Seeing that Brian had uncovered the news, Ariana feigned an innocent expression and said, “Mr. Lodge, I don’t understand what you’re implying. How could I possibly predict the government’s plans? There’s no way I could have known about this in advance.”

“You didn’t know? Then what’s this?”

Brian tossed another newspaper onto the table in front of her and said “Natural spring discovered in South Gleaston! You didn’t know about this either?”

“Really?” Ariana replied, acting surprised. “No way! I just randomly bought a piece of land. Am I going to be rich

now?”

“Ariana Torrey!”

Brian’s expression darkened even further. Ariana, however, remained completely nonchalant, lounging in bed without moving an inch.

Finally, his patience wore thin and he said in a low voice, “Lodge Co. will take this land. I’ll have the contract sent to you just sign it.”

I never said

her unwillingness to cooperate, Brian’s tone grew colder. “You can’t possibly be unaware of Lodge Co’s plans for the hot spring

development plans?” Ariana replied in confusion. “Mr. Lodge, just because this land might turn out

it’s worth.” Brian said coldly. “This project is massive- you’re not able to handle it.

this, Ariana almost laughed out loud. He was as arrogant as ever. But since he seemed so desperate for the land, she decided to have a little fun. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, “How much are

it–I’ll give you so billion. The land will belong to

earmarked as a government–supported development

more than 50 billion. If she were to sell it now, it could easily fetch

of business acumen to try and cheat her out of the

Just because you’ve taken control of Torrey Co. doesn’t mean you’re capable of managing such a complex project. If

sofa, his posture calm and confident, as though the

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