Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 2012

"So that's a yes?"

Channing nuzzled her neck, his voice low and husky.

"Mhm." Coralie thought about it for a moment before asking, "What does Grandpa like? I should bring him a gift."

"Fried chicken," Channing replied with a helpless sigh. "If you bring him that, he'll definitely be thrilled."

Fried chicken?

He was quite the food-loving old man.

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Sunrise Casino.

Rocco paced back and forth in his office, completely unable to calm his racing thoughts.

Who could have imagined that the unremarkable bodyguard constantly by Coralie Quill's side was actually the Governor of Caelus?

When he had previously visited Westshore Casino, he had given Channing no shortage of trouble.

He had even insulted him to his face, calling him Coralie's dog.

He was doomed.

Channing was a man who held grudges. If he found out that Rocco was the one who leaked the information, he definitely wouldn't let him off the hook.

For the past two days, he had been on pins and needles, thoroughly blindsided by the revelation.

"Boss, Boss..."

"What is it?"

Seeing his subordinate rush in, Rocco grabbed him, demanding coldly, "Did you hear anything? Is Channing planning to make a move on the casino?"

"N-No."

The subordinate was practically shaken dizzy by Rocco, stammering his reply. "Channing doesn't seem to have tracked it back to us yet."

"That doesn't make sense." Rocco's heart pounded with lingering fear. "With Channing's ruthless methods, there's no way he couldn't find out."

"The Political Council is in a bit of chaos internally right now. He probably just hasn't had the time to look into it..." The subordinate stole a timid glance at Rocco and offered carefully, "But Boss, you shouldn't worry. Even if he does investigate, the first person he's going to trace it back to is Zachary Rhodes."

"Zachary is Channing's older brother, after all. Would he really dare to march up and interrogate him?"

For the sake of his remaining good leg, there was no way Zachary would ever admit to it anyway.

Rocco thought this made some sense, easing his anxiety slightly. "Have people monitor Channing's movements around the clock. If there's any anomaly, report to me immediately."

"Yes, sir." The subordinate nodded eagerly. "Boss, should we still contact the people at Subterra Vanguard to track down the couple who swiped the hundred million?"

The twenty million deposit had already been wired. Their partnership had a strict time limit.

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