"Howard, you were quite brave this time. You dared to fight the kidnappers to save Sienna," said Riley abruptly. He could not tell if it was a compliment or not. Something flashed across Howard's eyes, but he said calmly, "I couldn't stand by and just watch. She is after all my future sister-in-law.""Oh, you shouldn't be so quick to call her your sister-in-law, your uncle already married someone else." Riley's words were ambiguous. Howard pretended to not have known of it and put on a surprised expression. "What did you say? Who did he marry?" "It's Xena who's right beside you, she's your actual aunt." Riley glanced at Xena, feeling not a single bit of affection for her."Xena, you… why is it you?" Howard also looked perplexed. Internally, Xena was admiring Howard's acting. It was a shame he did not become an actor. She curled her lips reluctantly, “That’s right, your uncle and I married." She lowered her head after she said this, looking a little shy as she touched the di
Simon's thin lips were pressed together tightly, and he did not make a single sound for a time. The silence was dreadful. His large palms that were hanging at his sides were clenched tightly in an instant, veins popping on his fists. There was killing intent! Those kidnappers were dead. "Are you not doctors? Can't you identify the poison?" Eugene asked. The doctor shook his head. "This poison was self-made. Based on the poison's properties, it seems to have been made by a professional who has intimate knowledge of toxins. Perhaps we could get a doctor who studies poisons to come take a look.""Invite them, invite them over now!" Eugene immediately started making calls desperately looking for people. Simon also informed Franky to look for a professional doctor. At present, doctors who have authority in this field have all been invited. They then ran the tests. It was almost mid noon when the doctors came out. "Miss Newtown has indeed been injected with some type of pois
After Simon said that, another even more wanton laugh sounded from the other side of the phone, "Does this mean President Zachary agrees to the terms? Everyone did say that there is no one that could threaten you and I wanted to see for myself if you really had no weaknesses."After the laughing ceased, the voice continued, "Now it looks like this woman is President Zachary's weakness. You're really willing to leave her to save her life? Are you really?"Up until this moment, all Simon could determine was that the kidnappers were coming after him. However, he was not sure of their true objective. They could not have orchestrated this just to find out about his weakness, could they? "Cut the crap. I'll let her leave and you better bring the cure over now!" What was at stake now was Sharon's life. "Hah, the head of the Newton family is truly one of a kind. Even his plea for the cure sounds like an order," the other party snorted and continued, "Wait patiently then. We will tell y
”What happened?”The subordinate swallowed a mouthful of saliva before slowly saying, “It’s just that the antidote… Dr. Wilson said the antidote temporarily can’t be produced.”“What? Say it again? What do you mean it ‘can’t be produced’?” Howard started getting nervous.“Dr. Wilson said that the antidote created last time couldn’t completely get rid of the poison, so he has to start researching from scratch. Some problems have arisen and the antidote might not be able to be produced.”“What problems? He was the one who created the poison. Tell him that if he doesn’t produce the antidote, I’ll take his life!” Howard aggressively hung up the phone. His breathing turned rapid, and his expression looked fierce.“What’s going on? You gave Sharon the injection even though you don’t have the antidote?” Xena was shocked. This meant… Did this not mean that Sharon was definitely going to die?When this thought flashed through her mind, she could not stop the sense of glee that rose in her
Hearing Penelope’s words, Simon’s eagle eyes darkened and he glared coldly at Xena.What kind of nonsense had she been telling Penelope?Xena felt increasingly uncomfortable under his gaze. She lowered her head guiltily, not daring to meet his eyes.“Penelope, my marriage with her is fak—” Just as Simon was about to explain, he was abruptly interrupted.An explosive shout sounded from behind him. “Simon Zachary! I’m going to beat your motherf*cking *ss! You dare to trick Shar into marriage just to take revenge on her?!”No one knew when Eugene Newton showed up but it was obvious that he had heard Xena’s words. He stormed over in a rage and threw a fist at Simon.Simon reacted very quickly, dodging the punch.“You still dare to dodge? I’m going to teach you a lesson on Shar’s behalf right now!” Eugene did not give him an opportunity to speak before once again throwing a punch at him.This time, Simon grabbed the man’s wrist, so the punch could not land. The two men’s eyes met, a
If it were not for the antidote, he would not let Sharon stay for even a second longer.…Simon brought Xena to the end of the hospital’s corridor where there was nobody around.He looked straight at her and spoke with a cold voice, “Who told you that I planned the wedding in order to take revenge on Sharon?”Xena’s heart leaped. Was he condemning her for her crimes?She had deliberately said those words to Penelope because she wanted someone to back her up.“I… I heard it from Howard.” She lowered her head, looking as if she was very afraid of him.She did not know how to face Simon, so she could only toss this hot potato to Howard.Simon’s eyes flashed icily when he suddenly remembered that Howard had said this kind of thing to Sharon before.Thinking about how Howard had happened to come across Sharon being kidnapped this time around, he kept thinking that something about this was off. Was it not too much of a coincidence?“I only said that in hopes that Aunt Penelope woul
Everyone, Simon included, was present in the room when the doctor injected Sharon with the antidote.Everyone except for Xena hoped that Sharon would recover this time. “Alright, I’ve injected her with the antidote. Now we will have to wait till she wakes up for further observation to be carried out,” the doctor told Simon. Simon responded with a slight nod. His well-defined brows were overcast with worry. Eugene turned around to glare at him coldly. “If Shar doesn’t recover, the Newtons will never forgive you!” he said in a frigid tone. Simon pursed his lips, the look in his eyes unreadable. His gaze was fixed on Sharon’s pale face. Eugene did not know if Simon had heard what he had said as the man did not respond to him at all. Two days later, Sharon still had not woken up. She continued to sleep quietly. Although she had stopped bleeding, when would there be any signs of her recovery if she continued being in a state of deep slumber? “Simon Zachary, hasn’t she
“You’re wrong. I stopped being a doctor a long time ago.” “You’re right. You’re not a doctor, you’re the scum of the earth!” Howard shouted. However, he was still infuriated after scolding him. Finally, he warned him, “Make the antidote as soon as possible. Otherwise, you’re dead meat!” He threw his phone on the sofa in a fit of rage and tousled his hair. He had to continue with his plan even if there was not an antidote! Originally, he had only intended to give Simon half of the antidote. As for the other half, he would keep it. Otherwise, there was no way that his uncle would concede to his requests. Xena had wanted to come over to ask Howard about the antidote. However, she heard the shouts coming from inside the ward through the closed door. Howard had shouted the last few words in a loud voice, so she could clearly hear him when she placed her head on the door. Her lips curled into a discreet smile. It seemed like she no longer needed to go in to ask him about it.Sh