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

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

“Sure thing.”

Let’s get some fresh air. Don’t stick around these stinky men. Their mindset’s bound to rub off on you in the

hinted with a pointed look.

irritation, “I’m not stooping to your level.”

“Hmph.”

Jeannie,”

women left quickly, and the room finally quieted

flopped down beside him on the bed, “What’s with the disheveled look in broad daylight? You up to something naughty?”

Howard slowly smoothed out

Chapter 47

him, “Bainbridge is brown–nosing Summit Corp’s project manager, Larkin, invited him to dinner tonight. Larkin wants to know how to handle

hold their liquor, and drink Bainbridge

me

with a big promise, lure him into signing a

Nathan grinned, “Gotcha.”

Howard was dark.

shares from

looked at him and instructed, “The discreet

do you need

a couple of days.”

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