Chapter 1540


    At that thought, unwavering conviction fleeted across his gaze.


    Soon after, the lights in the operating theater were switched off.


    Seeing this, the man called out to Sean, “Mr. Thompson, the surgery has ended.”


    Sean snapped out of his daze and straightened his back. He took a few steps forward and turned


    around, lifting his head to look at the door of the operating theatre.


    The door slid open, and out came Stanley. He was d in green scrubs, a scrub cap, and a face mask.


    “How was the surgery?” Sean went straight to the point.


    “It was a sess,” Stanley replied as he pulled the mask off his face.


    Hearing this, Sean heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile spread across his face. “Good.”


    “Now, can you tell me where the Rivers family is?” Stanley queried, shooting the other man a sharp


    nce.


    Sean took out a packet of cigarettes from his pocket and lit a stick. With a smile, he said, “What''s the


    rush? I have to know if you had done something to the patient just in case the deal doesn''t go through,


    don''t you think?”


    Stanley''s face clouded over. “You don''t trust me?”


    Taking a drag of his cigarette, Sean continued, “Don''t be angry. It''s true that I don''t trust you, but aren''t


    you the same?”


    With that, Stanley furrowed his brows and fell silent.


    Indeed, it was just as the man said. Sean didn''t trust him, and vice versa.


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    Noticing his silence, Sean curled the corner of his lips into a smile. “You didn''t refute my statement. Isn''t


    that enough to prove what I said was true? If that''s the case, then I have to ensure the patient''s fine


    after the surgery before telling you the Rivers family''s whereabouts. That''s not too much to ask, right?”


    After a brief pause, he called out to his subordinate. “Marquinho.”


    “Yes!” The bald man hurried over as soon as he heard his name.


    “Go get another doctor to verify if the surgery was a sess and check if anything fishy has been done


    to the patient.”


    “Understood, Mr. Thompson,” said Marquinho. He then cast a nce at Stanley and went to do as he


    was told.


    At that, Stanley sneered. “You can have someone else verify the surgery and check if I''ve done


    something to the patient. If the location you give me ends up being inurate after you made sure that


    I''ve done nothing I wasn''t supposed to, then don''t me me for hunting you down and taking your life!”


    All of a sudden, Seanughed, as if his mood had improved.


    After a while, he looked at the man. “Don''t worry, you won''t have that opportunity.”


    “I hope so,” said Stanley, his tone ice-cold.


    After that, the two men didn''t utter another word and merely stood there, waiting.


    Half an hour passed before Marquinho returned.


    Sean flicked the cigarette butt away and asked, “Well?”


    Marquinho shook his head as he exined, “Mr. Thompson, the doctors have done their examinations.


    The surgery was a sess, and nothing fishy has been done to the patient.”


    “Got it.” With his chin held high, Seannded his gaze on Stanley. “To be honest, I''m quite surprised


    you didn''t pull any tricks, but it also shows how badly you want to find Joyce. I guess you are serious


    since you know I wouldn''t tell you her whereabouts if I were to find out that you did something behind


    my back.”


    Something glinted across thetter''s eyes, but his eyes quickly returned to normal. “Now that you know


    everything''s fine, where''s the address!” he demanded coldly.


    “Don''t worry, I''m a man of my word.”


    As soon as he said that, Sean pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over to him.


    “This is where the Rivers family is currently at.”


    Hearing this, Stanley hurriedly snatched the paper from the man and gave it a nce. His frown


    deepened when he read what was written on the paper. “Why is she in that country!”


    “They''re there, and that''s the truth. The pace of life over there is slow, and the weather is great as well.


    It''s a perfect ce for retirement or to go on a break. You''ve tormented the Rivers family, so it makes


    sense why they would go there,” said Sean nonchntly.


    Gripping the paper tightly, Stanley queried, “All right, I''ll believe you this time, but I want to know how


    you found out about their whereabouts.”