Chapter 258


    Johanna turned to Joanne, who looked bewildered. Thetter said, “It''s the first time I''ve seen such a


    reaction.”


    “That''s so strange,” Johanna reached out to hold Joanne''s hand.


    Although she held it tightly without loosening her grip, nothing happened.


    Even after watching closely for one full minute, Jonathan did not notice any change in either of the


    women.


    They turned toward him doubtfully, then Johanna asked, “Could it be that there''s something strange


    with your body?”


    He stroked his nose thoughtfully and sounded frustrated as he replied, “I''ve also nevere across


    something like this. Why don''t the two of us try it?”


    Johanna did not think he was trying to take advantage of her, so she stretched her soft, fair hand


    toward him and joined hands.


    However, they did not observe anything unusual.


    They maintained that position for a minute to the point they felt embarrassed and let go, but still,


    nothing happened.


    All of a sudden, Joanne stuck out her hand toward Jonathan and said, “Let''s give it a go again.”


    Nodding, Jonathan reached over so they could sp their hands together.


    What the hell! There''s that biting cold sensation again!


    He had to use his vitality to resist the icy feeling that radiated from Joanne''s body.


    White frost began forming on his hands like before, and that time around, it even spread to his arms.


    “Let go!” he yelled, unable to bear it any longer. He withdrew his hand and stepped back.


    Only then did the frost on his arm gradually disappear.


    As he stared at her, one could tell from the look in his eyes that he thought the whole situation was


    strange and ominous. It''s the first time I''ve encountered something so sinister.


    Joanne also had a strange look in her eyes as she fell into deep thought.


    Noticing that, Jonathan knew at once that something was amiss with Joanne but that she did not wish


    to talk about it.


    Nheless, he did not want to probe further as it had nothing to do with him. He merely smiled and


    said, “If there''s nothing else, I''ll be going then.”


    Panicking, Johanna hurriedly called out, “Don''t go! What''s wrong with my sister?”


    “You know something, don''t you? It''s just that you''re unwilling to say anything,” he said while looking


    straight at Joanne.


    Johanna shifted her gaze to Joanne and asked, “Is that true?”


    However, Joanne replied, “Not at all.” After a pause, she continued, “Let''s not talk about this now.


    Instead, we should be discussing how to thank Mr. Lawson.”


    Johanna had no clue what was going on. All she knew was that her sister was quite opinionated and


    that she would not be able to change thetter''s mind. Hence, she responded in agreement, saying,


    “Yes, you''re right. We need to thank him properly.”


    “That won''t be necessary,” he replied nonchntly. Nheless, he could not refrain from asking,


    “Why is there an assassin out to kill you?”


    While Johanna hesitated, wondering whether to share more details, Joanne said, “Let''s sit and talk.”


    Since Jonathan was in no rush and was somewhat curious, he replied, “Sure.”


    After the trio sat down on the couch, Joanne had her secretarye in to make some coffee. She also


    whispered a few words into thetter''s ear, who nodded in response.


    Then, she said to Jonathan, “In truth, there''s nothing to hide. My sister and I went to Ustrana recently


    and developed a core technology patent with a Chanaean scientist. The drawing for the technology is


    veryplex. Currently, no one can produce it on aputer. My sister has the drawing, but there''s no


    way of transmitting it using aputer.”


    Johanna piped up, “Joanne is an expert in this area. She can analyze the drawing to help Falcon


    Corporation build better engines.”


    “We didn''t expect ourpetitors to try and get their hands on the drawing once the news leaked.


    From their perspective, even if they can''t get the drawing, they don''t want us to have it to prevent us


    from pulling ahead of them. That Chanaean scientist has passed away in Ustrana. So, once the


    drawing gets destroyed, that technology will be lost forever,” Joanne exined. After a brief pause, she


    said, “Thankfully, the gods were on our side. We were fortunate to meet you, which is why the drawing


    didn''t go missing. Mr. Lawson, you''ve saved us from a huge loss, so we must thank you.”


    As she spoke, the secretary brought over the coffee and a checkbook.


    Joanne was someone who did everything with a generous spirit. Her pen flew over the check with great


    flourish, then she tore it out and handed it to Jonathan. “Here''s a small token of our appreciation.


    Please ept it.”


    Without looking at the check, Jonathan replied with a smile, “It was nothing. There''s no need for that.”


    Joanne and Johanna were slightly taken aback, wondering if he genuinely did not care about money.


    “Mr. Lawson, I think you should take a look at the amount before deciding whether or not to refuse it,”


    Joanne suggested.


    He grinned at her and said, “For someone as generous as you who wishes to thank me personally, I''m


    guessing you wouldn''t write down anything less than three million.”


    Her expression shifted slightly as that was the exact amount she had written! She had not expected


    him to make such an urate guess, and she could not help but take another look at him.


    He may appear cynical, but there''s actually more to him than meets the eye.


    “All right, then. I still have some business to attend to. Bye!” With that, Jonathan got up to leave.


    After taking a few steps, he looked back at Joanne with a smile. “It''s a beautiful thing when people lend


    a helping hand to others in a situation where they don''t cause harm to themselves. If one were to


    involve money in everything, life would be rather dull.”


    Having said that, he strode out of the office.


    The two sisters exchanged nces after he left.


    “What do you think of him?” Johanna asked.


    Joanne pondered for a moment before saying, “He''s either a scheming man who''s plotting something


    big or a rare gem of a gentleman.”


    “I think he falls in thetter category because I bumped into him in a panic while running for my life. It


    doesn''t make sense for him to have ulterior motives.”


    Joanne countered, “Maybe he saw that Falcon Corporation was doing well and hatched a new n.


    He''s a smart person, that''s for sure.”


    Her sister shot her a bitter smile. “Joanne, I think he''s more easygoing than you. He doesn''t think that


    badly of others. Also, you tend to doubt everything and distrust others because you''ve been a chairman


    for so long.”


    Joanne did not attempt to refute what Johanna said. Instead, she replied rather tiredly, “Perhaps.”


    Something urred to Johanna, and she added, “By the way, why was there frost when you shook


    Jonathan''s hand just now?”


    “I''m really not too sure,” Joanne replied, not wanting to talk about it. After a pause, she asked, “Where''s


    the drawing?”


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    Johanna did not press further and merely took out the drawing.


    Willowbank had a northern climate, so even though it was the end of February, the weather was still


    freezing cold.


    Despite the sun shining that day, there was still a frosty chill in the air.


    Sometimes, it would still snow in Willowbank in May. It was truly a strange city.


    After exiting Falcon Building, Jonathan walked under the morning sun while mulling over the unusual


    incident with Joanne.


    It was something he had never experienced, and he could not wrap his head around it.


    When one attained the same level of understanding as Jonathan, one would realize there was a clear


    reason behind everything in the world.


    They knew there was a cause and effect to everything that happened.


    It was just like how there was an exnation for Lance''s remarkable ability to exist in the form of


    primordial spirits.


    However, when it came to what happened with Joanne, Jonathan simply could not figure it out.


    Why does the frost only appear when I shake hands with Joanne but not when Johanna does it? I''m


    sure Joanne usually shakes hands with others, so she would''ve definitely known if there was a


    reaction. In other words, a chemical reaction only urs when she shakes hands with me. What the


    f*ck does that mean?


    Suddenly, he felt as though his mind was a jumbled mess as myriad thoughts rted to tales of the


    reincarnation of ill-fated lovers raced through it.


    Could something have happened between Joanne and me in our past lives? But isn''t that just


    nonsense? There''s no such thing as reincarnation, so how could there be past lives? When a person


    dies, that''s it. Reincarnation doesn''t happen!


    He was absolutely mystified.


    He was walking along the street when he spotted a restaurant. Turning abruptly, he went into the


    restaurant and ordered a spaghetti bolognese while still mulling over the matter.


    I can''t figure it out!


    Suddenly, Jonathan thought of Master Richard.


    With his god-like cultivation, he''s sure to be way more knowledgeable than me. Why don''t I try asking


    him? However, it doesn''t seem quite right to bother him with something as trivial as this.


    “Oh, right! I can ask Beatrix!” he eximed, having a sudden sh of inspiration. After all, Master


    Richard was the one who had said I could look for her if I came across any difficulties.


    Without hesitation, he whipped out his phone and dialed Beatrix''s number.


    The call went through quickly, then he heard Beatrix''s voice on the other end of the line.


    “Hello?”


    Snickering, he replied, “Hello, Little Bee. Can you guess who''s this?”


    A secondter, all he heard was the dial tone as she hung up.


    Jonathan was momentarily taken aback. He would behave when he was around Beatrix, but now that


    he was miles away, he had gotten smart-mouthed.


    However, it was aplete surprise to him that she would hang up just like that.


    He sighed. Beatrix has no sense of humor at all and can''t take a joke. What a killjoy.


    After that, he called her again. That time, he greeted stiffly, “Hello, Beatrix. It''s me, Jonathan.”


    “Is something the matter?” Beatrix asked coldly.


    “Well, yes. There''s something that I think is very strange, and I can''t figure it out. That''s why I wanted to


    ask you about it. You''re way more experienced—”


    “Get to the point,” she snapped, interrupting him without any qualms.


    He immediately began, “Here''s what happened...”


    Then, he proceeded to describe how frost had appeared after touching Joanne''s hand.


    “What do you think happened? Nothing happens to other people who shake her hand. It''s only me.


    Could it be that we were lovers in our past lives, and now that fate led us to cross paths again, a


    chemical reaction urred as soon as we met?”


    Beatrix replied, “It''s normal for men to have physiological reactions when they meet a woman.


    However, this is my first time hearing something like this.”


    Jonathan was caught off-guard by herment about a physiological response. D*mn! She''s quite


    open about these things!