"Cut to the chase, huh? Sure, I'll cut to the chase. Caroline's survival is uncertain because of you!"Scott was taken aback. "What do you mean her survival is uncertain?""How long will you keep pretending, Scott? Do you even have any humanity left? Can you pretend you never provoked Daniella just because you haven't left the hospital? What did Caroline ever do to you? Why are you doing this to her? Tell me the reason and stop pretending!" Kenny exclaimed frantically.Scott's eyes dulled. "Calm down, Kenny. I have no idea what you're talking about! I just want to know how Carol is now. Why is her survival uncertain?""She's been shot twice, just three centimeters away from her heart! Daniella almost killed her with a gun!" Kenny shouted in agitation.Scott's heart sank at the revelation.He pushed away Kenny's hands, stood up, and walked out of the clinic."Where the hell are you going?" Kenny yelled after him.Scott replied without turning, "I'm going to visit her!""Do you
Kenny returned to Grand East Hospital and found Neil chatting with Alex and Lucas at the entrance of the ICU.The three children stood close together, eyes shut as if in slumber.Approaching the trio, Kenny noticed they awaited his response. He shook his head and said, "It's not Scott.""Not him? What made you sure?" Alex asked.Kenny recounted his conversation with Scott.Lucas reacted to the narrative and couldn't help but rub his arms. "Feels like a form of manipulation."The others stared at Lucas, who defended his perspective, "Why are you looking at me like this? Didn't he manipulate your emotions using the years-long friendship card?"Neil mumbled, "Did he?"Lucas clarified, "As an outsider, I see it. He exploited your long-standing friendship to clear his name. Any smart person would, right?"Kenny grasped the situation, "So, he intentionally framed it that way?"Alex reflected, "Did he mention visiting Caroline?""He did. I told him to wait until she's awake," Kenny
Tyler felt warm and fuzzy. "Lia, I promise you that we won't get in danger."Liora looked up and said, "Really?"Tyler nodded solemnly. "Yes, we will guard and defend vigorously."Just as his voice faded, the door opened, and Yuliana walked into the room with breakfast. Other than Axel, who was still staring fixedly at his laptop, Tyler and Liora looked at her in unison. Yuliana put the food on the overbed table. "I don't know what you like to eat, so I randomly bought some food.""Thank you, Aunt Yulia," Liora said with gratitude. Yuliana looked at Liora's reddened eyes and said, "Don't cry, Lia."Liora rubbed her eyes. "I will be strong and won't cry anymore."Yuliana pulled down Liora's hands. "Don't rub your eyes because your hands have bacteria."She looked at Axel typing away on the keyboard and asked, "What is Axel doing?""He's infiltrating the dark web to investigate this." Tyler pointed at the photo. Yuliana remembered reading about the dark web on an online f
"Rowan, leave this company if you make that expression again!"Evan tugged at his tie in frustration. Rowan was remorseful. "Mr. Jordan, I apologize for mishandling the company and causing a significant issue.""How's the data transfer progressing?" Evan asked.Feeling profound guilt, Rowan admitted, "Mr. Jordan, two confidential documents have been stolen. It's my fault for being slow in transitioning to the other compan—"Evan furiously interrupted, "I don't want your apology; I want to know what the IT department is doing!"Rowan explained, "I've gone through several batches of hackers, and now we have the best ones on board. However, the opposing party's capabilities may surpass our assessment."Evan retorted, "Are you making excuses? Do you want to be fired, Rowan?"Shocked, Rowan clarified, "That's not my intention, sir. The opposing party is just too formidable."Evan asked, "Who will bear this responsibility? Can you handle two billion-dollar projects?"Rowan panicke
Reuben reassured, "Don't worry, sir. We've already connected with the best security company in Muricia. They will help you resolve any danger, Mr. Jordan."Evan instructed, "Report to me immediately if you find any suspicious individuals.""Yes, sir."Reuben and Julian exited the office.The office returned to quiet, and Caroline came to Evan's mind.Evan pondered, 'Caroline hasn't replied to my message. Could it be that she doesn't want to talk to me? It's 1:30 p.m. in Muricia, so it should be morning there. Is Caroline not awake yet?'Unable to resist, Evan grabbed his phone and called Caroline.However, Neil was currently holding Caroline's phone.He pulled out the phone and checked the screen when it rang. After a brief moment of contemplation, he answered Evan's call."Caroline…" Evan's hoarse voice echoed.Neil's expression turned cold. "It's me."Evan was slightly startled. "Why do you have Caroline's phone?"Neil made up a poor excuse. "Carol left her phone at the b
Evan furrowed his brow. "Is there a risk of the company's information being exposed once the other party becomes aware of the situation?"The deputy head replied, "Yes, but it will be very difficult to notice under such circumstances.""Do it then," Evan commanded.Elon asked, "Mr. Jordan, aren't you worried about a significant theft of files and technologies if they notice it?"Evan smirked. "Has the opposing party ever breached our firewall?"Elon assured, "If they breach it, Mr. Jordan, we can fix the firewall right away. It will take less than half a minute, so we won't lose much data. However, we won't be able to do anything during the two-minute gap.""Give it a try! There are always risks in everything. Can you guarantee that every decision you make will definitely bring you benefits?"Elon acknowledged, "I understand, sir. We shall go ahead with the plan with your support.""Hmm."-Yuliana observed the Aglaitian woman returning to the address after staking out the lo
Yuliana: [Okay, noted. I will send you the location whenever she stops.]Tyler: [Be careful, Aunt Yuliana.]Yuliana: [Don't worry!]As soon as Tyler put down the phone, he heard Axel heaving a sigh.Tyler looked over and asked, "What's going on?"Axel lay flat on the bed. "Stop searching, Ty. It's useless."Tyler was puzzled, and Liora looked at Axel curiously.Axel stared at the ceiling in exhaustion. "The model of this bullet is widely available from various sellers.""In theory, there shouldn't be too many bullets of the same model during the production of each batch," Tyler commented.Axel covered his eyes with his arms. "I have underestimated the carefulness of individuals on the dark web. They might intentionally distribute a shipment of goods to various sellers on purpose."Tyler frowned. "In other words, our effort in investigating this is futile?""Yes. In addition, there are buyers… It's impossible, Ty."Tyler wasn't discouraged. "It's fine if the lead is useless,
Liora thought, 'There's a dark mass on Uncle Kenny's forehead close to his eyes.'Liora sighed. "Forget it. I'm hungry and want to eat."The crowd didn't pay much attention to Liora's remark, but they were concerned about her well-being.Kenny discussed taking Liora to see an ophthalmologist later.Greta arrived after lunch and helped the children change into fresh clothes. She then put the dirty laundry in a bag before taking the children to the ICU with Kenny.Neil had been sitting outside the ICU entrance the whole time. Upon noticing the children's arrival, he stood up and asked, "Have you all had lunch?"Liora rubbed her belly. "Yes, Uncle Neil. Have you?"Neil nodded. "Aunt Greta brought me lunch, and I had some."Tyler was unable to see his mother due to his height, so he asked Kenny, "Uncle Kenny, can you carry me so I can see Mommy?"Kenny nodded, carrying Tyler to the window.Caroline was connected to a ventilator and various tubes, which remained out of Tyler's vie