Semua Bab A Man with Nerves of Steel: Bab 421 - Bab 430

"Joseph, you'd better let me go, or I'll call the police and report you for unlawful detention." Marla took a deep breath. She couldn't tell Joseph the truth, or her life would become a living hell."The police? Marla, I saved your family before. Is this how you repay me?" Joseph's expression turned cold."You're a doctor. Saving lives is your responsibility. How could you use that to bargain with me? Where are your ethics?" Marla was being openly hostile.Joseph chuckled mirthlessly. "So morality really is the best weapon, isn't it? Fine, I won't make things difficult for you."Joseph dragged Marla into a car and drove straight to Skyhaven Central. Then, he called Yara and told her to come get Marla."Yara, keep your dog on a leash. Don't let her wander into my clinic again. I don't treat animals!" Joseph shoved Marla toward Yara. Seeing the cold, guarded look on Yara's face and her obvious lack of interest in speaking to him, Joseph simply turned around and left.Yara brought M

"How can you not have any? You should have more. Stop being so stingy." Lexi pouted.Joseph shook his head. "I don't have any!""If you won't give me any, I'll just take it by force." Lexi was immediately displeased. Joseph had rejected her advances, and now he was refusing her something as trivial as a few doses of anesthetic. How was she supposed to keep a man like this under control in the future?Joseph repeated himself. "I said I don't have any."Lexi replied, "If you don't have any, make more. If you can make one, you can make as many as you need. It's not like you're busy right now. Just go make some."Joseph said calmly, "That takes money. If you would like a custom order, I can make it. But it will cost you. Ten million dollars per dose. Give me seven million dollars upfront, and the remaining three million upon delivery."Lexi frowned. "That's highway robbery!" Naturally, she had no intention of giving Joseph money. Giving Joseph money would mean Joseph could gain pow

Jonas pressed the call button beside his bed. He had hired another caretaker as well, never fully intending to trust Shirley to look after him.But there was no response. It seemed like the call button was broken.He reached for his phone, only to realize that Shirley had taken that too.Since Shirley refused to move and there was no one else around, he had no choice but to struggle to the bathroom himself. By the time he returned to bed, he felt considerably better.He said coldly, "I know you want to take my money and run off with Joseph. Dream on. I'm not dead yet."Shirley's expression darkened. "So that's how little our marriage means to you? We've been husband and wife all these years, and you're willing to treat me as if you've never felt any affection for me."Jonas sneered. "So you do know that we're husband and wife. Yet, you're already planning to fool around with Joseph. What does that make me? I'm refusing to give you my money for your own good. If you stay faithful

Cora shot back, "It was you. What is there to find out? Answer me, did Jonas' death have anything to do with you?""You tell me." Joseph met her gaze calmly, as though she were beneath his notice. If Cora wanted to turn this into a fight, he would oblige. He might not be able to handle all her bodyguards by himself, but his allies wouldn't stand by and watch. They would come for him, and they would retaliate against the Lowells.He was no longer the man he had once been. "You're nothing but a thug!" Cora was convinced that Joseph was involved. He had every reason to hate Jonas. He believed she had been involved with Jonas, and Jonas had played a part in costing Joseph his position at the hospital. So, Joseph had a motive.Yet his composure only made her more uneasy. It suggested that even if she investigated, she would never uncover how he had done it. And even if she somehow did, Joseph likely already had a way to clear his name. Also, Cora still didn't know who was helping h

Kingsley Estate was like Joseph's own hotel, somewhere no one knew about.Before dawn broke, he left for his office to review some texts before heading to the clinic. Very quickly, he received a call from Marla, who said, "Dr. Hart, please come over to the Traditional Medicine Center now. Hurry! There's an emergency."But Joseph wasn't in a hurry and said, "I didn't expect you'd call me again. Didn't you say you knew nothing at all and that you'd never contact me again?""That's all in the past. I apologize for my behavior. Please be the bigger person and don't hold it against me! Come to the Traditional Medicine Center right now."Did Marla really think apologizing meant everything was water under the bridge? Who did she think she was?Joseph asked, "Why would I even go to the Traditional Medicine Center? I'm not even a doctor there, and I'm not sick either. I'm really busy!"As soon as he ended the call, he received a message from Marla, apologizing for the past and begging h