Chapter 74


    Casey chuckled, “She had a close call with drowning a while back, nearly bought the farm, so yeah,


    She has been a bit gun–shy around water ever since.”


    Casey immediately turned his attention to ra, changing the subject with a hint of grumble,


    “Where’s my medicine, huh? You see meing and you’re too busy ying lovebirds to tend to


    me. I’ll never get you youngsters.” He took the bottle from ra’s hands and popped a couple of


    pills.


    Ian sensed Casey’s reluctance to dive deeper into that topic, which clearly indicated the incident


    had cut ra deep. If his hunch was right, it must have happened after she dropped out of school.


    Where had ra vanished to during that lost year? What on earth had happened to her? It was a


    chapter so shrouded in secrecy it seemed to be a no–go zone for the whole family.


    Casey was all smiles, quick to ept, “To share a meal with you? They’d be over the


    moon.”


    True to Casey’s words, the project managers, upon hearing they’d dine with Mr. Hayes, were all


    spruced up and buzzing with excitement, as if they were gearing up for a hot date.


    Throughout the meal,n was busy serving ra, hardly touching his own food. The others weren’t


    blind to the dynamic, sneakily whispering to Casey, “Hey, boss, is Mr. Hayes gonna be your future


    son–inw or what?”


    Casey didn’t confirm or deny, justughed it off and raised his ss for a sip.


    Casey waved him off with a chuckle, “No need, it’s too much, I’m almost back in fighting shape.”


    “Well, that sounds like it worked, I’ll have someone hunt down another one.”


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    Everyone knew the rarity and value of such ginseng, fetching a pretty penny at auctions, starting in


    the millions. And everyone also knew,n wasn’t usually one to go out of his way like this. So, the


    exchange between him and Casey pretty much sealed the deal in their minds.


    The project managers raised their sses to Casey, hoping for his favor in the future. After the


    meal,n took ra away right in front of Casey. Once they were in the car,


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    ra’s expression was icy as she turned to him. n, what’s it gonna take for you to let go?”


    Asn buckled her in, seizing the moment for a quick kiss, he murmured, “ra, I regret only


    putting three months in that agreement. Should’ve made it three years, or longer.”


    ra scoffed, “Aren’t you afraid that after all that time, any kid of mine would be closer to me than


    to you or Heidi?”


    “You’re right, any child I have has nothing to do with her, and not a darn thing to do with you


    either.”


    Noticing ra’s eyes rimming with red,n pressed, “What exactly did Heidi tell you? What’s on that


    USB?”


    ra’sugh was bitter, “Aren’t you a littlete to the party? If you’re so curious, ask her yourself.


    See what kind of mud she slings my way.” She unbuckled her seatbelt, stepped out of the car, and


    hopped into her own vehicle.


    <pn, fuming, mmed his fist on the steering wheel and dialed Roger’s number. “Your wife’s got a


    USB, footage from your daughter’s birthday. I need to see it.”