Chapter 470
“Don’t forget our agreement, Captain Gleeman,” Elise reminded.
“I’m a man of my word.” Jackson was as cold as ever. “But your friend got me fired. I’d love to help you, but I simply can’t.”
“Right, Simon Bull! How could I forget about him!” After a sudden realization, Elise muttered to herself, “I should have gone to Mr. Bull right away, and I didn’t have to let you go…”
Hearing that, Jackson was dumbfounded. “You know, Miss Sinclair, I’m still here. Maybe you could’ve omitted some words from your mouth.”
“Nah, it’s fine. We’re literally best friends. It doesn’t matter whether you heard them or not.” After giving him a pat on the shoulder, Elise exited the room.
“Wait, what do you mean?” Jackson stopped her.
“Nothing.” She explained, “I’ll have the mayor look for Claude.”
“What about me?” The man was somehow disaffected.
“Do whatever you want. Who cares.” Elise waved her hand as she walked out.
“I now know Max’s identity. Are you not afraid that I might arrest him?” Jackson warned.
“Be sure to tell me when you do. I don’t mind seeing for myself how the self-proclaimed justice enforcer Captain Gleeman would look like when he abuses his position to handle private affairs.” Elise halted her steps, though she didn’t turn back.
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“What are you trying to say?” Jackson squinted his eyes as he grew more hostile.
“What I’m trying to say is, no matter how shady Claude is, he’s still a doctor at the end of the day. How grave of a crime could he possibly commit? The only reason you’d arrest him pertains to him treating whomever. He’s a trained doctor. That’s why you wouldn’t kill him or hurt him as you couldn’t afford any damage to him. Otherwise, the person you wanted to rescue would have no choice but to die.” Finished, Elise resolutely left.
As Jackson was left standing rooted to the spot, speechless, his eyes grew gloomier. After a while, he regained his senses and slowly turned to Alexander. “Max is Claude, who happens to be so close with Elise, whom Moses always treats with utmost respect. Besides, her needling skills are crazy deadly, and no one could dodge her attacks. Seriously, who’s your fiancee?”
“You figure it out.” Alexander patted him before returning to his own room.
Then, Jackson turned to Clement, who was still hiding in the sheets. Shortly after, he suddenly blurted, “They’re already gone! Why are you so shy? It’s not like I’ve never seen it.”
Clement, who was about to drag the sheets away, heard that and immediately hid in his sheets before throwing himself onto bed.
After an entire day of slumber, Jackson couldn’t feel any drowsiness within him. With that, he
went out and shut the door. Having been confined for so many days, he wished to see how the outside world had become.
Back to her room, Elise dialed Simon’s personal number.
Swiftly, Simon answered the call. “Elise?”
“How did you know?” Elise was surprised.
“Only a few know this number. Besides, everyone I know are old people who sleep early. Who else, except you, would call at such a time?” he explained.
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