Filed to story: Betrayal At The Altar Novel Free PDF (Rachel Grey & Louis Smith)
The next morning, Rachel departed from the Johnson family’s mansion and headed for the bidding for the land in South Valley.
On the way, Linda was reporting her schedule to Rachel when the phone in her pocket suddenly rang.
When she saw the unfamiliar caller ID, she frowned and picked up the phone. She said politely and coldly, “Hello.”
“Hello, Ms. Galler.” Louis’s voice came through the phone. “I’m Louis from Smith Group. I want to visit Ms. Grey personally. I wonder if Ms. Grey is available recently?”
Linda didn’t hesitate at all. “I’m sorry, Mr. Smith. Ms. Grey hasn’t had time recently, and it won’t be convenient in the future.”
The meaning of this sentence was self–evident.
Anyone with a brain could tell that the other party refused to meet him.
When Louis heard Linda’s answer, his handsome face suddenly darkened. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Linda’s attitude.
As the saying went, you should know your enemy and yourself. During this period of time, he had been secretly sending people to investigate the newly appointed Ms. Grey of Johnson Corporation. However, the funny part was that after several days of investigation, the only valuable clue they obtained was that the other party was a woman. Other than that, they found nothing.
It wasn’t easy for him to spend a lot of money to buy a photo of Ms. Grey’s back, but before he could take a look at it, the computer shut down on a computer virus.
So he could only brace himself to visit her.
He wanted to find out the truth from Ms. Grey and find out how confident the other party was about the land in South Valley. If he lost the competition, maybe it was possible for him to take a share of the profits through cooperation.
Now that he understood what Linda meant, he had no choice but to pretend to be confused. “Ms. Galler, I’m sincerely in hope of visiting Ms. Grey. I hope you can help me…”
“I’m sorry. There’s nothing I can do.”
With that, she hung up without giving him a chance to speak.
Listening to the beeping sound on the phone, Louis’s face wast extremely gloomy. There was a terrifying low pressure around him, causing the temperature in the car to suddenly drop below zero.
The assistant beside him hesitated for a while before reminding him carefully, “Mr. Smith, we’re here.”
Louis raised his eyes. His dark eyes were filled with malicious. coldness as he looked straight at the assistant who was leaning over from the front passenger seat. He asked expressionlessly, “Did Johnson Corporation find any valuable clues?”
As far as the eye could see, the only strong competitor for this bid was Johnson Corporation.
In terms of status and wealth, Smith Group was not even worth mentioning in the presence of Johnson Corporation.
However, Smith Group was determined to obtain the land in South Valley.
The assistant sized up his gloomy expression and swallowed nervously. He stammered, “I only heard that mysterious Ms. Grey of Johnson Corporation seemed to be going to take action in person…”
“Humph!” Louis sneered with a fake smile. He raised his chin slightly and slowly buttoned up his suit jacket. “We’ll find out later. Let’s see if she’s one of those big shots.”
As he spoke, he opened the car door and got out.
As time passed, Rachel finally arrived at the venue five minutes before the bidding began.
When Rachel arrived, most of the people were already seated. In order not to attract unnecessary attention, Rachel chose a dim and inconspicuous corner to sit down.
The people participating in the bidding today all focused their gazes on the seats of Johnson Corporation, trying to take this opportunity to see Ms. Grey of Johnson Corporation.
However, after waiting for a long time, no one turned up.
For a moment, everyone could not help but whisper to each other, “What do you think Ms. Grey is up to? Do you think they have decided to give up on the bidding?”
“I don’t think so. I heard that the Johnson Corporation is determined to get this project. Moreover, Ms. Grey is personally in charge of this project.”
“It’s almost impossible for a woman to compete with men in the business world. I think Ms. Grey might be too frightened to come!”
“No matter what, she’s handpicked by Old Mr. Johnson to be his successor. Even if she doesn’t do anything, the Johnson family’s assets are enough to last her for a long time. These people’s words are so meaningless!” A light voice said sarcastically.
Landon raised his hand and adjusted his glasses. He glanced at the empty seat that was reserved for the Johnson Corporation. Then he threw a glance at David who was sitting beside him. “Actually I planned to see how beautiful this Ms. Grey is but it seems my hopes are dashed.”
“David, have you ever seen Ms. Grey while you are in Seaxas these few days?” Jimmy turned his head and looked at David.
David answered expressionlessly, “Yes.”
Upon hearing his answer, Jimmy immediately perked up. “How does she look like?”
Landon was more observant than Jimmy. He looked at David’s calm expression. Landon’s eyes darkened, and the corners of his mouth curled into an intriguing smile. “Do you have other plans for your marriage engagement with the Johnson family?”
The main reason why David appeared in Seaxas this time was to cancel the marriage engagement.
However, when Landon saw David’s indifferent expression, it was obvious that David had other plans in mind.
Although Landon did not know what made David change his mind, he was certain that David would not easily ask to cancel the engagement.
Jimmy stared at David intently. Seeing that David did not reply, he could not help but click his tongue and praise, “As expected, the man is unable to resist a beauty!”
As the three of them were talking, the auction on the stage had already begun.
“The land in South Valley covers a total of 176 thousand square feet. The starting price is 16 million dollars.”
“18 million dollars!”
“24 million dollars!”
“40 million dollars!”
The urban renewal of the old district in South Valley was a lucrative project. Everyone at the auction would not let go of the chance to get the project.
As the bidding continued, there was an undercurrent in the air, and a faint smell of gunpowder filled the air.
“100 million dollars!” A gentle voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone followed the direction of the voice and looked over. When they saw David, they could not help but be curious. They did not know which company could afford such a large sum of money.
David bid 100 million dollars at once, and that would make some people give up on bidding for the project.
Just as the organizer was about to ask again and close the bidding, Rachel glanced at Linda.
“200 million dollars.” Linda raised the sign in her hand.
Rachel’s slender fingers supported her forehead as she looked at the few people sitting in the lower left corner. Her lips curled into a faint smile.
Louis who was sitting in the third row, could not help but turn to look at the back row after hearing the shocking price.
The light in the back row was dim, and the woman’s face was hidden in the darkness. Only the outline of her exquisite face could be vaguely seen.
Who was this woman?
The organizer was curious but he quickly calmed himself down. Then he cleared his throat and said, “200 million dollars. Is there anything higher than this?”
Before he could finish speaking, a gentle voice came from his left again. “240 million dollars.”
Linda looked at Rachel. After receiving a response, she said unhurriedly, “300 million dollars.”
Jimmy became very interested. He craned his neck to look at the last row. “Looks like the Johnson family’s position as the richest family in Seaxas is going to change!”
Landon could not help but look at the side where Rachel was sitting. “I’m really curious about who has the guts to compete with David”
“Mr. Jones.” Eddie looked at David.
David nodded slightly. Eddie raised his card again calmly. “400 million dollars.”
Jimmy and Landon looked at each other, and a teasing smile flashed across their eyes.
It seemed that they realized that David was planning to tease the other party.
However, before the smiles on their faces disappeared, they heard the other party suddenly shout, “One billion dollars.”
Then Jimmy’s cheeky smile disappeared. He sat up and couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it! Why isn’t this woman playing by the rules? Just now, it was an increment of 100 million dollars each time. Why did she bid our final price immediately?”