The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family



Everyone was busy speculating the true identities of Number 35 Number 99.

Meanwhile, Number 16, Bernard, had collapsed from his overwhelming emotions.

On paper, he had the highest worth amongst the guestlist for the night. However, he didn't expect to be eliminated from the competition for the last Rejuvenating Pill within the first few minutes.

His despair and regret led him into an immediate mental breakdown.

If only he had known that this would happen! He would've offered up to fifty billion for the last quarter bill in the previous auction rather than wait until the last auction, where he was eliminated after a few bids.

Kathleen, who was in the private room, was completely stunned by the turn of events. She couldn't see Carlson's face, but from the man's tone, one hundred and ten billion US dollars seemed to mean nothing to him.

Under the current circumstances, it might be difficult for her grandfather to win the Rejuvenating Pill.

Kathleen wasn't the only one surprised. Charlie was just as astonished.

He had some suspicions about Number 99 earlier on, particularly concerning Carlson Hobbs's background. He had predicted that Carlson might have a strong background, and his assumption turned out correct.

Charlie's curiosity regarding Carlson's real identity grew ever more.

Back in the auction hall. Jordan refused to give up and raised his hand again. "One hundred and twenty billion!"

He had long understood how the auction worked, especially by how it deliberately gathered a group of dying rich men in one room. The final price for the pill would surely skyrocket and exceed everyone's expectations, precisely because of the participants' desire to survive. It seemed the winning bid would soon exceed one hundred billion.

In that case, he would have to raise his stakes to achieve complete victory. Jordan was determined and would never give up, no matter what happened. If he chose to give up, that would mean giving up life and choosing death.

At this moment, he had finally encountered a competitor who would raise the bid not less than ten billion US dollars a t each offer.

Carlson remained indifferent as he continued to bid. "One hundred and thirty billion!"

Everyone in the hall was shaking in excitement. Many had been under the impression that Bernard would be the ultimate winner in the auction, but it ended up as a match between two Oskian men. Bernard wasn't even considered the slightest in the equation!

Bernard's entire worth was close to one hundred and seventy billion US dollars. At present, the current bid-offer had already reached eighty percent of his total worth.

Despite the outrageous numbers, the competition was yet to be over.

Jordan looked troubled the more the price s o. Even so, he didn't falter and continued to raise his hand to make his bid. "One hundred and forty billion!"

Then, he turned to Carlson with a questioning look.

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Carlson grew embarrassed by the way Jordan was looking at him, for he was aware of Jordan's urgent circumstances. After all, Jordan didn't have many days left. Even so, Carlson's hesitation only lasted for a short moment. With renewed determination, he raised his hand again and announced, "One hundred and fifty billion!"

The crowd was stunned by the extreme bids. To them, this was an unimaginable fight!

Jordan, who had been confident earlier on,

had grown upset about the situation.

The Fox family had a few hundred billion US dollars in worth. But to ensure their family's continuity in prosperity, most of their funds were placed into long-term investments and carefully set up as family trust funds.

Some long-term investments required continuous investment for several decades before they could generate a steady stream of profit for his future descendants.

He had also invested a huge amount of money into the family trust. However, he couldn't withdraw any of the initial investment. The returns would then provide wealth to sustain his family for generations to come.

The Fox family had family trusts worth a few hundred billion US dollars, which were all invested in multiple trustable countriesPublished by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

with high credit ratings. All this was to guarantee the financial stability of the Fox family's future generations, provided that the permanent members of the United Nations stayed solvent and humans still existed.

As such, the Fox family's liquid cash reserves didn't exceed two hundred billion US dollars. To an ordinary person, this may be seen as an unbelievable huge amount. But to the wealthy men in the world, it was simply a drop in the ocean.

The Rothschild family, one of the

richest and most prominent families in the world, was said to possess total of more than fifty trillion US dollars in assets. Their worth was almost equivalent to the GDP of the United States for two and a half years.

Many outsiders felt that the

numbers were exaggerated and

could not be trusted. It sounded too

extreme, to the point it was

unbelievable. Some, however, found it to be a conservative estimate of the Rothschild family's true wealth. In the end, only the highest management in the Rothschild family would be privy to the real numbers.

Back to the auction, Number 99, Carlson, raised his hand yet again. With a raised voice, he bellowed, "I offer one hundred and sixty billion!"