I didn't think it would annoy us as much as it has. Maybe there was an air of smugness that you knew of this supposedly secret clause in his contract, in the way you presented your second bid.
Granted, it had been in the press, but Wenger doesn't strike me a someone who would chance his arm on something he read in the papers. I'd have thought there would have been some sort of confirmation for Suarez' camp.
Either way, something has hardened our stance dramatically. Though given JWHenry's comments that he had told Gazidis to sod off even before your first bid, I doubt even £45m would have been enough. Might not have annoyed us so much though, as you say.