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

“…What else?”

anything for the

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

But what

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

importantly, he wanted funds from Ryker

establishment occupying a large area. He estimated the bids would go as high as 20 billion

about eight billion dollars in assets,

the place. He had to consider startup and maintenance costs as

money, and he

more and realized he could not rely on Emmeline for

asked for funds in exchange for the antidote, he would be exposing his identity as the owner of the Imperial

sipped wine as an idea gradually formed

his phone

was soon answered. “Mr. Adam? Is

his gaze.

your call,

our collaboration now,” Adam said and

have the Imperial Palace anymore. How can we

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