Chapter 35

From securing sponsorships for Kieran's firm to caring for Audrey, even going as far as making chicken soup for Kieran himself, there wasn't a detail about Kieran's preferences that slipped past Freya. She wished she could micromanage everything down to how long Kieran spent in the shower, how many trips he made to the bathroom in a day, and even how many squares of toilet paper he used.

"Mr. Beckett," Freya said, her voice brimming with confidence, "watch and see. You're going to come out on top tonight."

With an effortless gesture, she emptied her glass of champagne and placed it on the table beside her.

As the auction commenced, the auctioneer finally introduced the piece of land in Echo City. "15 acres of suburban Echo City land, starting bid at 300 million dollars!"

Ronan furrowed his brow upon hearing the starting bid. It was as Freya had predicted. Auction prices were kept under wraps until the event, making it impossible for Freya to have known the starting bid in advance unless...

Was this Echo City auction a trap set by Kieran?

"Bid at 500 million!"

"800 million!"

"One billion!"

bidding war for the land escalated quickly, fueled by rumors of its potential to appreciate, potentially reaching up to five

boldly raised her bidding paddle and

at Freya and remarked, "Easy for you to say

"Exactly."

Kieran raised his paddle,

bid jump to three billion silenced many until a nod from Kieran to a bidder in the

billion," Ronan countered

speculation as the price approached

bid "4.5 billion" under the watchful eyes of

of the high-stakes battle between him and Kieran

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