When Love Breaks by Jack

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.

were afraid of the possibility that the Myers estate would end up in my hands as per

antidote to blackmail me, but if Ramona were to suffer because we couldn’t administer the antidote in time, they should be more afraid

I can’t afford to

end, it’s about

but to the vast majority, it’s still an unreachable status. Are you really okay with giving

it doesn’t matter, does it? 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 for Ramona, whether or not I returned to

you sure?” She

time. “It’s seven now. Bring the antidote and the contract to the hospital by ten, and

readily agreed, confidently saying,

the hospital room, Gregory looked at me, already guessing what

“She agreed?” he asked.

she did.” I

their elaborate schemes, this was exactly

been on the phone, Herbert and Abdul

from her bag to clean my arm, which had somehow

“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

detach myself from this situation, since Ramona was

back into this nauseating