"Mr. Shane is here? I wonder why," Xavier sounded doubtful.

'Shane's a crafty old fox. Did he come to trap me? Still, I can't refuse to see him since he's already here. Well, there's always a solution to a problem. First, I need to see what Shane wants. If it's a trap, I'll find a way to escape it.'

With that in mind, Xavier composed himself and told his assistant, "Go ahead and bring him in."

"Right away, Mr. Xavier." The assistant nodded and left.

Soon after, he brought Shane to Xavier's office.

Shane began with his usual pleasantries, "Mr. Xavier, it's been a while. I heard your recent developments have been quite impressive. Do you have any suitable projects to recommend?"

"Don't joke with me, Shane. Although I've closed a few deals, they're hardly worth mentioning compared to what you're used to. I hoped to make money with you, but you've beaten me to it. "You're flattering me too much. Unfortunately, my capabilities don't warrant such praise," Xavier reciprocated with equal politeness. He poured some whiskey for Shane as he spoke.

his glass and said, "You're too modest, Xavier. Nonetheless, I came to discuss

meaningful glance. Xavier understood Shane's intention and told the assistant, "You may leave

and replied, "Understood,

returned his attention to Shane, saying, "Okay, it's just the two of us now. You can

whiskey and sighed as if in distress.

Knights growing more over the past

be the wealthiest

weaker.

we ignore them and allow them to grow. If that happens, catching up will be

sipped his whiskey while pondering. Of course, he had noticed the Knights'

the gap between them and the other wealthy families widen, but it might also become

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