Katie followed behind Noah. Her expression darkened before she quickly put on a smile. "It went well. If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to get the goods shortly."

"Is that so?" Noah sat down on the couch, gesturing for Katie to sit beside him.

Katie nestled into Noah's embrace. She told him about the interesting things she had seen and heard at the mines over the past few days.

Toward the end, Katie looked up at Noah.

"During my trip, I found out Mark was the owner of the mines