Xander looked at the captain in front of him.The captain lowered his head, appearing afraid and humble for fear of upsetting him. He explained carefully, “Accidents happen when we're at sea, and my crew is experienced. You can rest assured that we won’t keep you waiting for long!”Hearing this eased Xander’s anxiety a little. “How long? Give me a time.”"Half an hour at most! It’s almost noon now. If you’re hungry, I’ll have lunch prepared for you. After lunch, we can depart!”Xander was naturally in no mood to eat. He waved his hand in frustration. “No. Prepare a cup of coffee for me!”The captain hastily agreed, turned around, and ordered it to be done.In a few minutes, someone brought the coffee.Time passed minute by minute as anxiousness grew in Xander. He kept checking the things in his suitcase to divert his attention.The coffee was served, but he did not look at the person who brought it. He took it and gulped it down.However, it tasted so awful that he almost spat
Xander’s hands trembled as he held his suitcase.When he glanced at Rosalie, he tried hard to calm himself down.He could not lose to Byron, and he could not show his cowardliness before this woman.“What do you want?”He forced himself to look into the eyes of the three of them.Byron’s cold voice sounded after Xander asked him that question.“At first, I only planned to get you locked up in prison after I married Rosie. Unexpectedly, you asked for a death wish by poisoning Rosie.”Byron’s gaze turned colder as he said coldly, “If you had remained nice until Rosie and I got married, Lancer Corporation might not have had to go bankrupt. However, sending you to prison now will be far from enough!”Hearing this, Xander was bewildered again.No wonder he felt Byron’s investigation on Lancer Corporation was too fast and too deep.It turned out that Byron had already investigated the Lancer family before last night and had the evidence in his hand!Byron might have been planning
“Your mistake was being too paranoid!”When she saw Xander’s reaction, Rosalie was more pissed off than anyone else. “I understand your motivation to strengthen the Lancer family, but you have to do it through legal means! However, you chose the wrong path! We, as doctors, have to cure people, yet you, as the Lancer family’s heir, hurt others with the medical skills you're proud of and refuse to repent over it!”As a doctor, Rosalie was disappointed to see Xander become someone like this! Moreover, they met in a free clinic, and she had a good impression of him.“Xander, it's fine that you hurt me for your own selfish reasons, but did you think about your grandfather when you risked Lancer Corporation? Did you not think about the consequences when you did all that?”These questions reminded Xander of the doctor he should be.However, he had come this far and would never admit his mistake.He glared at Rosalie and gritted his teeth as he retorted, “What do you know? You're just me
“It’s because of unscrupulous doctors like you that the medical field has been corrupted!”Xander pulled a dagger from behind him as he shouted and dashed toward Rosalie. “If it weren’t for you being a fool, I wouldn't have ended up like this!”Upon seeing the dagger in Xander’s hand, Rosalie’s heart skipped a beat.The crew members who had been standing aside were fast to react and subdued Xander, pinning him to the ground.The dagger fell from Xander’s hand, yet he was still struggling.“Get off me! I paid you! You took my money, yet you're helping them hurt me! What a group of ungrateful bastards! I’ll poison you one by one!”The crew members pinned Xander down silently as they looked at Byron for his order.Byron spoke expressionlessly, “Since you felt that Lawrence Corporation was a threat to you, you should've investigated before you fled. You should've at least found out how many companies Lawrence Corporation has.”Xander stopped yelling and looked at Byron in disbelief
In just a day, the Lancer family became a family everyone hated instead of the legendary medical family.Everything was already set in stone. After getting off the boat, Byron started the car engine and asked Rosalie, who was beside him, “Where do you want to go?”After all those days in the hospital, Rosalie might want some fresh air.Rosalie paused for a few seconds and muttered, “I want… to visit Old Master Loewe.”Byron’s forehead puckered upon hearing that. “Old Master Loewe is staying in the hotel near the hospital. He won't be leaving so soon. It’s fine to visit him some other day.”Rosalie shook her head. “I woke up from my coma thanks to Old Master Loewe. Moreover, I don’t know where to go now. So, let’s visit him first."Since Rosalie insisted, Byron agreed and drove to the hotel.Rosalie leaned against the window and closed her eyes. She looked sad and tired.She was poisoned and had to watch Xander being so vicious. It was a huge blow to Rosalie, and it made her
“This is…”Rosalie placed the glasses on the table carefully and asked.They were here to thank Old Master Loewe, so the bank card was…“It's a token of thanks I prepared for Old Master Loewe, but he refused. It seems he has something else to say.”With that, Byron took back the bank card on the table.Rosalie looked at Old Master Loewe in a puzzle.Old Master Loewe chuckled. “Indeed. I have something I need your help with. You came at the right time.”Rosalie would naturally agree and nodded. “Please feel free to tell us. You helped me, so I'd do anything to help you!”“I’m glad to hear you say that.”With a smile of relief, Old Master Loewe looked at Rosalie meaningfully. “My request is that I want to work in your research institute. This should be easy for you to arrange.”Old Master Loewe wanted to work in her research institute?Rosalie doubted it when she heard it and asked, “Are you serious?”After so many years of seclusion, she thought Old Master Loewe would be eag
Watching Byron and Rosalie walk out of the room made Old Master Loewe ponder. Then, he decided he should visit Alistair.After all, Alistair was the one who hired him to help. Since this matter was over, he should tell Alistair about it.After deciding, Old Master Loewe set off to Alistair’s villa in the suburbs.Just as he entered, he saw Alistair and Andrea sitting on the sofa.Andrea had a smile on her face, and she leaned against Alistair occasionally. Alistair had no intention of avoiding her. They looked intimate.Old Master Loewe’s brows furrowed upon seeing this, and he cleared his throat.They parted as if they had just heard his entrance.“Old Master Loewe, why did you come today?”Alistair looked calmer than Andrea. He turned around calmly as if nothing happened and greeted Old Master Loewe as he beckoned a maid to get Old Master Loewe a cup of tea.With a slight nod, Old Master Loewe sat on the single-seater sofa beside them. “I came here today just to let you know
Alistair could not say anything more. He could only arrange for someone to drive Old Master Loewe back.Only Alistair and Andrea were left in the villa.“Are we going to let him work in Rosalie’s research institute? You put so much effort into getting him out of seclusion.”Andrea felt it was not worth it.Alistair glared at her, displeased. He retorted, “What else can I do? Are you capable enough to make him work for us?”Andrea’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing his unfriendly tone. She remained silent yet was still unconvinced.She could not understand what was so good about Rosalie that even Old Master Loewe wanted to work for her.He should stay on their side, even if he wanted to escape seclusion.For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room was tense.Alistair remained silent for a while before saying, “We might not be able to stop that old man, but we can’t let Rosalie get him either.”Upon hearing this, Andrea nodded and asked curiously, “What should we do, then?