Chapter 18: First Earnings
Chapter 18: First Earnings
The chips were new, round, and smooth, with denominations of twenty, fifty, and a hundred. Lance wasn’t entirely sure if they could be considered cash.
He told Ethan to keep an eye on Mr. White and took two chips downstairs to a payphone, dialing the number Fordis had given him.
Soon, the receptionist’s sweet voice came through, “Thank you for calling Lianzu Finance. How may we help you?”
Lance could imagine her speaking in a disinterested tone while doing something unrelated.
“It’s Lance. I need to speak with Mr. Corti, or Fordis would do.”
Recognizing Lance, her tone shifted sharply, and she shouted, “Fordis, phone for you!”
Heavy footsteps approached, and soon Fordis’s voice was on the line.
“Having trouble?” he asked. Fordis assumed Lance’s call meant things hadn’t gone smoothly. Maybe Mr. White was missing, or simply refusing to pay up. He’d seen plenty of first-timers run into these issues before.