A vi in the suburbs. Callum Maguire and Snow Judd, disguised as the Hugo couple, hurried inside. In the living room, Mr. Kim lounged on the sofa, holding a wine ss, his silver mask glinting under the light.
Callum Maguire and Snow Judd exchanged a nce before stepping forward. “Mr. Kim.”
Mr. Kim lifted his gaze slightly, giving them a brief look. “It’s been so long, and you still haven’t obtained the serum?”
“Since Tina’sst test, we’ve been cautious about making any moves. We mentioned the serum to her before, but she didn’t budge,” Callum Maguire said, trying to remain calm. “We’ve been busy setting up a perfumepany, and it’s starting to take off. Yesterday, Tina handed us the perfume form.”
Following Tina’s instructions, he and Snow Judd had been staying at Reed family but kept a low profile. They were often sent out to work on thepany.
To avoid arousing Mr. Kim’s suspicion, they had to proceed with thepany’s establishment as nned, which naturally slowed progress. Recently, Tina had ordered them to live in the fakepany they were setting up. They hadn’t appeared at Reed family for nearly a month. asionally, they would show up briefly but leave right after dinner.
During this period, Mr. Kim hadn’t contacted them either. They were anxious to resolve this matter quickly since they had been poisoned. The excruciating pain during each poison attack was unbearable.
They had asked Tina several times if they should contact Mr. Kim to find his whereabouts, but Tina insisted she had her own arrangements. So they could only wait.
Recently, Mr. Kim suddenly messaged them toe over. They immediately informed Tina, who then allowed them to go.
“Oh?” Mr. Kim raised an eyebrow. “You got the perfume form?”
“Yes.” Callum Maguire handed the form Tina gave him to Mr. Kim. “Take a look and see if it contains the serumponents.”
Mr. Kim nced at the form and suddenly stood up, eyes wide with shock.
Callum Maguire carefully asked, “Mr. Kim? Is there something wrong with this serum?”
He was only responsible for disguising himself and obtaining the serum but didn’t know itsponents or what Tina had given him.
Seeing Mr. Kim’s reaction left him puzzled and worried that Tina might have set him up, leading Mr. Kim to suspect and eliminate him.
“No problem!” Mr. Kim said sternly. “This is the serum!”
“What?” Callum Maguire and Snow Judd were stunned.
It was really the serum? No way! Wasn’t Tina supposed to capture Mr. Kim? How could she give him the real serum?
Callum Maguire was confused but quicklyposed himself and said, “Tina’s mother actually wrote the serumponents into the perfume form? If we had known earlier, we would have disguised ourselves sooner and obtained it smoothly.”
Mr. Kim’s eyes narrowed as he pondered for a moment before asking, “How are Hugo and Jennie?”
“Eagle Flies is watching them; everything is normal for now,” Callum Maguire replied.
“Eliminate them and withdraw from Reed family!” Mr. Kim ordered coldly.
Callum Maguire’s eyes flickered briefly before he responded, “Understood.” He paused and then asked, “What about Eagle Flies’ arrangements?”
“I’ll assign her new tasks,” Mr. Kim said.
Callum Maguire nodded without further questions and left with Snow Judd.
After they left, Mr. Kim looked at the form in his hand with a contemtive expression.
Half an hourter.
As Mr. Kim was preparing to leave the vi, Callum Maguire and Snow Judd rushed back in.
“Mr. Kim, bad news! Hugo and Jennie have been rescued!” Callum Maguire said urgently.
Mr. Kim’s face darkened. “What happened?”
“I’m not entirely sure; Eagle Flies called saying a group of well-trained people suddenly stormed in without saying a word and started fighting them off with weapons. Eagle Flies didn’t let anyone shoot to avoid exposing our people infiltrated in Ashbury; Hugo and Jennie were taken away smoothly.”
“Useless!” Mr. Kim roared angrily.
Callum Maguire looked anxious. “What now? If Hugo and Jennie show up, our fake identities will be exposed.”
Mr. Kim’s face was grim as he thought for a moment before saying, “Withdraw! Notify Eagle Flies to evacuate all personnel from Ashbury!”
“Understood.”
Callum Maguire was about to leave when Snow Judd suddenly spoke up, “If those who rescued Hugo are Tina’s people, it might be toote for us to withdraw now; even this ce could be discovered soon.”
“Withdraw as many as possible,” Mr. Kim said sternly.
Callum Maguire and Snow Judd didn’t say more and quickly left.
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Except for sending Annabelle’s body to be cremated at the funeral home, no one from Reed family had stepped outside since then.
In Reed family’s main hall at this moment, the atmosphere was heavy.
Muff sat at the head of the table with an imposing presence.
Jasper and Garrett sat on either side while other grandchildren sat at the end of the table.
Muff nced at everyone before speaking solemnly: “From today onwards I will take over Jasper’s position as head of household; Luna will handle housekeeping duties; Garrett & Damian you two will manage employee morale at ourpany.”
“Juliet your entertainment career may havee to an end; you should return home & help your father & brother managepany affairs.”
Juliet protested: “Grandfather! Acting is my passion I don’t want to give it up! Even if I can only y small roles now I’m willing!”
Muff paused before replying: “You are my eldest granddaughter; whatever you do I’ve always supported you but this incident has hit us hard not only your acting career but alsopensations we may not afford.”
Juliet bit her lip without replying further; over years she earned numerous awards including Best Actress however falling from grace meant higherpensations which neither her earnings nor dwindling Reed family finances could cover amidst plummeting stock prices & terminated partnerships leaving them struggling already unsure how things would turn out next…
Suddenly a clear voice broke through: “I paid your penalty fee so you can continue doing what you love.”