After a moment of excitement, Cherry''s tone grew serious. "If you really don''t want to see him, then don''t. Don''t put yourself through that just for me. I know you don''t want to see him. I mean, who would want to have anything to do with a guy like that?"


    Having dealt with Lionel so much recently, she now fully understood what kind of idiot he was. Being around someone like that was just in disgusting.


    And it wasn''t just Hannah; even she found herself arguing with him almost every time they interacted.


    She had no idea how they found so much to argue about. Before she met him, Cherry had always considered herself a fairly even-tempered person.


    But being around him, it felt like the smallest thing could set them off. And every time they argued, she would feel angry even if she won.


    "I don''t feel like I''m putting myself out. Just go ahead and do it with confidence. If I didn''t want to go, I would have told you. Don''t overthink it."


    Since Hannah had put it that way, there was no point in her being coy about it.


    Cherry nodded firmly. "Hannah, don''t worry. I''ll call Lionel right away. I''m going to squeeze everyst resource out of him. We deserve it for all our efforts."


    After ending the call, Lionel ced his phone on the table, his entire being consumed by anxiety. He stared at the phone, hoping Cherry would call him back immediately.


    Of course, he knew that was impossible, but right now, he had no energy for anything else. All his thoughts were focused on waiting for that call.


    Night fell, and the stars began to dot the sky.


    Lionel had been sitting on the sofa since his morning call, waiting for the phone to ring.


    Just when he thought today would be a bust, his phone suddenly rang.


    "Hello! Did you talk to Hannah? Is


    é


    sheing? You didn''t tell her I was


    the one who wanted to see her


    right? You know what to say don''t you?"


    SWI


    Hearing him, Cherry couldn''t help but roll her eyes.


    This man never learned. His tone and attitude were just infuriating.


    "Rx. I never fail at what I do, unless I''m unwilling or it''s truly impossible. In that


    case, I would have just refused you from the start."


    Cherry followed Hannah''s instructions. "I''ve arranged the time and ce with


    Hannah. If you want to know, give me the resource first."


    "You know as well as I do that doing this could expose me. If Hannah gets angry with me, what''s to stop you from deciding I''m useless and withholding the resource? If you think I''m lying, then you don''t have to give me anything."


    Lionel hadn''t expected Cherry to pull a move like this.


    ket


    After she spoke, a seed of doubt was nted in his mind. What if she hadn''t actually spoken to Hannah and was just trying to trick him out of a resource


    But what if she had, and he refused to give her the resource? He would lose a golden opportunity.


    After thinking it over, he decided to give her the resource. If the gamble paid off, it would be well worth it!