Chapter 1299


    The bodyguards spoke strangely, which gave her a headache.


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    "I''m removing my makeup now." She answered patiently.


    "Have you finished removing your makeup and packing your luggage?"


    Nick seemed to be particrly interested in her luggage.


    "Why are you so interested in my luggage? I won''t pack it today." She wanted him to give up. "My


    ssmate is hospitalized here. We will leave together after he gets discharged."


    Nick suddenly lost interest. "I thought you would be pissed off today! Since you won''t leave, I''ll hang


    up!"


    Du...du... du...du... The call disconnected.


    "He’s impossible." Avery put down the phone and murmured to herself, "Why does he want me to leave


    today? Is something major going to happen today?"


    In Aryadelle.


    After Nathan''s ashes were buried, Peter went back to Bridgedale.


    As soon as Peter left, Lilith immediately asked Ben, "How much money did he want for the gift?"


    Based on what she knew about Peter, it was impossible for him to leave so easily without getting the


    money.


    "Lilith, although your brother asked me for a betrothal gift, we don''t necessarily need to get married.


    We’ll talk about it after you have the baby." Ben said.


    "I didn''t say I wanted to marry you! I just wanted to know how much my eldest brother asked you for."


    Lilith whispered, "If I make a lot of money in the future, I can return it to you!"


    Ben didn''t expect that. "One million." He answered.


    She froze for a moment and said in surprise, "He asked you for that much?"


    One million was a lot of money for her.


    Ben didn’t know what to make of that.


    Because he lied.


    He gave Peter ten million.


    Peter expected him to give ording to the amount given to Chelsea. He couldn''t possibly give


    Chelsea one million.


    But he couldn''t give Peter more, so he gave him 10 million.


    He was afraid that saying 10 million would put Lilith under psychological pressure, so he said 1 million.


    "Everyone says you''re rich. Does that mean a million to you is like a dime to us?" Lilith noticed that he


    didn’t speak, so she went on, "But if you do not like me, how is it possible that you are willing to give a


    huge amount of money as a betrothal gift?"


    Ben was angered by her teasing "Lilith, you won''t feelfortable if you don’t make me angry for a


    day, is that so?"


    "Why do you like being angry so much? I read on the news that men have mid-life crises. Are you in a


    mid-life crisis?" Lilith wondered, "Why don''t you buy some tea to reduce your anger? My dad also liked


    to throw tantrums before he died. The doctor suggested that he drink some chrysanthemum tea. Why


    don''t you buy some to drink too?"


    "You mean that the child is yours after birth, and has nothing to do with me whatsoever?" Lilith''s face


    fell.


    Ben was furious.


    Absolutely outrageous! He treated her only a little bit better, and here she was, taking advantage of


    him.


    Jed had a checkup in the afternoon, and there were no seriousplications with his body, so he


    could be discharged.


    Avery had thought he would stay in the hospital for at least two days, but she definitely didn''t expect


    him to recover that quickly.


    Just when she was about to tell him that she and Elliot hadpletely broken up and that she could


    finally go to Bridgedale for an operation, a doctor passed by her in


    a panic, and said something to another doctor that gave her a shock-


    "There was a shooting on a yacht over the Balteen Sea. We''re going on a rescue mission now!"