. Let me remind you that I’ll soon be the Snow family’s daughter-in -law.”
Charlie instantly felt bad.
The elected prime minister next year would most probably come from the Snow family. If they offended Jason, with whom they were currently trying to curry favor, they would be in deep water.
Charlie almost forgot that Cate’s best friend had such an influential background.
“It was merely a misunderstanding.” Charlie’s expression immediately switched to a friendly smile. “I was just curious who called out 50 billion dollars.”
Mireya bit her lip. “We weren’t planning on buying it. We just felt that those wealthy families who kept adding 100 dollars were a disgrace to the other wealthy families in Australia.”
Charlie’s expression was extremely cold and unpleasant. However, he had to suppress his rage.
Meanwhile, Wesley dropped his gaze, and his expression was bizarre.
“Let’s go.” Cate held Mireya’s hand. When she walked past Wesley, she could not help but pause for a moment. “Are you leaving? Or are you going to stay here and catch up with President Campos?”
“I’m leaving with you.” Wesley cast a gentle look at Cate.
After the four of them left, Charlie stomped his feet in a huff and kicked the garbage bin beside him.
Melanie said with disdain, “I never thought Cate’s friend would get into the Snow family. Anyhow, what’s so great about it? It’s only an engagement. Who knows if she’ll be dumped someday? After all, we all know that Rodney is only in love with Sarah.”
Charlie’s brows moved. “How’s your relationship with Sarah?”
“…So-so.” Melanie said embarrassedly, “But Joanne is quite close to her.”
In fact, Melanie disliked Sarah. Since young, she had always been jealous of Sarah for being able to capture Shaun’s heart.
“Our enemy’s enemy is our friend. We can take advantage of Sarah.” Charlie raised his brows. “If we develop a good relationship with Sarah, I don’t mind giving her full support in marrying into the Snow family.”
“That’s true. After all, we’re not on good terms with Mireya. If she marries into the Snow family, she’ll tear us apart, and it’ll ruin the Campos family’s progress.” Melanie nodded in agreement.
In this day and age, one had to get along well with the prime minister’s family no matter how rich he or she was.
Meanwhile, when Mason arrived at the private room of the buyer who bid 15o billion dollars, the room was already empty.
All that was left behind was a warm, steamy cup of coffee on the table.
“Excuse me, Mr. Campos. That buyer has left, but his secretary is currently handling the handover process with the auction staff over there,” said the server who was doing the cleaning.
Mason shot his assistant a look, and his assistant swiftly left.
With her arm hooked through Mason’s, Joanne said, “Mason, who the hell had the nerve to make you look bad? You must punish him severely.”
“Maybe… A foreigner.”
Mason pulled a long face. No matter who it was, opposing him in public despite his warning was a real slap in the face.
150 billion dollars. Damn it.
That person was obviously trying to help the Lyons family make more money.
In truth, the market price of the Lyons family’s manor was only 1oo billion dollars at most.
Who on earth was trying to help the Lyons family?
When he turned around, Lea happened to run into this private room, panting. The moment she caught sight of Mason, a hint of hatred flashed across her eyes.
Mason shuddered. He could not believe that Lea dared to ¡®hate’ him with his current status.
Mason did not even harbor hatred for Lea.
“Are you here to look for the buyer?” Mason mocked, “From your eager look, you must be thinking about selling your body and pestering the buyer. Unfortunately, you’re old and unattractive. Don’t do such a shameless thing, Lea.”
Lea sneered. “Since you were here earlier than me, it means that you’ re trying to pester the buyer as well. Unfortunately, she won’t be interested in an old man like you even if she’s rich.”
Joanne teased, “My husband is so rich, and it’s always other people who pester him. What’s more, the person who bid for the manor was obviously a man…”
“Yeah, it was a man, but he was much more generous than you. 50 billion and 100 dollars. Mason Campos, you’re the first wealthiest Australian who’s so miserly and petty. I felt ashamed on your behalf for bidding that amount.”
After Lea finished speaking, she turned on her heel and walked away.
Indeed, she was utterly disgusted by her ex-husband.
How could one be so petty?
Mason could not resist yelling, “Lea, I’m not petty. I just don’t want to let you earn a penny.”
“Then, what do you call this behavior if not petty? We were married for over ten years, and I even gave birth to your child. Before we got married, I gave you and your family at least 1oo billion dollars as the capital. But after we divorced, I got nothing.
“Let’s not talk about a house. You didn’t even give me a penny. Mason Campos, I admit that you’re quite shrewd, but you’re shallow as well. Who would be bothered about such chickenfeed when they do big things?”
Lea turned around and looked at him calmly, “The Campos family is where they are now because you guys have been pretending to be weak and snatching things from others. But you guys won’t be able to stay this way for long. Those of higher social standing are forever concerned about their own benefits, and they care less for others with time.”
At that, she left straight away.
Mason lifted his hand infuriatingly and smashed the cup on the table.
Lea had called him… shallow and petty?
Those words were like a resounding smack on his face.
Very well!
¡®Lea, one day, I’ll make you pay for what you said today.’
Shortly after, Mason’s assistant came in. “Chairman Campos, I just met the buyer’s assistant. After I introduced myself, his assistant…
completely ignored me.”
“He dared ignore you after you told him that you’re my assistant?” Mason asked grimly.
“Yeah. I’ve checked the surveillance camera. His boss is a man, and he wore a pair of sunglasses and a cap.”
Mason’s gaze was cold. “Keep an eye on the Lyons family’s manor. Since he has bought it, he’ll show up eventually. I want to find out who’s bold enough to set himself against me.”
In the car park.
Mireya tapped Cate on the shoulder. “Since President Sanderson is here, I won’t send you home. Let him send you back and also… give him the watch.”
“Watch?” A glint flashed across Wesley’s eyes. Grinning, Mireya said, “Yeah. She said she offended you, so she bought you a watch to apologize to you. It was quite pricey. She spent over loo thousand dollars on it. Alright, then. Goodbye.”
With that, she quickly left, leaving a very embarrassed Cate.
“Cate, get into the car. ” Wesley then shot Regina a look. “Find your way back yourself.”
“It’s fine. You can send Secretary Trent home.” Cate felt that it would be dangerous for a woman to take a taxi home alone at such a late hour. “It’s fine. I can take a taxi,” Regina said reluctantly with her eyes fixed on Wesley’s expression.
Once Regina turned around, her pretty face fell. Wesley was the one who took her to the auction. He even hugged and touched her in the private room just now.
However, as soon as he came out of the room, he put on an elegant front.
This man… was not one she could control, so she knew where she stood.
Moreover, she did not admire Cate. Conversely, she found Cate quite stupid, probably because Cate was under the impression that Wesley was deep in love with her.