Obsessed With Her Novel by Master Momo (Chapters 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260)  

Chapter 251

“What would you like to eat?” Xander asked, passing her the menu.

“It’s my treat, so you choose. Order what you like,” Jessica replied, handing the menu back to him.

Seeing that, the waiter suggested, “Why don’t you try our specialties? They are the bestsellers at our restaurant.” “That looks good. Bring us one of each of your specialties,” Xander said.

The waiter paused. “We have eighteen specialties, so I’d recommend ordering four dishes for the two of you. You may add on other dishes later if it’s not enough.”

Jessica did not like to waste food, so she said to the waiter, “Just bring us any three dishes.”

Then, she turned to Xander and continued, “I heard that the food here is delicious, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. The atmosphere is nice.”

“Yes, it is,” he replied distractedly.

He was worried that she would ask him where he had been all this while. He did not know how he should answer.

Should I be honest, or should I lie? If I answer honestly, I’m afraid she won’t be able to accept it. After all, it’s not appropriate to let a girl know those sorts of things. However, if I lie and she finds out about it, then she’ll think that I’m a dishonest person.

Although he appeared calm outwardly, he was feeling nervous and could not stop worrying.

As they chatted, he noticed that she did not ask him about it. That made him feel a little guilty.

While Jessica continued to eat, she suddenly felt a change in the atmosphere between them. She glanced at Xander and saw that his expression had turned from energetic to withdrawn.

“What’s the matter?” she asked.

As soon as she asked him that, her phone rang. The call was from the person that she had sent to look after Simon. The moment she answered it, she heard Jace’s worried voice.

“Jess, this is bad. Simon was taken away by the people from the casino, and I couldn’t stop them. They looked so frightening. Something’s not right. I’m worried that something might happen to Simon.”

Jessica got to her feet at once. “Where are you now?” she asked.

“I’m in the western suburbs. Those men have already left. I couldn’t get through to the boss, so I don’t know who those men were,” Jace replied.

Xander stood up as well.

As soon as Jessica hung up, he asked worriedly, “What happened?”

“Simon has been taken away by a gang of men from the casino. I need you to help me find out who they are,” she answered.

“Okay,” he replied immediately.

As they started heading out of the restaurant, their waiter rushed up to them and said, “Excuse me, you haven’t paid the bill.”

Xander took out a wad of cash from his wallet, plucked out a few bills, and gave it to the waiter. “Keep the change,” he said before striding away.

As they hurried toward the restaurant’s exit, a middle-aged couple not too far behind them exchanged glances and started following them.

Xander quickly made a call. “Louis, find out if those men have been to the shanty town in the western suburbs. Hurry,” he ordered.

Jessica could think of two places they could have gone there, and both of them were places that Simon and his dad used to visit frequently.

They got into the car, and Xander started the engine.

As they started to drive away, someone suddenly ran into the car and fell to the ground. Before the two of them could get out of the car, a middle-aged woman stormed up to the car and started rapping her knuckles on the car window. “Get out of the car. You ran into my husband, so get down now,” she shouted.

They got down, and the man in front of the car started howling in pain while holding his leg.

“My leg! Oh, I think my leg’s broken,” he wailed.

They knew at once that he was faking it, but they did not have time to get into an argument with them right then.

“How much do you want?” Xander asked bluntly.

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If it was something that could be solved with money, then it was not a problem.

Seeing that Xander was so straightforward, the middle-aged woman did not hold back. “My husband is my family’s breadwinner. Now that you’ve injured him, he won’t be able to go to work. I’ll have to take into consideration the loss of income, hospital bills, medication, and many more. I don’t need a lot. 8 thousand dollars will be enough. If you give us the money, we’ll forget all about this incident. For better or worse, we won’t trouble you anymore after this.”

The expression on the woman’s face implied that she was letting them off lightly.

8 thousand dollars! How did she even come up with that amount? Add on another two to four thousand dollars and that amount would be equivalent to the down payment for a studio apartment.

It was clear that the woman was trying to take advantage of Xander.

Not wanting to waste any more time arguing with the woman, he took out a wad of bills from his wallet and handed it to the woman. “That’s all I have. Take it, he said curtly, then pointed at the man lying on the ground. “You, get out of the way.”

The middle-aged woman stared at the money in her hand. There was probably only about 2 thousand dollars there.

She did not expect that he would really give her money when she asked for it.

When the man lying on the ground caught sight of the money, he immediately stopped howling in pain.

The couple looked at each other, and they were both thinking the same thing. There was no way that they were going to let their cash cow get away that easily.

They would only let him go if they wrested eight thousand dollars from him.

At that moment, Xander’s phone rang. It was Louis.

“Did you manage to find something?” he asked after answering the phone.

“Yes. Riley’s men went to the shanty town in the western suburbs today. I’ve sent you the address of their hideout,” Louis reported.

When he hung up, the middle-aged couple had already discussed among themselves and came to a decision.

“Get out of the way,” Xander growled impatiently when he saw that the man was still on the ground.

The woman shouted, “Why should we get out of the way? You knocked him over and didn’t compensate us, yet you dare to act so arrogantly. If you don’t give us eight thousand dollars, we’re not leaving.”

Disgusted by the woman’s greed, he hissed through gritted teeth, “You’d better take the money you got and leave. If you do that, I can pretend nothing happened. However, if you continue to make ridiculous demands, you might get the money you want but not have the chance to spend it.”

If it had been anyone else, they would have gotten as far away as they could after hearing those words.

However, the woman was not afraid at all, especially since Xander was so young.

“Oh my, are you threatening me? Take a look at yourself. You’re just a little child. Are you even eighteen years old? Do you have a driving license? I suspect you don’t even have one,” she sneered. As soon as she said that, she thought of how she could ask for more money.

Jessica watched the scene unfold and guessed that it would take a few hours at least to settle it.

They were obviously a greedy couple. If Xander agreed to their demand and gave them 8 thousand dollars, who was to say that they would not ask for another 2 thousand dollars?

Their greed was so insatiable that no amount of money would satisfy them.

Having no time to waste, she interjected, “Xander, send me the address. I’ll head over first. You stay here and handle this.”

If they had not been in a hurry, they would not give the couple even a single penny.

“Okay,” he replied while nodding.

However, the middle-aged woman was determined to stop her from leaving.

They had targeted Xander and Jessica because they were in a hurry and looked like they had money to spare. Those types of people were the easiest to blackmail.

If one person left to attend to their urgent matter, the person who stayed behind would not be in as much of a hurry anymore. If that happened, they would not be able to get the money they wanted.

Chapter 253

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman pulled Jessica while her thoughts were filled with rescuing Simon.

“You can’t leave until you settle the matter.”

“Let go!” Jessica frowned.

Immediately afterward, the middle-aged woman shouted, Everyone, check this out. Someone is trying to flee the scene after hitting the man.”

In an instant, the onlookers started to surround them when they heard the commotion.

Jessica tightened her grip on the middle-aged woman’s hand. The latter winced in pain and let go of her hand.

Then she turned around and left. At that moment, four young men blocked her path by standing in front of her. “You can’t leave.”

However, she ignored them.

When the middle-aged woman noticed they were trying to help her, she yelled, “This woman hit me. You must prevent her from leaving.”

In the meantime, Jessica scrutinized them one by one. All of them had resolute faces. Although they were wearing ordinary clothes, they couldn’t hide their intimidating aura. As a matter of fact, they didn’t look like ordinary people. Most likely, they were affiliated with the special task forces.

Even if she teamed up with Xander, they had zero chance of winning against them.

Needless to say, she was no match for them as she was self-taught, while her opponents all underwent formal training.

For that reason, she did not want to engage in a fight with them because she knew the chance of her winning was minuscule. She explained, “This couple is trying to blackmail me. I have an urgent matter to deal with now. As for their matter, someone will deal with it later.”

Hearing that, the middle-aged woman interrupted, “Not only did she run into the man with her car, but she also beat me up. You must not let her leave.”

“Okay, I will stay.” Jessica turned her head. “Xander, you should leave first.”

The four young men’s expressions changed when they heard Xander’s name.

Abruptly, they blocked his path when he was about to leave. Jessica narrowed her eyes. “What’s the meaning of this?” She gave them a cold stare.

“Neither of you can leave.”

Furious, Xander tried to suppress his anger and glared at the middle-aged woman. “I only have 2,000 dollars on me, and I already gave them to you. I will make a transaction for the remaining 6,000 dollars later.”

When the couple heard those words, they were secretly delighted.

“No, you must pay all of them in cash. I’ve heard that you can cancel the transaction within 24 hours. We have no way of contacting you if you cancel the transaction.”

“What do you want then?” Xander questioned.

“Go and withdraw money. We want the cash right now.”

“Okay. Get into the car. We will go and withdraw the money now.” He looked at the woman coldly.

“No, what if you hurt us? I know there’s a bank nearby. You should withdraw the money there.”

In order to prevent Xander from escaping, the middle-aged woman requested two of the young men to accompany them.

Meanwhile, the remaining two will guard Jessica to prevent her from escaping.

Undeniably, the lady had truly thought things over. Little did she know, her thoughtfulness would cause her life to be in danger.

Xander knew that Jessica was anxious. “You don’t have to worry. I’ve already sent someone over. If Riley’s people dare to touch him, I won’t let them get away easily,” he comforted.

“Okay.” She nodded.

Although he had already given an order to his subordinates, it was not enough to calm her down, as she couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling.

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Five minutes later, Xander came back and threw the money at the couple.

“Let me through.”

In actuality, he wasn’t speaking to the couple. He was speaking to those four with unknown identities.

The four men frowned when they noticed the couple was satisfied after receiving the money.

Moments later, Xander got into the car.

Next, Jessica walked past the four men and said in a cold voice, “Holding the candle to the devil, how superb!”

The next moment, the door was slammed shut, and the car drove past them.

Shortly afterward, the four young men exchanged looks, and their gaze fell on the couple.

After the crowd dispersed, the couple stopped acting.

One of the young men turned his head before they left the scene, and he saw the couple standing there unharmed, looking excited.

On second thought, the four young men blocked the couple’s path.

“You lied!” the leader shouted.

“Lie? What do you mean? They did run into us. On top of that, we didn’t force them to compensate us. It’s none of your business. Now step aside.”

Nevertheless, they didn’t move away as they finally realized an innocent person had to suffer the consequences of their action.

“Follow us to the police station and leave the money with the police,” one of them said.

Hearing that, the middle-aged woman quickly covered her pocket.

“You are suspected of blackmail. If you return the full amount and proactively surrender, the punishment will be lighter,” the leader said.

“Blackmail? Do you have any evidence? There’re no surveillance cameras here,” the middle-aged man scoffed. Listening to that, the four young men examined the surroundings. They noticed there was a surveillance camera nearby, but it couldn’t record what happened at the spot they chose to commit their crime.

Seeing that the four young men didn’t want to leave, the woman yelled, “Somebody help! They are trying to rob my money!”

The couple’s action infuriated the four young men.

Noticing that more people started to surround them, one of them said, “Xavier, let’s just forget about it.”

Xavier pulled a face and said, “No, they must be punished for what they did. Call the police immediately.”

Hearing their conversations, the hearts of the couple beat even faster. Since Jessica and Xander already left, they thought the police could not do much about them.

In fact, they already had a lot of experience dealing with those situations in the past.

Twenty minutes later, the police arrived at the scene and brought the six of them back to the police station.

On the other hand, Xander stepped on the gas and hurried to the dock.

“Don’t worry. All Riley wanted was money. He won’t hurt Simon. I already gave an order to my subordinates to rush back as soon as possible. He will be fine.”

Jessica acknowledged his words but kept silent the entire ride.

However, he did not tell her that Riley was a cunning and merciless person.

“Is it possible to drive faster?” she inquired.

Throughout the ride, she felt something was pressing against her heart, and she felt suffocated.

Most of the time, the more anxious one felt, the messier and worse the situation would be.

During the time they were on their way, there was a traffic jam. Xander kept honking the car horn, but it was futile. The cars in front remained stationary.

Moments later, Jessica peeked out and noticed there was an accident. A truck had crashed and blocked the road. They probably needed to wait for a few hours before they could continue their journey.

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“Use another road,” said Jessica in a low voice.

Xander reversed and got off the main road, turning to the side road.

The journey would shorten by at least half an hour with the side road.

The car sped through the journey.

Halfway through, Xander received a phone call from Louis. “Xander, we’ve arrived.”

“Did you find him? How is he now?” Xander asked.

“No one was found. When that jerk, Riley, heard we were looking for him, he ran away in fear. There are only a few men here. The boy you want is not here.”

“Keep looking. Also, get someone to find out where exactly Riley is hiding.”

Those people that dare touch his people must be tired of living “Yes.”

Xander ended the call and turned to look at Jessica. “Don’t worry. No news is good news. Since Riley knows I’m searching, he won’t have the guts to do anything to Simon.” “Okay.”

I hope that’s true! Riley, Riley… That name sounds so familiar.

Jessica’s brain was in a mess. She could not recall where she heard that name.

After twenty minutes, Xander’s car reached the dock and stopped outside the warehouse.

Louis and the rest were waiting at the door. They saw Xander get out of the car.

Respectfully, they shouted, “Xander.”

Many curious looks were shot at Jessica, who was standing behind Xander.

She was probably the woman that Xander was eager to meet after the mission.

“Did you find them?” Xander asked.

Louis lowered his head. “We searched everywhere, but we

still couldn’t find him. We even asked the people downstairs. They said they never saw that boy.”

“Xander, are we looking for the wrong person?”

Without waiting for Xander’s response, Jessica said, “Bring me to see those people.”

Those men were carried upstairs and their faces were filled with bruises. They were then tied up and pushed down by Louis’ men.

Louis kicked one of the men. “You better tell the truth to whatever we ask.”

They nodded fearfully.

Jessica scanned the men. “What time did your boss come here today?”

“He arrived at three in the afternoon and stayed here for the rest of the time.”

“Have you seen anyone?”

“No,” said the underling.

“Do you know Simon?”

Three of them looked at each other secretly and shook their heads.

“No. We are insignificant.”

No longer looking at those three, Jessica said, “They are lying. There’s no need to keep asking. Just deal with them.” Louis and the rest were taken aback. Some of them could not believe that such ruthless words could naturally come from a young and beautiful lady like her.

Wow, that’s right. Only a woman like her would be able to stand beside Xander. A delicate flower is not a suitable match for Xander!

The three men were dumbfounded. Upon seeing that they would really make a move, they were shocked still.

“We really don’t know.”

“We didn’t tell any lies.”

“Please spare us.”

Jessica stared at the men coldly and grabbed one of them by the collar. With a steely gaze, she said, “Don’t waste my last bit of patience.”

Now, she no longer had the time and effort to play guessing games with these people.

When she got out of the car and saw the warehouse, a memory surfaced from the dusty corners of her mind.

This place is too familiar!

She finally remembered where she heard the name, Riley.

Chapter 256

Riley! He’s the one who killed Simon in her previous life.

She always remembered him by his nickname, as his real name was seldom called.

Riley was like a rat. Not only was he cunning and sly, but he was also a calculative and greedy man. He wanted everything but did not have the ability to do so.

In her previous life, it was Riley who took a fancy to Whitney, taking her away from the club.

The Larson Family told her to find a solution. Thus, she had no choice but to seek her old friends in the mafia.

It was at that moment when she lost the only person who was truly good to her.

It was at that moment when she would no longer be able to see the little boy who treated her like his older sister.

This time, it was this person again that took Simon. She could not help but worry.

When the three men realized that they were serious, they grew nervous.

One of them gave up and said, “I’ll say it. The boss did bring a young boy over here.”

Rushing forward, Jessica urgently demanded, “Where is he?” “If I tell you, will you let me go?”

“If you don’t tell us, you will die,” replied Jessica coldly.

“I’ll say it.” The man was frightened. “He is being trapped in warehouse number eight.”

“Lead the way.”

The man was escorted roughly, with Jessica and the rest following closely.

“The one ahead is warehouse number eight.”

Louis walked in front and looked at the lock on the door. ” Boss, the door is locked.”

He kicked the man and demanded, “Where is the key?”

“The key is with the boss.”

“Move away,” said Xander in a low tone.

The men from behind had found axes and started slashing them open. Several burly men stepped forward and pushed the heavy door together.

The moment the door opened, a stench of blood drifted out.

Jessica pushed aside the people in the front and walked forward, only to see a small body hanging in midair swaying slightly.

His thin body was filled with wounds. Fresh blood slowly dripped onto the floor, forming a thick puddle.

Upon seeing the gruesome scene, Louis and the rest inhaled sharply.

Xander moved ahead, wanting to cover Jessica’s eyes, but he was pushed aside.

“Save him,” Jessica ordered.

Louis and the rest got to moving, releasing the ropes.

Jessica caught him as he fell. Fingers trembling slightly, her hands slowly reached for the pulse on his neck. She could not.

She was scared.

When she checked his pulse, there was nothing beating. However, she could clearly feel the warmth of his body.

His body was clearly still warm. Why is there no pulse movement? I must have made a mistake. Yes, it must have been my fault.

Jessica glanced at Xander. “Xander, please help me check if Simon still has a pulse. My hand seems to be having problems. I can’t seem to find his pulse, don’t you think it’s weird?”

Louis and the rest silently turned their heads.

Xander looked at her trembling hands and said in a low voice, “All right.”

He walked up and reached for the pale and stiff body in her arms.

Jessica urgently asked, “How is it? Is Simon still alive? He has a pulse, right?”

Xander could not bear to say the word ‘dead’ to someone with such a hopeful expression.

Seeing his lack of response, Jessica urgently asked, as if she was trying to prove something. “Look, his body is still warm. There is heat. He isn’t dead.”

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Xander’s heart ached for her as he watched her deceive herself.

He wanted her to pull herself together and face reality. “He’s dead,” said Xander cruelly.

In a cracked voice, she protested, “No!”

“How can he be dead? It’s impossible!” Jessica muttered.

He’s still so young. How can he be dead when he still has such a long way to go?

She distanced herself from him and avoided any connections.

Why was he still dead?

Why did God have to be so cruel to her and take away the only person who treated her sincerely?

She was powerless in her previous life. Why must she endure it all over again in this life?

“Ahh-“

A loud wail was heard by everyone in that place.

Jessica hugged Simon’s body as she cried uncontrollably. She looked depressed with reddened eyes. Everyone around her could clearly feel her sorrow and great reluctance.

Xander wanted to comfort her, but he didn’t know what to say.

The man who led them here was trembling in the corner.

Louis and the other guys watched Jessica’s frail body in silence. She hugged the little boy close, a wave of helpless despair washing over her.

After half an hour, she can’t seem to shed any more tears.

Jessica raised her hand to wipe off her tears. She didn’t look sad anymore but became indifferent and quiet.

Xander walked up to her and asked, “Are you okay, Jess?” Jessica looked up and gave him a weak smile.

Despite her smile, her expression remained cold and unreadable.

“I am good,” she said in a hoarse voice.

“I certainly won’t let Riley off,” Xander promised.

Jessica twitched her lips and rejected him coldly.

She carried Simon’s body and left. Xander offered his help but was rejected by her once again.

Simon had once requested to watch a sunrise.

This time, we shall watch the sunrise together.

Jessica brought Simon to the Emerald Cliff Platform. They sat by the cliff quietly and let the cold sea breeze relentlessly blow on their faces.

Xander stood nearby and guarded them silently.

When the first ray of sunlight shone on the sea, the ripples became golden and the sky turned rosy. However, even the sunshine couldn’t seem to warm their hearts anymore.

“Does it look beautiful?” Jessica asked while looking at the boy beside her.

The boy beside her didn’t respond. His head was leaning against her shoulders, as though suggesting that it looked beautiful because his sister was here by his side.

When the sun had fully risen, Jessica muttered, “I will bring you home now, Simon.”

She stood up and wanted to carry the little boy. However, she suddenly felt dizzy, and her sight became blurry. The next moment, she passed out.

Xander immediately rushed forward and held on to her. Her forehead was hot when he touched it with his hand.

Xander didn’t care about anything else and carried Jessica into his car. He drove off after ordering Louis to arrange a funeral for Simon.

At the same time, James was notified that Jessica was having a high fever. However, he did not care and continued socializing with his business partners.

When he returned home the next day, he asked unconcernedly, “Is Jess home yet?”

“Ms. Jessica didn’t return home after she went out that day,” answered Willow.

She hasn’t returned yet? Is her fever that serious? Where is Julianna now?” James frowned.

“Mrs. Larson is having a spa with Mrs. Ackerman and their friends.”

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“Call her back. How can she not care a damn when her daughter doesn’t come home? She only knows how to shop and enjoy life. Prepare the car now. I am heading to the hospital,” ordered James as he rubbed his forehead. James saw the unconscious Jessica when he arrived at the hospital.

Xander smirked at James when he arrived. “You must be a busy man, James. It seems that the Larson family is always so busy.”

Through this incident, it can be seen how low Jessica’s status was in the Larson family.

Xander had always known that there was no affection

between family members in wealthy families. Moreover, Jessica had just been recognized as the daughter of the Larson family.

James asked awkwardly after being ridiculed, “How is she?” “Still alive,” Xander retorted.

James then inquired the nurse embarrassingly. He was informed that Jessica was still unconscious with a high fever, and she should wake up by evening at the latest.

However, Jessica didn’t wake up as they were expecting her to.

“What’s wrong with her, doctor?” James asked.

The doctor had no idea either. He had never encountered a situation like this before.

“Her fever is gone and all of her vital signs are normal. Even though her body is still weak, she should be able to wake up by now. I will do an overall body check on her.”

However, the doctor still could not identify the problem even after the results were out.

Everyone thought that the situation was strange.

James started to panic.

Jessica was the key to whether the Larson family could expand and enter the Jetroina market. He could not afford to have her sick at this moment.

Julianna brought Whitney along to the hospital upon hearing the news.

James slapped Julianna the moment he saw her. “Do you know how to be a mother? Your daughter is hospitalized, and you only show up now!”

“Dad, Mom has just been notified. She rushed here immediately after finding out Jessica was admitted,” Whitney defended Julianna.

James looked at Whitney coldly and said, “Shut up.”

Julianna covered her face after being slapped. She was full of hatred when she felt the gaze of the surrounding people. However, when she raised her head and looked at James, her eyes were filled with grief. She said to James, “Honey, please don’t be angry. How’s Jess now?”

Xander felt disgusted by the Larson family as he sat and watched them.

Julianna stopped the doctor and asked him anxiously, How’s my daughter now?”

The doctor was unsure. “Your daughter had a high fever and slipped into a coma. But now that the fever is gone, she should have been awake. My guess is that there’s something wrong with this part of hers,” said the doctor as he pointed his finger at his head.

“We still have to observe her more to understand what exactly the problem is.”

On the following day, Jessica was still unconscious, even when all of her test results seemed normal.

“Doctor, is there no other way?”

“There is. If you can have the world’s top brain specialist, Sebastian Ferguson, over to check on Jessica, he might find a solution to her problem,” said the doctor.

The doctor had never seen such a unique case like Jessica’s after years of working at the hospital.

“It’s impossible for us to get Sebastian here. Does that mean that my daughter is…” Julianna covered her face and sobbed.

James suddenly thought of a person. He found Jessica’s phone and dialed his number.

Charles’ lips curved into a smile when he saw the name displayed on his phone.

Could it be that the little girl had taken the initiative to call him?

“Hey, little girl!”

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James was slightly startled, but joy flashed past his eyes. “Mr. Young, I’m Jess’ father,” James said awkwardly. The person on the other line was silent for a moment.

“Mr. Larson, is there something wrong?” Charles’ voice turned solemn.

“Mr. Young, I’m calling because I’d like to ask for a favor. Are you able to contact Dr. Ferguson?” James asked worriedly.

“What happened?” Charles had a bad feeling about this. “Something’s wrong with Jess. She went into a coma for three days, and she’s still not awake. The hospital checked on her, but there didn’t seem to be any issues. So now, we can only ask Sebastian, since he’s an expert.”

Charles’ heart sunk a little. “I understand.”

After ending that call, Charles called up the chief assistant’s phone. “Prepare the plane, we’re flying to Horington.”

Charles hurried downstairs and bumped into Samantha, who was going back into her room.

Samantha saw that Charles seemed to be in a hurry and asked, “Uncle Charles, what’s wrong?”

“Something happened to Jess.”

“What?!” Shocked, Samantha followed him immediately.” What happened? I’m coming with you.”

The two of them quickly left, but were intercepted by Tristan.

“Sam, where are you going again?” Tristan looked displeased with his daughter.

“It is none of your business where I’m going,” Samantha answered impatiently.

Charles looked at his older brother. “Tristan, Sam, and I have to take a trip to Horington.”

“What’s so important that you have to leave now? It’s not too late to leave tomorrow either, your brother’s coming back tonight,” Tristan said with a frown.

“It’s urgent.” Charles brushed it off and got in the car. Samantha followed, but was pulled back by Tristan.” Charles has something going on, so don’t go being a busybody.”

What does he mean by busybody!

Samantha was furious. “Something happened to my friend, and you call that being a busybody. I’m not as cold-blooded as you, with the ability to watch his own wife take her life. Get out of my way.”

Samantha pushed Tristan away and slammed the door after she got in the car.

Tristan looked at his daughter furiously.

“Tristan, you can go back. I’ll take care of Sam.” With that, he drove the car slowly out of the foyer.

Charles then called Sebastian, but it went unanswered. Subsequently, he called Sebastian’s assistant.

“Mr. Young, Mr. Ferguson is currently doing research. We are unable to contact him either unless Mr. Ferguson reaches out to us first. He does not like to be disturbed when doing his research,” the assistant explained apologetically.

“Where are you? I’ll go personally to meet him,” Charles said in earnest.

The assistant was in a dilemma. “Mr. Young, I don’t think that is a good idea. Why don’t I try contacting Mr. Ferguson first?”

“All right.”

After hanging up the phone, the assistant put on some mandatory protective clothing. Before entering the laboratory, he looked through the tough glass door at the people who were focusing on their work.

If I’m to interrupt Mr. Ferguson right now, will I be in trouble?

The assistant was just about to ring the doorbell when he suddenly recalled that just last month, Mr. Ferguson removed it because people kept ringing it, and that distracted him.

The assistant was left with no choice but to knock on the thick tempered glass and pray that people inside could hear.

Alas, the quality of the glass was too good and with the excellent soundproofing, no one heard a single thing.

Just when the assistant was about to give up, the person who had his back toward the door turned around and looked at him with tired, bloodshot eyes.

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The assistant was ecstatic and danced for joy outside the door with an excited yet urgent expression.

Sebastian pushed the gold-rimmed glasses perched on top of his nose and rubbed his brows.

The door opened. The clean, white lab coat worn on him seemed to have a unique combined smell of both cleanliness and foulness.

“What’s the matter?” The slightly hoarse voice, along with the unique lowness of the tone, resulted in a refreshing type of feeling when traveling through the ears.

The assistant couldn’t help but sigh when listening to the voice. It really was a loss for the voice acting industry when Mr. Ferguson didn’t choose that path.

But then, thinking of how outstanding Mr. Ferguson is in the medical field, it still shows that he’s more suitable to contribute to the human race.

“Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Charles Young was looking for you, it seems like something urgent.”

The assistant handed him the phone.

Sebastian took the phone and called back.

After the call went through, he asked coldly, “What’s wrong?” “There’s something wrong with my friend, and the doctor can’t do anything to help. You’re an expert in this area.”

“What’s the overall situation?” Sebastian asked with composure.

“High fever and fell into a coma. Even after the fever subsided, there seemed to be no signs of regaining consciousness. It has been three days.”

As he walked outside, Sebastian asked, “There are a few possibilities for this. Severe infection, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumor, brain swelling, and cerebral injuries. Are any of these possible?”

“It has been checked, those that you stated did not show, and everything’s normal. This is the reason I’m asking you,” Charles answered solemnly.

The scariest thing was when the cause could not be found.

The elevator rose from 11 levels below ground slowly to the ground level.

Ding!

The doors to the elevator open.

“I understand.”

“When will you be here?” There was a slight anxiety in Charles’ voice.

Sebastian raised his eyebrows and the corners of his lips curled into a slight smile. “Wait a while.”

The voice was cut off and the call was hung.

Charles looked at the blank screen of the end call

incredulously. That brat!

Just when he was dissing the other, he forgot that Sebastian’s age was older. However, in terms of seniority, Charles was the elder.

The private plane slowly descended at the Horington International Airport. Samantha followed Charles off the flight and boarded the car immediately.

“Mr. Young, are you going back to Horington Island?”

Since it was late at night, it was logical to go back to Horington Island to rest, but the chauffeur asked just in case.

“No, toward Rosehill Hospital. Then send Samantha back to Horington Island after.”

Samantha didn’t seem to agree. “No, I want to be at the hospital to look after Jess.”

Jess was her first friend at Horington.

She was the first person with no ulterior motives, did not purposefully sweet-talk her, and was honest.

Now that my friend is in potential danger, how can I just watch and do nothing?

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Charles did not insist. When the two of them arrived at Rosehill Hospital, there was only Xander by the hospital bed. No one from the Larson family was there.

Charles’ gaze fell upon Jessica on the hospital bed, face pale with both eyes shut tightly and eyebrows furrowed.

He walked forward, sat by the edge of the bed, and stretched his hand to her cheek.

However, before his hand could touch her, a manly pair of hands blocked him.

Charles looked toward the owner of those hands, and only then did he just discover his existence in the room.

Sharp eyes clashed with a pair of wild ones. Their line of sight met in the middle, and it seemed to light up a spark.

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