"Alright, I'm counting on you then. Don't letdown." Jonathan said.

The stakes were too high for Quincy's family. A simple gesture from him, and her family could just keep their footing in the business world. But if he decided to play dirty, then her family would be like a small boat in the midst of a stormy sea, constantly at the mercy of the elements.

After ending the call, Quincy set her phone aside and let out a heavy sigh.

Sometimes she wondered what really defined good and evil.

Was self-sacrifice the epitof goodness? And if one abandoned goodness and morality, but managed to save her parents, was that act still good, or did it veer into evil? When Everett picked up the call from Langston, he was in the middle of a boardroom meeting.

Delegates from several international partners were present for a site inspection, ready to sign the official contracts after exchanging letters of intent.

"Dad! Mom fainted!" Everett shot up from his chair, "Don't worry, Langston. I'm on my way!" Kevin, standing nearby, quickly explained to the partners, "Mrs. Lopez is unwell. Please do understand the situation." The partners nodded in understanding; after all, they couldn't afford to offend the Lopez Corporation.

had already vanished from

Bay Residence, he saw Langston sitting beside Dorothy, with

the unconscious Dorothy into his arms, and the doctor he had called arrived shortly

us?" Langston stopped mid-sentence, choosing

more composed than Abigail, he was still just

Everett's reply was

hospital, Dorothy was rushed into the

tear Everett's heart into pieces, filling him with anxiety

was running

definitive conclusion. Henreactions and symptoms are quite unusual," the doctor said, clearly troubled. When the doctor first saw Dorothy's blood test results, he was baffled because he had

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