Chapter 678


    City N.


    When Channing arrived at the studio, ine still hadn’t known anything about the incident in Riverside


    City.


    She held back her excitement, waving at Channing. When a customer came to pay the bill, she went


    back to her position.


    When Sherry came over, they had just bid farewell to thest customers.


    It was getting dark outside.


    Channing said, “Let’s go. Let me drive you girls home.”


    ine looked at him and then at Sherry. She asked curiously, “Has Stee back? Will we have


    dinner together?”


    Sherry shook her head. “Ste called me just now. Something happened in Riverside City. ine, do


    you want to contact your family?”


    ine was startled. “Riverside City? What happened?”


    Channing pulled out his phone and tabbed to open the news for her.


    ine took it over immediately. When she read the news, her face turned pale immediately. Her hands


    were trembling when pinching the phone. Her lips parted, but she couldn’t utter any sound at all.


    Although she disliked those elders and thought they were too old-fashioned and inflexible, after all, they


    had watched her grow up.


    She could never ept that they were murdered at the same time in one night.


    Besides, the suspect turned out to be...


    Looking at her pale face, Sherry whispered, “Are those your families?”


    After a long while, ine came back to her senses. “No... None... I must call my dad.”


    As she spoke, she pulled out her phone.


    The call wasn’t connected until a long whileter. ine quickly said, “Dad? How...”


    Franklin interrupted her, “ine, stay in City N. No matter who offers to take you back to Riverside City,


    don’te back. All right?”


    ine answered in confusion. She stammered, “I... I got it. Are you and Great-grandpa all right?”


    “We are both fine.” ine could hear a lot of noises at Franklin’s end. He reminded her again, “You


    can’t trust anyone from the James family. Remember. Any of them.”


    After that, he quickly hung up the phone.


    ine gripped the phone, looking dull.


    She had been well-protected in the past twenty years, never worried about food and clothes, and never


    experienced such an incident.


    Sherry patted her on the shoulder. “Let’s go home.”


    Since they came out of the studio, Maxwell had been following them.


    After sending them back to the apartment, Channing didn’t leave. He stayed in the guest room.


    Downstairs, Maxwell called rence. “Mr. Conrad, everything is fine in City N.”


    rence replied, “Sent more men to follow them. Be alert.”


    “Of course, Mr. Conrad.”


    ...


    When rence and Ste finished lunch and went back to the ward, William’s assistant had left.


    William was sitting on the bed, dealing with some documents.


    rence had read through those documents already. However, if those things were to be executed,


    William’s signature was needed.


    Hence, it wouldn’t be a challenging job for him. All William needed to do was to sign his name.


    Ste didn’t stop him. She poured a ss of warm water for him.


    Upon hearing the sound, William raised his head and pinched his nose bridge. “You are back,” he said.


    Ste said, “If you feel tired, please take a rest first.”


    William said, “I’ve been lying on the bed for almost a month. Now I feel weak even after dealing with


    such a trifle.”


    “You’ve just woken up, so you haven’tpletely recovered yet. The doctor said you need to rest well,”


    said Ste.


    “There are a few documents left. I’ll be done after signing them.”


    rence walked over and said, “The basic operations of thepany are stable now. I don’t think you


    can continue transferring Complex Corporation back to domestic right now.”


    William kept silent for a moment. “I’ll consider it in the near future.”


    “Darnell James has found those mobsters, but he didn’t find Daniel. They said Daniel was possibly


    taken away by Lyndon Steward,” said rence.


    William frowned, clenching his hands into fists.


    Ste turned to look at rence and repeated in surprise, “Lyndon Steward?”


    rence hummed. “Lyndon Steward could be the one who had nned everything that happened to


    Complex Corporation recently as well as the gunshot incident this time.”


    “Isn’t he in City N? Why...”


    “He should have left City N already,” said rence.


    “So many people are looking for him now. How did he flee out sessfully?”


    rence pursed his thin lips and didn’t answer.


    William murmured, “He must have prepared for himself a way out. Otherwise, we would have found the


    clues after looking for him for such a long time.”


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    In the beginning, when something happened to Complex Corporation, William didn’t suspect Lyndon for


    it.


    Until Daniel went missing and things got out of control, William realized that the enemy was well


    prepared.


    The enemy should only be Lyndon, who had been hiding for months.


    rence said, “We can’t ensure where he is right now. Most likely, he’ll do something again.”


    William said, “Since we know who the maniptor is, I have a way to fight against him.”


    “If so, Ste and I will go back to City N in a few days then,” said rence.


    As soon as he finished his words, silence nketed the ward.


    The atmosphere wasn’t too bad, but neither good at all.


    William looked over at Ste. “Ste, could you help me check with the doctor to see when my dressing


    is going to be changed in the afternoon?”


    Ste parted her lips. When she was about to speak, she met rence’s eyes. He slightly tilted his


    head, hinting at her to leave the ward.


    Ste pressed her lips and answered. Lowering her head, she walked out.


    She knew it was an excuse for them to send her away, so she didn’t go to find the doctor. Instead, she


    was walking back and forth in the garden downstairs.


    It was early afternoon. The sun was shining, but it wasn’t hot at all. Ste could feel the cool breeze


    from time to time.


    She walked for a long while before sitting down on a bench in the tree shadow.


    Twenty minutester, rence’s figure appeared nearby. He walked to her against the light.


    He sat down next to Ste, resting his arms on the back of the chair. Then he stroke her hair and


    asked, “Are you getting bored?”


    Ste shook her head. She asked, “What did you talk about?”


    rence raised his eyebrows. “It’s a secret between men.”


    Ste curled her lips. “Forget it.”


    rence smiled in silence. “Let’s go back to City N tomorrow evening, OK?”


    “What about William...”


    “He’s awake, isn’t he? He’s fine. We’ve done what we could do.” rence continued, “Moreover, there


    are also people in City N you''re concerned about, right?”


    Ste nodded slightly. However, William was still in the ward. She was worried because no one was


    taking care of him.


    rence saw through her mind.


    He added slowly, “After he has dealt with the matters here, he’ll go back to City N as well.”