Bart gave Sean an OK. "Just so you know, I have this thing where I only trust my instinct. That's why I have to see all my business partners at least once. I'll work with them if my instinct tells me they're worth it. And if my instinct says it's a bad idea…"He licked his lips and bared his teeth. "I'll send whoever it is to hell."Sean raised an eyebrow at that."Now, my instinct is telling me that when it comes to Wayne Pennington…" Bart sat on the coffee table and leaned back with one hand propping himself up. He lifted his wine glass in Sean's direction with the other. "We'll work together perfectly!"He downed his wine.Sean turned to open the door. Just then, Bart continued, "It's just like how Brayden and I worked together perfectly."He opened another bottle of wine and poured some into his wine glass."I want you to remember something." Sean turned to give him a warning look. "Brayden doesn't do drugs."Bart held his hands up in surrender. "Of course. I'm not referrin
"Don't move!" Lenny stopped Taylor. He saw that the man leaning against the car had a gun behind his waist.The tattooed man, Ivan, knocked on Lenny's window. He lowered it a little. Ivan said, "Our car broke down; we're still waiting for a tow truck. The road's too narrow for your car to pass, so you should turn back and take another road."There are barely any cars that go this way, so you won't have to worry about someone being in your way."Lenny nodded. "Alright, then."Angeline also caught sight of the gun behind Bart's waist. She didn't know whether it was real, but it was better to be safe than sorry. They weren't in Lonla, after all. Things weren't as safe here."Hold it!" Bart threw his cigarette onto the ground, stubbing it out before approaching them. Despite the window only being lowered a crack, he still saw Angeline's bright eyes staring at him from behind the driver's seat. Her face was so beautiful it was unforgettable.Lenny tensed. He immediately put the car in
Angeline put down the wine bottle before changing into something else. Then, she said to Lenny, "I heard the hotel's restaurant isn't too bad. Let's go have dinner there."Now that they'd dealt with Adrian, her objective for coming to Dmont had been met. She would have Taylor and Jamie return to Lonla tomorrow; she would stay because she wanted to go to the lab in Grand Ckrodtria.The hotel's restaurant was located on the top floor. The floor-to-ceiling windows offered a bird' s-eye view of the city's nightscape, and lights twinkled everywhere.Angeline had asked Lenny to sit across from her, which made him feel rather self-conscious. He wanted to say something to ease the tension when he saw Sean and Melissa enter the restaurant. She wore a red dress and had her arm in Sean's.Angeline was going through the menu. Lenny's gaze landed on her face. "Ms. Angeline, Mr. Kingston and the woman who gave you the wine are here, too. They seem to be coming your way.""Ignore them. Let's jus
Melissa linked arms with Sean. "Let's go, honey."She dragged Sean away from Angeline's table and to their own. Then, she apologized for the impromptu show she'd just put on. "Did I just mess things up, Shane?""What were you trying to get out of her?" Sean looked down at the menu, his tone bland and indifferent. "Are you pleased with whatever you got?"She tightened her grip on the menu. "I wasn't trying to do anything, Shane. I was just… I just wanted to help you talk sense into her!"Even Melissa herself wasn't convinced by that lie. Feeling diffident, she fell silent and bit her lip."You're my family, Melissa. If you have anything to ask, you can just be frank with me." Sean looked up at her with a smile. "I'll tell you everything that I can."Melissa almost blurted out a question about his relationship with Angeline. But she shook her head when she thought about Angeline's attitude and the mess she'd potentially caused with her stupid test."I won't do it again, Shane." Me
"Alright," Eric said. "I'll keep this under wraps for now, but Dr. Dane isn't in the best of health now. If you want to use the law to avenge Tina, you're going to have to be quick about it.""Got it," Angeline said. She hung up, feeling grim. She could keep the news under wraps for the time being, but it wouldn't stay hidden forever. Thomas had saved Xavier, and she owed him for that.Still, she knew that Sean would protect Melissa if Thomas were to exact his revenge. Setting aside the fact that they'd grown up together, Melissa and Brian had been instrumental in Sean's return to the Kingston family.The rest of the meal passed with Angeline feeling like she was eating cardboard. The news weighed down on her.When she returned to her suite, she threw herself onto the bed and shut her eyes as a barrage of thoughts invaded her mind. She only fell asleep when it was close to dawn.…Now that Angeline had dealt with Adrian, she wanted to check on things at the lab in Grand Ckrodtria
Angeline continued probing when she noticed Melissa's flippant attitude. "Blood transfusions are fine, but what about organ donations? Biology experts have been looking into replacements for organ donations in recent years."Wouldn't that be something you'd be interested in, Mrs. Kingston? It's really hard to tell whether you or anyone else would need this in the future.""Others might need it, but I won't." Melissa smiled and returned the menu to the waiter.Angeline said, "Whatever it is, I still think you need to care for your heart. After all, finding a heart that matches your blood type couldn't have been easy."Even if you do manage to find one… no healthy person would want to give up their life to donate their heart to you. I apologize if my words sound harsh; I just hope you'll realize the severity of the matter and take good care of yourself.""You seem to be very concerned about our community, Ms. Lawson." Melissa leaned back with a wry smile. "You're even more concerned
"Shane and Melissa must've gone out of their way to head to Dmont so they could negotiate with Angeline Lawson." Dexter stood before the window. His ruthless expression was reflected in it. "We have to think of a way to deal with them.""Based on what we found, Sean Lawson, the man we accidentally killed, was Angeline Lawson's relative. He helped her a lot while she was growing up; he didn't even give up on her when she was comatose." Cain held a dossier on Angeline. "So, she'll likely work with Shane to avenge Sean Lawson.""We can't let that happen. Shane pulled some dirty tricks to kick me out of Kingston Empire's management team, but there are still people on my side. Still, if he manages to get Angeline to work with him, he'll gain a steady foothold in the company." Dexter turned, frowning as he lit a cigarette."Even if Angeline doesn't care about Sean, there's no denying she stands to gain from his death. To prove her innocence, she'll definitely choose to work with Shane to
"I have. Gregory Steele is a genius in genetics. He's at Cloudsville College now and researching a genomic category." Heather took a sip of her coffee. "The research hasn't borne fruit over the past few years, but Cloudsville College still thinks it's important."In fact, they keep increasing the research budget. If I remember correctly, you graduated from Cloudsville College, too."Angeline nodded. "Cloudsville College has wanted to stop the lab's research for ages. Vitality Biotech's been providing the research funds all this while.""Oh, I see." The realization dawned on Heather."The research center we're setting up in Lonla is in the end stage now, and the lab is being furbished. Once I return to Lonla, I'll tell Danny to speed things up. When that's taken care of, I'll move Cloudsville College's lab to the research center."As for the genetics expert you're looking for… we can have Gregory handle it," Angeline said."That'd be great!" Heather said. "We'll be closer to you w