Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

All eyes were fixed on the representatives of Divine Corporation. After all, only the Nacht group would be capable of competing with Lindberg Corporation.

Lucy quickly returned to her senses and whispered into Johann’s ear, “Mr. Nacht instructed us not to bid any higher than two hundred and sixty billion. Shall we consult with him?”

“Call him,” Johann replied.

“Understood.” Lucy immediately strode off to a corner and dialed Zachary’s number.

Everyone at the scene anticipated the Nacht Group’s next move, but the young lady from Lindberg Corporation seemed rather impatient. Raising her eyebrows, she made a bold statement, “What? Are we giving them time to hold an emergency meeting?”

“Well…” The auctioneer turned to look at the organizer of the auction.

The organizer smiled awkwardly and explained, “That’s not the case…” But he trailed off as he met the young lady’s cold, piercing stare.

“According to the standard protocol, the longest we can wait is sixty seconds,” the organizer of the auction quickly added.

young lady then did a

his response, “The countdown

With that, a digital timer appeared on the

the auctioneer announced, “Lindberg Corporation offers three hundred billion.

and made themselves comfortable in their seats as they waited

was the same as that

could not have been done by

who the

each second ticked by. “Mr.

Lindberg Corporation simply sat on the sofa and twirled her wine glass with grace as she waited for the last thirty seconds to tick

all too serious about bidding for this particular piece of land. So why are we still wasting time like this?”

isn’t serious about business. Let us compete fairly at this auction. We’ll abide by the rules, so

just that even if Zachary

she uttered her last sentence, the atmosphere in the room became

industry for many years, so nobody dared to even offend

surprised when the young lady had the guts to utter really bold

it was not an entirely unthinkable turn of events since she was from the Lindberg