Casper knew Zane always had a purpose behind his actions, so he took the

phone and played the recording. By the time he finished listening, his expression had darkened. "How could he do this?"

Zane explained, "He tried to go through me and failed, so I'm guessing he'll come up with another plan. You'll need to be careful from now on. I'm sure they'll try something else."

"Okay," Casper replied.

Gary stared at his phone, unable to muster a response.

Julia asked, "He didn't agree?"

"No," Gary replied, rubbing his temples. "As long as Zane doesn't fire Casper, he'll have a job and a salary. There's no way he'll come back."

Upon hearing this, Julia suddenly had an idea. She smiled. "Casper's working for Zane because of the salary,

right?"

she was fixating on such trivial

He nodded. "Yes."

more than a few thousand dollars a month. Zane's been shortchanging

decent idea but quickly spotted the flaw. "What if he asks us why we never paid him before? How

Pet

since we're family. But now we've realized that even family needs to keep things clear. And once be comes back, we'll pay him everything

smirked. "But once he's back, what happens next will be

nodded in satisfaction. "Why didn't I think of this

in place, his mood visibly improved. His tone became unusually warm and fatherly as he quickly dialed Casper for a

casually set his phone aside.

asked. His tone was uncharacteristically gentle, a stark contrast to his usual

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