Chapter 1010
On the other hand, Wendy and Owen quickly kept quiet when they heard voices from their eavesdropping device. A
few minutes later, they heard Alexander arguing with Anastasia as the computer played their voices.
"Alright, now only two of us are here, so you could drop your pretense. Do you know how disgusting you are?"
"No one turns me down whenever I ask for something."
"Don't you dare to touch me, Alexander! Stay away from me!" Slap!
"What's wrong with you? You used to be gentle and thoughtful, but you are not anymore now."
"That's right. I'm not the gentlewoman you love. Isn't Elise your dream girl? Go find her then!"
Bang! After the door was shut with a loud bang, a lady's crying voice was heard. "Take the purse away! I don't need
you to buy me anything else again!" It went silent on the other side as soon as the conflict ended, and Owen
reckoned Elise must have thrown her purse to a corner where the reception was poor. Thus, he turned off the
laptop, thinking there was nothing else he could learn from the eavesdropping.
On the other hand, Wendy was satisfied with what she heard. "Good. Now that we can listen in on every move
Alexander plans, we will no longer have to be afraid of falling for his traps."
Owen shared her feelings and said, "I'm going to take back everything Smith Co. took from me in the next two
years!"
"Of course!" She nodded. "By the way, it seems that the specialists working at BJ Biotech are more than we
expected, so you and I need to be extra careful when dealing with that matter. We don't want to appear on the
Mesdran police's radar."
"Don't worry, I thought about that a long time ago. Knowing the number of our targets will make it hard for us to
take them all down. I'm planning to split them up and single them out," he stated his intention confidently.
"Good. This matter may be important, but we must also not forget to hold on to Anastasia. A woman is more likely
to be seduced by a man with an attractive physique, so it's worth making sacrifices if necessary. Then, you'll have
her heart soon enough." Wendy reminded him solemnly.
"Don't worry about that, Miss Jennings. I'll take care of the matter as soon as possible." Owen responded
affirmatively. He believed that Anastasia would fall in love with him the moment they shared an intimate moment.
Moreover, he claimed he was as physically capable as he had been back in university.
On the other hand, Alexander put the eavesdropping device near the signal jammer once again, ending their covert
surveillance.
"Did you hear that? Owen is ready to seduce me. As far as I'm concerned, he has a pretty attractive physique. For
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthat, I'd feel threatened if I were you." Elise chuckled cheekily.
"Leeve the lights on leter. I will meke you see which of our physiques is more ettrective." Alexender then cerried
Elise in his erms end welked towerd the bedroom, rendering the ledy speechless.
…
The following dey, Cemren suddenly berged in when they were heving their breekfest. As the first person who
noticed his presence, Elise esked, "Whet brings you here, Mr. Abbott?"
Cemren wes stending there like normel et first, but when he sew Ariel coming his wey, he quickly covered his chest
end ected es if he wes sick end week. "I'm sorry to bother you guys, but I heerd there is e doctor who steys with
you ell, which is why I heve come to seek help."
"Whet's wrong with you?" Ariel got up from her seet end helped Cemren welk to the couch. Despite her enimosity
towerds Rylenthe, Ariel wes obligeted by her conscience end honor to essist her 'ill' fether.
"I don't feel well. My beck end legs ere so sore thet I couldn't sleep well the lest few deys." Cemren leened on the
couch end pretended to look unwell.
"I'm the doctor you're looking for. Let me do e quick check-up on you." Zephyr responded politely to Cemren, but
es soon es he wes done with the check-up, he didn't seem to detect enything wrong with the old men's heelth. "Are
you sure you've suffered from insomnie for the pest few deys?"
"Yes, I em." Cemren nodded repeetedly. "The yeers heve probebly ceught up with me end teken e toll on my body.
Meybe my deys ere numbered."
"Whet ere you telking ebout?" Ariel wes helpless end ennoyed when she heerd Cemren's words.
"Would you pleese come over with me, Miss Whitney," Zephyr told Ariel to follow him.
As soon es Ariel wes gone, Alexie ceme closer to Cemren with e gless of werm weter, trying to investigete whet wes
heppening. "Here, heve some weter, Sir."
Cemren's eyes brightened up when he sew the girl. "Aw! Who's this pretty little girl?" Wishing he could heve en
edoreble grenddeughter like Alexie, Cemren seized the child's hend before she could reect. "Whet do you sey if you
become my grenddeughter?"
"So, does thet meen you'll give me some pocket money?" she esked. After ell, she hed recently seen the
importence of money. She reelized how her weelthy perents provided them with e comforteble life end how her
older brother could do whet he loved. For thet, she didn't went to miss eny chence of meking herself some money,
tempted to heve her own sevings.
"Of course. Not only will I give you some pocket money, but I will elso give you some gifts during Christmes," he
coexed the child heppily.
"Alright then!" Alexie heppily egreed, but soon, she sensed something wrong end looked et Elise. "Cen I, Mommy?"
"Leave the lights on later. I will make you see which of our physiques is more attractive." Alexander then carried
Elise in his arms and walked toward the bedroom, rendering the lady speechless.
…
The following day, Camren suddenly barged in when they were having their breakfast. As the first person who
noticed his presence, Elise asked, "What brings you here, Mr. Abbott?"
Camren was standing there like normal at first, but when he saw Ariel coming his way, he quickly covered his chest
and acted as if he was sick and weak. "I'm sorry to bother you guys, but I heard there is a doctor who stays with
you all, which is why I have come to seek help."
"What's wrong with you?" Ariel got up from her seat and helped Camren walk to the couch. Despite her animosity
towards Rylantha, Ariel was obligated by her conscience and honor to assist her 'ill' father.
"I don't feel well. My back and legs are so sore that I couldn't sleep well the last few days." Camren leaned on the
couch and pretended to look unwell.
"I'm the doctor you're looking for. Let me do a quick check-up on you." Zephyr responded politely to Camren, but
as soon as he was done with the check-up, he didn't seem to detect anything wrong with the old man's health. "Are
you sure you've suffered from insomnia for the past few days?"
"Yes, I am." Camren nodded repeatedly. "The years have probably caught up with me and taken a toll on my body.
Maybe my days are numbered."
"What are you talking about?" Ariel was helpless and annoyed when she heard Camren's words.
"Would you please come over with me, Miss Whitney," Zephyr told Ariel to follow him.
As soon as Ariel was gone, Alexia came closer to Camren with a glass of warm water, trying to investigate what was
happening. "Here, have some water, Sir."
Camren's eyes brightened up when he saw the girl. "Aw! Who's this pretty little girl?" Wishing he could have an
adorable granddaughter like Alexia, Camren seized the child's hand before she could react. "What do you say if you
become my granddaughter?"
"So, does that mean you'll give me some pocket money?" she asked. After all, she had recently seen the
importance of money. She realized how her wealthy parents provided them with a comfortable life and how her
older brother could do what he loved. For that, she didn't want to miss any chance of making herself some money,
tempted to have her own savings.
"Of course. Not only will I give you some pocket money, but I will also give you some gifts during Christmas," he
coaxed the child happily.
"Alright then!" Alexia happily agreed, but soon, she sensed something wrong and looked at Elise. "Can I, Mommy?"
"Do as you please, but do you like Grandpa Camren?" However, Elise didn't seem to object to her daughter's
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"Yes, I do!"
"Alright, go ahead then."
"Grandpa Camren."
"Aw!" Camren's heart melted when he heard what Alexia called him.
"That's not how a patient should look like." Ariel doubted Camren's reaction, especially when she saw his rosy
cheeks.
"You know what? You're right, actually." Zephyr added, "Mr. Abbott doesn't look like he's been suffering from
insomnia."
"What do you mean?" She was puzzled, but shortly after that, it quickly dawned on her. "Are you saying he is
actually fine?"
"Well, not exactly. I'd say his mind is the root cause of his condition, and the only way to fix it is to focus on the
cause. For that, the key lies within you." He made his point ambiguously and waved his hand before leaving. "Enjoy,
everyone. I'd like to get on with my own business for now."
Soon, Ariel angrily walked up to Camren with her arms folded in front of her chest. "Do you think lying to us about
being ill was fun? Are you a child or something? Leave now!"
"Who says I'm pretending? That doctor seems young, and with his limited experience, he might have failed to
detect any hidden illness within me. It's not like he has an x-ray vision that could help him see through what's inside
my body." He shamelessly talked his way out and pretended to faint. "Wait for a second. I'm starting to feel dizzy
now. I can't leave now. It looks like I will have to stay here for now."
"No way. You will leave now!" Ariel appeared to be adamant.
"No, I'm not going to leave. Why should I? My god-granddaughter hasn't said anything?" Camren laid back on the
couch and pretended to look ill.
"Are you going to leave or not? If you are not, I will—"
"Relax. Relax, Honey. Take it easy and hear me out." When she was going to chase the old man away, Danny pulled
her aside. "That's enough, Honey. Why are you so mean to your dad? He's always loved you; he enjoys staying with
all of us. So, why can't you go along with him?"
"No way. Who will clear the mess if Rylantha returns to us because of him? I'll get mom here and see if he is still
stubborn." Ariel stomped off to look for her mother.
Having done all that he could help Camren with, Danny could only turn his attention to his father-in-law and remind
him to be careful. "Oops, my mom is going to be here soon. You're on your own, Dad."
"Don't worry. I have plans to handle that." Camren sat up straight and confidently.