Emmeline smiled wryly. “If only it were that easy. I can’t find that person at all. If I know where he is and ask him for the antidote, I’ll be willing to do anything for him. But where can I find him? That b*stard is nowhere to be found!”

The pastry chef said nothing.

Emmeline pressed her lips together. She took an ice pack from the freezer and went upstairs.

After seeing Emmeline disappear around the corner, the pastry chef went back to the kitchen.

He thought for a while and sent Adam a message. “Mr. Adam, I managed to find out something just now, but I don’t know if it’s important.”

Adam replied, “What is it? Tell me! I’m not in the mood to play games!”

“Mr. Abel is ill, but he needs an antidote instead of a doctor.”

“Okay. And then?”

“Ms. Louise was crying. She said ‘that person’ has the antidote, but she can’t find him.”

Adam grinned smugly. Yes, that’s true. I’m that man! But I can’t tell him.

Instead, he replied, “Is that all? Can’t you tell me the whole story in one message?”

called that person

“…What else?”

said she’d do anything for

give her the antidote, will she do anything I say? Adam thought. He twiddled the sparse hairs on

my chance! But what

with him and satisfy his urges, but he knew that was a mere

wanted funds from Ryker Group to

occupying a large area. He estimated the bids would go as high as

eight billion dollars in assets, which

only enough to acquire the place. He had to

needed money, and he

more and realized he could not rely on Emmeline for the

antidote, he would be

sipped wine as an idea gradually formed in his

his phone and

answered. “Mr. Adam? Is

his gaze.

been waiting for your call, Mr.

continue our collaboration now,” Adam said

can we collaborate?” the

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