Ian’s gaze lingered on his companion, his voice laced with growing impatience.
“Any word from Eric yet?”
Patric shrugged nonchalantly, “He’s still out cold. No sure when he’ll wake up.”
Ian was about to blow a fuse when Nydia breezed into the room.
“Ian, Dylan’s here,” she announced. “He says he needs to have a serious word with you.”
“Not interested,” Ian snapped.
"He claims that if you want the lowdown on the research facility, you’d better agree to marry Judith. He says he knows where it is.”
Ian stiffened, thinking he’d misheard.
How could Dylan possibly know!
Without another word, he stormed off to meet Dylan.
Dylan sat ramrod straight in the private booth. A chilly expression was on his face as Ian approached.
The Sanders family was shrouded in gloom, with Judith now being both blind and mute, and her emotions in tatters every day. And Ian was to blame for all these calamities.
But in spite of everything happened to her, Judith still called out for Ian in her dreams.
“Marry my sister, and I’ll tell you where the research facility is,” Dylan offered.
Ian’s lips curled into a sneer. “How could you possibly know about the facility?”
“You turned Judith deaf and mute, but I’ve got the antidote from the facility. Soon she’ll recover. She used to be in agony every few hours, but that’s over. In two months, her voice and sight will return. You know as well as I do that only the meds from the facility can fix her, not some over-the-counter pills.”
Ian remained silent. If Judith truly recovered, it must owe to the facility.
Nydia’s poison was irreversible, it had shattered Judith’s vocal cords beyond repair.
But if the facility stepped in, that could change everything. After all, it was filled with top-tier talent.
“Mr. Sanders,” he began, “I’m now in North America, but I’ve asked a friend back home to look into your daughter’s situation. We’re still partners, but now I need your help. Please tell me why you are digging into BK.”
Augus’s gaze narrowed. His face seemed weary but still displayed a formidable presence.
Ian sipped his coffee, “To be frank, Mr. Sanders, my partner was taken by someone in BK. It’s tied to this mysterious research facility which I know nothing about. I need more information.”
Augus rubbed his temples, glancing at his coffee.
“Years ago, the Abbott family had twin sisters, Arlene and Cynthia. My grandfather, who was still alive back then, consulted a seer who claimed that if I was to marry Cynthia, it would bring turmoil to the Sanders family. So, my marriage was arranged with Arlene. But I loved Cynthia; that girl was a genius in every way. I admired her deeply. Arlene didn’t like me either anyway. Her lover was a destitute writer, but it was impossible for us to disobey the elders of the Sanders family and Abbott family.”
As August recalled this, a hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.
“I was deeply in love with Cynthia, from crush to love. I confessed to her and she said yes, but we had to keep it an secret affair. I was obsessed with her, despite knowing that she kept many secrets from me, I still loved her for who she was. As I was dreaming about our future, my secret romance with Cynthia was found out. Cynthia was punished, and I was also locked up with Arlene as a penalty. They intended to make what has been done cannot be undone. .”
“But Arlene and I struck a deal, letting Cynthia take her place in marriage. This allowed Arlene to flee with her beloved writer. We swapped Cynthia’s identity for Arlene’s, and I wedded Cynthia, who had to live as her sister henceforth. Then we had two beautiful sons.”
“Until twenty-four years ago, after returning from Greenfield, I sensed something off. At that time, Cynthia was still very weak after giving birth, but I felt that she had changed; she was different from the person I loved. Since then we’ve been estranged from each other. I didn’t grasp the issue until a few years ago. Perhaps the woman who returned was the real Arlene, not Cynthia. The woman I loved had vanished.”
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Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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What is wrong that the author has not updated this novel in over a month or is there somewhere else that I can continue reading the novel from chapter 1951 upwards? Do tell, please. Thanks....
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Author, why are there no updates after almost 2 weeks? What's going on with the updates,Author? Do update soon....
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Playing too much with my emotions. It’s been 9 days and no updates. What is going on with Fitch and Zoey?...
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