Chapter 347

North really understood him. She even knew what his purpose was here today.

Seeing that no one was speaking, North feigned ignorance of the situation and said absentmindedly, “Since this is the Howard family we’re talking about, those shares would mean a huge sum. If you can bid using those shares… Ah, but forget it. I think Mr. Mike doesn’t have that kind of clout. Congratulations, Gerald.”

Gerald looked coolly at the auctioneer and asked, “Can we end the bidding already?”

The auctioneer came back to himself. “Yes. I would like to announce that this bidding is done and the price is set at eleven billion—”

The resentment in Mike’s heart rushed up.

He had lost? He had lost to Gerald again!

He had said so confidently that he would obtain the land in Southvale and even mentioned that he had the Howard and Bracken families at his back. If he lost to Gerald now, his reputation would be done for!

He could not give up this plot of land… If Gerald was so invested in it, then it meant th