Charles clearly knew the consequences of leaking the bid price for Phase Two to August. The shareholder of the "TZ" group, which Giles had investigated earlier, was Manfred. And Charles had long suspected the relationship between Manfred and August.
Instead of letting August waste effort trying to steal the final bid price, he might as well tell him directly.
But Charles was no ordinary man. It wasn't generosity that made him hand the case over to Manfred—it was a calculated move: the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
When he saw that the SK Group was also competing for the bid, Charles felt even more confident.
After Giles left, Charles took off his suit jacket, wearing only a black silk shirt, unbuttoned at the collar to reveal a delicate collarbone. He took out his private phone and skillfully dialed a number.
