Chapter 187


    This was exactly how Joe treated those he didn’t care about. Marcus <b>was </b>well aware of this, but he didn’t expect Joe to reject him so firmly without so much as a sliver of regard that they were mutual friends with Rowan and the others.


    This embarrassed Marcus greatly. Weren’t they fine before boarding and during the flight? Why did his áttitude change after getting off the ne? Could the phone call <b>Joe </b>received put him in a bad mood?


    If so, who made the call? Who could have made a call in the middle of the night to cause Marcus unnecessary trouble?


    Once they got into the car, Paul took out his phone and snapped a picture of his forehead while cursing, Damn it! How unlucky! I’ve been having a streak of good lucktely. How did it suddenly take a turn for the worse?”


    Joe nced at Paul. Then, his gaze fell on the photo Paul had posted on Instagram over an hour ago.


    In the photo, Marcus could be seen behind Paul. Skr must have called him after seeing this photo. He hadn’t noticed any ring on Marcus‘ hand before, but now he could vaguely see it in the photo. Perhaps it was because of what Skr said, that ring did give off a bad vibe.


    “If Marcus contacts you, keep your distance from him,” Joe said.


    Paul was taken aback. Joe was rather cold toward Marcus. Had <b>he </b>offended Joe in some way? Or did the series of incidents on the ne affect Joe’s mood?


    “Did Marcus offend you?” Paul asked.


    Joe showed Paul his WhatsApp conversation with Skr. After reading it, Paul’s eyes widened suddenly.


    “No wonder I’ve been so unlucky today!” He hadn’t understood it before, but now he did.


    Suddenly, he thought of something. If Marcus was sick, wouldn’t that affect a lot of people? Would Rowan, Ethan, and even Lukas be affected?


    The situation seemed especially worrying for Ethan and Lukas. They were not picky about their romantic partners. There was a chance they <b>might </b>have shared the same girlfriends before. Would they have gotten the same disease too?


    “Should we ask Mr. Jakeman and the others to get a thorough medical check–up?” Paul asked<b>.</b>


    Joe remained silent for a few seconds. Then, he typed a message and sent it to the group chat with Rowan and John in it.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    He wrote, “Marcus vomited blood on the ne. If you’ve had amon girlfriend with him, go to the hospital for a detailed check–up.”


    This caused a huge stir.


    Rowan responded instantly. “Vomited blood? What’s going on? <b>And </b>when did you two be so close that you would meet up personally now? I thought you disliked hanging out with Marcus and Ethan


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    John texted, “Could Marcus have AIDS? He seems to always have a cold whenever I run into him at


    restaurants.”


    Rowan replied, “Fuck this!”


    John advised, “Rowan, you hang out with Marcus quite often. Go get yourself checked. Let’s not meet for


    now. Good luck.”


    Joe texted, “Good luck.”


    Rowan didn’t reply anymore. He was probably in hysterics or was busy booking an appointment with a hospital for a check–up. He could also be checking his Instagram diligently to see if he had any ovepping girlfriends with Marcus.


    In short, Joe and a few others would be staying up that night, unable to sleep.


    Steven had just walked out of theboratory at thepany when he saw the haggard Kenny standing


    before him.


    Steven pretended not to see Kenny and walked past him.


    However, Kenny stopped him. “Wait, do you know anything about Skr being a mistress? Not only that, she also got that guy who’s having an affair with her to sabotage ourpany. We’re facing a lot of problems now, and she’s likely the one behind all of this.”


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