Chapter 1176

It was clear that there were advantages to operating in the shadows. Oliver was completely oblivious to the fact that their earlier attempt at surveillance had been uncovered. He mistakenly believed they were too intimidated to persist with their efforts. David, however, presented an unexpected opportunity. His animosity toward Oliver was immense, making him an even more useful tool than they could have hoped. They could manipulate David to act openly against Oliver while they observed from the shadows, pulling the strings and enjoying the spectacle. Mitchell reached out to David again, saying, "These photos and videos are hardly sufficient to repay the 30 billion dollars you had me laundered for you." David replied, "I've already told you—you'll get five billion dollars when the job's done." Mitchell countered, "If I turned you in right now, how much money do you think you'd have left?" David remained silent. Mitchell's cunning lay in his desire to appear virtuous while acting re