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.

complications to arise. “Given how wary Myres is, anything will alert him. He will definitely be on guard after knowing you stole the drug, and it won’t be easy for us to overthrow

Smith Co. had a similar drug. Unfortunately, it could only last for a dozen minutes, not enough to

and stood in the middle of the

fully grown woman. If it worked on the dog, it would work on a

go at it!”

back and asked him

even have three on him, let

the heir to BJ Biotech, refuse to pay up?! Someone’s got to amortize the

know how costly research and development can be. But

eyelid when he spent tens of thousands on one visit

I don’t mind an IOU.” Irvin pulled out a pen and a piece of paper from his pocket. “I’ll collect the debt

readily and wrote down a three million IOU before fervently handing it to

to when

entire bottle to him with pleasure after checking the IOU. “I’ll give you the other two

won’t be any side effects, will there?” Paul checked the bottle under the

reassured. “At most, he’ll be hyperactive for the first half an

Old Master Heidelberg’s handwriting and come up with a

really going to die.” Paul thought it

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

wasn’t just a will but also the final

***

woman was becoming somewhat disoriented, for she didn’t make

room was a mess, it looked like it had been a while since someone last cleaned the place. Not only that, Jamie noticed dust had been collecting in the corridor when he passed by

Alicia, Jamie only dared to observe her from three feet away, and after silently