Chapter 446

Jade clicked her tongue. "But this trip feels a bit disadvantageous."

"What do you mean?" Caelan asked in confusion.

"The painting, it's worth tens of millions of dollars, you know. We just handed it over like that."

Caelan chuckled at Jade's money-minded expression. "That painting may have a price, but the goodwill it earned from helping Paul is invaluable. He'll remember this favor, and when we need his help in the future, he won't refuse."

'True to the saying, businessmen are all scheming,' Jade thought. 'It seems I have much more to learn.'

After a moment of thought, she asked, "Was I too audacious just now?"

After all, Paul was a retired government official with some power in his hands. Jade's earlier words had contained a clear threat, and if Paul intended to trip her up, she wouldn't be able to defend against it.

"No," Caelan said confidently. "Without a little harshness, he wouldn't know how sweet a favor is."

"Care to elaborate?" Jade perked up, finding it a brain exer