Mnie took the settlement agreement and left the police station. She took a look at the document at the entrance of the police station.


    It said she would be owed apensation <b>of </b>eight hundred thousand dors.


    Ha! As if Vi could fork out that much money.


    Mnie’s lips curled into a mocking smile. She squinted at the bright blue sky. Today was the best day in her long time in Oskon City.


    Her gaze returned to the settlement agreement. Without any hesitation, she threw the piece of paper worth almost a million dors into the trash can.


    Mnie had wasted a lot of time in the morning because of this little interlude. By the time she reached the conference room, the meeting had already started for <b>a </b>while.


    The first thing Mnie saw when she entered was Vi, who was sitting in the middle with a faint smile on her face.


    Vi was looking at her, too. The curve of her lips seemed to be provoking her. Yvette waved at Mnie and whispered. “Come here, quickly.”


    After Mnie sat down beside her, she lowered her voice and said, “Why are you sote? Vi had her chin sky–high all morning. She’s so full of herself right now!”


    Of course she would be, Mnie thought. Anyone who could afford to ssh that much money on a settlement would be raring to show off.


    Mnie did not reply to Yvette’s question. Honestly, she was not in the best of moods right now.


    Someone was backing Vi up. Mnie had guessed that much. However, she had thought it was either Eugene or Harvey.


    From the looks of it, it was someone else, and that person could easily fork out eight hundred thousand dors. They had to be pretty influential, too.


    With a backer like that, Vi was bound to get even cockier.


    Mnie clenched her fists. Thoughts surged in her mind, but she did not show it on her face.


    It was not until noon that Vi approached her.


    Mnie had not moved from her seat either. She had been waiting for Vi, too.


    Yvette saw Viing and was reluctant to leave. When Mnie shook her head at her, she finally left, looking back every three steps.


    Vi smiled as Yvette left. She looked down at Mnie with overwhelming pride. “Why are you so afraid of me, Mnie?”


    There was something vicious in the way Vi purred her name. Mnie looked at the obvious malice in Vi’s eyes and went straight to the point. “Did you pay eight hundred thousand?”


    Vi sat down next to her and blinked innocently. “I remember that you’re quite short of money. You still owe Eugene 1.5 million<b>, </b>right?”


    Mnie looked at her calmly. “Did you think I’d let you go if you paid up?”


    “Mnie, you seem to be mistaken.” Vi hated it when Mnie acted nonchnt like that. Even in such dire straits, Mnie always pretended to be aloof.


    Vi dropped the act and red at Mnie with hatred in her eyes. Her tone was no longer as gentle as before. She said<b>, </b>her voice dripping with resentment, “I’m not scared of you bothering me. I just don’t want to waste my time on the likes of


    you.


    “Don’t forget, I’m the one who decides whether Burning Star is qualified to join Redwaves. You think you’re all that, don’t you?” Sheughed sarcastically. “Then beg me on your knees, Mnie Smith. If you do that, I’ll consider letting Burning Star off the hook.”


    Mnie did not know where Vi got her confidence from, but she acted like she was on top of the world right now.


    Something else urred to Vi, and she pointed at Mnie with her index finger, drawlingzily, “And also…


    “Believe it or not, Mnie, I could y you to death right now and I could still get away <b>scot</b>–free. Because I have someone covering for me. Remember that eight hundred thousand dors?”