Villains Act Shamelessly: The Heiress was the Great National Master!-Chapter 176: One Day, I’ll Raise My Prices

"Hey, things just pile up, what can I do?"

Thea Shaw said, "Since it happened, I can’t ignore it. I can’t just sit by and watch someone take the kid away and risk something happening. Oh, by the way, one of them is your dad’s secretary, did you know about this?"

"I know." Landon Ford said, "Secretary Miller is quite important to my dad."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did he come to you?"

The fact that Secretary Miller secretly called Thea Shaw might not occur to most people, but Landon Ford sensed it was a possibility.

After all, Thea Shaw had met Secretary Miller before.

Thea Shaw did not hide it: "Yes, when he first met me, I could tell his daughter might be in trouble, so I gave him a heads up. After his daughter went missing, he called to ask me for relevant information."

Landon Ford sneered: "Saying it so directly, aren’t you afraid that if something really happens, Secretary Miller would suspect you?"

Thea Shaw wasn’t afraid: "If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have said it. What’s the use if he suspects me? Besides, there needs to be a motive for these things. I have no grudge against him, where would the motive come from? If I needed money, I could just ask my parents; why would I kidnap his daughter? Besides, didn’t the police already find out that her kidnapping mastermind hasn’t surfaced yet?"

The kidnapper said the child was handed over by someone else.

Landon Ford said, "It’s been found out. It was his brother, involving some matters back in his hometown. His brother wanted to use the kidnapping to seize the family property."

Secretary Miller’s identity is different, being an important person around Warren Ford.

Landon Ford’s people thoroughly investigated the information.

"Huh? His brother?"

"Secretary Miller is not his family’s biological child; he was adopted. His brother is the biological child and had previously asked Secretary Miller for money many times. Recently, Secretary Miller didn’t give it, and his brother held a grudge."

Ordinarily, Landon Ford wouldn’t bother explaining these things, but since Thea Shaw wanted to know, he said it.

Thea Shaw mused, "It seems Secretary Miller’s family is quite a mess. If this isn’t handled well, won’t it affect his career?"

"It won’t. His brother can’t stir up trouble anymore."

Being by Warren Ford’s side, Secretary Miller couldn’t possibly be a soft-hearted person.

"Oh, oh."

Now that the matter was concluded, Thea Shaw didn’t bother much, and Landon Ford asked a key question: "How much did he pay you?"

"He gave me a million himself." Thea Shaw sighed, "With such high fees, I can understand if business isn’t great."

"Heh." Landon Ford mockingly laughed, "Do you know there’s a legitimate sect called The Aetherium Sect? Their lowest fee is ten million when they come out."

This price isn’t unreasonable. The Aetherium Sect is highly prestigious, and many business people are superstitious; the more expensive, the better. Annually, the incense money contributed by businessmen worldwide to the Aetherium Sect is worth billions, a powerful sect beyond Thea Shaw’s imagination.

But he didn’t say it to hurt Thea Shaw’s feelings.

Even his grandfather had invited people from The Aetherium Sect before, and they indeed had some capabilities. When the Abbott Family was about to get into trouble, it was The Aetherium Sect that warned Old Mr. Ford. Old Mr. Ford seized the opportunity to snatch the Abbott Family’s heavy industry, once again elevating the Ford Family to an unparalleled height.

Thea Shaw: "..."

Even superstitions are so lucrative; don’t they feel guilty?

Then those two brought in by Theodore Howard last time would have been at least twenty million each?

She took a deep breath, "It’s okay; one day, my prices will go up too!"

Landon Ford: "..."