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That day, Cora went over to Bernard's villa. She brought him a few things, including some expensive supplements. She said, "Dad, I have something to tell you. I've already arranged for you to stay at a sanatorium out of town for a month or two. You can come back to Jenton once you've fully recovered.""As long as it's away from Jenton, I'm okay with it. Feel free to make the arrangements. I don't mind going abroad!" Bernard readily agreed. "Oh? That was quick. Aren't you going to come up with an excuse to turn me down? What about making money for the family?"Or help restructure the family business? Or go see Owen? You agreed so quickly. I didn't even get a chance to talk you into it."Cora was taken aback. Things were going too smoothly, which made her uneasy. She was starting to think something was off, but nothing about Bernard's behavior seemed suspicious. Lately, Bernard had been resting at home. He hadn't gone out to handle any family affairs or receive any visitors. "

One day, Cora left Joseph a message saying that Kimberly wasn't feeling well. She had already had the family doctor examine Kimberly, and there seemed to be no major problem.Joseph knew it was just an excuse Cora made to get him to show up. But he genuinely cared about Kimberly, so he went home that evening.Kimberly had a cooling patch stuck to her forehead and looked perfectly energetic. She told Cora she ate something bad and developed a fever. But the moment she was alone, she leaned close to Joseph and whispered, "Dad, I'm not sick. Mom said you'd only come home if I was sick."Joseph couldn't bring himself to scold Kimberly. "She didn't lie to you. I really was worried about you. But don't do this again. I'm busy with work outside."He was touched. Kimberly might not really understand what it meant to be related by blood, or what a biological father meant to her. All she knew was that Joseph had always treated her well. She had called him Dad for so many years. To her, that

Joseph didn't answer. After all, he didn't want to tell Cora the truth. She was much closer to Bernard than to him, and Cora cared far more about the Lowell family than she did about him.Cora needed to uncover the truth herself. Only then would it truly convince her. If the same truth came from Joseph's mouth, Cora's attitude toward it would be completely different.He left the medicine behind. Whether Cora took it or not was her choice. He couldn't do everything for her.As he removed the needles and prepared to leave, Cora said, "Honey, wait. Why has Henry been so quiet lately? He hasn't executed Owen or gone after the Banks and Thorpe families for breaking off their marriage alliances. He has even eased tensions with the Croma faction."Even when those people from the Yeager family came to Jenton, he let them leave unharmed. What exactly is he thinking?"Joseph replied, "We're in a period of peaceful development now. Just focus on making money and staying alive. As long as you

"Seriously, Mavis also told me to keep an eye on you. She's worried those people might come after you and kill you," Joseph said.Yasmin asked, "Who would want to kill me? That bastard Henry? I told you he was the one who killed Zachary, and now he wants to wipe out everyone who knows about it. What a vicious man! Joseph, surely you'll help me this time, right?"Joseph scoffed. "You still haven't figured it out? Mavis meant that someone from the Croma faction might come to Jenton and kill you, then pin the murder on Henry. You're the perfect person to use to stir up conflict between multiple sides."You're the butterfly whose wings will flutter ever so slightly before she dies, drawing three families into a storm."Yasmin shook her head. "Joseph, you're the one who has misunderstood. She meant you should watch out for Henry. The Zahn family might kill me to silence me."Watch out for himself? What a stupid woman…Joseph didn't feel like talking to Yasmin anymore. He took out his

Joseph wasn't in a hurry to sleep with Lexi. He was using this to get even with her for being so immature and constantly provoking him. If she thought that being a woman meant he couldn't do anything to her, then he would teach her what it meant to be a woman.Keeping Lexi under his control would also benefit his dealings with the Browns family.Another reason he wasn't rushing things was that he wanted to see whether she would become a slave to her desires, lose herself in them, and eventually become loyal to him. None of that could be accomplished that quickly.His decision not to sleep with Lexi immediately didn't mean he wasn't interested in mature women. Even with young Elise, he hadn't rushed into bed with her. Instead, he planned to send her to university, help her become an intelligent, capable woman, and only then pluck the fruit when it was ripe.Women were important to him, but they weren't everything.That day, he visited the Traditional Medicine Center and found that