Jim, on the other end of the call, rolled his eyes. "Don't be so arrogant, will you, Joshua? Do you think you'll be able to get rid of me just because you say so? How little do you think of me?"Joshua curled his lips into a smile at the look on Jim's face. "If you don't believe me, we can try."With that, he turned to glance at Luna. "What do you say, Luna?"Luna pursed her lips, let go of his hand, and sat next to him. The expression on her face was a little dark as she muttered, "I'm not in the mood for jokes right now."Seeing that she was acting a little strange, and there was a faint quiver in her voice, Joshua immediately furrowed his brows in concern. "What's wrong?"Luna bit her lip and closed her eyes.The first image that appeared in her mind's eye was Butler Fred's kind, smiling face, as well as the way he looked when he told her he would help her get rid of Sean and Jim.She remembered the respectful tone of his voice whenever he spoke to her, but at this moment, th
"Charles and Rosalyn have known Butler Fred so long that if we tell them our suspicions, they might confront him themselves."We don't want this to happen, lest it foil our plans of exposing their true colors. Besides, if they confront Butler Fred and Mickey directly, we might never be able to find out their motives for doing all these. On top of that…"Joshua narrowed his eyes, and all of a sudden, his gaze grew distant. "We still have to get to the bottom of Granny Lynch's death."Jim fell silent upon hearing this.Finally, he sighed and lifted his head to glance at Joshua. "Do you believe that your grandmother's death…had something to do with Butler Fred and Mickey?"Joshua nodded. "Of course."Charles' medicine had always been stored safely in the drug warehouse, and there were only two keys to it: one was with Rosalyn, and the other was with Mickey.Therefore, if Rosalyn had not been the one to smuggle the drug out of the warehouse…that left only Mickey as the possible susp
Sean furrowed his brows and ignored Kate's question entirely, instead opening his mouth as the croissant neared.He had not had a single bite to eat since morning, and truth be told, he was ravenous."You didn't answer my question." Seeing that Sean did not reply, Kate pursed her lips, drew her arm back, and tossed the croissant nimbly into her own mouth.There was a crunch as she chomped on the crispy pastry. "Do you think you'd be able to get away with eating my food without answering my questions? Well, in your dreams!"Sean furrowed his brows when he saw the triumphant look on Kate's face.He was starving, but since he could not move his hands, there was nothing he could do apart from watching silently as this woman ate his food."You don't get a single bite unless you answer me!" Kate rolled her eyes at him, then held the box of pastries close to her and resumed watching her show. As she continued munching on her food, she could not help lamenting, "The truth is, there's not
The sound of Sean's low, melodic voice made Kate blush even more.She bit her lip nervously and replied, "This is a pastry brand I've been eating since I was young, and it's not from Merchant City, so you wouldn't know it."With that, she let out an exhale and, out of impulse, wanted to toss the entire box to Sean.However, as soon as she turned around, she caught sight of his thickly bandaged hands.Out of instinct, she opened the box once more, tore open another croissant, and then brought it to his mouth. "Seeing that you're a relative of my boss' friend, I'll take care of you for the time being."Sean chuckled when he caught sight of how uncomfortable she was. "Thank you."Despite the atmosphere being a little awkward yet laced with amorous disposition, Kate proceeded to unwrap all the croissants and feed them to Sean one at a time.Even though Sean had accidentally brushed against Kate's fingers the first time around, he made sure to take good care not to touch her again.
Once Gwen and Kate were out of sight, Luke sighed and looked at Sean, who was sitting on the couch. "How are you doing?"Sean lowered his head and looked at both of his bandaged hands. He smiled bitterly. "So far so good. Just…" He waved his mummified hands. "Even eating on my own is a problem now. Otherwise, I won't need Kate to feed me."Luke laughed. "That explains it. You're the first person Kate is willing to take care of after that person is gone."It was not the first time Luke had asked Kate to take care of someone. It did not matter if it was a patient or any type of man—young or old, active or mature. Kate would always end up kicking them out, shutting them out completely. It was like her heart was locked up forever after that person left.Although Kate never dared to mention that person nor allowed someone else to mention him, she always lied to herself that she had forgotten about him. However, Luke had been Kate's boss for a long time, and he knew everything about her.
Luke took out a cigarette and lit it up. With his face shrouded with smoke, he looked at Sean's stubborn-looking face. "What's your plan, then?""When I recover, I'll pay my respect to Bonnie and be grateful for the kindness the Landry family has shown me. Then, I will leave this city," Sean answered."Where are you going to go?" Luke asked."I don't know." Sean turned to look at Luke, his eyes filled with envy. "To be honest, I want to be someone like you and Joshua. No matter where you go, you can always make a name for yourself. Not me; I'm just a no-name mechanic in Merchant City. Everywhere I go, I'll just be a nobody, so it doesn't matter where I go."However, Sean knew Merchant City no longer had a place for him. He was Lucy's son, after all, a piece of solid evidence to prove that Lucy dumped Charles and Jim. He bet that every time Charles and Jim saw him, they would be reminded of Lucy, reminded of how they were betrayed. Thus, he needed to leave.Sean took a deep breath
"Didn't I tell you not to call me as you like?" interjected Luke coldly when he heard what the doctor was about to say. His eyebrows were pressed together.The doctor paused for a while before he continued respectfully, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones. I got too excited about the plan and want to tell you immediately. Please don't be mad. I'll…" The doctor was about to hang up the phone.Luke looked very serious. "When can you do the operation?"The doctor went silent for a moment. "The fastest we can do is half a month later."Luke narrowed his eyes. "What about the slowest?""The slowest…is also within a month." The doctor sighed. "You know Ms. Larson's condition. Her body can't keep up anymore.""I know." With just a short reply, Luke hung up the phone immediately.Sean leaned on the couch and gazed at Luke. He asked carefully, "Ms. Larson? Is he referring to Gwen? Is she alright? Why does she need a transplant?"Luke looked at Sean, irked, as though signaling he was being too nosy.
"You heard nothing from the phone call just now. You don't know Gwen is sick, and you don't know she needed a transplant. Otherwise..."Luke's gaze sharpened. "You should know the consequences. Terry is the best example."Sean trembled at this. Before he saw Terry, he felt sorry and guilty. He trusted Nikki blindly, and that led to Terry being bodily harmed and also made it difficult for his boss at the mechanic store.However… After he saw Terry in the aftermath of Luke's 'intervention', he felt intense fear toward Luke, how his actions spoke louder than words.After Luke visited Bonnie and him at the hospital, his men had already laid their hands on Terry 10 minutes later. Poor Terry did not know how it happened and lost the most important thing to him. The speed and efficiency were what scared Luke.If he accidentally offended a person like Luke, he might just end up dead.Sean knew he was just too weak, too normal, just like Terry. He could not possibly fight back against peo