His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 481

Marina’s parents owned a clothing factory in Dalesburg—the Thornton family’s lifeline and the foundation of everything they had.

The factory hadn’t exactly thrived in recent years. Despite its decent size, they were just barely scraping by. That was why Galloway and Edna had come all the way to Aldenville to rely on her, using her connection with Jonathan to land that lucrative rehabilitation center project.

For this latest mining bid, Marina had planned not to tap into her family’s assets—she’d only use Jonathan’s money.

After all, Jonathan was always happy to bankroll her.

Even if he couldn’t give her love, as long as she was still “Rina” in his eyes, he’d spare no expense to help her out.

But now, Marina wasn’t so sure that would be enough.

With Niamh as her main competitor, she had to make absolutely certain nothing could go wrong.

She’d already lost to Niamh several times in head-to-head jewelry design competitions. This time, with the mining rights, she absolutely had to win.

After a quick inspection of the factory, Marina drove back to Aldenville and headed straight for TerraVita Recovery Center.

At this point, the recovery center was definitely worth more in the bank’s eyes than the aging clothing factory.

If she put them both up as collateral, she could probably get a bank loan close to $200 million.

From what Marina knew, bids for mining rights often required a minimum annual output, so that $200 million could serve as the initial investment.

Jonathan was providing her with $1.5 billion in liquid capital. Even after spending a chunk to acquire an established mining company, she still had more than enough for the bid.

But she’d heard Niamh had raised at least a billion herself, so Marina was far from feeling secure.

Tonight, she’d arranged a dinner with Chase, the Deputy Minister of the Coralis Ministry of Terrestrial Resources.

“Deputy Minister Chase, let me propose a toast to you.”

Marina, dressed in a deliberately provocative low-cut dress, kept his glass full and laid on the flattery thick.

Chase was already well on his way to being drunk, his eyes glued to her cleavage.

Marina felt sick, but she’d chosen her outfit for exactly this reason.

“Deputy Minister Chase, I heard the new mine up for bid has reserves over five billion. Is that true?”

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