Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 96

Brian was not faring much better. On the surface, he maintained his composure, but the anxiety in his eyes was becoming increasingly apparent.

The Cole family had pooled a substantial amount of resources for this auction. A failure would deal a significant blow to their business empire.

Ethan gritted his teeth. "Eighty-five billion."

Before he could finish, Liam immediately raised his paddle. "One hundred billion."

The room fell into a prolonged silence.

Ethan and Brian exchanged a glance, each seeing the resignation and defeat mirrored in the other's eyes. They knew they had lost this battle.

"One hundred billion once, one hundred billion twice, one hundred billion thrice! Sold!" The auctioneer announced with excitement as the gavel fell, marking the official transfer of the Eastborough estate to the Foster family.

The mood among the Linwood and Cole families was at an all-time low. Nathan was fuming with anger, but the occasion demanded he restrain his temper.

Ethan slumped into his chair, feeling utterly dejected.

As they had anticipated, the Fosters of Northcrest, a family with a century-old legacy, could throw a hundred billion on the table without batting an eye.

son exchanged another glance, accepting their fate with a heavy

get involved in the Eastborough Project

dignity. He approached Sean with a friendly demeanor,

but he shook

forced a smile and suggested, "Now that the auction is over, why don't we continue our conversation in the banquet hall? What

and, as he

instantly and followed the auctioneer to handle the paperwork for

at the banquet hall, Claire had just

Vanessa and quickly approached her, discreetly handing her

you asked for,"

handoff, the driver

who was observing the

Vanessa picked up a glass of juice, mixed in

and stirred it well. She then

her," she

waiter nodded in agreement and carried the drink over to

Besides, she was feeling a bit hungry, having not eaten dinner, so she