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Andrew rolled his eyes in annoyance before focusing back on Benjamin, who was still hell-bent on having his demand met.“Apart from all that, I'm far more concerned about the way these guests would see me. These people are associates of my father. They agreed to my invitation because they wanted to evaluate my worthiness as a favored son of my father.”“If I willingly let Benjamin walk away now, the public shame would only come down on me. These guests would see me as unworthy of my last name, and it would make it hard in the future to become the appointed heir of the Tyrone family's business empire.”Alexa sighed as she struggled to digest the absolute gravity of what Andrew was saying.Still, she understood the important part.“In that case, why don't you just give in to Benjamin’s demand. Let him and his loser group settle on the opposite balcony and let this show on the road. I doubt your guests have all day.”Andrew shook his head. “I can't.”Alexa was confused. “Why not.”“Becau
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Lieutenant Jason adjusted himself in the seat.“Your cousin, Ma'am Veronica, was given the task of handling the family's shares within the Tyrone business empire. This happened five years ago after she successfully went through a series of tests that highlighted her honed skills at handling these kinds of assets.”Benjamin raised an eyebrow as he stared down at the balcony above the center of the stage, particularly at the veiled woman.“You said she was tasked with handling the family's assets within Tyrone's business empire. How old is she?”Lieutenant Jason glanced down at Veronica. “I believe she should be twenty-eight years old.”Benjamin nodded his head in understanding. The fact that she was able to gather the trust of his grandfather and the Whiteridge family elders was a testament to her ability.“That will be all. You can return to your post.”Lieutenant Jason stared at his young master with a light frown. He looked like he had more to say, but ultimately chose to keep his m
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The huge screen board on the stage lit up, displaying the name of the first organization, along with the amount that was needed to fix the issues hindering the particular organization one way or another.The host announced with a professional smile.“This particular donation starts off at a minimum of $200,000!”The murmurs that traveled through the fried were leveled. A lot of these people came from rich backgrounds, and more than half of them could afford to donate such a sum.Still, $200,000 was the minimum, which meant that this organization would need more than that. Due to this sound being an open bid-off, the maximum amount would not be stated so as not to pressure anyone into a competition.After all, the true competition would start after the first twenty charity organizations have been cleared.“$210, 000!”“$215,000!”“$225,000!”The people in the crowd began offering to sponsor this particular organization. As this amount was quite affordable, a lot of the students in this
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The host could relate to the awkward and dissatisfied atmosphere. It was safe to say that he was just as disappointed as them at the low-quality Benjamin was showing in terms of competitiveness.The guests began whispering among each other.“Goodness, it better not turn out that we wasted our time attending this event. This young man is considered a worthy opponent by Mr. Tyrone's son. Could it be that he made a mistake?”“Right? Even though losing is inevitable, I came here with the hope that I’ll witness a good show of bidding off. So why is that orphan boy only countering each bidding increment by just $100,000?”A lot of these guests were dissatisfied with Benjamin's performance, and it showed by the way they sneered up at him on the balcony.On Andrew's balcony, he stared at Benjamin in the distance as he curled up the corner of his lips. He raised his numbered placard.“$10 million!”The host then turned to the other balcony. “And, Mr. Knox?”There was no response from Benjamin,
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Benjamin looked down at the hand, barely wrapped out his hand with care, before looking up to find it was April trying to comfort him.He smiled before holding April's hand back. “I don't mind. Don't worry; I'll be fine.”April released a breath containing her worry. Looking into Benjamin's eyes, she could only see the total assurance welling beneath the surface of those light orbs. April could tell that Benjamin had the situation under control despite how it seemed to be working against him at the moment. She became intrigued, curious to see how things would play out.Following the instruction he had discreetly gotten from Andrew, the host waited for a few minutes before he continued with his mission to antagonize and fully humiliate Benjamin.He turned to the guest, bowing at a ninety degree to them.“I would like to formally issue an apology to the esteemed guests who took time out of their hectic day to attend this event. I'm sorry that you had to witness such a ruckus of a momen
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In hindsight, Benjamin's sudden requirements for how he wanted the bid-off challenge to be conducted could be interpreted as him conveying his lack of trust in the coordinators and hosts of this event.Basically, Benjamin was calling out Andrew and his family for their lack of transparency.This, of course, can be seen as a brutal slap to the Tyrone family's face, and after a while, Andrew's sudden burst of anger seemed justified to most of the people in this hall.The audience began gossiping as usual.“Why is Benjamin suddenly asking for evidential transparency? Does he really mean that he doesn't trust the Tyrone family to appropriately disperse the donation prices to these charity organizations?!”“If that's truly the case, this would be the greatest scandal of the year. The Tyrone family are a bunch of billionaires. It would be really shameful to learn that they're embezzling donation funds.”“You guys should shut the fuck up! This is the freaking Tyrone family y’all are talking
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The guests glanced at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that the most important guest would actually side with the outsider. Veronica is the representative of the major shares that belong to the Whiteridge family. She's the most revered figure within the chains of powers under The Tyrone Group's global assets.This veiled woman has spent years mingling with the Tyrone family, and yet, she was supporting an ordinary young orphan. This alone raised Benjamin's reputation by a factor of two. The businessman awkwardly cleared his throat.“Honorable Miss Veronica, are you sure we should grant that arrogant boy his requirements? Doesn't he deserve to be punished in some form?”Veronica chuckled with an audible sarcastic tone in her voice.“Oh, apparently, my opinion wasn't sensible enough for you? Then maybe you should lecture me on how my opinions should be made next time.”Following her words, six of the soldiers immediately stood at attention, with one of them speaking with a c
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Benjamin spoke with a nonchalant attitude. “I have around $3 billion as my base fund.”“Oh, cool then.” Max sighed with relief on his face for a second before he jerked off his seat with eyes wide enough to pop out his eyeballs from their sockets. “Wait, what?!”He quickly realized how loud he was being and clapped a hand over his mouth before calming himself. A quick glance revealed that both April and Olivia had heard what Benjamin had just said. They were just as shocked.“Holy shit, Benjamin!” Olivia gasped. “No wonder you casually gave away millions of dollars to April like it was nothing.” She crossed her hands and poured her lips as she pretended to be mad at him.“You haven't given me anything though.”Benjamin could tell that Olivia was joking. “Don't worry; I'll settle you tomorrow.”Olivia was taken aback by the serious reply. “Woah! I was actually joking.”Benjamin sent her a smug look. “I know.”Olivia couldn't believe it was that easy. Benjamin seemed hell-bent on givin
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“What lies have I told though?”Andrew laughed with a tone of mockery. “What kind of fucking question is that?! You just opened your fucking mouth and started spouting lies against me and my family!”He scoffed with a look of disbelief. “You know what?! Keep it up! I will have enough evidence to charge you to court for defamation by the time you're done running your mouth!”There was a moment of silence before Benjamin slowly pulled out his phone.“Can you really claim that I'm running my mouth when I have evidence to prove my claim?”Andrew was about to give a heated reply in his fit of rage when the words were immediately comprehended in his mind.“W…what are you talking about?”Benjamin turned to the huge screen in the hall.“I will be connecting my phone to this screen to show everyone here something.”Within seconds, Benjamin was connected to the electronic screen and he quickly shared an image that made those who read it gasp in shock after they took their time going through th
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The lawyer chuckled nervously as he took a couple steps closer to the balcony above the stage.“Young Mistress Whiteridge, please…..I hope you can understand that the chairman had no intention of disrespecting you or anyone here in any way. It's just that….”“There is no excuse for the cancellation of an event that has been ongoing for hours now. There's no amount of reasoning you can provide to justify this.”“But…” The lawyer was sweating bullets as he tried to reason with this woman.“Silence!” The thunderous sound from the male soldier standing at the side of the balcony, caused everyone to jerk their heads with fear. This soldier was probably the head of Veronica's security team. “My mistress is not done addressing you, so do not speak when it's your turn!”The lawyer swallowed a lump of saliva as he nodded his head.Unexpectedly, Veronica chuckled as she waved a lazy hand at the male soldier. “Lieutenant Jasper, please, calm down. I'm afraid you might cause more trouble with
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[Andy, I've got a task for you.] Benjamin quickly typed away at his phone and soon put the item away to watch what was unfolding.The man in suits and glasses, who had just rushed in, kept yelling out while waving both hands, one of which was holding onto a briefcase.“Wait! Isn't that the Head Lawyer of the Tyrone Group?!”Every single guest on the stage, along with Veronica Whiteridge, and Andrew, recognized this man. This is the head of the lawyers in charge of protecting the assets of the Tyrone Group as a conglomerate.The lawyer had run half of the grand hall before stopping to catch his breath, his hands anchoring his upper body on his knees to prevent himself from collapsing to the ground due to sheer exhaustion.Andrew got closer to the edge of his balcony. “Senior Francis, what is going on?”This was the first time he had seen this lawyer look so haggard.Senior Lawyer Francis raised a hand as he spoke in between heavy breaths. “Give me….a moment….”Andrew and the guests on
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Back down at the stage, the host was about to move on to the 61st charity organizations after confirming that Benjamin's transaction of over $200 million wasn't a scam.“Alright, Charity Organization No. 61,.....”“Wait!” Once again, Benjamin calls out, his voice booming through the grand hall thanks to his Lavalier microphone.At this point, the crowd went silent with respect. It was hard to not anticipate what this young man was about to say. After all, the last two times he did this, a chaotic show was created.What was making Benjamin put a pause on this event this time?The host took in a mouthful of saliva with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. “Mr. Knox, what's wrong, Sir?” He was scared that not properly addressing this young man would get him in trouble with the veiled woman.After all, he, along with everyone in this grand hall, had watched as a businessman was made an absolute mess when he questioned the veiled woman's support for Benjamin's requirements earlier.Benjami
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“It can't be from that lottery,” Alexa whispered to herself with a lost gaze. “There's no way he got all that money from that one lottery. Or did he go back and win another lottery? Wait, was he even telling the truth when he told everyone that he became rich from winning the lottery? Why did no one ever ask him which gambling he participated in to win that money? Are you telling me that no one ever double-checked to make sure he wasn't lying?”At this point, Alexa was just going off to herself in an attempt to make sense of the reality that was unfolding before her eyes.One billion dollars was nowhere near easy money. She knew for a fact that Andrew didn't have that much money in his bank account. She even recalled Andrew telling her that he was currently using his parent's bank account to fund all the rounds of bid-offs he had won at this event.And yet, here stood Benjamin, who had spent more than one billion dollars. And this ex of hers still had the audacity to look completely
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Benjamin spoke with a nonchalant attitude. “I have around $3 billion as my base fund.”“Oh, cool then.” Max sighed with relief on his face for a second before he jerked off his seat with eyes wide enough to pop out his eyeballs from their sockets. “Wait, what?!”He quickly realized how loud he was being and clapped a hand over his mouth before calming himself. A quick glance revealed that both April and Olivia had heard what Benjamin had just said. They were just as shocked.“Holy shit, Benjamin!” Olivia gasped. “No wonder you casually gave away millions of dollars to April like it was nothing.” She crossed her hands and poured her lips as she pretended to be mad at him.“You haven't given me anything though.”Benjamin could tell that Olivia was joking. “Don't worry; I'll settle you tomorrow.”Olivia was taken aback by the serious reply. “Woah! I was actually joking.”Benjamin sent her a smug look. “I know.”Olivia couldn't believe it was that easy. Benjamin seemed hell-bent on givin
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The guests glanced at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that the most important guest would actually side with the outsider. Veronica is the representative of the major shares that belong to the Whiteridge family. She's the most revered figure within the chains of powers under The Tyrone Group's global assets.This veiled woman has spent years mingling with the Tyrone family, and yet, she was supporting an ordinary young orphan. This alone raised Benjamin's reputation by a factor of two. The businessman awkwardly cleared his throat.“Honorable Miss Veronica, are you sure we should grant that arrogant boy his requirements? Doesn't he deserve to be punished in some form?”Veronica chuckled with an audible sarcastic tone in her voice.“Oh, apparently, my opinion wasn't sensible enough for you? Then maybe you should lecture me on how my opinions should be made next time.”Following her words, six of the soldiers immediately stood at attention, with one of them speaking with a c
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In hindsight, Benjamin's sudden requirements for how he wanted the bid-off challenge to be conducted could be interpreted as him conveying his lack of trust in the coordinators and hosts of this event.Basically, Benjamin was calling out Andrew and his family for their lack of transparency.This, of course, can be seen as a brutal slap to the Tyrone family's face, and after a while, Andrew's sudden burst of anger seemed justified to most of the people in this hall.The audience began gossiping as usual.“Why is Benjamin suddenly asking for evidential transparency? Does he really mean that he doesn't trust the Tyrone family to appropriately disperse the donation prices to these charity organizations?!”“If that's truly the case, this would be the greatest scandal of the year. The Tyrone family are a bunch of billionaires. It would be really shameful to learn that they're embezzling donation funds.”“You guys should shut the fuck up! This is the freaking Tyrone family y’all are talking
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Benjamin looked down at the hand, barely wrapped out his hand with care, before looking up to find it was April trying to comfort him.He smiled before holding April's hand back. “I don't mind. Don't worry; I'll be fine.”April released a breath containing her worry. Looking into Benjamin's eyes, she could only see the total assurance welling beneath the surface of those light orbs. April could tell that Benjamin had the situation under control despite how it seemed to be working against him at the moment. She became intrigued, curious to see how things would play out.Following the instruction he had discreetly gotten from Andrew, the host waited for a few minutes before he continued with his mission to antagonize and fully humiliate Benjamin.He turned to the guest, bowing at a ninety degree to them.“I would like to formally issue an apology to the esteemed guests who took time out of their hectic day to attend this event. I'm sorry that you had to witness such a ruckus of a momen
