Ardie nodded, speaking gently, "Yeah. He was always taken care of by our grandmother. At the time, she had to run the business while taking care of him, which was quite tough."


    "She is really capable. Ardie, Grandma Rose is my idol. The first time I saw her, I wanted to get close to her," I said without hiding my admiration.


    "Yeah. Grandma is great. Because Arnold was small, we always pampered him. He still does whatever he wants now."


    "Arnold is very clever. He''s very wise when judging people and situations. In the future, he should be a good sessor." I praised.


    "Our family business is already well-established, and there haven''t been any major setbacks. Even if he continues like this, it''s enough for him to enjoy." Ardie exined.


    "But actually, he has good business acumen. Although he''s not as steady as As, who ns and executes meticulously, he has a discerning eye. Do you know what he likes?" Ardie looked at me and asked. I was curious, "What does he like?"


    "He likes things different from Grandma''s stable business-technology and mining. They use up a lot of money, but they''re very profitable."


    I pondered for a moment. This was indeed not something an ordinary person could aplish.


    "We have been suppressing him, and he is sometimes very rebellious. This may be influenced by As. Some time ago, As did Dad''s work. Dad approved of him, and allowed Arnold to coborate with As to work on those things."


    "Coborate with As? Are you saying As also wants to get involved in these things?" I was surprised.


    Ardie nced at me, and I could read the content in his eyes. He didn''t hide anything from me.


    He continued to tell me, "As has always been involved in mining and technology. Arnold wants to cooperate with him to expand the scale."


    The information Ardie shared was something I didn''t know. Actually, I had never discussed with my husband about the scope of his business.


    Ardie looked at me curiously. "Don''t you know about As''s jewelry store?"


    I nodded. "I know about that."


    "That''s a kind of ore he mined


    himself, but that''s just the tip of the iceberg," Ardie said. "There are many other high-end minerals. In fact, this is the foundation of Uncle Louis''s business, and... well, you''ll knowter." .


    It was evident that Ardie wanted to stop discussing this topic. "But Dad explicitly told Arnold that his


    business should not extend to


    Sris So,ing to Sris jel


    for fun. Besides, no one knows him


    in Sris."


    Listening to Ardie''s words, I understood that he genuinely considered me a part of the Beringer family. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have talked about such a sensitive topic with me.


    I also knew that just because Arnold did not get involved in Sris did not mean As couldn''t. So, I decided to stop at certain points in the conversation. Some things were better left unsaid.


    However, for the first time, I learned


    that As''s business went beyond what was superficially visible. Lalso discovered why Louis rapidly umted wealth, surpassing the Pierce family''s enterprises


    Perhaps what Celine truly wanted topete for was the mine in As''s hands.


    This gave me an unexinable sense of oppression. I made the bold assumption that because mining was directly rted to Louis, could his death be rted to this?Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    As I pondered this, the car had already arrived at a secluded courtyard. It didn''t look like a dining ce but more like a private residence.


    I was a bit surprised. Ardie parked the car and led me out, walking toward the courtyard.


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