Chapter 13 Demanding an Exorbitant Price
After working hard for approximately 30 minutes, Olivia finally stopped. Her face was covered in a sheen of sweat as she looked up at the crowd around her. “Don’t worry; Old Man Nolan will be fine. He will wake up in ten minutes if nothing unexpected occurs.”
The entire scene was silent, and nobody said a word.
Only Penny spoke up in discontent, “My grandpa is going to wake up just because you poked some needles into him? What the hell are you bragging about?”
Even so, her eyes were glued to the old man lying on the bed as if she was trying to verify Olivia’s words.
On the other hand, Olivia ignored her. Instead, she sat by the side, resting.
Mommy.” North handed her a handkerchief that
As she wiped at her sweat, she glanced over at Eugene again,
mouth lifted slightly.
a check. He took the check and subsequently placed it
Miss Maxwell.” His smile hinted at a smugness of having already
momentarily taken aback by the check
I asked
intensified—even more so when
not expect a figure to rush over suddenly and snatch the check out of her hands before the check could even absorb the
before turning around to look at Penny,
money? What if something happens to Grandpa? Where are we going to find you?”
Stifling the urge to hit somebody, she lifted her gaze and glared
like that. Hence, his expression immediately darkened. At the same time, a hostile aura flared out from his body, and he said
did not move an inch. “Eugene, don’t be deceived by her! Grandpa isn’t awake yet! Who knows what she did to him
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