LOGINPamela left John's ward without another word, and Robin closed the door behind her. When he returned to John's bedside, he finally asked what had been on his mind. "Sir, you agreed to Pamela's request because you know they won't actually listen to you, right?""Yes." John answered lightly.He needed to take care of Pamela, as he had promised, but he couldn't force other people to cooperate. In the past, he had said he would treat her differently and indulge her wishes, but after everything she had done, his patience had run out. What remained of his promise was only that he would make sure she was looked after as she lived.Nothing more, nothing less."Are you really going to give her the money?" Robin asked."Yes." John's voice was calm.-As soon as Pamela walked out of the hospital, she called Sierra. It would take another week before John gave her the money. She had to get Sierra to agree within that week. As long as Sierra agreed and helped her, she would still have a
"That's my private business. What does it have to do with you?" Pamela's heart was pounding. She was almost screaming at John now, her palms slick with sweat. "You said you'd take good care of me. Is this what you call taking care of me? Digging into me behind my back, prying into my privacy? Don't you think that's crossing a line?"John still didn't know that she wasn't his savior. As long as she played her part well, she could still get away. Even if she couldn't get any money from him, she could still squeeze some out of Sierra.There were also the gifts and the house he had given her before. At worst, she could sell them all. He was already starting to suspect her, anyway.John's already dark eyes darkened even more.Robin spoke up for his own boss. "Lucy and Kenneth looked into it on their own accord. Mr. Henderson didn't tell them to.""Then what about pretending you didn't have the money while secretly investigating me at the same time?" Pamela let all her anger out. "D
John glanced at Pamela, his eyes flashing darkly, and said slowly, "Under normal circumstances, I could give it to you right now and we'd be done with each other from now on.""Then transfer the money to me." Pamela wasn't completely stupid. "And draft another contract to guarantee that the money is lawfully transferred. Once I leave Harbor City, there will be nothing left between us."John looked at her, his presence slowly filling the room. "I said, under normal circumstances."Pamela frowned. Her instincts told her something was wrong."Do you know Dr. Yates, who's now in the ICU at Jade City Central Hospital?" John asked.Pamela's back stiffened. She denied it at once. "No.""You don't know him, but you arranged to meet him at the mountain?" John exposed her in a single sentence."You investigated me?!" Pamela finally realized something was off. She had wondered how the CEO of Henderson Group, the richest man on the Wealthiest List, could possibly not have twenty million i
"I don't need you to tell me that," Forde snorted, sounding especially pleased with himself."Besides Ms. Bell, you also can't let anyone from the Lynch or the King family sees you," Lance said, worried his brother would get reckless on his own. "This is about her safety...""Stop rambling," Forde cut in.Lance went quiet.Forget it!Even if his older brother didn't sound reliable, he was still quite capable. After reminding Forde of a few more things, Lance hung up.Meanwhile, Sierra drove straight home. Holly was a little surprised when she saw Sierra came back so early. "Didn't you go have lunch with Louisa?""She had another lunch appointment." Sierra set down her car keys and glanced around. "Where's my mom?""She took Tommy out." Holly yawned, clearly still half asleep. "She said she was meeting a few people and told me not to wait for them for lunch."Sierra sat down and poured herself a glass of water.Noticing that something seemed off with her, Holly looked at her
Sierra's hands were on the steering wheel, her fingers brushing against it.Being able to divorce just by paying some money was a good deal, but Sierra didn't want to agree because Pamela was the person she had to deal with."You know John doesn't want to divorce you. I'm sure you know how much time a divorce lawsuit will take by now. Don't you want freedom even when it's here right in front of you?" Pamela went on.She was desperate for Sierra to say yes."No need to provoke me." Sierra didn't agree right away.The more Sierra acted like this, the more anxious Pamela became.Going back over their conversation, Sierra asked, "Where is that person, and how long will it take her to get to Harbor City?""Three days at most." Pamela had finally learned to be careful. She knew only a mix of truth and lies could fool Sierra now. "I can promise you that once she knows about this, she'll help you get the divorce. If she can't do it, you can tell John where I am."Sierra turned to look
"I'm asking you a question here! When did you find out?!" Pamela snapped. Her whole mannerism changed, as if she was on high alert.Sierra turned and looked at her. Her gaze was light, no different from usual. But that was exactly what made Pamela feel like Sierra already knew everything, and it sent her spinning further out of control. "Say something!""When you kept running around and used the time you saved John to threaten him," Sierra lied without blinking.Whose place had Pamela taken?Why had John never realized Pamela was a fake?How had Pamela found out about it in the first place?Right now, Sierra had no answer to any of it. She could only draw it out of Pamela step by step."Impossible." Pamela forced herself to calm down. "If you knew I was a fake, why didn't you expose me?""By the time I found out, John had already hurt me because of you." Sierra followed what had already happened and added another lie with a straight face. "I wanted revenge, so I wanted to







