Chapter 1662


    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 nk.


    "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 dors! 750,000,000 dors!" Graham shouted. "Weren''t


    they


    supposed to increase in value? How did they plummet to 240,000,000 dors 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-


    dor loan from the bank for this! I owe the bank hundreds of millions now, not to mention the interest!"


    "Graham, don''t panic!" Sophia tried to reassure him. "Fat Lawler got us into this. I''ll talk to him... We''ll


    figure it out."


    -


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


    manager


    arrange a feast featuring the hotel''s signature dishes for their meeting with Fat Lawler.


    The moment Fat Lawler arrived, Graham noticed the chilling look in his eyes. Fat Lawler''s gaze was


    akin to a cat


    toying with a mouse, and Graham and Sophia were the helpless mice in his grasp.


    "You''re being too kind," Fat Lawler said as he sat down, eyeing the spread of dishes. "No need to


    prepare so much


    for me. I''m getting older and can''t handle alcohol. Drinking can make one forget their business, after


    all."


    "Fat Lawler, I—"


    Before 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 her way here and will arrive shortly."


    "Graham, what did I say?" Sophia got up and assisted Fat Lawler with food, trying to win his favor. "I''ve


    asked Fat


    Lawler for a favor, and he won''t let anything happen to Arya. Everything that has happened is because


    of Daniel''s


    schemes.


    "However, Fat Lawler, we also came today with another matter in mind."


    Fat Lawler feigned ignorance. "Well, go ahead and tell me."


    Graham and Sophia exchanged nces and hesitated 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 dors to 240,000,000


    dors. This is


    uneptable!" "Uneptable?" Fat Lawler smirked, his gaze darkening as it settled on Graham. "Mr.


    Bayer, you''re


    in the investment game, aren''t you? Heh, do you need a lesson in market risks from me?"


    "But—"


    "Luck ys a role, and mineral prices fluctuate. It''s the market that dictates. What good is it for you to


    come to


    me?"


    "Fat Lawler!" Graham was agitated and desperate. "You introduced us to this business. It''s your


    rmendation


    that made me trust it. I even borrowed 750,000,000 dors from the bank. What''s the meaning of this


    now?"


    Fat Lawler raised an eyebrow. "Oh, Mr. Bayer, you have quite the temper, don''t you? How about this?


    Shall I find a


    buyer for you? These two mines are practically worthless now. I''ll find you a buyer at the price of


    240,000,000


    dors. What do you think?"


    Graham was dumbfounded. Buy for 750,000,000 dors and sell for 240,000,000 dors? Did Fat


    Lawler think he


    was a fool?


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    Despite that, he was genuinely curious about this potential buyer Fat Lawler mentioned. Why did it


    seem that every


    time a critical moment arose, Fat Lawler could either provide him with bank loans or find a buyer?