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Chapter 66: The Bidding War
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In front of the ancestral tablets, Lord Harrison stood in his formal patriarch robes, flanked by the senior clan elders. Across from him, Elara and Adrian stood side by side, their hands tightly intertwined. Unlike the tense EGM or the high-stakes ballroom duel, the atmosphere here was sacred and serene. "For twenty years, this hall carried the heavy shadow of betrayal," Lord Harrison said, his booming voice softened with deep emotion. He held up a silver ceremonial goblet filled with aged rice wine. "When Arthur sought to divide us and foreign powers tried to bleed our enterprise, it was Elara who stood firm, and it was Adrian who stood beside her as an unyielding wall." The elders bowed their heads in quiet, respectful agreement. Lord Harrison stepped down from the dais, carrying a carved rosewood box lined with golden velvet. Inside rested the master deed to the Montgomery family’s private estate in the rolling hills outside the Capital—a historic sanctuary reserved exclusively
The Billionaire's only exception Chapter 66: The Bidding War
The crystalline chandelier in the grand ballroom of the Imperial Hotel reflected off hundreds of champagne flutes, but the atmosphere inside the hall was far from celebratory. It was tense. In the center of the main floor, a massive digital projection screen displayed the live countdown for the Imperial Directorate’s international deep-sea mining concession—a multi-billion-dollar tender covering the unmapped lithium reserves in the Northern Trench. Standing on the left side of the VIP dais, Prince Ethan of the European Royal House swirled his glass of scotch, a condescending smirk playing on his lips. Beside him stood his chief financial officer and two high-ranking diplomatic envoys. "Ten minutes remaining until the bidding portal closes," Prince Ethan remarked lazily, turning his sharp blue eyes toward the quiet couple standing across the room. "I must admire your courage, Mr. Vale. Most provincial businessmen would have quietly withdrawn after calculating the base capital require
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