Chapter 188 Price Gouging

• Hannah and her two friends were stunned. They’d known beforehand that Finnian and Matthew had some ties, but they never imagined their bond ran this deep. Finnian made one call, and Matthew showed up in person. What shocked them even more—Robert seemed tight with Finnian too. They couldn’t figure out how Finnian had befriended two big shots who carried serious weight in Newcove. Even Raina didn’t have that kind of pull. Finnian was only Raina’s cousin, his status nowhere near hers, yet he’d pulled this off. Even Raina would have to admit she couldn’t match this kind of reach.
• Right then, Hans finally understood what Hannah had said earlier—Finnian’s network wasn’t just “pretty wide.” That was putting it mildly. If Finnian could be on good terms with Matthew and Robert, calling him “connected” didn’t cut it. “Hands in the sky” felt about right.
• Matthew ignored everyone’s shocked faces. He swept the room with a look and asked, a bit puzzled, “Finn, what’s up with that manager you mentioned? Is he here too?”