"What happened, Quentin? What's wrong with Dad?" Bella sat by the sofa and held her father's cold hand, her heart going out to him.

"I'm fine, Bella." Wyatt pulled himself together to smile at his daughter.

Panic stirred within Bella. "You're fine? You're whiter than Casper the Friendly Ghost!"

The three men were lost for words.

The tension in the air somehow dissolved into something comical.

Bella asked indignantly, "Why was Christopher here? Did he get you worked up?"

Wyatt and Quentin said nothing.

Did you threaten you with a drug?" Justin's

of him. He came to set up a deal with Chairman Thompson. If Chairman Thompson agrees to his terms, he can guarantee a supply of drugs. Chairman Thompson isn't quite himself yet, and Mr. Iverson's aggression only rubbed him the wrong way. Chairman Thompson took his medicine in time, and

"What are

Wyatt glared at Quentin.

made things vague. "He talked about a partnership. The terms do not matter. The thing

acted innocently with us. Don't be scared. We'll sort out the drug. Don't listen to him. If he can acquire the drug, so can we." The sight of his daughter's angry and adorable

to live a few more days

to step out to make

lot, Christopher, with Taylor in tow, walked grimly

Iverson, Wyatt sure acts

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