Amused by his distressed expression,Laney burst into laughter.Just as she was about to further jest with him,Garrett took out his wallet from his worn-out coat pocket.
Confused,she looked at his wallet and asked, “What are you doing?”
“I don’t know how to make you believe me,” Garrett admitted with a low voice and a hint of embarrassment.”So,I’m going to give you everything I have.”
He opened his wallet,took out his credit cards and all the cash it contained,and handed them to her.”These are what I can offer right now. Take them.When we get back home,I₁ transfer all my assets to you.If ever I wrong you again,you have every right to kick me out, leaving me with nothing and forcing me to sleep on the streets.”
Laney stared at the wallet in her hand,and her eyes welled up and turned red with emotion. In her eyes,Garrett was silly.
Her bloodshot eyes alarmed Garrett.Fearing that he had said something wrong,he stammered,”Did..Did I say something wrong?”
Laney sniffed and held back her tears.Then,a smile graced her face.
“I don’t need these things.”She pushed the wallet back to him and added,”You’d better take it back.”
Garrett grew even more nervous and insistently pressed the wallet into her hand.”Are you rejecting me again?”1
Laney glanced at the wallet that he had forcefully put in her hand and then shook her head helplessly.”I don’t need your money or your assets.I can make enough money to support myself and our daughter.”
Garrett nodded.”Of course,you’re the most skilled and professional bodyguard in the world, unlike me.If my parents drive me out,I’ll have to rely on you for support.”
Seeing the pitiful expression on his face,Laney burst into laughter.”As the heir of the Harding family,do you really need me to support you? Isn’t that embarrassing?”
Garrett lifted his head proudly.”What’s embarrassing aboutbeing supported by my wife? If I’m ever kicked out by my family,I’ll happily become a full-time househusband at home— cooking,cleaning,and taking care of our daughter!”
As he spoke,he thought of his adorable daughter.He looked forward to being a full-time househusband.
He used to be a playboy,indulging in a dissolute lifestyle.However,since he had Laney and their daughter,he realized that life with his wife and child was much more fulfilling than spending most of his time in the bar.
Laney chuckled yet again and jokingly knocked his forehead.”You have no ambition at all!”
Garrett held her hand and rubbed it against his face.”Ambition means nothing compared to being with my wife!”
After Garrett had successfully reconciled with his wife and was looking forward to a happy future,a helicopter circled above the headquarters of the Darkmoon Assassin Group.The occupants on the helicopter were shocked by the explosion down below.
Corinne,on the helicopter,rushed to look out the window upon hearing the explosion. Witnessing the billowing smoke emanating from the Darkmoon headquarters,she immediately recognized the site of the explosion.With her eyes wide in shock,she frantically said,”Grandpa,the lab under your house exploded!”
“Which lab?”Britton,with his heart racing in his chest,looked out the window and saw his decades-old home now engulfed in heavy smoke.The ruins of his house were partially visible under the dark clouds of smoke.
“How could this be?”He stared at the ruins with red eyes.He was so furious that his face turned red and his entire body trembled. “Who did this?How dare they destroy my lab! I’ll kill them!I’m going to kill them!”
As her grandpa looked like he was about to faint,Corrine hurriedly held his shoulder and consoled him,”Grandpa,calm down.”
“How can I calm down?”Britton asked while breathing heavily.With his trembling fingers, he pointed at the ruins and growled,”How dare someone attack the Darkmoon while I’m away?!This is an insult and provocation to me!”
The more he spoke,the more agitated he became.”I’ll…I’ll kill..them..”he stammered with a ferocious look on his face.
Meanwhile,seeing Britton struggling to breathe and on the brink of collapse,Corinne panicked.She urgently turned to Brandon for help.”Brandon,my grandpahas hypertension.
If this continues,he might have a heart attack.What should we do?”
Brandon,seemingly unaffected by the situation,sneered and merely pursed his lips, ignoring Corinne’s plea for help.
Corinne’s heart sank,and she felt a surge of anxiety that brought her to the brink of tears. “Please,save my grandfather.He’s really in danger!Please!”she implored.
Her desperate plea tugged at Natalie’s heartstrings.She pulled on Brandon’s sleeve and whispered,”He looks like he’s dying.
Shouldn’t we save him?”
With a deep frown,Brandon glanced at Natalie beside him and asked back,”Help him?Do you know what they did when you were missing?”
If it hadn’t been for Corinne,Natalie would not have been kidnapped and gone missing. Moreover,if Britton and Jeremy had not colluded,he might have found Natalie sooner.
Then,he and Natalie would not have been separated for so long.She had suffered so much,and all of this was because of Corinne and Britton.
It was good enough that he did not add insult to injury.He really had no intention of saving Britton.
Natalie pursed her lips.”No matter what they’ve done..Have Frank save her grandfather.We’ll settle the accounts later.”
“You’re too kind.They don’t deserve your sympathy at all,”Brandon said with a helpless sigh.But out of respect for Natalie’s wishes,he glanced at Frank and casually said, “Since Natalie insists,you treat him.”
Frank pursed his lips in reluctance.He knew just how despicable Britton was.”Can I not accept this patient?”he slowly asked.
Brandon raised his eyebrows at him.”You’re a doctor.Aren’t doctors supposed to be selfless?Why are you refusing to treat a patient?”
Frank rolled his eyes and expressed his moral dilemma,”It depends on what kind of person the patient is.Saving a bad guy might put innocent lives at risk.Besides,I’ve been working with you the whole day.I’m exhausted.I don’t want to work overtime.”
“Britton is still useful for now.You can try to save him.Whether he survives or not depends on his own luck,”Brandon reasoned with a cold and sinister smile.
As she heard Brandon’s heartless remarks, Corinne felt a chill in her heart.She bit her lower lip to hold back her tears,trying to remain composed.
Frank shrugged and,though reluctant,finally agreed,”Well,since you put it that way,I’ll try to save him.”
As he spoke,he took out a few blood pressure-lowering pills from his medical kit and put them in Britton’s mouth.”Gently massage your grandfather’s body to help him relax and breathe.He’ll be stable for the time being.”
Corinne felt a sense of relief as Britton’s expression began to ease after taking the medicine.However,her relief did not last long as she heard Frank’s mocking words.
“Although he appears to be stable for now,I can’t guarantee what might happen when he returns to the Darkmoon headquarters.If he gets so enraged that his blood vessels explodeuponwitnessingsomethingshocking …
Well,that’s none of my concern.”
Corinne’s face turned livid with anger as she heard Frank’s cold and cruel words.She was so mad that she felt a suffocating feeling in her chest.
Seeing that her face darkened,Brandon’s lips curled into a sneer,and he said,”This is your own mess.Frank already did you a favor by saving your grandfather once.”
“I only did it because you asked me to.I have no idea how many innocent people might suffer if he survives,”Frank chimed in.
“But you’re a doctor!”Corinne retorted,her frustration evident.”It’s your duty to save people!’
“It depends on whether they deserve it or not,”Frank sarcastically replied.
“You…”Corinne turned to Brandon,seeking help.However,when she met his cold, sarcastic gaze,her anger turned into pain.
She could only lower her head weakly in defeat.
Frank was right.The Darkmoon Assassin Group had done a lot of shady things and caused the deaths of many innocent people. How could she blame Frank for his stance or expect Brandon to defend her?
Furthermore…
Corinne glanced dejectedly at Natalie,looking beautiful and innocent as ever and was right next to Brandon,and felt even worse.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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