Lost Me Gained Regret

Undoubtedly, the message was from Kane.

Gregory snatched the phone from my hands and dialed back immediately.

-No answer.

I took my phone back and stepped out to the balcony to call Pearl.

Hearing my voice, Pearl seemed rather upset, even surprised, "Jane, you're still alive..."

Her voice trailed off, "What do you want calling me?"

Pretending ignorance.

I didn't have the patience for beating around the bush, so I got straight to the point: "Pearl, I know you want to fight for Dorothy's share of the Myers family estate. Fine, I agree. Everything that Ramona left me in her will, I'm willing to give to Dorothy. Is that satisfactory?"

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Pearl sounded pleased, leisurely saying, "Are you negotiating with me, or... begging me?"

I glanced through the sliding glass door at my grandmother, sleeping peacefully, and suppressed my anger, "Take it as you will. Right now, I just need the antidote. If something really happens to Ramona, it won't be good for you either, right?"

They were always afraid that if Ramona regained her sanity, she would bring me back into the Myers fold. But actually harming Ramona and risking her life was a step they dared not take.

of the possibility that the Myers

Ramona were to suffer because we

I

it's about who's

this through? The Myers estate might not be what it was a few years ago, but to the vast

Cut the crap. If you're worried I'll change my mind, I can sign a contract, in black and white. The condition is the antidote in exchange." Truth be told, if it weren't

you sure?" She sounded

now. Bring the antidote and the contract to the hospital by ten, and I'll be waiting. Is that

readily agreed, confidently saying, "Of course, no

room, Gregory looked at me, already guessing what I had

"She agreed?" he asked.

did."

she would agree. After all their elaborate

on the phone,

her bag to clean my arm, which had

"Let me

okay?"

"No need."

agreement with Pearl, I felt relieved and smiled at Bella, "She and Victor must be the last people you want to see, right? It's better for you to stay

completely detach myself from this situation, since Ramona was