Escaping the shadow 35
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Chapter35 Chapter 35 FromsecuringsponsorshipsforKieranโ€™s firmtocaringforAudrey,evengoingasfaras makingchickensoupforKieranhimself,therewasn)adetailaboutKieranโ€™spreferencesthatslippedpastFreya.ShewishedshecouldmicromanageeverythingdowntohowlongKieranspentintheshower,howmanytripshemadetothebathroominaday,andevenhowmanysquaresoftoiletpaperheused.โ€œMr.Beckett,Freyasaid,hervoicebrimmingwithconfidence,โ€œwatchandsee.Youโ€™regoingtocomeoutontoptonight.โ€Withaneffortlessgesture,sheemptiedherglassofchampagneandplaceditonthetablebesideher. From securing sponsorships for Kieranโ€™s firm to caring for Audrey , even going as far as making chicken soup for Kieran himself , there wasn ) a detail about Kieranโ€™s preferences that slipped past Freya . She wished she could micromanage everything down to how long Kieran spent in the shower , how many trips he made to the bathroom in a day , and even how many squares of toilet paper he used . โ€œ Mr. Beckett , Freya said , her voice brimming with confidence , โ€œ watch and see . Youโ€™re going to come out on top tonight . โ€ With an effortless gesture , she emptied her glass of champagne and placed it on the table beside her . Astheauctioncommenced,theauctioneerfinally introducedthepieceofland inEchoCity.โ€œ15acresofsuburbanEchoCityland,startingbidat300milliondollars!โ€ As the auction commenced , the auctioneer finally introduced the piece of land in Echo City . โ€œ 15 acres of suburban Echo City land , starting bid at 300 million dollars ! โ€ Ronanfurrowedhisbrowuponhearingthestartingbid.ItwasasFreyahadpredicted.Auctionpriceswerekeptunderwrapsuntiltheevent,makingitimpossibleforFreyatohaveknownthestartingbidinadvanceunlessโ€ฆ Ronan furrowed his brow upon hearing the starting bid . It was as Freya had predicted . Auction prices were kept under wraps until the event , making it impossible for Freya to have known the starting bid in advance unless โ€ฆ Mas Mas asthisEchoCityauctionatrapsetbyKieran? as this Echo City auction a trap set by Kieran ? โ€œBidat500million!โ€ โ€œ Bid at 500 million ! โ€ 800million!โ€ * 800 million ! โ€ โ€œOnebillion!โ€ โ€œ One billion ! โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> */ Thebiddingwarforthelandescalatedquickly,fueledbyrumorsofitspotentialtoappreciate,potentiallyreachinguptofivebillion.NoticingRonanโ€™shesitation,Freyaboldlyraised herbiddingpaddleandannounced, โ€œTwobillion!โ€ The bidding war for the land escalated quickly , fueled by rumors of its potential to appreciate , potentially reaching up to five billion . Noticing Ronanโ€™s hesitation , Freya boldly raised her bidding paddle and announced , โ€œ Two billion ! โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); RonanglancedatFreyaandremarked,โ€œEasyforyoutosaywhenitโ€™snotyourmoney.โ€ Ronan glanced at Freya and remarked , โ€œ Easy for you to say when itโ€™s not your money . โ€ โ€œExactly.โ€ โ€œ Exactly . โ€ Nottobeoutdone,Kieranraisedhispaddle,โ€œThreebillion.โ€ Not to be outdone , Kieran raised his paddle , โ€œ Three billion . โ€ ThebidjumptothreebillionsilencedmanyuntilanodfromKierantoabidderinthecrowdpromptedanewoffer,โ€œ3.5billion!โ€ The bid jump to three billion silenced many until a nod from Kieran to a bidder in the crowd prompted a new offer, โ€œ 3.5 billion ! โ€ โ€œFourbillion,โ€Ronancounteredfirmly. โ€œ Four billion , โ€ Ronan countered firmly . Theroomwasabuzzwithspeculationasthepriceapproachedtherumoredmaximumvalueoftheland. The room was abuzz with speculation as the price approached the rumored maximum value of the land . . Then,inadramaticturn,Kieran bid*4.5billionโ€underthewatchfuleyesoftheauctionattendees. Then , in a dramatic turn , Kieran bid * 4.5 billion โ€ under the watchful eyes of the auction attendees . TheatmospherewastenseaseveryoneawaitedRonanโ€™snextmove,awareofthehighโ€“stakesbattlebetweenhimandKieranfortheplotofland. The atmosphere was tense as everyone awaited Ronanโ€™s next move , aware of the high โ€“ stakes battle between him and Kieran for the plot of land . Ronansubtlyraisedhishandatthatcriticalmoment,makingagraciousโ€˜afteryouโ€˜gesture. Ronan subtly raised his hand at that critical moment , making a gracious โ€˜ after you โ€˜ gesture . ThatgestureerasedthesmilefromKieranโ€™sface.Ronanโ€ฆwasyielding? That gesture erased the smile from Kieranโ€™s face . Ronan โ€ฆ was yielding ? โ€œMr.Sutton!โ€Jarrettwasvisiblyshaken. โ€œ Mr. Sutton ! โ€ Jarrett was visibly shaken . TheEchoCitylandwassupposedtobetheirtrapforRonan.Unexpectedly,Ronanchosenottofallforit. The Echo City land was supposed to be their trap for Ronan . Unexpectedly , Ronan chose not to fall for it . AslightsmilecurvedFreyaโ€™slips.Inapastlife,Ronanhadtakenthebait,resultinginamassivefinanciallossforhimasthe EchoCitylandfailedtomeetitsexpectedvalue.Farfromthespeculatedfivebillion,itwasnโ€™tevenworth1.5billion,leading toasignificantlossforRonanandallowingKierantooppresstheBeckettGroup. A slight smile curved Freyaโ€™s lips . In a past life , Ronan had taken the bait , resulting in a massive financial loss for him as the Echo City land failed to meet its expected value . Far from the speculated five billion , it wasnโ€™t even worth 1.5 billion , leading to a significant loss for Ronan and allowing Kieran to oppress the Beckett Group . Butthistime,Kieranhadoverplayedhishand. But this time , Kieran had overplayed his hand .

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