Chapter 2491

Perseus slept in until midday the following day. He had spent a long time on the phone with Frankie last night, or rather, getting a masterclass in "scamming" from Frankie. His methods were, without a doubt, brutal and insidious; any Jorlandian family that fell victim was utterly fleeced, often left with massive debts. Then, by the time their call ended, at least hundreds of people in Jorland had taken their lives over the incident. Perseus, intrigued by his complete lack of intelligence over the incident, later realized that the Jorlandian government had intentionally kept it under wraps, fearing the enormous pressure a public disclosure would bring. "You've finally decided to wake up, huh? You ought to know that something happened!" Lavender exclaimed. Perseus had just stepped out of his bedroom and was about to ask Lavender to prepare some lunch for him. He intended to eat and then head back to the coast for a stakeout, waiting until nightfall to link up with Claire for a joint