Chapter 88 Jonathan Woods To Reveal His Identity
The conversation between the two older men went like this.
Dariel Randall, 79, said, “I know that woman back there. She’s the daughter of darling Anna’s wicked uncle, Kent Barton.”
Cash Cappell, 77, replied, “We know that man too. Isn’t he Julian Parks’s half-brother, Alexander Parks? Does he really think we’re isolated from the rest of the world? Even after living in the mountains for many years, we are still very much in touch. I’ve been watching the news every day.”
“That’s right. Anna and that piece of trash from the Quigley family didn’t even make the news when they were dating back then. We thought that our darling Anna was such an outstanding young woman that whoever fell for her would definitely dote on her. Regrettably, we didn’t pay much attention to the affair. It turned out he’s a scumbag. A no good son-of-a-gun! Fortunately, they broke up in the end,” said Dariel.
“Why did Alexander come to the countryside to ask about Anna? Instead, did he come here for Joseph Quigley, that old geezer?” Cash wondered out loud.
Dariel’s face darkened. “I have to call darling Anna and ask if she has been exposed unwittingly.”
“Don’t you know how smart Anna is? If she was exposed, would she have come to our godforsaken countryside? Don’t give yourself away by calling. We, old fogeys, should not cause trouble for her one way or another. Just stay put and keep your cool, for crying out loud. Anna will definitely call us when it’s convenient for her,” Cash grumbled.
“All right,” Dariel stared at the phone and put it back into the cradle. Needless to say, he missed Anna terribly. Both carried their buckets and fishing rods back into the house.
At this moment, Joseph Quigley walked over joyfully. “Hey, not bad. You two old farts caught a fish, after all.” “We’re done fishing for the day. Go and arrange for the kitchen to cook the fish for us,” Dariel said.
Joseph laughed aloud. Then he carried the bucket and mumbled away as he looked for a servant to prepare the dish.
Dariel suddenly thought of something and said to Joseph knowingly, “It has been chaotic here of late. Those people will probably turn the entire Chanaea over looking for you. Make sure to stay put in the house and don’t roam around town unnecessarily.”
“You guys should stay put too.” Joseph laughed and tasked someone to cook the fish.
“So be it. I’ll practice two more fist-fighting rounds every day,” Dariel muttered.
Cash broke into a hearty laughter. “My time is even easier to pass. I’ll throw some clay to make a pot every day. Hahaha, I’ll make money and pass the time.”
Meanwhile, at Jadeborough.
Jonathan Woods was jet-lagged.
He could not sleep before midnight and finally fell asleep in the second half of the night.
Just as he was sound asleep, his cell phone rang like crazy.
It was Ben Chase, director of the Metropolis Hospital.
Ben greeted Jonathan politely and asked if he was used to his everyday life after returning to the country. Before the latter could reply, Ben apologized for calling due to an urgent matter.
It turned out that he had a critical case on hand. The hospital’s expert team examined the patient but could not resolve the issue. Therefore, he decided to enlist Jonathan’s help.
Jonathan was angry to have been woken up from his hard-earned sleep. He shouted into the phone, “What if I didn’t come back? Does that mean no one will care about those cases? Do all the patients have to die then?”
“Jonathan, that’s not what I meant. If you hadn’t come back, we couldn’t help it if we are unable to treat the patients. We wouldn’t dare to trouble the elder Quigley either! It was a coincidence that you’ve returned. I think she’s not meant to die,” Ben replied politely.
He was 49 years old, two years younger than Jonathan.
The two men had met a few times before whenever Jonathan returned to visit the elder Quigley.
The elder Quigley had wanted Jonathan to take over the Metropolis Hospital and suggested that the latter meet with Ben.
After chatting for a while, Jonathan’s foul mood dissipated. “Ben, I didn’t mean to shout at you. I’m jet-lagged and just fell asleep,” he apologized,
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