“Can I fly back home to receive treatment?” Edmund asked.

Right after he said that, the doctor glared at him angrily. “Are you serious? If you insist on boarding the plane, you’ll die on the way back!”

Edmund fell silent.

“All right, he’ll stay. I’ll pay the fees now!” She grabbed the notice from the doctor and left to pay the medical expense for him.

A few minutes later, Edmund’s subordinate arrived. He noticed that Edmund seemed pleased, though he was lying in bed. No one would’ve known that he had been beaten to a pulp a while ago!

“Mr. Edmund? Are you okay?” he asked carefully.

“Mm?”

Edmund put on a calm look and sat up to look at his subordinate.

“Have you settled everything?” he questioned tersely.

“Yes. You told me. Mr. Cooper would be there soon, but he didn’t show up, though I waited for two hours,” the man stated doubtfully.

Edmund looked away.

He was back to his usual aloof self. Impatiently, he said, “How would I know? Those men told me he would be there soon when they released me.”

was shocked to learn

to let me join them. I said yes, so they let me go,” Edmund responded, his voice indicating a lack of

it! His subordinate turned pale.

out and called Benedict, who was

Cooper. Are you here? We’re

it again?” Benedict, who had just gotten off his

man cried, “Mr. Edmund is back, but he just told

As expected, Benedict

his smartphone as his chest heaved

Why did he agree to work for

tricked him. He told me they claimed you agreed to

to work for them. After all, Benedict

no way Benedict would allow any of

son

in rage. He rushed out of the airport and hailed a cab

the situation was. After his subordinate rushed out to make a phone call

you looking like that? Are you upset that I’m still

those men lied to you? Mr. Cooper

Edmund went silent.

after, Sabrina entered with the receipt, and he promptly

business, so go talk to

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