Chapter 954 Seeing Through the Facade

Maybe our stares were too intense, and Minerva stopped short. Her lips puckered as she confessed, "Okay, I admit it. I'm totally gullible. I fell for the village chief's story about that old lady being a witch." Ensio could not contain a chuckle. It was not loud, but in the quiet of the dining room, Minerva could not miss it. She shot him a look that mixed annoyance with a touch of hurt before turning to me. Her voice was tinged with frustration, "Ms. Scott, how did you figure out the village chief was spinning tales? And why do you think they're so set against our development project?" "They're not against the development," I replied, giving her a knowing look. "They just want to play us to jack up the compensation money." "Huh?" Minerva blinked as she mulled it over. "But why not just come out and say it? Why send that old lady to stir up trouble? We've talked about compensation with the villagers before, and they were all on board. So why this sneaky tactic now?" "Because they'