At that very moment.
Lanny still had no idea that disaster was about to strike.
He walked out of the study with a miserable expression, feeling wronged and distressed.
He had spent fifty million on information, offended General Alec, and received the worst possible news: that man named Xiao really could tell fortunes.
Which meant that threatening him by text had been hopelessly stupid! He had exposed his own itinerary!
"In that case... I really do have to run! Ugh!"
The money had been spent, the information obtained, and the mistakes made.
If he didn't flee now, when would he?
Otherwise, wouldn't that money have gone down the drain?
"Beryl, let's pack our things and get out of here."
"What happened?"
"That man named Xiao really does seem to be able to tell fortunes. General Alec said so, and he sounded very certain."
"Oh! Just as I thought! My unease was justified!"
Lanny shook his head and sighed repeatedly. "Let's go. Pack up."
"Give me a moment."
Beryl ran upstairs to the bedroom to pack.
Lanny finished packing in just two or three minutes.
His wife kept dawdling and still hadn't come down.
He called anxiously, "What are you doing?"
"I'm packing my cosmetics and clothes. Just wait."
"Stop packing them! We can buy that worthless junk again later!"
"You can't buy them again. They're all limited-edition exclusives! What's your hurry? You weren't in a hurry earlier when you should have been. Now that we're leaving, suddenly you know how to hurry?"
"Fine, fine, just get moving. If that Xiao really can tell fortunes, I think he might very well find a way to get General Alec to come after us."
"I know! Stop rushing me! Wasn't I the one who warned you? Otherwise, you'd still be waiting to die