The Legendary Man novel Chapter 546

Chapter 546 Destroy Your Clan

Desmond listened to what Leslie said, and the former’s expression became worse and worse as time passed. There were only a handful of people in Summerbank that Desmond couldn’t offend.

Unfortunately, Leslie was one of them. The reason behind that was that Leslie’s father, Charlie Hart, was the governor of Summerbank.

The Jensen family might be extremely powerful, but at the end of the day, they were just businessmen, and they were no different from other regular citizens. Citizens could never win a battle against officials, and that fact would never change.

Naturally, those as powerful as the Jensen family had already built a rapport with most politicians. That was why, despite being a family of politicians, the Hart family would still have a hard time going up against the Jensen family.

Desmond grinned a little when he saw how calm Leslie was. “Well, if that is how you want to play it, Ms. Hart, then I will bid for ninety million.”

As Desmond spoke, he waved his hand at two of his subordinates. Those two subordinates made their way to Jonathan. It seemed Desmond had no intention of leaving Jonathan alone.

At the time, however, no one was paying attention to Jonathan. Everyone had their eyes on the auction and wondered who would win the first spot. Leslie raised her hand once more.

“One hundred million. This will be my last bid. If you can go even higher, Mr. Jensen, then the victory will be yours. I will gracefully accept defeat.”

Everyone turned their gazes to Desmond after they heard what Leslie said. The two of them represented the epitome of power and wealth in Summerbank. Their competition that day had caused the bid to reach the hundred-million threshold.

Since they had to spend at least a hundred million to win the bid and ask for a favor from Triplex Manifesta, it was evident that what was happening right then was not as simple as an ordinary competition between two parties who were at odds with each other.

The Hart family was a righteous family, and it was one of the most powerful families in Summerbank. Yet, Leslie had a problem that even someone as powerful as her couldn’t solve, which left her no choice but to go to Triplex Manifesta to ask for help. That meant something horrible was going to transpire in Summerbank.

Leslie might’ve said that she would accept defeat gracefully, but her tone made it obvious that she was threatening Desmond with her power.

Unfortunately, it was obvious that Desmond wouldn’t do her a favor and let her have her way.

“Leslie, under any other circumstances, I would let you win. It’s not a big deal. Today, however, I will not back down. I will pay one hundred and ten million for this!”

Desmond shouted once more and raised the price by another ten million.

He kept a nonchalant expression on his face, but on the inside, he was cussing nonstop.

If it hadn’t been for Leslie, he could’ve won the auction with just eighty million.

Even though Leslie had already promised not to raise the bid anymore, Desmond still couldn’t win the bid by paying just a few extra thousand.

After all, the Jensen family was a prominent family in Summerbank, just like the Hart family.

If Desmond had only won the bid by offering a few more thousand, or even a few hundred thousand, the Hart family would assume that he was deliberately doing that to embarrass them.

That was why Desmond had to spend an extra ten million, even though it was really burning a hole in his pocket.

Pin-drop silence filled the temple after Desmond shouted his bid.

That was the highest bid in the temple’s history. Up until that point, the record for the highest bid was only ninety-eight million.

Something had made the Jensen family so desperate that their representative would rather risk offending the Hart family just to win the bid. The spectators didn’t even have the guts to wonder what that something could be.

Every powerful figure, regardless of their level of influence and power, was well aware of one thing.

They understood that sometimes, the less they knew, the better off they’d be.

Leslie held her cigarette between two fingers and brought it close to her lips. When she heard Desmond’s bid, her hand holding the cigarette trembled a little.

A hint of hostility flashed past her eyes. Furious, she shoved her cigarette to the bodyguard standing beside her.

“The Jensen family’s wealth is truly impressive. This time, you win.”

The price had gone ridiculously high, but for families as powerful as the Jensen family and the Hart family, raising the bid by another ten million wouldn’t hurt them much.

However, Leslie understood that there was no point in keeping the competition going on because Desmond had outbid her even after she threatened him. That proved her effort in raising the bid would be futile.

Desmond stood up and bowed to Leslie when he saw her leaving.