Chapter74
“It’sarequestbytheQuinns,though,”Jakeinformed.
“Oh.TheQuinns,huh?”
Whensherecalledtheistencounter,Yvette’slipstwistedintoachillingsmirk.Abone–chillingairradiatedfromherasshesaid,“Doublethe<b>price</b><b>,</b>andiftheyagreetoit,rejecttheirrequestoutright!”
Afterhearing<b>that</b>,<b>Jake</b>couldn’thelpbutapudYvette’saudacity.
Yvettewassuchabadass!Afterall,theQuinnfamilywasthetopdoginJubilife,and noo
onehadeverdaredtotreatthemlikethis.
“Got<b>it</b><b>,</b>boss!I’lltakecareofiton<b>the</b>darkwebnow.”
YvettzilyhummedinacknowledgmentbeforeendingthecandresumingherworkontheRevivalPotion.
WhiletheQuinnfamily’sofferwasundeniablygenerous,Yvettewasnotoforgetaslight.Giventhatthe Quinnfamilyhadcrossedher,theywouldhavetofacetheconsequences.
Asforthemoney,shecouldalwaystakeonafewmorerequests<b>,</b>andthatwould suffice.
Meanwhile,SamundWilsonwereatQuinnManor.
“Mr.Quinn,there’sbeenaresponsefromMiracleHealer’sside.They’reaskingfordoublethepricetoeptourrequest.”
Afterhearingthat,themansitting attheheadof<b>the</b>tableforcefullyextinguishedhiscigarette,andhisnormallycharismatic<b>face</b>transformedinto<b>a</b>cold,forbiddingvisage.
Althoughheremainedsilent,theatmospherearoundhimgrewheavierwithanunspokentension.
At<b>that</b>moment,Samuelcouldn’thelpbuin,saying,“We’realreadyofferingapricefarexceedingwhatotherswouldpay,yettheystillInsistondoublingit<b>.</b>They’rebeinpletelyunreasonable!”
MiracleHealer<b>was</b>renownedfortheirextraordinaryprowess,boastingtheabilitytorevivetheincurableandrestoreshatteredbones.Aslongasapatientshowedtheslightestsignoflife,theycouldrescuethemfrom<b>the</b>jawsofdeath.
Thatsaid,allofthisseemed<b>too</b>goodtobetrue.Itwasprobablyhearsay,atbest.Howdaretheydemandfourbilliondorsbasedonmerehearsay?Theyweresimplyinsatiable!
Ofcourse,WilsonunderstoodSamuel’spoint.Asaresult<b>,</b><b>he</b>coldlyinstructed,“We’llmeettheirdemands,then.<b>However</b><b>,</b>ifthey’reincapable
ofit.”ofcuringGrandma,theywon’tlivetoseeapenny
Afterall,theyhadrecentlyreceivednewsthattheNirvaroothadalreadybeenshippedtowardJubilife.
Aftergettingtheirhandsonit,andwiththehelpoftheMiracleHealer’streatment,therewasachancethatMartha’sheartdiseasecouldfinallybecured.
“Gotit,Mr.Quinn.I’llseetoitatonce!
Butbeforelong,Samuelreturnedwithagrimexpression.“Mr.Quinn,I’vealreadyconfirmedwiththeMiracleHealerthatwe’dpaydouble,yettheystillrefusedtotakeourcaseandeventoldustogetlost.”
Theywereobviouslytoyingwiththem!
Afterhearingthat,Wilson’seyesnarroweddangerously,acoldfuryradiatingfromhimasaruthlessdeterminationshedintheirdepths.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.
“Ifwecan’tbuytheircooperation,thenfindthemandcapture themalive.Ifthey’restilldefiantaboutit,thenthrowthemintothedungeonand<b>have</b>themlearntherulesthehardway.”
Whenhenoticedhis displeasure,Samuelwastednotimeandrepliedrespectfully,“Gotit,Mr.Quinn!”
Atthatmoment,Wilson’sthreateningdemeanorwasparticrlyfrightening.Yet,itgraduallydissipatedashelookedatthechatlogwith
Yvette.
She stillhadn’trepliedtohismessages.<b>What</b>aheartlesswoman.