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.

agree to get Master Winner to craft that crystal piece

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

then glanced at Hobson before

to yield, decided to dig in his heels as well, only remembering to reply to Amber’s message as the car pulled away.

texted her that he was tied up and

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the housekeeper or

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 loss of 1 point

the system advised Amber to

bitter pill for Amber to swallow. She had

system’s rules, any refusal of a request, no matter how trivial, would result in a default deduction

Amber, that was incredibly unfair. Even

anything, partly to show she

never dream of

tailing Winnie like a puppy had triggered a fear in her that he might end up like Springer, running after Winnie, which was why

yet, Hobson had rejected her! For Winnie, no less!

had changed. Everything had been fine before, so why were people turning on her

such distress. He gazed out at the retreating landscape, his brow furrowed in thought, “Aren’t

turned to speak, he saw Winnie sitting with her eyes closed,

just make out a slight dark circle under her eyes. It didn’t look too bad thanks to her youth, but Hobson guessed she hadn’t slept well last night.

She got

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

but ultimately chose to keep his mouth

of the city. Hobson recalled his uncle mentioning the government’s plans

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