After Thea hung up, she looked at James. Her face looked like it was carved out of stone. “James, how dare you. Xara has just started working. You know it’s not easy to make money. How could you borrow three hundred thousand dollars from her?”

“It’s just three hundred thousand…”

James smiled but stopped and shut his mouth when he saw Thea’s icy look. He stood up and said, “I’ll make lunch.”

He went into the kitchen.

Thea looked resigned. She did not know if she wanted to laugh or cry.

James went to the kitchen and put an apron on. He hummed as he began to prepare lunch.

Just then, May sent him a text.

“James, I’ve gotten in touch with Black Snake again. He told me he’d be here tonight and asked for my location. What should I tell him?”

After he read the message, he considered it before replying, “Do you know the repair shop in the west? There’s a mountain called Mount Five Valley south of the shop about ten kilometers away. Just tell him that you’re there.”

“Okay.”

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