Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 1022 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, â150 billion dollars, going once, going twiceâ¦
Sold.â
In the private room, Freya was astonished. âWho was the one who shouted this price out of the blue?
15o billion dollars? Let me do some math. Itâs a lot.â
âThis amount⦠is not something many people can fork out.â Catherine was surprised. Somehow, the mysterious man whom she caught smoking earlier crossed her mind.
âDonât Mason want to continue bidding?â Freya sighed. âIs that it?â
âConsidering how petty Mason is, would he be willing to fork out 1oo billion dollars? Thatâd be a joke.â
The moment Catherine opened the door, two men blocked her way.
âItâs a woman.â One of the men snorted. âWait here. Chairman Campos would like to meet you. â
âHey, Catherine, so it was you who called out the price.â Charlie and Melanie, who happened to pass by, suddenly came to take a dig at her. âHow savage of you. You donâ t have Shaun backing you up now, yet you dare challenge us.â
âYouâre biting off more than you can chew.â Charlie fixed his burning eyes on Catherine and smiled.
Catherine snickered. âThe Campos family actually caught me by surprise. How shameless of you guys to bid 1oo dollars. That was an eye -opener for me.â
Charlieâs expression shifted into annoyance before he let out a cold laugh. âFor an unlucky place like the Hill familyâs manor, adding 1oo dollars was extremely kind of us.â
âExactly. Whoever stays there will be unlucky. I mean, the Hills are currently so poor that they even have to sell off their manor.â Melanie made fun of their mishap.
âI know you guys couldnât bring yourselves to buy it but didnât 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?â Catherine 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.
âCathy, why are you here?â
At this moment, Wesley walked past the spot and caught sight of her. His handsome face twitched as he immediately walked up to her.
Catherine shifted her eyes to Wesley, and he was not alone. Beside him was his secretary, Regina Trent, who had a graceful figure. Catherine had seen her before, but she had not given her much thought.
âMiss Jonesâ¦â Regina greeted Catherine with a smile.
Catherine nodded, but before she could speak, Freya said, âPresident Campos is blocking our way.
Heâs throwing his weight around and stopping us from leaving.â
Wesley turned his gaze to Charlie, who then said grumpily, âThe person who bid 50 billion dollars was Catherine. President Lyons, this woman is, dare I say it, thinking about helping the Hill family. You should beware of her cuckolding you again.â
Wesleyâs handsome face darkened, looking extremely unpleasant in an instant. Catherine explained, âDonât get me wrong. I thought of buying the manor and selling it off later to make millions of dollars.â
âDidnât you receive the warning from us?â Charlie asked fiercely.
âYou guys planned on buying the manor but couldnât 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 whatâs on your minds.â Catherine scoffed.
âCharlie, you guys are just businessmen. After all, youâre not the prime minister. You canât possibly cover things up. Am I right, Freya?â