"Sure, sure, sis-in-law, you can play whatever you like," Timothy Lockwood’s eyes also held a hint of scheming.
Jared Quinn didn’t care about money, so he might as well have so fun with lody Thorne.
"Oh really," lody Thorne feigned hesitation, "Just playing cards is boring. How about we make it more interesting? If I lose, you can ask a question. If I answer correctly, I’ll ask you for sothing specific, and you have to give it to . How about that?"
"Sure, anything you say," Timothy Lockwood stroked his chin. Having been by Jared Quinn’s side for many years, he was almost fully aware of everything, including many things about lody Thorne, so of which he had even dug up himself.
But when it ca to matters of the Lockwood Family, lody Thorne might not be so clued in.
"Let’s start the betting just between the two of us," lody Thorne smiled at Timothy Lockwood, her smile making his mind wander. When she wasn’t angry, her smile was beautiful and sweet, especially with those enchanting eyes. Timothy quickly averted his gaze, almost lost in her charm.
The cards landed in lody Thorne’s hands, and unlike those socialites who were good at playing, her card skills were the worst, guaranteed loss.
Timothy Lockwood proudly raised his chin, "Sis-in-law, a bet’s a bet, don’t say I’m bullying a woman. Just tell what the Lockwood Family’s been worrying about lately."
He was being intentional; it was impossible for lody Thorne to know the Lockwood Family’s internal matters.
lody Thorne thought for a mont, then seriously said word by word, "The biggest worry for The Lockwood Group is how to get you out of bachelorhood and away from those vixens in nightclubs."
Timothy Lockwood: "... How do you know that?"
"Just a wild guess. I couldn’t have guessed right, could I? From your expression, it seems I did," lody Thorne innocently smiled, "Don’t you have so real estate at Eastgate? Just give an apartnt there."
Timothy Lockwood: "... Okay."
His face changed. To solve his lifelong problem, the Lockwood Family had begun freezing his accounts and forbidding him from entering The Lockwood Group. He had to think of a way with the real estate. In the next two rounds, Timothy tried to lose by any ans, but no matter how he played, lody Thorne’s terrible cards were hopeless; he won, always him.
He asked two questions in a row, both of which lody Thorne answered correctly, leaving Timothy almost in tears.
For the last question, he pondered for a long ti, "Then tell , what is The Lockwood Group planning now?"
This was an internal matter of The Lockwood Group that lody Thorne would definitely not know about—not a chance.
"Hmm... you’re preparing to acquire the old cetery grounds at Southerngate Street at the lowest price possible. Then you plan to level it and build a luxurious tower, which you’ll sell at a high price."
Timothy Lockwood: "... How do you know that?"
Was soone leaking information from within The Lockwood Group?
Jared Quinn’s gaze also landed on lody Thorne. He knew that was indeed the land that The Lockwood Group had been preparing for a long ti to acquire, but they hadn’t officially announced their plans publicly, and The Lockwood Group had also invited him to invest.
"That area is the least worth investing in," lody Thorne added, "Eventually, you’ll end up only recovering your costs despite all the manpower and resources you put in."
She rembered the last life, the building constructed by the Lockwood Family resulted in losses. The reason being, after completion, there was a joint lawsuit against the Lockwood Group because that place was a reputed ancient family’s burial ground, though only one person was buried there, it had the protection of a family guardian.
In the end, the lawsuit left the Lockwood Family with no gains whatsoever.
Timothy Lockwood’s expression changed, dropping his usual playful deanor, "Sis-in-law, you can’t just say things like that."
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