The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 3926

Resentment flooded Jordan's heart, coursing through his veins. He simply couldn't fathom as to why Carlson would compete with him. The man was forcing him to the verge of collapse.

Carlson clearly knew about Jordan's circumstances. On top of that, they had been acquainted with each other for some time. Though they couldn't be considered bosom friends, must Carlson act so ruthlessly? Jordan's life would be coming to an end in perhaps just several days after this auction. If he missed his chance to acquire the pill, his life would be over.

Carlson was only in his fifties. Why must h e compete with Jordan so?

If Carlson needed the Rejuvenating Pill, he could easily wait until the next year's auction.

Jordan felt that Carlson's relentlessness was intended to kill him.

Carlson, meanwhile, had his hands tied. He was quite helpless in facing the current predicament, but he had his own reasons despite knowing Jordan's plight. As such, he had no choice but to continue competing for the pill with Jordan. Jordan was aware that he would soon reach the limits of his funds. His emotions crumbled, and he was close to breaking down. His confident tone was reduced to a trembling stutter as he bid, "One. one hundred and seventy billion." Chandler was sitting in the first row. He was normally a taciturn man, but the fierceness of the competition compelled him to speak. Sighing, he muttered to himself, "Jordan's doomed... How can he win?"

Carlson was about to make his next bid when his subordinate interrupted him and asked in a low whisper, "Master, shouldn't you confirm the question before bidding? Otherwise, wouldn't it be...?"

Carlson brushed him away and cut him off sternly, "I have to win against Lord Fox before that! Otherwise, my conditions won't be tempting to the creator of the pill."

He let out a small sigh and shook his head, helplessly. With grim determination, he said, "Forget it! I should just go all out and crush Lord Fox's hopes of winning as soon as I can."

Having said that, he raised his hand again and showed two fingers. "Two hundred

billion!'

His offer resounded in everyone's ear like deafening thunder. No one expected the price of a full pill to reach two hundred billion US dollars!

It was so insane, many found the situation at hand to be surreal. Were they hallucinating? The turn of events would sound like a tale straight out of fiction to outsiders. If they were to recount their experiences here to others, no one would believe a single word out of their mouths.

However, reality was just that: surreal and magical.

A medicine named the Rejuvenating Pill reached the crazy price of two hundred billion US dollars all because of a bunch of dying rich men.

Jordan was on the verge of an emotional breakdown, but Bernard's state was far worse.

He fancied himself king of the auction, and that this was his time to shine. Cold, cruel reality showed that he was in truth the weakest among his competitors.

The Rejuvenating Pill's price had greatly exceeded his entire net worth. Even if he were to use all his assets, there was no way he could afford the pill.

A ball of heavy resentment grew in him, spreading through his body Filled with grief and indignation, he cursed inwardly, 'If I had known this would happen, why would I even pay for the sales bundle?'

As for Jordan, the pressure of the competition was so great that it seemed to have aged him a few years just as he slipped into mental breakdown. His heart throbbed with a sharp pain that sent him

weak. He clutched his chest, grimacing, so overwhelmed that he was rendered a loss for words.

Even Jasmine, who wasn't bidding, had to do a few deep breaths to recompose herself and stay professional.

Once she calmed down, she asked," Number 99 has made a bid for two hundred billion US dollars. Is there any higher bidder?"

After saying that, she directed her gaze to Jordan. When the auction price had exceeded a hundred billion US dollars, it turned into a fight between just the two of them.

This was moment excruciatingly painful for Jordan. Truthfully, two hundred billion US dollars was just a little more than one-fifth of his family's entire net worth.

However, the amount was approaching the limit of his cash reserve. Under normal circumstances, the Fox family would rarely keep such a huge cash reserve.

Jordan deliberately reserved two hundred billion US dollars in the company's Swiss bank before the auction, just to be safe.

He initially assumed that it was more than enough for him to win the bid for the Rejuvenating Pill.

A settlement of US dollars in any

part of the world would not need to be reviewed. As long as the owner or person with authorization gave an order the bank would transfer the

funds to the designated account at once.

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However, Carlson's bidding was equivalent to all the cash he had prepared.