In a blink of an eye, a few days passed. The new township project was already in full swing. Hundreds of heavy machines were already running around the clock.Garth Properties was becoming more and more well-known. In the eyes of the public, Garth Properties’ “close collaboration” with Gould Properties had somehow been twisted into a fairytale. After all, Edward was Allegra’s uncle.Whether it was the Goulds or the Booths, their names had become the talk of the town in Cloud City or even the whole Southland.Hence, Allegra had been exceptionally busy the past few days. As her reputation improved, she started getting invited to various business and government meetings. Sometimes, she didn’t even have the time to go home to eat dinner.Meanwhile, every weekend, Isaac would wait at the school gate to pick Isabella up. Then, the father and daughter would enjoy some quality bonding time.On Monday night, Isaac’s phone suddenly vibrated.When he saw that it was Emily’s number, he pause
Margaret also called her big brother, Edward. At first, Edward had said that it wouldn’t be a problem, but when he later heard that she was now quadriplegic, he changed his mind and said that his business was doing poorly and he didn’t have much cash on hand.These words kept Margaret up all night. Right now, Gould Properties had billions of dollars in investment capital, but he couldn’t even take out a hundred thousand dollars.Isaac heard footsteps behind him, accompanied by a familiar female voice.“Andrew, I’m telling you that I don’t have a single penny to treat your mother. Your sister has a project worth a hundred billion dollars; your mother should ask her.”Isaac recognized Andrew’s wife, Daisy’s voice. He stepped forward immediately.Andrew was very conflicted. Although Gould Properties was now successful and wealthy, the money was all in his uncle’s hands. He only received a monthly salary of 30 thousand dollars a month, which was barely sufficient to sustain his wife’s
Allegra arrived very quickly. Her cheeks were slightly flushed; evidently, she’d just come from a dinner engagement.As she entered the hospital room, Isaac exited the next room and walked to the corridor.When Margaret saw that Allegra had come, she didn’t dare raise her gaze to look at her.But Andrew went straight to the point and said, “Allegra, Mom is already in such a state. As her daughter, shouldn’t you take some responsibility?”Daisy also frowned and added, “Your home in the Cloud Nine Villas is huge; it wouldn’t matter if one more person moved in. You can hire a few nurses to look after her. Andrew and I would be very grateful.”Looking at Margaret in the hospital bed and then at Andrew and his wife, Allegra suddenly burst into loud laughter.She turned to Margaret, muttering in an icy tone, “I remember her saying a long time ago that I was no longer her daughter, and Bella isn’t her granddaughter. She called her a bastard child and a lowlife. Now you think of me only
“Don’t touch me.” Allegra shrank away.The truth was that she’d been vexed and sad ever since she left the hospital. It had been hard to see her mother in that state.In her current situation, she could easily fork out a million or even ten million dollars, much less a hundred thousand dollars in medical bills. She was simply angry about what her mother had done to her and Isabella in the past.Not to mention, Andrew and his wife had crossed the line by asking her to bear all the costs.How could they?Was it because she was easy to pick on? This time, she wouldn’t let that happen.“Is it because of your mother?” Isaac asked hesitantly.Allegra replied coldly, “Isaac, it’s none of your business. Go to sleep!”She didn’t want Isaac to get involved in this matter; it was between her, her mother, and Andrew. In truth, she despised Edward even more for “playing dead” at this time.“I can’t sleep either. I’ll go sit downstairs. You get some rest; you have work tomorrow,” Isaac said
“Can she be saved?” Isaac asked without thinking.“She still has a pulse, but I can’t save her here. I’ll keep her pulse going first, but we have to take her somewhere else.” Harry’s expression was solemn.Then, he carried Margaret, whose face had turned purple, out of the hospital room while Isaac led the way.They arrived at a hotel and booked a room. At first, the manager looked at them with suspicion, but they quickly got a room after Isaac slammed ten thousand dollars onto the counter.After reaching the room, Isaac stayed outside for the time being. He trusted Harry’s healing abilities.As dawn broke, an exhausted Harry finally came out of the room.He found Isaac leaning on the wall with his eyes closed. He immediately raised his spirits and said, “Sir, I managed to bring her back, but I’ll need two days to treat her completely.”“Alright. Don’t let her know that I’m the one helping her. Do as you see fit,” Isaac said after a moment of thought.It was still early when he
Something suddenly popped into Edward’s head. “I heard that the Neal family is a real martial family. If we work together, we can definitely kill that bastard once and for all this time!” he said, joy written on his face.“I hope that’s the case.” His boss nodded, harrumphing. Then he closed his eyes to get some rest.At 10 a.m., Allegra was in a meeting with her company’s higher management when a phone call came in.Seeing that it was Andrew, she frowned and declined the call, but he quickly called again.The moment Allegra put the phone to her ear, Andrew’s roar reached her ears. “Allegra, where did you take Mom? Why is she missing from the hospital?”“Andrew, are you crazy? Your Mom is missing; how would I know where she is? Fuck off!” Allegra hung up straightaway.What was his problem? Why was he even calling her for this?However, Andrew had a different perspective. When he got a call from the hospital this morning asking whether the patient had been taken home, he was asto
At the city’s eastern precinct, Isaac got out of the car with a cold expression. He and Serena rushed inside.She’d been stunned to hear that Allegra had been arrested. She only heard the full story later.Allegra wasn’t locked in the interrogation room but in a private office. A female officer was asking her questions and taking down notes. Overall, her attitude was quite pleasant.Meanwhile, Andrew and Captain Foley stood outside, smoking and chatting. They were completely unaware that someone had entered from behind.“Captain Foley, I’m telling you without a doubt that Allegra was the one who took my mother. She might even be in danger right now. You won’t get anything out of her just by asking a few questions like this; you need to go harder on her.”“Mr. Booth, your sister is now a prominent figure in Cloud City. She can speak directly to someone like Louis Marsh. We need evidence—we can’t just resort to tougher methods because of hearsay.” Captain Foley was in a difficult po
Allegra began to cry the moment she sat in the car. The taxi driver could only look at Serena for directions.“Mister, please take us to Cloud Nine Villas,” Serena answered, frowning.Meanwhile, Andrew had already gotten into his own car in a rage, preparing to leave. His face was still stinging with pain.Suddenly, the passenger side door opened, and Isaac got in. Frightened, Andrew shrank away and uttered flusteredly, “I—Isaac, what are you doing? This is a law enforcement unit, so don’t do anything stupid.”“Andrew, I have a few things to say to you. First of all, if I wanted to kill you, you would’ve already died a hundred times over. You’re only alive because of Allegra! Secondly, I’ve already given all of you many chances. If you still don’t get it, then the consequences will be severe.”Looking into Isaac’s cold and dark eyes, Andrew felt his legs begin to shake.“Remember, this is my final warning to you and also to the rest of the Gould family!”With that, Isaac opened