Coolest Girl in Town

Napoleon naturally got his daughter’s beseech. At that, he raised his head and gazed disappointingly at her.

“Do you really think I’d feel bad for that ungrateful b*stard? I’m worried about your happiness here. Who’d have thought this would happen just when your marriage is finally in the talks?! Sigh, just when will I get to see you start a family?”

Narissa knew a nagging was inevitable, so she simply slumped onto the couch and deflected, saying, “Worst comes to worst, I’ll stay single forever. Better yet, I can try the test tubes. It‘ll still be your grandchild, and you won’t even have to worry about being set up.”

“Nonsense!” Napoleon hit the roof. “You better get back to your blind dates after the Heidelbergs‘ issue is settled!”

“I’m heading to Elise’s.” Done arguing, Narissa got up and headed out at once.

On the journey, she texted Elise that Napoleon had already talked to Gale, and by the time she arrived at Griffith Manor, the gang was discussing the next step

Narissa casually swept her gaze across the room and found that Jamie wasn’t around.

“He’s gone to check on Alicia,” Elise whispered, knowing the young woman’s worry.

“Mhm…” Narissa nodded dazedly after a split-second stump.

“Myres’ only obstacle now is Alicia and her father,” Alexander commented.

Elise, too, stated her opinion. “Alicia has PTSD, and she’s likely to be identified as mentally impaired. With that, she’d lose her chance to succeed in the company. Hence, Gale would likely target Old Master Heidelberg.”

“You read my mind, Dear,” Alexander showed off some PDA humorlessly before turning to the others with a profound straight face. “Fake Old Master Heidelberg’s death, make him no longer a threat to Myres.”

The elder was still in a coma, so playing possum was certainly a no-go. Hence, the only way left was through medication.

“BJ Biotech’s lab has the state-of-the-art suspended animation drug. I’ll sneak some out!” Paul volunteered as tribute.

will definitely be on guard after knowing you stole

dozen minutes, not enough to last the entire

stood in the middle of the circle. “It will last for thirty minutes. It worked on

fully grown woman. If it worked on the dog, it

me have a go at it!”

the little man hid it behind his back and asked him for money instead. “Three million for

didn’t even have three

Someone’s got

R&D business. Of course, I know how costly research and development can be. But look at the

past, he wouldn’t even bat an eyelid when he spent tens of thousands on one visit to the

out a pen and a piece of

three million IOU before fervently handing it

identical to when he issued a

pleasure after checking the IOU. “I’ll give you the other

any side effects, will there?” Paul checked the bottle

chest and reassured. “At most,

and come up with a will then,” Elise

not like he’s really going to die.” Paul thought

a relative of the cadet branch, sit firmly in the position and act audaciously without a

a will but also the final nail in Gale’s

***

Alicia’s room with caution. The young woman was becoming somewhat disoriented, for she didn’t make out Jamie even after seeing him, just tilting her head with

while since someone last cleaned the

from three feet away, and after silently keeping her company after