Chapter 292 The Prospecting Scene


    Archie naturally ignored them, but Natalia didn’t want to draw attention and ruin her cover, so she


    politely engaged.


    At that moment, Nancy whispered, “She’s here.”


    Natalia’s gut clenched and she looked over. At the doorway, avishly dresseddy walked inside,


    apanied by a man.


    The woman was in a woolen coat and clutching a limited-edition handbag. Her hair was impable,


    and she emanated sophistication and elegance.


    Still, though, she wore a glum face as she walked inside, listening to the man next to her.


    Halfway there, she stopped, looked towards the man, and said a few angry words.


    Because they were too far away, Natalia couldn’t hear her clearly.


    The two didn’t look happy, though, so it couldn’t be anything pleasant.


    She murmured towards Archie, “Should we go over now?”


    Archie’s expression sharpened slightly. “Wait. Let’s see where this goes.”


    Natalia nodded.


    After the two argued for a few minutes, they stopped. The man turned to leave while Faye stayed there.


    The meeting hadn’t gone well, apparently.


    Natalia chuckled, “Looks like they’ve got a strange connection with each other. Have you seen him


    before?”


    Archie shook his head.


    Natalia thought about it, then gave Brian an order.


    “Follow that man out. Investigate his background and history.”


    Brian nodded and went outside.


    The three continued to stand there. After a while, it seemed Faye had calmed down and started


    walking back inside.


    The trio followed. After a while, she’d found the bald man who’de up to them earlier and given him


    a whole pack of cash.


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    Archie’s face darkened.


    Faye was dealing with him.


    “Here’s a hundred thousand. It’s not a lot, but it’s all I can take out right now. You promised me I


    wouldn’t a loss, but look at me now! I don’t care, you have to make it all back! Otherwise, I won’t let


    you go!”


    The man stroked the cash in his hands and grinned, “Why so angry, Miss McCarthy? Prospecting is


    about luck in the first ce. Besides, I’ve always introduced ores that turned out to be valuable, haven’t


    I? You were just too greedy and wanted a big sweepstakes. What could I have done about that?”


    Mentioning that, Faye’s temper red.


    “Didn’t you encourage me back then? Saying that it was all expertly examined with precious stones


    inside, and that buying up enough could make me a shareholder here. I believed you, so how could


    you shirk your rtionship now?”


    The man chuckled. “Fine, I’ll skip those useless titudes. The past is the past. But Miss McCarthy,


    one hundred thousand isn’t going to you anything here, you know? Want to sweeten the pot?”


    Faye snapped, “You know full well I don’t have the money!”


    The man tutted and shook his head.


    “You’re joking. As ady of the McCarthy family with your brother and his wife both dead, at least half


    of the McCarthy property has to be in your pocket now, right? I don’t believe you really don’t have any


    money.”


    Faye’s face changed right then and there.


    She red at him and snarled, “I’m warning you. My business is my business. Don’t bring up my


    brother or his wife!”


    The man shook his head.


    “Fine, my bad. But a hundred thousand isn’t even going to get you a rock the size of your finger. If you


    don’t have the money, thene here next time. How’s that?”


    Faye insisted, “Why should Ie next time? How much money did I spend on you already? Has to be


    about several hundred million already. Now you’re telling me my money’s no good? And don’t I have a


    share here? Why can’t I buy up these rocks at a cheaper price?”


    The man rubbed his head as if it hurt, sighing.


    “Look, the shares onlye out at the end of the season or the end of the year. How am I supposed to


    give you your cut if you ask for it out of nowhere?”


    “I don’t care, but I’m taking these rocks today!”


    As the two went back and forth, someone called from behind – “Aunt Faye!”


    Faye jumped, turned around, and saw Natalia there, arm in arm with Archie, with Nancy standing by


    their side.


    Her face changed and she went white.


    “A-Archie, Natalia, what are you doing here?”


    Natalia smiled. “Archie and I both have break today and heard there was a prospecting gathering over


    here, so we came to take a look. We didn’t think we’d meet you here, Aunt. Are you here to prospect,


    too?”


    Faye’s face was a little pale as she shook her head.


    “No, I’m not.”


    “Oh? That can’t be, I just saw you give him money. I thought you’d already taken a shine to some ores


    and was getting ready to buy it up!”


    Natalia’s words seemed casual but struck home with lethal uracy.


    Faye was close to tears.


    “Ohoho, we’re high school friends who recently met up. He’s pressed for money right now and


    borrowed some from me. I’m just here to lend it to him.”


    She said, taking a small step back, afraid she’d get dragged closer to him.


    Natalia nodded.


    “Ah, I see.”


    Meanwhile, Brian had already finished investigating who the man was, and sent it to Archie’s phone.


    Archie looked at the phone, then chuckled coldly.


    “And since when have you had a schoolmate from Tapir, Aunt?”


    Everyone froze.


    Faye stood rooted to the spot, not sure how to exin.


    Archie looked at the man, then back to Faye.


    “An ore merchant of Tapir who owns three mines in Tacitus. Made a living off those mines, then


    developed this prospecting business in Eqitin a few years back, raking in the big bucks. You only knew


    him fromst year, Aunt. He set his sights on you because you spent a lot the first time you came


    around, so he got together with his friends to start scamming you. They promised you a cut of the


    shares with a two hundred million investment, and blinded by greed, you believed him. Then you


    actually got addicted to prospecting and didn’t just lose the basic two hundred million starter butnded


    yourself in debt. You’reing here with this little bit of money to turn things around? Trying to pull a


    winner winner chicken dinner, are we?”


    Faye hadn’t imagined that Archie could have acted so quickly, finding out everything after just stepping


    foot inside.


    Having him reveal the truth in front of so many people, Faye couldn’t exactly keep her fa?ade.


    She scowled at Archie. “What are you babbling about? I-I didn’t lose that much. I was just bored and


    spent some time here as a hobby. It’s not as serious as you said.”