"Go"?
My eyes narrowed a bit, surprise flashing across my face.
So that’s why Ronald Wright took the jade chess piece—turns out, he was using it to negotiate a business deal.
No wonder. I remember he always disliked going to auctions. But clearly, he’s not a stranger to them—he just never actually bids. Like this time, he came to make a deal behind the scenes.
If that jade chess set meant so much to him, why did he give it to me?
I pressed my lips together and said softly, “He probably found out about your boss. I saw him at the auction today, and he managed to get the one and only gilded jade chess piece. Should be right up your boss’s alley, no?”
Emma Lewis’s eyes lit up. “No kidding! That’s exactly his thing. Honestly, I’ve underestimated your ex. Kinda impressive.”
