Chapter 1907 You Have Always Been Strong
“Let’s not disturb him. He needs to rest now,” the doctor reminded the adults and left.
In the ward, Lucius was still unconscious with an IV drip attached to his arm. Everyone was holding their breath while waiting for him to regain consciousness.
“Ugh…” Lucius finally made a sound.
“What is it, Lucius?” Delilah asked.
“Water…” Lucius muttered weakly.
Joan fetched the water and darted to Lucius’ bedside.
“Here, have some water.”
Lucius slowly opened his eyes and tried to find his bearings.
“Dad, have I become stronger now?” Lucius uttered the words in a barely audible voice.
Tears welled up in Larry’s eyes as he replied, “Son, you’ve always been very strong.”
As days passed and Lucius started to restore his strength, the adults began planning their trip back home.
“What are you doing here?” Larry scowled at Dustin when they met each other at the airport.
Dustin’s fists balled up as he shot a cold glance at Larry. “It’s none of your business where I’m going.”
The friendship between Dustin and Larry had shattered since Joan’s car accident. It was solely because of her that they were able to stand being in each other’s presence right now.
“Haven’t you always been residing overseas?” Larry snarled.
“I don’t think I owe you any explanation,” Dustin retorted while shooting the other man another cold glare.
“Can you two please stop bickering? Today is supposed to be a special day, right?” Joan said while looking at Lucius.
“That’s right, Mom. Dinner is on you!” Lucius said excitedly.
Joan fell silent at her son’s suggestion.
It was the meal I treated last time that resulted in him getting hurt.
“Uh… I mean, you have to prepare dinner tonight!” Lucius quickly corrected himself.
Joan and Larry decided to take Lucius back to the village so that they could look after him properly.
The village had remained the same since before they left, still filled with mountainous clean air and friendly villagers.
“Ms. Young, we haven’t seen you in a while. Where have you been?” one of the villagers asked.
“That’s right. We’ve been missing you around here,” another added as a few other women started to chime in.
“Oh, It’s nothing. I had to run some errands, that’s all,” Delilah replied with a forced smile.
Seeing the friendly faces made Joan feel at home again as she let out a contented smile.
Ring!
Larry’s phone rang, and the caller ID showed Caspian’s name.
“Boss, are you back?” Caspian asked anxiously.
“Yes.” Larry stole a side glance at Joan and spoke carefully into the phone, “What have you got for me?”
“The man is at large at the moment. But I’ve looked into his bank statement. Someone had transferred a sum of money into his bank account,” Caspian reported dutifully.
Larry’s expression darkened upon hearing the latest updates. Then, the men brought each other up to speed on a few other things before Larry ended the call.
Seeing Larry’s gloomy face after speaking on the phone, Joan hurried over. “What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing,” Larry assured Joan while wrapping his hand around her shoulder.
Everyone was thrilled to be back home after being away for quite some time, especially for Lucius, who loved spending time with Larry and Joan. Hence, he grabbed the opportunity and got them to play with him. Seeing the delighted child, Delilah let out a contented smile and walked into the kitchen.
Meanwhile, in Gabriella’s office, she tried to ascertain with Freya, “Do you know that she’s back?”
Freya was mildly startled but soon gathered herself together. She replied calmly while sipping on her tea, “I just did.”
“I suppose you haven’t forgotten our deal? Just name your price,” Gabriella said with her chill-inducing eyes.
Freya studied the woman for a long while as fear filled her heart.
What a vicious woman! Will she come after me once I help her finish off her business?
“What is it? Are you having second thoughts about this?” Gabriella asked with unblinking eyes.
She’d better not thinking about chickening out. If so, she’ll only have herself to blame when I teach her a lesson about keeping a deal. What a useless wuss!
