True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 181

As Hobson felt the cold dismissal in her voice, his scalp tensed with a foreboding chill.

It was a clear, blinding warning to shut up!

While he was still frozen in shock, Winnie smoothly sidestepped him, yanked open the rear car door, and hopped in.

Just as she was about to close the door, Hobson’s towering frame squeezed in after her.

Forced to scoot over, Winnie shot him a look that would be more at home in a hospital’s psych ward. The driver, catching the silent tiff in the rear–view mirror, hurriedly turned to explain,

“Mr. Bryant, I drive for Mr. Patterson. He needs Ms. Bryant’s help with something, and I’m supposed to get her to him, right away.”

The mention of Mr. Patterson initially didn’t register with Hobson, but when he realized the driver was referring to Drake, his eyes bulged with surprise.

The Pattersons and Bryants had their connections, sure, and Drake and Horace were chummy, but… since when was Winnie so chummy with that devil?

Her hasty departure earlier had clearly been prompted by a message from him.

They were exchanging contact info now?!

He didn’t even have Winnie’s number!

He couldn’t even get her to share Master Winner’s contact for a custom crystal commission, and here she was, racing off at a single buzz from someone else.

Hobson felt an inexplicable pang of irritation. After all, he was Winnie’s family!

Winnie, oblivious to the whirlwind of emotions Hobson was grappling with, simply implored after the driver’s explanation, “Can you get out now, please?”

Initially, Hobson had the impulse to bolt at the knowledge that this was Drake’s vehicle. Drake was notorious for disliking others in his car. But now that Winnie seemed so keen to “shoo” him away, he was stubbornly planting his feet.

you agree to get Master Winner to craft that crystal piece for me.”

and the driver’s pleading eyes followed suit. Mr. Patterson’s business was not to

met the driver’s gaze and then glanced at Hobson

decided to dig in his heels as well, only remembering to reply to Amber’s message

out his phone and texted her that he was tied up

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housekeeper or Abdul for

watching Hobson follow Winnie into the Game car. She read the message Hobson sent and her usually graceful face twisted with displeasure for a moment before she threw her hairbrush and a new doll to the floor in a fit of

once, resulting in a loss of 1 point of affection. Please be cautious in your invitations.”

while, and the system advised Amber

loss of even one point was a bitter pill for Amber to swallow. She had

to the system’s rules, any refusal of a request, no matter how trivial, would result in a default deduction of one point from the

incredibly unfair. Even getting one point was

she wasn’t after the

she would never dream of asking Hobson for anything.

like Springer, running after Winnie, which was why she had messaged him against

Hobson had rejected her! For Winnie, no

before, so why were people turning on her

had caused Amber such distress. He gazed out at the retreating landscape, his brow furrowed in thought, “Aren’t we heading towards the

Winnie what Drake wanted with her out there, but when he turned to speak, he saw Winnie

from his angle, he could just make out a slight dark circle under her eyes. It didn’t look too bad thanks to her

She got

as the one at home, and having to share a room with two others

scoffed internally at her choices, but ultimately chose to keep

outskirts of the city. Hobson recalled his uncle mentioning the government’s plans for a new development

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