“Sir, I've got news on the stranger at the auction,” Phoenix bowed after he had walked into the office. “His name is Marcus, an ordinary sales personnel at a pharmaceutical company,”
“An ordinary sales personnel was able to bid $100 billion for a resort? Tell me a better joke, Phoenix, Federico hissed, slamming a hand on the table. “Don't you think that's not ordinary?”
Phoenix paused, dragging out the suspense in the air. “Yes sir, Lucian, the kid at Berkley is behind it. He paid Marcus to act as a figurehead in his place,"
“That darn bastard! I knew he had to be connected to this,” Adrian seethed, clicking his teeth. “Don't he ever get tired of ruining things? This is so f*****g frustrating-"
“Shut up and allow me to think!” Federico snarled, biting his fingers aggressively as he cur
