The data they received was a mess. Both of them stared at it, wide-eyed, as if a lightning bolt had struck, leaving their minds blank.

"What's happening?" Graham asked Sophia, his voice trembling.

Equally bewildered, Sophia struggled to form a coherent response.

"We bought those two mines for 750,000,000 dollars! 750,000,000 dollars!" Graham shouted. "Weren't they supposed to increase in value? How did they plummet to 240,000,000 dollars now?"

"I... I don't know." Sophia's face turned pale. "This is impossible! I've been tracking mineral prices, and these two mines in Cumulus City were on an upward trend. They were supposed to be a safe investment!"

"But look at it now!" Graham's lips quivered, sweat beads forming on his forehead. "Sophia, I took a 750,000,000-dollar loan from the bank for this! I owe the bank hundreds of millions now, not to mention the interest!"

panic!" Sophia tried to reassure him. "Fat Lawler got us into

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the scheduled time, Graham and Sophia waited in the restaurant suite. Graham had the hotel manager

his eyes. Fat Lawler's gaze was akin to a cat toying with a

spread of dishes. "No need to prepare so much for me.

"Fat Lawler, I—"

Graham could finish, Fat Lawler waved him off to stop him from speaking. "I know. This is about your little sister, right? Don't worry. She's on

his favor. "I've asked Fat Lawler for a favor, and

came today

feigned ignorance. "Well, go

for a moment. Finally, Graham spoke up. "It's about those two mines... You must be aware that they've plummeted from 750,000,000 dollars to 240,000,000 dollars. This is unacceptable!" "Unacceptable?" Fat Lawler smirked, his gaze darkening as it settled on Graham. "Mr. Bayer, you're in

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