Chapter 47

“What the heck are those pills you sent over? It nearly got Howard killed.” Jeannie’s voice was sharp and piercing. “Last night, my folks nearly tore him a new one.”

“It’s a good thing. Girls just don’t get it.” Nathan argued back with conviction.

“What good thing? Don’t think I don’t know.” Jeannie retorted, holding a can of warm soup in her disdainful grip.

“I can’t explain it to you.” Nathan huffed.

Inside the room.

Gwendolyn removed all the acupuncture needles from Howard’s body and dressed him neatly.

“Nathan knows about your medical skills, and you don’t have to hide it in front of him. But my family doesn’t have clue.” Howard whispered.

“Okay.” Gwendolyn simply responded, “I’ll get the door.”

No sooner had she spoken than the door burst open. Jeannie and Nathan squeezed their way

  1. in.

“Gwendolyn. Here to see you again. Mom made this soup herself, and it’s to build you guys up.” She boasted, holding up the thermos.

“Howard, you’re holding a grudge over some silly little pills. Was that really necessary?”

together, they gossip like a couple of chatty geese.

said, rubbing his temples as he tried to separate them.

“Sure thing.”

Don’t stick around these stinky men.

hinted with a pointed

hide his irritation, “I’m

“Hmph.”

get going, Jeannie,”

two women left quickly, and the room finally

flopped down beside him on the bed,

normal person?” Howard slowly

Chapter 47

him, “Bainbridge is brown–nosing Summit Corp’s project manager, Larkin, invited him

hold their liquor, and drink Bainbridge under the table.” Howard spoke calmly.

tone, “Do you want me to

bait him with a big promise, lure him into signing a ‘betting

Nathan grinned, “Gotcha.”

Howard was dark.

the shares from the main

Howard looked at him and instructed, “The discreet kind,

need doctors for?”

find out in a

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