"There are plenty more transactions like this. We're actually in the midst of identifying and investigating each one."Holly's face turned thunderously black as she listened to the woman. She pointed her finger at Leslie and said, "Leslie Miller? The money was deposited into your account? Why is my husband's surgery fee in your personal bank account? Why wasn't it deposited into the hospital account instead?"Louis' face also turned dark."Mr. Meyers, what should we do? What should we do?" Leslie realized that her misdeeds had been exposed and hurriedly tugged at Danny's blazer, whispering anxiously."Don't fret. Mr. Cohen is already on his way. He'll take care of everything," Mr. Meyers answered, despite feeling the fear creeping up on him. However, once he remembered that the health minister was on his side, he puffed up once again.In no time at all, a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and dressed in a black jacket arrived at the hospital. He took his time as he walked down the
Louis was seething with anger. He didn't come all the way here just to let Isaac see that his so-called department heads were abusing patients' trust and money without him knowing. This was just horrible!When he spoke his last sentence, Louis had already made up his mind. He didn't care how many people he offended this time; he was getting rid of all the rats in his ministry and his system.Louis came from a small agricultural village, after all. He knew all the hardships villagers had to endure when treating their family members at a hospital in the city, including terminal illnesses like cirrhosis or cancer.He didn't care how many people were going to hate him. He still had Isaac's full support."Louis, I think you should look outside of Cloud City as well. Connor is still around, isn't he? You might need to discuss some things with him. I'm pretty sure corruption like this is rampant in other places too, like Southland or even the entire country. If you manage to abolish corruptio
"Maybe it's because you've been quite busy lately, so you're just tired. Ms. Booth, it's my mother's birthday today, and she'd like to invite both you and Isaac over for dinner. Would that be okay with you?" Emily asked.Seeing that Allegra was looking at her funny, she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Oh, I haven't informed Mr. Garten yet. I thought I'd let you know first.""You can call him yourself. It's your mother's birthday. I would be happy to have dinner with her," Allegra said, rubbing her temples again.Emily felt something amiss. Had Allegra quarreled with Isaac?She hesitated for a while before leaving.Inside her office, Emily took out her phone and dialed Isaac's number. Surprisingly, as soon as he heard that Allegra had agreed to attend, he immediately said he'd be there too.Worried that her mother wouldn't be able to handle the workload, Emily left the office a little earlier to go home and help her mother with the cooking.Around 6 pm that evening, Allegra drove up
Isaac had just lifted his fork to stab into a meatball, but he froze halfway to stare at Allegra in disbelief.Mrs. Danson and Emily were both shocked.When Isaac had first returned to Cloud City, Emily had wanted to keep a low profile and avoid being seen by him. Yet after witnessing many miraculous things happen, she'd later come to regret rejecting Isaac when they were still in school.However, she knew that Isaac loved his wife and daughter dearly and that they made a very happy family together. That's why Emily never dared to let any of her true feelings for Isaac show.Most importantly, there was absolutely nothing going on between Isaac and herself."M—Ms. Booth, it's not what you think it is. There's nothing between Mr. Garten and me. We're both innocent," Emily tried explaining worriedly.Mrs. Danson also said in a hurry, "Ms. Booth. I think you might have misunderstood. Mr. Garten has helped us a lot, so I'm naturally very grateful to him. Don't be angry—""Ally, Emily and I
"Mr. Garten, Emily likes you, but she knows that you already have a family, so she's kept it to herself forever. She often comes home and stares off into space for the longest time. I know it."Emily was stunned. She blushed deeply and grabbed her mother's arm, saying, "Mom, what are you saying? Don't say such things! Isaac, don't listen to her. She's just blabbering now."Isaac was feeling rather awkward as well.Mrs. Danson laughed and said, "Mr. Garten, please don't misunderstand. You're a great person, but it seems as if I would never be able to call you my son-in-law. Look, Emily's not getting any younger. If you've got any friends in your circle who are still single and available, why don't you introduce them to her?"Isaac let out a sigh of relief. So, Mrs. Danson was just looking for a boyfriend for Emily."Don't worry about it, Mrs. Danson. I'll keep an eye out for anyone suitable.""Mom, why are you worrying about this? When did I ever say I was looking for a boyfriend? I'm n
Harry drove Isaac all the way back to Cloud Nine Villas. After hearing Isaac describe Allegra's weird behavior, Harry chuckled and said, "Isaac, women are emotional creatures like that. Whenever they face a problem, they get very emotionally charged. As for Allegra, I think you're her remedy."Slap!Isaac, who was seated in the back, harshly thwacked Harry on the nape and said coldly, "Get your mind out of the gutter."Harry grunted and shut up after that.When Isaac reached his house, it was almost 10 pm. Isaac and Harry went up the steps to enter the house, but they were stupefied when they stepped into the living room.The living room was a mess. There were cushions and broken pieces of plates and cups on the floor. Holly clutched a rag in her hands as she hung her head and trembled in fear beside the television.Allegra stood next to the stairs, glaring furiously at the poor woman.Margaret and Eugene didn't dare to breathe a word. They'd never seen their daughter in such a temper
"What did you just say? Ally fired Isaac? This is a shocker. Are you sure, Mom?""Of course! Hurry up and go to sleep. Come get me first thing in the morning," Margaret said hurriedly.In the living room, Isaac stared at the confused Harry and asked, "You've seen it for yourself. I don't think Allegra is purely "in a bad mood" or "emotional". It feels more like she's become a totally different person altogether."Harry scratched his head and said in confusion, "That's right. I've never seen Allegra like this before. But she doesn't want me anywhere near her. It looked like she wanted to eat me just now!""Well, then, think of something," Isaac said, taking out a cigarette and lighting it up.It didn't matter to Isaac whether or not he remained the vice president of the company. After all, the company was already starting to make large profits. He didn't have much to worry about anymore.What mattered more to him was Allegra. He didn't understand why she was acting so mean and ill-tempe
Harry didn't leave the mansion that night. Isaac immediately called Black Phoenix, telling her to give him a detailed report of where Allegra had been and who she'd talked to in the past few days.It was way past midnight when Isaac finally received an email in his inbox. He opened it up on his phone to see that it was a report of the places Allegra had gone, complete with a list of names of the people who'd come into contact with her as well. Black Phoenix had even circled a few unusual places on the list.The first one was a restaurant that specialized in wild game. Allegra had talked to a few of their servers there.The second unusual place was a nearby mall, where Allegra had talked to the cashier for a bit.The third and last place was the beauty salon across the street from the bar. Allegra had been there twice on different occasions."It's too late now. We'll go tomorrow morning to check these places out," Isaac said to Harry after reading the email.After Harry left, Isaac sat