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Chapter33 Chapter 33 Chapter33 Chapter 33 Kieranfurrowedhisbrowinfrustration. Kieran furrowed his brow in frustration . Leaningin,Jarrettwhispered toMr.Sutton,“Thisisalreadymorethanwhatwevalueditat.” Leaning in , Jarrett whispered to Mr. Sutton , “ This is already more than what we valued it at . ” Hearingso,Kieranscoffed.Freyadidn’thavethefunds.Herbiddingwasjustawaytochallengehimdirectly. Hearing so , Kieran scoffed . Freya didn’t have the funds . Her bidding was just a way to challenge him directly . KieranwasdeterminedtoteachFreyaalesson,evenifitmeanttakingaloss. Kieran was determined to teach Freya a lesson , even if it meant taking a loss . Kieransaidcoldly,“320milliondollars!” Kieran said coldly , “ 320 million dollars ! ” RonanwasquitepleasedwithKieran’saggressivebidding.Accordingtothedata,Kieranhadalreadylost50milliondollars.Ronanhadn’texpectedFreyatohavesuchtactics,baitingKieranintoacostlymistake.HehadunderestimatedFreyainthepast.JustasRonan wasabouttosuggestthatFreyabackdown,shesuddenlyraisedherpaddle.“500milliondollars!” Ronan was quite pleased with Kieran’s aggressive bidding . According to the data , Kieran had already lost 50 million dollars . Ronan hadn’t expected Freya to have such tactics , baiting Kieran into a costly mistake . He had underestimated Freya in the past . Just as Ronan was about to suggest that Freya back down , she suddenly raised her paddle . “ 500 million dollars ! ” hebidof500millioncausedastiramongthecrowd.Whatcouldbeworth500milliondollars?Howdiditreach500milliondollars?Freya’sbidevensurprised theauctioneer.Hehadtoensurehehadn’tmisheard.Thepieceof landintheSouthernSuburbs,asbigas8acres,wasvaluedatonly100milliondollars! he bid of 500 million caused a stir among the crowd . What could be worth 500 million dollars ? How did it reach 500 million dollars ? Freya’s bid even surprised the auctioneer . He had to ensure he hadn’t misheard . The piece of land in the Southern Suburbs , as big as 8 acres , was valued at only 100 million dollars ! / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Hadn’tthebidjustbeenat320milliondollars?Wheredidthis500milliondollarbidcomefrom? Hadn’t the bid just been at 320 million dollars ? Where did this 500 million dollar bid come from ? “HasFreyalosthermind?”Kieran’sfacedarkened. “ Has Freya lost her mind ? ” Kieran’s face darkened . Apieceofsuburbanland,barelyworthnoting,andshedaredtobid500milliondollars?Wheredidshegettheguts? A piece of suburban land , barely worth noting , and she dared to bid 500 million dollars ? Where did she get the guts ? “Mr. Sutton,wecan’tbidanyhigher.We’lllosetoomuch!”Jarrettwasalsogettinganxious. “ Mr. Sutton , we can’t bid any higher . We’ll lose too much ! ” Jarrett was also getting anxious .

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