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Chapter 334
These dignitaries were all smart and cunning.
That person immediately shut his mouth.
“As president of Celestial Enterprise, 1, Sonia Timberland, am also willing to provide a guarantee for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Florence. I bid three billion.”
She added another freaking 500 million.
The crowd was stunned, but they had insufficient financial resources and could only sigh in resignation.
“Three and a half billion!”
“Four billion!”
Only Dean and Sonia were raising the price.
Furthermore, their increments were 500 million every time.
No matter what amount Sonia shouted, Dean would immediately one–up her and blurt out a high number as well. Some of his comments were goading.
Sonia already had a plan, so she did not care.
“It’s already five billion…” Luna listened to the prices the two were yelling and could not help but feel speechless. “Simon–Tooke is really willing to cough up their hard–earned capital just to win the Wolf King’s favor.”
She could naturally see what the others noticed as well.
Beside her, Andrius frowned and said, “It’s not that simple. I think that… there’s a conspiracy!”
When he said this, it immediately attracted cynicism from the people around him. “What do you know, boy?”
“The Wolf King approved of this auction. Who would dare to cause trouble?”
“Exactly. Just by spending a few billion, they can win the Wolf King’s favor. If that happens, they’ll be unimpeded if they do business in the East River State or even the whole of Florence, let alone in Sumeria. They’ll be rolling in dough.”
“Getting the Wolf King’s favor is a sure–profit deal. How can there be a conspiracy?”
“Keep your mouth shut if you don’t understand the situation, kid.”
Their words were full of disdain for Andrius.
Luna scolded him somewhat unhappily, “Andrius, why are you talking nonsense when you don’t know anything? If you’re too bored, then you can just go back first.”
“Fine.” Andrius could not be bothered to talk with those people and simply got up to leave.
By this point, the two people had increased the price to six and a half billion. It was an astronomical sum that was enough to deter countless people.
Not long after Andrius left, Dean suddenly looked at Sonia with a strange light in his eyes. Ms. Timberland, I really want to contribute to your nation’s martyrs, but there’s a limit to my resources. Thus…
“I’ll make my final offer: seven billion.
“If you can go higher, then I can’t compete with you anymore. Even if my heart is willing, I have insufficient resources.
“Of course, I still hope that you can continue to bid. After all, it’ll allow the families of martyrs to get better treatment. My personal reputation is insignificant in comparison. It doesn’t matter!”
They were flowery words.
However, Sonia still found the words hypocritical. She ignored Dean and continued to raise the price. “Seven and a half billion.”
After Sonia finished bidding, everyone looked at Dean. They wanted to see if he would increase the price again.
Dean shrugged, but the smile on his face grew even stranger. However, he did not increase the price again.
Many people were confused by this. They did not know what he was doing.
Why did he give up at such a critical moment?
They did not understand.
However, in any case, the auction came to a close. Sonia won the bid at seven and a half billion.
Perhaps this was not a small amount of money for Celestial Enterprise, but they would never lose money as long as they won the Wolf King’s favor.
“In that case…” Elsa, the host, knocked on the gavel and said, “I hereby announce that Celestial Enterprise is the final winner at a price of seven and a half billion dollars!”
Clap–clap–clap!
Thunderous applause immediately sounded in the crowd.
Sonia walked up to the stage and got ready to deliver the money.
Many dignitaries in the audience were looking forward to it, waiting quietly to see if the Wolf King would show up.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, “My apologies, Ms. Timberland. There isn’t enough balance in your card.”
The person who spoke was a young man who looked distinguished and extraordinary. It was Cloud.
At that moment, he looked at Sonia with an apologetic expression.
Everyone was stunned.
Sonia did not have enough money? Was that a joke?
Sonia was puzzled as well and said in surprise, “I have ten billion dollars on this card. I
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specifically checked it before I came. How can it not be enough?”
“Well…” Cloud smiled, but his eyes were full of evil intentions. “We actually settled for US dollars at this auction.
