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 a

“…What else?”

do anything for the antidote.

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

But

first thing he wanted was to have her make out with him and satisfy his urges, but he

wanted funds from Ryker Group to

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

about eight billion dollars in assets, which was

acquire the place. He had to consider startup and

and he could not

little more and realized he could not rely on Emmeline for

funds in exchange for the antidote, he would be exposing his identity

wine as an idea gradually formed

phone and dialed

was soon answered. “Mr. Adam?

his

call,

We can continue our collaboration now,” Adam

don’t have the Imperial Palace anymore. How can

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