Chapter 174

Dorian looked down at the adorable kid with bright eyes and couldn't help but smile. "Bullying your mom? Please, your mom's a total boss—like anyone could dare mess with her. Pretty sure it's her bullying me." Clara heard that and blinked, a little confused. Wasn't Mr. Cole someone super influential, the kind of guy everyone treated with respect in the business world? Yet here he was, around Lilah, acting... unusually down-to-earth. Aiden glanced curiously at his mom after hearing Dorian's words. His mom bullies people? "Don't listen to his nonsense. Keep picking fruit," Lilah said flatly, already moving to the next tree. But of course Dorian followed, putting away the playful grin and getting serious. "That first batch of equipment—how much do you have? I'll take it all." "Trying to corner the market?" Lilah shot him a sideways glance, tone casual. "It's not about how much you want to buy, it's about how much I decide to sell. We've got a purchase limit. Heard of it?" He looked a litt