Chapter 405 A Futile Attempt To Convince

“Sorry, no.” Angela shook her head.

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Seriously, Jonathan wasn’t exactly a stranger. How could she possibly kick him out and chat with this outsider, Joseph?

Joseph furrowed his brow. He seemed to be weighing the odds of persuading Angela.

Finally, he sighed resignedly.

“Alright, spill it. Time’s ticking,” Jonathan urged impatiently with a displeased look.

Joseph avoided meeting Jonathan’s gaze. He tried to ignore his obvious presence and turned to Angela. “Angela, you know why I’m here, right?“.

“I don’t know. Just spit it out.” Angela frowned. She was not interested in hearing his unnecessary chatter and gestured for him to get to the point.

Joseph awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth. He swallowed nervously and didn’t know how to broach the subject.

He still wanted Angela to treat Zacharias, but he didn’t know how to bring it up because he knew that Angela might not agree. Thus, he felt a pang of

concern.

And now, it wasn’t just Zacharias in jeopardy, but also Fanny.

for Fanny soon, Zacharias might resort to reckless

help but

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A Futile Attempt To Convince

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he was met with a stern glare. It wasn’t just anyone glaring at him,

warning him against further consideration and reserving his softer

aside his fleeting thoughts. He spoke softly, “Zacharias is in

attention, and her eyebrows arched in

provocation during their last encounter at the hospital,

about telling me something new?” she

nagging suspicion that his agitation wasn’t solely about

involved Fanny as

some health issues and though Angela was no longer targeted by them, they would undoubtedly still be fretting

her brow momentarily. He swiftly regained composure as he was aware that Jonathan was

to converse calmly with

words lingered on the tip of his tongue before he swallowed them back down. As such, he felt frustrated by his inability to articulate his

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thoughts.

mentioned knowing Zacharias had lost his will to live made Joseph reconsider the moment when Zacharias had confided in him in the hospital ward, expressing concern that

right state at that time? But

end, he couldn’t contain the anger simmering within

didn’t you tell me?” Once the

glare, causing him to

to soothe him before shifting her gaze toward Joseph.

supposed to be the

regain some composure, though Angela’s words stung.

as an outsider, if not less. So, why should he

couldn’t shake off his resentment

his gaze was still

got nothing else to add,

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bother Jonathan

mentioned him, Jonathan chimed in with a cautionary note, “Next time you come knocking, luck might not be on

of the implied threat and couldn’t shake off the discomfort it brought. His mind swirled with resentment, yet

do you want to know?” Joseph asked wearily, his tone tinged with defeat.

amusingly, “It’s not about what I want to know but what you’re willing to confess. But truth

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