Chapter 189
"Hello."
It was a warm and gentle voice. "May I know if you're the person who accepted the mission from Charleston?"
Oliver was immediately wary. Who was this person? How did he know how to contact Oliver? Oliver was reminded of the warning given to him by Charleston's point of contact and said righteously, "Are you kidding me? You must be crazy. I know this is a scam. Stop harassing me."
There was silence. The other party did not expect Oliver to react this way. He tried to calm Oliver down patiently. "Don't worry. I got your contact through legitimate means.
"I'd like to discuss something with you. I work for the princess, and she'd like to find out what kind of person her long-lost elder sister is like. Can you report to me first in regards to any news on the missing princess? I'd be happy to pay you in advance."
An alarm went off in Oliver's head. His mind was filled with images of the royal family tearing into each other and the women looking viciously at one another, brimming with jealousy.
He was about to reject that person when a message popped up on his phone.
It was a money transfer. Someone had just transferred five billion USD to him. Oliver's fingers trembled.
Whoever it was had easy access to the accounts of others. He had to be powerful, and even Charleston would not be able to offend him. Could Oliver still reject the man? No, he could not! Oliver had no choice but to agree to the request politely.
All he needed to do was report this to both parties. He would not be breaking any contract. Anyone who knew the secret of Charleston had to be someone quite high-level. The person would not get himself into any danger either.
When that person made that call, it landed both of them in the same predicament. He probably would not betray Oliver. Oliver felt a little lost. He decided to hide the fact that he was paid five billion USD. Money could make anything happen, and Oliver had proved it true.
The Collins began to use their connections all over the country to search for the missing princess secretly. As for Matthew, he had strengthened Lucy's protection because he was worried about her. While doing so, he was also keeping an eye out for clues on the mission the Collins were helping Charleston with.
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As for Lucy, who was supposed to be in the center of this whirlwind, she was actually distanced from it. She had no idea all of this was going on and continued going to work as usual. She focused on her illustration drafts and having meetings with Wayne about work.
A few months later, the busy Lucy was finally rewarded for her hard work. Her studio's first partnership comic would be broadcast on television as a drama series.
The drama series quickly caught on fire because the actors were good-looking and had solid acting skills.
This attracted the attention of many viewers to search for this comic out of curiosity. Soon, they found their way to the website of Lulu Comics.
After these viewers finished the comic, they searched for more interesting comics on their website.
Lucy had been very careful with work the last few months, and her employees had been very disciplined at work too.
All of their efforts were finally rewarded.
Lucy's company's website became popular overnight, and there were more than a hundred million visitors accessing it. It brought Lulu Comics a major economic effect.
Lulu Company rose 50 ranks up the world's comic company websites, and Lucy smiled contentedly.