Chapter 676

Mars's eyes narrowed, and he frowned.

'A hundred billion dollars? Even for the Peterson family, that's gonna need a company meeting. The Peterson Group's huge, and it needs a lot of working capital. We've been grinding for thirty years to get here. With Uncle Ronnie being so cautious, there's no way he's gonna go for it. But the person making the offer has a weird, synthesized voice and sounds super young. Never heard it before, so I have no clue who it is. Who's got Bob's back like this?' he wondered.

Mars felt a bit ticked off, sensing that this person was mysterious and not knowing what he wanted.

The Peterson family had hustled hard to reach the top spot in Veridiania, and they were super worried about losing their status.

Winnie saw that she had successfully rattled Mars and was about to leave with Melanie when Rock passed by and spotted her. He was momentarily stunned, his handsome eyes flickering. He discreetly let go of the woman in his arms, saying, "Winnie! What are you doing here?"

Winnie looked over, realizing he wasn't alone but with a woman who had a graceful figure and was dressed in a sexy outfit.

Winnie looked closely and had a vague impression-it seemed to be Sierra from the Lymington wedding!

'How could she be with Rock?' Winnie thought.

With Winnie's direct gaze, Rock immediately explained, "Winnie, Ms. Brooks is now working at the Harrington Group as my secretary."

Winnie was a bit stunned, thinking, 'Secretary? I remember Sierra is the woman Mrs. Harrington has been pushing onto Rock, right? It seems Rock doesn't like her, always refused. How did she become a secretary?'

"Ms. Anderson, I'm here with Mr. Harrington for the auction, which is also part of my job," Sierra said, scrutinizing Winnie with a forced smile.

Winnie glanced at Sierra's sexy dress, remaining silent.

Rock walked over, taking her hand, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I was brought here by Mr. Jenkins. I was about to leave when Mr. Martin stopped me," Winnie answered, glancing at Rock while thinking, "Since he helps Ronnie raise the bid, does he know Mars?"

Feeling her scrutiny, Rock turned to Mars and asked, "You're Mr. Martin, right? Winnie is just here for fun. How did she end up in a conflict with you?"

Mars looked at him with amusement and said meaningfully, "Mr. Harrington, you don't know that the person who just bid 30 billion dollars is your wife. She is thinking of helping the Rodriguez family. Be careful she doesn't cheat on you again."

Upon hearing this, Rock's face turned extremely grim, and he held Winnie's hand more tightly.

Winnie had to explain, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I just thought if I won the bid, I could resell it for a few hundred billion more."

"Ms. Anderson, when did you start doing this kind of business? If you want to help the Rodriguez family, just say so. Or are you ignoring the Peterson family's warning to make yourself look special?" Mars instigated.

Rock's face tightened.

Melanie couldn't help but sneer, "Mr. Martin, stop ruining their relationship. Ronnie just wants to buy the estate but is too stingy to spend the money. In the end, it is bought by a mysterious person for a hundred billion dollars. If the Peterson family lacks vision, they should accept their loss. Ronnie is probably looking for the buyer now. What's the point of blocking us? Why not go see someone richer than the Peterson family?"

"And who are you?" Mars glared at Melanie.

Melanie shrank back towards Winnie, suddenly feeling a warm force supporting her slender body from behind.

Melanie turned around, seeing it was Bentley, tall and upright.

Bentley flashed a faint smile at Mars, saying, "Mr. Martin, show some respect. Ms. Stewart here is the lady I'm interested in lately."

"What?" Melanie said, shocked, thinking, 'What does this mean?'

Bentley winked at her mischievously.

Melanie somewhat understood, wondering, 'Is he helping me?' Her face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head without speaking.

"So, it's your woman, Mr. Jenkins." Mars sneered coldly. "You and Ms. Anderson have been quite close lately, huh?"

Not backing down, Bentley replied with a half-smile, "The Peterson family is at its peak now. We should be polite."

Mars squinted his eyes and thought, 'Now, Uncle Ronnie wants to reshuffle the elite families in Trento City, making them submit to the Peterson Group. But families like the Jenkins and Blanchet families are troublesome. So, I consider meeting Ishara.'

He pushed Ishara, whose gloomy gaze suddenly shifted from Melanie and Bentley back to him.

She was slightly shocked, thinking, 'When did Bentley become interested in Melanie? Melanie lost her memory when she studied abroad because of me, so she forgot Bentley. If they reconnect now, what I did back then would be exposed.'

Ishara clenched her hand slightly, her expression unchanged, and said with a smile, "Mr. Martin is now the top young man in Veridiania. He is kind-hearted. So I am certainly willing to be friends with him. Mr. Jenkins, Winnie doesn't represent the Blanchet family. Her conflict with the Peterson family is her own business. Don't let her use you."

Winnie sneered, "You make it sound like Mr. Jenkins is afraid of the Peterson family. Maybe Mr. Jenkins couldn't stand some people's actions tonight, so he made a bid. After all, bidding just a few hundred dollars is a disgrace to the elite families of Trento City!"

Mars's eyes turned sinister. He felt Winnie didn't fit the way high society interacted. If it weren't for the Blanchet family behind her, he would have acted long ago.

And Rock, listening to Winnie's words, also had a subtle expression.

"Let's go," Winnie said, pulling Melanie. As they passed by Rock, she looked at his dark eyes and paused, "Are you coming with us, or do you want to stay and chat with Mr. Martin?"

"I'm not very familiar with Mr. Martin, nothing to chat about," Rock pretended flawlessly, looking at her gently and saying, "Let's go home."

Winnie nodded lightly.

After the four of them left, Mars kicked over a table. He realized tonight that Bentley seemed unserious, but no one knew what the Jenkins Group was thinking.

"Mr. Martin, you can also see that Winnie is just trying to oppose you and the Peterson family," Ishara spoke timely, tempting, "As long as you ally with me and help me, when I return to the Blanchet family, I will make sure the Blanchet family submits to the Peterson family."

Mars looked at her disdainfully and said, "Who do you think you are? You are the product of your uncle and your mother's affair, not to mention you were Lawrence's woman. I don't want you. What capital do you have to make a deal with me?"

Ishara's face turned red and then white. She had long heard that Mars was perverted and vicious.

Disgusted by men like Mars, she had no choice but to reveal her trump card when she thought of Eleanor's plan. She said with a cold smile, "Mr. Martin, I have a secret to tell you. Once you hear this secret, you'll be interested in me."

Mars stared at her, disdainful yet curious, "Let's hear it."