A short while later, Adam caught sight of a disheveled young girl, looking around while holding a communicator to her ear.

"Where are you, Sir?"

"I'm on your left with my arm raised."

"Ah, I see you!"

Hailey ended the call before rushing over to Adam, panting heavily as she said, "You... You've finally contacted me, Sir! I was worried sick that you wouldn't call me! What are we doing? Is my illustrious career as manager about to begin?"

"That's right," Adam replied with a nod. He was feeling rather embarrassed and apologetic. He had been so cold and aloof to her prior to this, yet now, he needed her help. "You can take a higher cut of the profits if you like."

"No, no, it's not about the money. There's no point in accumulating too much wealth in Shadow City anyway because you never know if you're going to suddenly drop dead someday. On top of that, I'm just a little girl, so having too much money will only send me to an early grave." Hailey wasn't bothered...