Mike blew out a cloud of thick smoke. He feigned surprise and exclaimed, “Miss Xavier! Are you telling me that your mother is missing?”

“She’s a bigwig from the Smith family. If she truly went missing, you should’ve reported it to the police!”

“I’m afraid it’s not right for you to come to me about her disappearance. After all, my shop deals with Chinese herbal medicine. It’s not a private detective agency, right?”

There was a burst of mocking laughter from all around after these words were sa