Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 267 Almost Caught

I nodded. "I guess I got something out of it."

Then, I told Eric about the agreement Mr. Simpson and I had. He couldn't resist chuckling before he said, "I'm willing to bet that you'll do just fine for yourself if you ever become a chef."

I uncharacteristically gave him a proud look when I heard what he said. "That's a safe bet."

In my past life, I made stew for Jeremiah countless times. I even took culinary classes for him. At first, I thought that I would serve him for my whole life, yet the skills I acquired were working in my favor now.

We were chatting when I suddenly shot a glance at my phone. I let out a sigh of relief when I saw the date.

Eric gave me a puzzled look. "What's wrong?"

I shook my head. "It's nothing. I thought I hadn't responded to one of the texts, but

I must've been mistaken."

Then, I added casually, "I checked the stock market today and noticed new shares from a newly listed foreign company. What's your take on it?"

moment. "I saw it too. It's a pharmaceutical company, and it's quite promising. With

company has a decent future ahead of it. You can

unassuming for now, but two countries would be thrown into chaos soon, and countless people

would gain insane profits from it. Their share price would skyrocket

that Eric had helped me on numerous occasions. So, I had to repay him in

solid proof for it. If Eric asked me about it, I had to tell him that

turn me down gently. To my surprise, he immediately called his assistant after he heard

met my puzzled

"D-Did you just buy

maximum limit would reach ten million dollars. Be that

a huge contrast to my shocked reaction. "You approve of the

feeling that you're my lucky star. It seems like I can resolve everything quickly with you by

help but think you have the script to everything that will happen in the world. Perhaps

ep

interpretation of many things."