Chapter 612
Successfully Bidding for the Storefront (Continued)
Claire Bennett smiled back, and the worry she had been holding onto finally eased.
When Claire Bennett had been competing with that person just now, quite a few people had already taken notice of her. Now that they saw she had actually bought the storefront at a price above market value, surprise showed in their eyes. But some also felt Claire Bennett really had no eye for things, using that kind of price to win this storefront.
At that moment, Olivia Lawson's side also noticed what was happening with Claire Bennett. She lightly tugged at Ava Bennett. "Manager Song, Claire Bennett has already bought the storefront over there. It's A21."
Ava Bennett picked up the floor plan and glanced at it, discovering that A21 was just a small storefront in the corner, and the space wasn't very large either.
She curled her lips into a cold smile. "A tiny place like that, with no traffic at all by the look of it, is really worth getting that happy over?"
After saying that, Ava Bennett stopped paying attention to Claire Bennett and turned her focus to the storefronts in the prime locations.
Claire Bennett went to sign the storefront contract. Molly Lee didn't have anything to do, so she wandered over to Ava Bennett's side. Watching the rich people here throwing around money and fighting each other for storefronts on the main street, she found it absolutely terrifying. If it were her and Claire Bennett, they definitely wouldn't have had the means to snatch one of those storefronts.
By the time Claire Bennett finished all the procedures and came back, Molly Lee immediately moved in close to her.
"Boss, I went to take a look just now. The storefront Ava Bennett is bidding on is three times the price of ours, and now it's definitely only going to keep going up. Good thing you picked this place from the start. Otherwise, I'm afraid we wouldn't have had any chance of winning at all."
Claire Bennett lightly curled the corners of her lips and said with a smile, "We've only just started, so our strength still isn't that great. But one day in the future, we'll definitely be able to be like them too."
"Come on. I'm treating you to dinner tonight to celebrate us successfully getting the storefront."
Molly Lee immediately said excitedly, "That's great! Then I'll call Sienna Shaw right now and have her come eat with us too."
The two of them didn't stay any longer and left the shopping mall together.
At this time, after spending quite a bit of effort, Ava Bennett finally defeated numerous brands and won a storefront facing the main street. This location could be seen the moment anyone entered the shopping mall. Basically, everyone who came into the mall would pass this storefront. If the promotion was done well, the customer traffic and sales would definitely be good.
Olivia Lawson walked over to Ava Bennett and smiled as she flattered her. "Manager Song really is more impressive, successfully getting such a great location."
Ava Bennett still looked somewhat displeased. After all, the price of this storefront was much higher than she had expected, and it had also exceeded the budget by a lot.
Having stayed by Ava Bennett's side for so many years, how could Olivia Lawson not know Ava Bennett was angry? She hurriedly said, "And our storefront is right in front of Claire Bennett's storefront. Once customers go into ours, how could they possibly still go into Claire Bennett's place? When the time comes, there definitely won't be anyone going there!"
When Ava Bennett heard that, her mood improved quite a bit.
She turned her head and looked around, but no longer saw Claire Bennett anywhere.
"Where did Claire Bennett go?"
Olivia Lawson immediately said, "While you were bidding on the storefront just now, she had already left with Molly Lee."
Ava Bennett's eyes flickered, and all of a sudden a dark smile curled onto her lips.
Ava Bennett brought Olivia Lawson with her and walked to the shopping mall management office.
When the staff member saw Ava Bennett, he recognized her as the business owner who had just bought a storefront. And the Bennett Group that Ava Bennett represented was fairly well-known in New York too.
He said politely and respectfully, "Miss Song, your shop contract is already prepared. If you don't see any problems with it, you can sign it."
Ava Bennett curved her lips into a smile. "There's no rush on my shop for now. I want to talk to you about something else."
A look of surprise appeared in the manager's eyes, and he politely asked, "Of course. How can I help you?"
"Just now, the A21 storefront was bought by Maison Verne. You should also know that Maison Verne used to be a sub-brand under Bennett Group and has now spun off on its own, right?"
When the manager had been signing the sales contract, he had looked over the brand's information, so he did know a little about it.
Maison Verne, this jewelry brand, wasn't particularly famous in New York, but when it came to Bennett Group, he knew of it. He hadn't expected the two companies to have that kind of connection.
The manager nodded and said, "Yes, the A21 storefront was bought by Maison Verne."
A sharp glint flashed through Ava Bennett's eyes as she got straight to the point and said, "I won't beat around the bush with you. I want the A21 storefront."
"What!" The manager looked at Ava Bennett in shock, deeply stunned by what she had said.
"Then you don't want the A1 storefront you just bought anymore?"
Ava Bennett shook her head, curling her lips into a cold smile. "Of course I want it. What I mean is, I want both the A1 and A21 storefronts!"