Yvonne scolded sharply, "What are you doing? Haven't you caused us enough harm already?"

Her words froze Joe in place. He stared at her, stunned, as if he couldn't process what she had said.

Nigel, adding fuel to the fire, pretended to wince in pain. "Ow, it hurts, like a needle stabbing me. Yvonne, can you check if something's wrong with my legs?"

Joe immediately pulled the blanket over Nigel's legs and scoffed, "Nigel, let me call a doctor. Yvonne doesn't know about these things."

"None of your business," Yvonne snapped, not giving Joe any kindness. She stood up and began to carefully examine Nigel's legs, as if handling something precious.

Watching her tender care, Joe felt a crushing pain inside, like his heart was being twisted apart. His anger turned to Nigel, who was looking at him smugly, clearly enjoying the moment. Joe clenched his fists but knew he couldn't lose control. If he did, he would only make Yvonne hate him more.

After a long pause, he managed to calm himself and spoke with a forced smile. "Yvonne, I need to talk to you. Come with me."

say, say it here," Yvonne didn't even look up, busy peeling

are others here," Joe tried to find an

at Nigel, a small smile tugging at her lips. "Nigel isn't 'others.' Who else would risk their life to

Nigel were stunned

"I promise, nothing like that will

let out a mocking

"Didn't you say you had something to discuss? If not, then

his voice filled with anger. "What do you mean,

met his eyes, reminding

but Nigel quickly intervened, his voice cold and threatening. "Joe, if you don't let her go, I won't hesitate to team up with Nash and take down

He could be reckless with his own affairs, but he couldn't risk the entire

the question that

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