Alicia didn't look for Frederick for the next two days because of what happened., Frederick had been too busy with work and the final bid to see her as well. However, he thought of her every time he stepped out of the front entrance of the office. His steps would falter, and he would feel the loss keenly., He was working on some urgent tasks when the door to his office slammed open.

"Frederick...

",

"What's the rush?

", Getting up, Frederick glared at Chet. He gestured for the man to step in and poured him a drink., Chet closed the door and said, unable to hide his excitement,

"Frederick, we've won the bid for the West City!

", The outburst made Frederick spill some water.

"What?

",

"The West City bid. We won it with 12.8 billion dollars! It went smoothly without a hitch. I've submitted all the necessary paperwork!

", Chet took out a few documents from his briefcase as he spoke and handed them to Frederick., Frederick took a quick look at Chet, took the documents, and carefully scanned it, occasionally furrowing his brow.

"No hiccups?

", Chet nodded. He was puzzled as well.,

"It's as we expected. Other than Linke Real Estate Group, no one bade against us after the price went above ten billion! As expected, Pitcher made it to the next round as well, but he just simply put on an act. Jeremy didn't hold us back. He didn't even show up! The bidding went strangely smooth, and there was nothing suspicious. If anything, we overestimated the Linke Real Estate Group! Much cry and little wool...

", They had always been interested in this bid, but they didn't expect that it would be much less than what they had expected. There was no sign of conflict as they had previously thought.,

"They made such a big fuss yet there was nothing suspicious in the end? Do you think it's normal?

" Frederick drummed his fingers and began to feel a headache., What's going on? Did they even use poison?, But the preliminary bidding agreement was right in front of their eyes and had already been signed. Furthermore, this kind of public bidding was final. There wouldn't be any reason for the bid to be denied at this point! Soaver International's finances were rock solid., So why this nit-picking?, They looked at each other, and Chet said,,

"We have probably been overthinking! When we submitted the final bid, the others thought they had alerted the enemy, so they backed off?

",

"It can't be that easy. Don't you think it's strange? Alicia's father was poisoned, forcing her to enter her own bid, even wiretapping her phone... All of them were done so meticulously and closely linked. We couldn't find a clue even until now! Yet in the final bidding, they carelessly chose a random hotel and let me win easily? This doesn't make any sense! Someone had obviously tried to set us up, big time! All the effort just to separate Alicia and me? They're making a mountain out of a molehill!,

"Yeah! Although development in West City is a little slow, this land is also definitely unprofitable! Why would they give up on a sure-win?

", Rubbing his nose, Chet was perplexed.,

"We still let our guard down. Keep a close eye on the follow-up!

", Frederick mumbled to himself and then suddenly said,,

"So, let's stir the pot! Announce the result of the bid immediately! Starting from now, boost the value. Do you get what I mean?

",

"I'll go to the newspapers right away. As for the profit, that's just a load of hot air.

" Lying was easy as pie., Yes! If they knew that the piece of land was precious, they would be anxious if they lost it to someone., After feeling depressed for two days, Alicia would glance at her phone on and off., During the tea break, she checked for messages, but there were none!, Was he angry with her, or had he decided to leave her?, These were two completely different courses of action!, Supporting her chin on her hand, she sighed. She suddenly realized how much he cared about this! He was a lot less forgiving than she thought!, Ugh, she shouldn't have crossed the line!, She scrolled through her phone in a daze, then habitually opened the browser as usual., Her eyes lit up, blood rushed through her veins, and almost jumped out of her seat.,

"Soaver International wins the West City bid by triple the bid value.

", Did he get the land he wanted in West City?, Clicking on the news article, Alicia was elated.

"The West City issue is now gone!

" She thought., Now, he would believe that she didn't betray him! She could confess everything to him now! He would definitely understand how difficult it had been for her, and he would trust that she was sincere in her promises!, Cheered, Alicia regained her energy.

"Third time's the charm!

" She believed in the saying and she had already gone to him twice now., The last time would be today., Just as she made up her mind, her manager, Jordyn, walked over with a task sheet in her hand.,

"Alicia, Mr. Clark of the Seymon, Group just called. They are having an issue at the hotel. Could you go there and help smooth things over chose a three-star hotel to cut costs but there's a language gap they can't solve, and it's starting to get rather heated. The manager is a close friend. See it as a private matter. You can leave early after that's sorted!

" ,

"Sure, no problem!

", Alicia took down the address and clocked out. She could go straight to Soaver International after this., Meanwhile, the Randolph family was in an uproar at the news of the bid., Danica hurried downstairs with her phone in hand. As she expected, her father had returned as well and he followed Kieran into the study. Danica joined them, saying,,

"Dad, what's going on? Weren't we a, shoo-in for the bid? How did Soaver International get it by bidding so little? And it is actually worth 30 billion? If we calculate according to this, that would mean that we have only taken less than half! We've been cheated!

" ,

"Who knows? I came back as soon as I saw the news! I had clearly asked someone to evaluate it before! But since we have already taken the money, that's a moot point. Now, they would think that we've pocketed the remaining, ey! Who wouldn't be is gone,, knowing half of their share is gone? The crux of the matter is that I don't know whether it's true or false or if anyone will take the fall and deliberately cause problems. Besides, Linke Real Estate Group lost the bid. Who would have thought that the incompetent Mr. Johnson who submitted the bid was going to lose? If I weren't that afraid of getting myself in trouble, I would have done it myself even if it cost me everything!

" , Holding her mobile phone, Danica felt her insides twist. Since Soaver International did not lose the land in the West City, were all of her plans for nothing?,

"Dad, now's the time for us to take a risk!

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