Julian choked.
There was no way to argue back when Joseph got back at him using his own words.
“So you still refuse to operate on my son, Dr. Green?”
“Negative.”
That gave Julian hope. But Joseph whispered, “I just told you my bottom line. You are a smart guy, Mr. Farley, I am sure you know what to do.”
Julian went in complete silence.
Joseph figured what was going on in Julian’s mind at the moment so he didn’t push it. Joseph continued in his lowered voice, “Even if I saved your son, do you really think he would be able to get away the influence of what you and Mr. Frye have done and grow up healthily? Perhaps it wasn’t a bad thing at all for your son to die at a young age. At least he won’t know anything, neither will he have to put up with judgemental gossips behind his back all his life. How could he survive if Mr. Frye and you were behind bars?”
Joseph’s words were a bit harsh. Julian frowned in deep concern.
Joseph wasn’t urging him to make a decision now. He just said lightly, “Mr. Farley, go back and sleep on it. I can wait, but I can’t say for sure that your son can. Now please, see yourself out. I am taking a rest.”
As Joseph was throwing him out, Julian stood up in despair, turned, and walked outside.
It wasn’t that he didn’t know what Joseph was trying to get at, but it was really hard for him to choose between his father and son.
Mr. Frye didn’t have much affection for Julian, however, blood was thicker than water - He never thought about sending his biological father to prison by himself.
But what Joseph had said wasn’t wrong. His son was still young, besides, what Mr. Frye and himself had done might be exposed one day. What would happen to him then?
Julian fell into a dilemma.
Joseph didn’t care about Julian’s struggles. He immediately locked up the door right after Julian went out and signed a hand gesture towards a direction outside the window.
Lucas told the rest of the team to stand by. He hopped on the balcony by himself and went straight into Joseph’s bedroom.
Joseph’s beautiful eyes went all smiley as soon as he saw Lucas.
“I can’t believe you’ve found me here.”
“Isn’t this part of your plan?”
Lucas was a little upset. He glanced at Joseph, sat down directly on a chair beside him, and said funnily, “Fine, Joseph. You are unbelievable! How could you drug me? I won’t trust anything you pass me from now on.”
“Come on, are you still mad?”
Joseph cracked up, without the slightest feeling of being on the enemy’s site.
Lucas somehow found that look on Joseph’s face annoying.
“Stop that! Get serious! All that giggling won’t get me to forgive you. I am telling you - this isn’t over.”
“What are you going to do then? Beat me up? Bring it in. I won’t fight back.”
Joseph was acting like the nice guy, which made Lucas seem a bit childish.
Lucas wasn’t like this in front of others. He couldn’t help but feel upset thinking that Joseph was hiding something from him.
What was the relationship between these two?
They were bothers!
But guess what?
Joseph freaking drugged him!
Even though Joseph only did that to protect him. But it was something Lucas could never tolerate!
Lucas was getting even angrier.
“Why would I beat you up? My hands would hurt from doing so and my dear Yasmeen would get worried.”
“Ahem.”
Lucas suddenly getting all romantic embarrassed Joseph. Joseph awkwardly made a cough and said, “I won’t leave with you.”
“Are you out of your mind?”
Lucas looked at Joseph, quite confused.
Lucas could tell that the situation had changed even though he couldn’t hear the conversation between Joseph and Julian just now.
“Are you tactfully telling me not to inquire about your identity?”
Lucas gave him a stare but didn’t ask further.
Joseph looked at him for a long time and said, “I’m with the National Security Bureau.”
Lucas, who thought he could not get any answer, was stunned.
The N.S.B. should hold strict confidentiality measures. Joseph should never expose his true identity to anyone anywhere, not even to his spouse or other family members. But he was telling Lucas right here, right now.
Lucas was shocked immediately.
“Are you crazy?”
He quickly covered Joseph’s mouth, and in a passing manner, he checked whether there were surveillance cameras and bugs too.
Joseph smiled and watched Lucas getting busy. His heart was warm.
This was his younger brother, whom he connected tightly by blood.
No matter what he had done to him, Lucas would always be there for him when his life was hanging by a thin thread.
Joseph remembered when he was a child, Riley George kidnapped him and Lucas. It was Lucas who fought Riley to protect him. Lucas ended up with injuries all over then.
Joseph was tearing up a little.
He said in a hoarse voice, “Don’t worry about it. I have checked all around and destroyed all the surveillance devices. No one should be able to hear or see anything happening here.”
Lucas wasn’t assured. After searching all around, he let out a sigh of relief. When he turned his head around, he saw Joseph’s smiling eyes. They were gentle and tender, with a sense of indescribable warmth.
Something dawned on Lucas. He took a step forward to give Joseph a hug and said in a low voice, “Call me whenever you need me. You are always my elder brother, Joseph.”
“Sure.”
Joseph nodded, and at the same time, he keenly heard the footsteps from outside. He instantly leveraged his strength to throw Lucas out of the window.
Joseph just knew Lucas was able to land on his feet safely.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Don't Try to Escape, My Wife!
The book is slow....too many words are wasted to explain...need a better translator.......
God I want to read the book but it's freaking annoying, Samuel Green, Nicole Bush, Lucas Bush, Jacob Brown in every line.....I hope this author grows...the book would have been okay but it's affecting my mood...
Does the author have write the full names of the characters all the time...it's annoying...we are reading the book, we know their surnames already.......
What is it with Chinese authors. The characters are slow, he finally opened his mouth, it took him so long just to say two words...the house keeper would have put the person out before he even spoke....is this really how people are over there..the characters are always lost in thought, they might as well live in their heads.....
What is it with Chinese authors. The characters are slow, he finally opened his mouth, it took him so long just to say two words...the house keeper would have put the person out before he even spoke....is this really how people are over there..the characters are always lost in thought, they might as well live in their heads.....
She left for 5 years to come back emotionally stupid. wow what's up author...
She's questioning his brain, her brain is broken. How easily she keeps forgetting her own kids for a man, especially her sick daughter shame then kid might as well die huh...