Chapter 146 A Silent Understanding

"Hello? Where are you? Is the signal bad over there?" Liam asked anxiously after not receiving a response for a while.

He had wanted to surprise Gwyneth and give Hayden a run for his money, but it did not go as planned.

"Hey, what's going on? Did your friend bring the cash or not?"

When the villager saw Gwyneth lost in thought, they assumed that the person on the other end of the call had been speaking all along and grew impatient.

When they shouted out, their voices carried through, and Liam, who was waiting, suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Gwyneth!" Liam shouted loudly.

A sense of worry and fear suddenly overcame him.

At the same moment, Gwyneth began speaking to the villagers, but she did not cover the phone speaker.

"Yes. My colleague said he brought some cash but couldn't find the place, so..."

The villagers felt a wave of joy at Gwyneth's words. Even if it was only a portion of the money, it was still better than nothing. As a result, they did not hesitate and i