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Doris reached into her pocket, retrieved a pack of ladies’ cigarettes, took one out, and put it in her mouth. Then, she reached for the lighter again, but she had a hard time lighting the cigarette as her hands were trembling. After several attempts, she managed to light the lighter, and the cigarette was finally lit.Her face was extremely pale under the reflection of the fire.When the cigarette was ignited, Doris gently bit the cigarette with her pinkish lips and took in a deep breath. Right then, it was so quiet that she could hear the unique sound of the burnt tobacco.Doris rarely smoked, and she did not like to smoke either, but due to her diligence at work, she was often overly tired as well as upset. Therefore, she would occasionally smoke a cigarette to bring her some relief.As the smoke puffed out from her delicate nose, feeling the stimulation produced by the nicotine in her brain, Doris couldn’t help shedding two lines of hot tears down her cheeks.Her mother’s words
Chapter 2324
Doris was incomparably frustrated as this was the cruelest and most crucial choice she had ever faced in her twenty-something years of life.***Meanwhile, Edmund sat in his Rolls Royce and simply drove away from Silverwing Hospital.Edmund’s full name was Edmund Whittaker. He was an American whose family was a famous real estate developer in the United States.He had been Doris’ collegemate in earlier years and had always taken a fancy to her, but because he had still been under the watchful eye of his family at that time, he hadn’t dared to take the plunge and pursue a woman of Oskian descent.Nevertheless, Edmund had changed radically from his student days. He now had enough resources in the family as well as the control power, and now that he had taken his business to Oskia and started to enter the real estate sector here, he instantly set himself free from all the nuisances.The first thing he wanted to do was to court Doris.This was not only because he had always taken a
Chapter 2325
The next day, Charlie went out and bought a few rosewood jewelry boxes to put the pills he was going to give to the crowd tonight in.After all, it was a life-saving magical elixir for them, so he had to package the pills a little decently.On his way home after buying the jewelry boxes, he received a phone call from Isaac.As soon as the call was answered, Isaac’s excited voice resonated, “Mr. Charlie! The case of illegal fund-raising by the owner of the old residence reached a verdict this morning!”“Oh?” Charlie hurriedly asked, “How was it?”Isaac quickly said, “Well, the man was sentenced to a life sentence, and his entire assets were confiscated to pay the defendant’s debts, so now, all the assets under his name will enter the judicial auction process, including the old residence you’ve been concerned about.”“Wonderful!” Charlie immediately instructed, “Isaac, help me put my name in. I want to participate in the auction!”Isaac answered, “Don’t worry, Mr. Charlie. I’ve al
Chapter 2326
Over the past few days since Sheldon had come to Australia, he had been down in the dumps not only because Helen wanted to divorce him, but also because his image had been turned upside down after the scandal had been exposed.Now, the outside world labeled him as the biggest scum in recent years in Oskia because he had cheated on his wife and had an illegitimate daughter. Not only that, but he had also groomed his illegitimate daughter as a bodyguard and taken her home—the same home where his wife and children lived.What was more, he had even directed his illegitimate daughter to commit a serious felony overseas!That was not all!The most scandalous expose of all was that he had teamed up with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to get his own daughter killed in order to avoid the exposure of the scandal.What did all of this indicate?It indicated that this was a brute who cheated on his wife and kept the affair a secret from everyone, used his illegitimate daughter as a killi
Chapter 2327
Helen was not enraged as she listened to Sheldon’s accusation. Instead, she responded flatly, “Sheldon, if you have any self-awareness, you should know that you are the one standing in the moral standpoint now. If you still want to seize the moral high ground by force at this moment, you truly disappoint me.”With that, Helen continued, “Love is not something you say, but it’s what you do and how you act. You accuse me of being cold-blooded for proposing divorce to you, but what about you? You have a twenty-something-year-old illegitimate daughter that you’ve been hiding from me for so many years. Have you ever thought about our marriage?”Sheldon suddenly became depressed when he heard these remarks and thought, ‘She’s right. I have no right to accuse her of being cold-blooded. After all, I’m the one who committed the mistake for more than two decades…’Just when he didn’t know what to say, Helen sighed and continued, “Anyway, I called you to ask you to get through the divorce as s
Chapter 2328
Charlie nodded and said, “Then, you must be drinking tonight, right?”“Yup,” Jacob said with a laugh. “I’ll certainly drink a little. Why?”Charlie then said, “Oh, I have some business to tend to this afternoon. If it’s convenient for you, I want to use your car later.”Jacob handed the car keys to Charlie without any hesitation and said, “Of course it’s convenient for me! Go ahead and use it. It just so happens that I will drink a glass or two tonight. If I drive, I would have to find someone to drive me home. It’s much more convenient to just take a cab.”Charlie nodded and took the car keys from Jacob.Claire, who was standing at the side, said, “Dad, I’ll be going to my office later. I can send you to the association on the way.”Jacob laughed and said, “Wonderful! I can save on the taxi fare, then!”After Jacob and Claire had left, Charlie took the pills out, put them into an inconspicuous shoulder bag, and left the house.He got into Jacob’s car and went straight to Graha
Chapter 2329
As Doris listened to Dr. Spears illustrate the case, she carefully recalled her father’s activities and said, “Dr. Spears, I have never seen my father take any unknown drugs after his illness worsened nor did I see him take any traditional medicine, let alone Dutchman’s pipe.”Then, she added, “Overall, he was in excellent health after his last kidney transplant with a relatively mild form of diabetes, so he had been taking metformin extended-release tablets, but that drug does not do harm to the kidneys and will not cause acute kidney failure.”Dr. Spears nodded and said, “I understand. Dutchman’s pipe is just an example, but there are a lot of traditional medicinal ingredients out there that can trigger acute kidney failure, not just Dutchman’s pipe. There are many chemicals and organic compounds that have great nephrotoxicity.”Doris asked, “Dr. Spears, is there any way to find out exactly what caused my father’s acute kidney failure?”Dr. Spears said, “I’ve sent your father’s b
Chapter 2330
As soon as Doris answered the call, she said respectfully, “Yes, Young Master. What can I do for you?”Charlie answered with a smile, “Oh, I just wanted to continue what we left off yesterday. Are you free tonight? If you are, come to Mr. Quinton’s house for a get-together. You all came to my house during New Year’s Eve, but I haven’t gotten the chance to treat you all to a meal since the New Year, and I feel quite sorry about it.”Doris managed a bitter smile and said, “Oh, Young Master. It was our pleasure. Don’t mention it.”Charlie laughed. “I have to. It’s a matter of courtesy! I’ve prepared a small gift for everyone. It’s not worth any money, but it’s a small token of appreciation. If you have the time, come over. However, if you’re not free, it’s okay. I’ll pass you the gift later.”Doris hurriedly said, “Oh no, Young Master, I can’t let you do that. How about this? Please let me know the time and venue, I’ll drop by in the evening.”Charlie said, “Very well, then. I’ll mes
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