City N.
When Channing arrived at the studio, Elaine still hadn’t known anything about the incident in Riverside
City.
She held back her excitement, waving at Channing. When a customer came to pay the bill, she went
back to her position.
When Sherry came over, they had just bid farewell to the last customers.
It was getting dark outside.
Channing said, “Let’s go. Let me drive you girls home.”
Elaine looked at him and then at Sherry. She asked curiously, “Has Stella come back? Will we have
dinner together?”
Sherry shook her head. “Stella called me just now. Something happened in Riverside City. Elaine, do
you want to contact your family?”
Elaine was startled. “Riverside City? What happened?”
Channing pulled out his phone and tabbed to open the news for her.
Elaine took it over immediately. When she read the news, her face turned pale immediately. Her hands
were trembling when pinching the phone. Her lips parted, but she couldn’t utter any sound at all.
Although she disliked those elders and thought they were too old-fashioned and inflexible, after all, they
had watched her grow up.
She could never accept that they were murdered at the same time in one night.
Besides, the suspect turned out to be...
Looking at her pale face, Sherry whispered, “Are those your families?”
After a long while, Elaine came back to her senses. “No... None... I must call my dad.”
As she spoke, she pulled out her phone.
The call wasn’t connected until a long while later. Elaine quickly said, “Dad? How...”
Franklin interrupted her, “Elaine, stay in City N. No matter who offers to take you back to Riverside City,
don’t come back. All right?”
Elaine answered in confusion. She stammered, “I... I got it. Are you and Great-grandpa all right?”
“We are both fine.” Elaine could hear a lot of noises at Franklin’s end. He reminded her again, “You
can’t trust anyone from the James family. Remember. Any of them.”
After that, he quickly hung up the phone.
Elaine gripped the phone, looking dull.
She had been well-protected in the past twenty years, never worried about food and clothes, and never
experienced such an incident.
Sherry patted her on the shoulder. “Let’s go home.”
Since they came out of the studio, Maxwell had been following them.
After sending them back to the apartment, Channing didn’t leave. He stayed in the guest room.
Downstairs, Maxwell called Clarence. “Mr. Conrad, everything is fine in City N.”
Clarence replied, “Sent more men to follow them. Be alert.”
“Of course, Mr. Conrad.”
...
When Clarence and Stella finished lunch and went back to the ward, William’s assistant had left.
William was sitting on the bed, dealing with some documents.
Clarence had read through those documents already. However, if those things were to be executed,
William’s signature was needed.
Hence, it wouldn’t be a challenging job for him. All William needed to do was to sign his name.
Stella didn’t stop him. She poured a glass of warm water for him.
Upon hearing the sound, William raised his head and pinched his nose bridge. “You are back,” he said.
Stella said, “If you feel tired, please take a rest first.”
William said, “I’ve been lying on the bed for almost a month. Now I feel weak even after dealing with
such a trifle.”
“You’ve just woken up, so you haven’t completely recovered yet. The doctor said you need to rest well,”
said Stella.
“There are a few documents left. I’ll be done after signing them.”
Clarence walked over and said, “The basic operations of the company are stable now. I don’t think you
can continue transferring Complex Corporation back to domestic right now.”
William kept silent for a moment. “I’ll consider it in the near future.”
“Darnell James has found those mobsters, but he didn’t find Daniel. They said Daniel was possibly
taken away by Lyndon Steward,” said Clarence.
William frowned, clenching his hands into fists.
Stella turned to look at Clarence and repeated in surprise, “Lyndon Steward?”
Clarence hummed. “Lyndon Steward could be the one who had planned everything that happened to
Complex Corporation recently as well as the gunshot incident this time.”
“Isn’t he in City N? Why...”
“He should have left City N already,” said Clarence.
“So many people are looking for him now. How did he flee out successfully?”
Clarence pursed his thin lips and didn’t answer.
William murmured, “He must have prepared for himself a way out. Otherwise, we would have found the
clues after looking for him for such a long time.”
In the beginning, when something happened to Complex Corporation, William didn’t suspect Lyndon for
it.
Until Daniel went missing and things got out of control, William realized that the enemy was well
prepared.
The enemy should only be Lyndon, who had been hiding for months.
Clarence said, “We can’t ensure where he is right now. Most likely, he’ll do something again.”
William said, “Since we know who the manipulator is, I have a way to fight against him.”
“If so, Stella and I will go back to City N in a few days then,” said Clarence.
As soon as he finished his words, silence blanketed the ward.
The atmosphere wasn’t too bad, but neither good at all.
William looked over at Stella. “Stella, could you help me check with the doctor to see when my dressing
is going to be changed in the afternoon?”
Stella parted her lips. When she was about to speak, she met Clarence’s eyes. He slightly tilted his
head, hinting at her to leave the ward.
Stella pressed her lips and answered. Lowering her head, she walked out.
She knew it was an excuse for them to send her away, so she didn’t go to find the doctor. Instead, she
was walking back and forth in the garden downstairs.
It was early afternoon. The sun was shining, but it wasn’t hot at all. Stella could feel the cool breeze
from time to time.
She walked for a long while before sitting down on a bench in the tree shadow.
Twenty minutes later, Clarence’s figure appeared nearby. He walked to her against the light.
He sat down next to Stella, resting his arms on the back of the chair. Then he stroke her hair and
asked, “Are you getting bored?”
Stella shook her head. She asked, “What did you talk about?”
Clarence raised his eyebrows. “It’s a secret between men.”
Stella curled her lips. “Forget it.”
Clarence smiled in silence. “Let’s go back to City N tomorrow evening, OK?”
“What about William...”
“He’s awake, isn’t he? He’s fine. We’ve done what we could do.” Clarence continued, “Moreover, there
are also people in City N you're concerned about, right?”
Stella nodded slightly. However, William was still in the ward. She was worried because no one was
taking care of him.
Clarence saw through her mind.
He added slowly, “After he has dealt with the matters here, he’ll go back to City N as well.”
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