Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 220

Chapter 220

The people in the back were all from lesser–known companies

that didn’t stand a chance in this bidding war. So when they saw

the two of them sitting there, everyone looked surprised.

“Ricki, have you never sat in the last row before?”

“That’s not true.”

Madeleine turned to him, confused.

“You’ve sat in the last row before?

Your company is so huge now.”

Roderick chuckled and met her gaze. “Silly girl, where do you

think all my years of hard work went?”

“Oh, right. Your company used to be less than a tenth of its

current size.”

After saying that, Madeleine looked at him with admiration.

“You’re so amazing, Ricki. When will my company be like

yours?”

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Roderick patted Madeleine’s hand and gave her a reassuring

look. “I believe in you. There’s plenty of time.”

While they were talking, the host had already announced the

start of the bidding. Edward, sitting in the front row, glanced

back at the two of them smugly.

He was determined to win this auction. He had received inside

information and already knew that Roderick and his team had

paid a huge price to secure the project.

But how could he let those two get what they wanted? He had

used various connections and collateral to secure a massive

bank loan, preparing to crush Roderick and his team at this

auction.

“Roderick, you’re going to take a hard fall this time.”

Edward thought smugly as the host announced the Carroll

Group’s bid.

“The Carroll Group, five billion dollars!”

As soon as the bid was announced, the crowd erupted in an

uproar. This was a full three times higher than the market’s

estimated price.

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Edward turned to look at Roderick, his face a mask of a victor’s

smile and the look of someone enjoying the show.

But to his surprise, both Roderick and Madeleine had playful smiles on their faces, not the panic he had expected.

Madeleine even gave him a mischievous wave and pointed at

the host, signaling for him to focus on the bidding.

“The Livingston Group, bid… one dollar?”

The host’s voice was filled with confusion, and the crowd was

dead silent.

Edward looked as if he’d been struck by lightning. His neck stiff, he slowly turned his head, staring at the host in disbelief.

“How much?”

“One dollar…”

The host even rubbed his eyes and looked at the bid sheet

again.

Edward froze in his seat, suddenly feeling a chill run through

him, his limbs stiff.

He’d been played…

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The whole act of weakness, the Livingston Group’s financial

crisis, the inside information.

It was all fucking fake!

“Congratulations, Mr. Carroll, on your successful bid.”

The host announced the final result of the bidding, and

everyone stood up to congratulate him.

“Mr. Carroll, you truly are in a league of your own. We can’t even

compare.”

“Yeah, yeah, when are you treating us, Mr. Carroll? So you can

call on us if you need any help with the project.”

“I really didn’t expect that in such a bad economy, Mr. Carroll

could still come up with five billion dollars for a bid.”

Edward looked absolutely terrible, his fists clenched so tight he

could barely breathe.

When the event ended, Edward strode over to Roderick and

Madeleine, blocking their way.

Seeing too many people around, Edward couldn’t bring himself

to make a scene, so he kept his voice low.

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“I need to talk to you.”

Roderick raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “If you have

something to say, Mr. Carroll, just say it.”

“Not here.”

Edward gritted his teeth, trying hard to control his anger.

Madeleine was still in her seat, leaning against Roderick with a

look of annoyance.

“Honey, does he want us to go somewhere else to talk? But I

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