Chapter 417

Seeing my confusion, Luke continued to explain, "The person who delivered the message was his assistant. I had bought off his assistant beforehand. Now, his assistant is on a plane heading overseas."

"Mr. Walker, you're very thorough," I said.

I knew Luke was meticulous and strategic, but I never imagined he was this detailed!

Everything that happened at the auction was under his control, with careful arrangements made in advance. Even I, his assistant, had been kept in the dark.

Fortunately, I wasn't on the opposing side. With my intellect, I'd have been utterly crushed.

"You have a lot of work. I assigned these tasks to Brian," Luke explained, clarifying why I didn't know about these matters.

I hadn't handled such things before, so it made sense to give them to Brian. I gave a soft "mm" in response.

Once, when I mentioned this to Wendy, she pointed out that it wasn't that Luke feared I'd handle things poorly, but that he didn't want to drag me into his affairs with the Walker