Just as Stephen had predicted, Cory didn't capture the person behind the explosion. Instead, he dealt with it as if it were an accident.

It was too bad they were in Cory's territory. Going up against him directly would only be disadvantageous to Stephen.

That was also why Stephen had never considered capturing Mark from right under Cory's nose.

But he was also a little reluctant to let Mark go just like that. Hence, he had been sulking around for the past few days.

Julian thought that Stephen was worried about the explosion, so he tried to console him.

"Mr. Anderson, no one expected the accident to happen. Most of it has already been handled. Don't think too much about it. Besides, it's just a mine. It's nothing too serious—"

"Announce the establishment of the subsidiary company."

Julian was a little baffled. "What?"

"Since he already knows about the new company, there's no point in hiding it any longer."

Stephen looked at the blue sky outside the window. He narrowed his ga