The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 336

Chapter 336 The Bridge Loan

In short, she was desperate to secure the asset, willing to pay whatever it took.

Furthermore, if Isabella merely wanted to counter Damian, bumping the bid slightly over three billion would suffice to defend the lot without anyone questioning her intent.

After all, the Cloud Computing Research Facility was Powell Group’s premier crown jewel, making a modest premium entirely justifiable.

“Mr. Keller, there might genuinely be a classified pipeline buried inside that facility, but we can’t extract the details on such short notice,” the senior executive aide stammered, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

He scrambled to patch a call through to Preston Keller.

Yet Preston’s cellular signal and data connections were blacked out, rendering him unreachable.

He tried dialing corporate headquarters to have colleagues relay an urgent message, but their internal lines were jammed in conference isolation as well.

Evidently, Preston was chairing a high–stakes closed–door summit and had shut off all external communications.

Breaching that blackout for an auction inquiry would almost certainly invite brutal executive reprimands.

As the aide hesitated, the behavioral analyst chimed in hurriedly, “Ms. Powell’s actions bear all the hallmarks of a desperate, all–in gamble.

“Carter Group’s analysts know as well as we do that this facility isn’t worth three billion dollars.

“Yet she jumped straight to 3.5 billion. From a psychological standpoint, such an irrational escalation would normally suggest a bluff designed to price out competition.

“However, if the facility holds no hidden value to justify that figure, her overpay harms her own balance sheet without offering any commercial upside.

“Working backward, her aggressive overbid is likely meant to look like an erratic bluff, frightening rivals from chasing the price so she can secure the facility uncontested.

“Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that she is indeed setting a deliberate trap to lure us into following.

“Ultimately, the strategic call rests entirely on your shoulders, Mr. Keller.”

The behavioral analyst mopped his brow nervously.

He dared not shoulder the liability of guiding Damian’s final decision.

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