Two days had passed, yet they hadn't heard any news about Jane.Claude was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. After chastising his men, he paced about in the living area.Leonard was irritated by his pacing. "Can you just sit for a while?""How could I?" Claude was anxious. He glared at Leonard with bloodshot eyes. "Jane isn't your granddaughter, so of course, you're not worried! If anything were to happen to Jane, how am I to answer to her dead parents?""Jane grew up with me too. How could I not be worried?" Leonard replied curtly."But what's the point of being anxious? Will Jane return safely just because of that? It would be better to calm down, analyze the situation, and figure out who would kidnap her."Claude retorted, "I don't care who the hell kidnapped her! No matter who dared to take her away, I'll make sure they pay with their lives!"Coincidentally, Mark had just come downstairs and overheard what Claude said. He stopped a little in his tracks and smirked.L
A thunderstorm washed over the city at midnight out of the blue.The sound of thunder and rain woke Yvonne up. She looked at the ceiling, feeling extremely worried.There was a rap on the door, which made her jump and pulled her back to reality.She slowly got out of bed and walked over to the door.Stephen was standing by the door. When he saw how messy Yvonne's hair was, he asked gently, "Did you have a nightmare?""Hmm." Yvonne turned around. As she saw Stephen entering the room, without knowing it, she went up to him and hugged him from behind.Stephen was a little surprised. He smiled tenderly and turned around to hug her. "Shall I accompany you to bed?"Yvonne didn't refuse. She said, "I don't know why, but I'm really worried. Do you think something has happened to Howard?""Don't think too much about it." Stephen lowered his gaze. "Whatever Howard wanted to do, Mark has already done it for him. What else could he do?"Yvonne pursed her lips and hugged Stephen tighter.
A blood-curdling scream rang out. Suddenly, a group of men flooded into the container, interrupting the man in the raincoat.The man turned around to see Mark. He was a little stunned.Mark raised his hand, and a dozen men attacked the man in the raincoat. Mark, on the other hand, pulled a chair for himself and sat down. He happily looked at the exciting fight going on in the container.After all, the man in the raincoat was outnumbered. Soon, he was apprehended. His knife fell to the ground with a clang.Mark's men took the man over to Mark. They tore off his raincoat and cap. Howard's bloody face appeared right in front of Mark.Mark sneered. "You sure are bold.""Did you do it on purpose?" Howard asked sternly."I was just curious about what you were planning to do." Mark leaned in and gazed at Howard coldly. "I thought you would take Jane away. I never thought that Jane was your only target. You were targeting me as well."If Howard had taken Jane away, Mark wouldn't ha
Claude was filled with worry. He didn't have the time to pursue this matter. "Mark, just tell me. Which hospital is Jane in?""I'll get my men to take you there." Mark turned to instruct one of his men. "Take Claude to see Ms. Ford.""Yes, sir!" With that, they led Claude away.Leonard stayed back to deal with the others. He looked at Howard. After pondering for a moment, he said rather troublingly, "Mark, you were too harsh with him.""I didn't have a choice. He's a tough one. He wouldn't come with me and even attacked my men." Mark shrugged helplessly. "The fight between men was always to the death. If I hadn't stopped them, he might not even be alive.""Bullshit!" Yvonne's eyes were reddened. She said through gritted teeth, "Howard's limbs have been broken! This was clearly a mob attack! Mark, you're just afraid that Howard would tell the truth, so you beat him up this way!""Should I show you some of my men who got hurt?" Mark said coldly, "Howard had a knife and hurt
At the hospital, Howard was sent to the emergency room to be resuscitated. During the process, countless bags of blood were sent in. At one point, the doctor even came out to inform them to prepare for the worst.Yvonne had thought of going in to help out a few times, but her hands were trembling so badly that she couldn't even pick anything up, let alone a scalpel.Howard was as important to her as Gwen was. They were family. How could she operate on him calmly?Moreover, she knew clearly that it was unlikely that he would come out in a good condition. While waiting outside the door for a few hours, Yvonne recalled her memories with Howard. Although Howard was a tough, macho man, he had an extremely honest heart. He was kind and helpful, too. The people in the mines respected him wholeheartedly.Yvonne had always treated him as an older brother, and Howard had always thought of her as his younger sister, too.Yvonne had always remembered the difficulties she had faced when
"We haven't gotten to the bottom of this yet. Why are you being so impatient?" Leonard looked at Claude and furrowed his brows. He said, "After you left, I heard Yvonne's and Mark's testimony. I think both of them made sense. I won't rule out Mark—""I don't want to hear any of this!" Claude waved his hands and said fiercely, "I don't care if it was that man or Mark who did it. I'm not afraid of any of them!"Leonard was helpless. "Can you calm down? The more impulsive you are, the easier it is for you to fall into a trap. By then, you might even get yourself trapped before you could seek justice for Jane.""I'm not afraid!" At that very moment, Claude wasn't willing to listen to anyone. He gritted his teeth. "Even if I die, I'll drag them to hell with me!""You …" Leonard wanted to say something else when his phone rang.Claude saw Leonard taking his phone out. He quickly went forward. "Did something happen to them? I want to listen in on the call too!"Leonard could only
The atmosphere was so tense that even the air stood still.No one around them dared to breathe. They could clearly sense the overbearing air that Stephen exuded. He immediately overpowered Leonard and Claude.Leonard reached out and pulled Claude back. He looked at Stephen with respect. "Mr. Anderson, we're all reasonable people. There is no need to make such a huge scene."He continued, "Jane is still unconscious at the hospital. It's really not right of you to take the murderer away."Leonard smiled fawningly. "Why don't we each take a step back? You two stay here for two more days—""No!" Yvonne refused right away. "I have to take Howard back to Hope tonight to operate. As for the investigation into the truth, we won't run away. As long as you need me, I'll only be a call away.""But …" Leonard was still conflicted.But Claude retorted, "Impossible! What good use is your word? If we really let you go, I won't have the chance to settle the score with you!"They were in a st
Claude glared at Leonard. "There is nothing to explain! You chose to side with Yvonne tonight! I have nothing to say to you!""I got a call from Kendrick just now," Leonard said. "He was the one who asked me to let Yvonne go.""What?" Claude was baffled. "This has something to do with him too?"Leonard shook his head. "I don't know. He wouldn't tell me. He only said that if we want to see him, we'll have to do as he says."Leonard added, "Claude, we have worked so hard to try to meet him. He's offered us the rare opportunity to meet. Are you willing to give this up?"Besides, we don't know why Kendrick is helping Yvonne. If we offend him as well because of this, we will be facing an enemy that we are no match for." By then, forget seeking justice for Jane; they might end up getting killed.Leonard placed a hand on Claude's shoulder. "I know you're thinking of Jane. So am I. But we can't be too impulsive right now. We can't give up what we've been working so hard for."Cla