Chapter 45 It''s Not About The Money
n looked up, hatred in his eyes. "What? You have a problem with thismission?"
The man raised his head slightly. The brim of his hat rode a little higher, so n could see more of his
face. What kind of face was it? The scars crisscrossing his dark face could only be described in terrible
terms.
It startled him, and he involuntarily took a step back.
The expression on his face changed slightly. He plucked up his courage and continued, "Well, I''ll give
you fifty million after it''s done."
"Mr. n, it''s not about the money." Perhaps this man realized that his appearance had frightened
n. He immediately lowered his head and his voice was full of foreboding. "Kevin is a powerful man.
We wouldn''t want to anger him."
n certainly understood their reason. He couldn''t afford to offend Kevin, but he understood money
was often a powerful motivator.
"How about eighty million?" n impatiently took out a check from his pocket and handed it to the man,
"Here is fifty million. And another thirty million once your job is done."
"I''m sorry, Mr. n. We can''t take this contract. I think you need to find someone else." The man
lowered the brim of his hat and returned the documents in his hand to n, preparing to leave.
As soon as he lifted his foot, n spoke again.
"I think the media might be very interested in what you''ve done in the past. You have to understand—
I''m used to getting what I want."
A sinister smile appeared on n''s face. Looking at the man''s back, which was a little stiff, he
continued, "You don''t want your family to know that, do you?"
The man didn''t expect that n would do this. He was stunned. He turned his back to n. "You''re
ying a dangerous game. What do you want?"
Normally, n would never threaten others like that, but he was determined to get justice. Anne really
pissed him off.
"I want her gone, but it needs to look like an ident. A car ident."
It would be best if he could kill Anne. If he couldn''t, she deserved to be disabled, to suffer the way Ruth
did. As long as he could get justice for Ruth, n was willing to pay no matter how much money it took.
"A car ident?" The man''s body trembled. "Do you want her dead?"
"At least disabled." n narrowed her eyes and said viciously, "I''ll be satisfied if you arrange for a car
to hit her and cripple her."
The man lowered his head and kept silent for a long time.
"Well? I need at least a nod, and the fifty million is yours."
n approached the man and he seemed to move his head hesitantly. He tucked the check into the
assassin''s pocket. "You''ve always been efficient. I''ll wait for your report."
After saying that, n tidied up his clothes and left the rooftop.
It took the man a long time to raise his head and look in the direction n left. He took the check from
his pocket, looked at the numbers on it, and finally made up his mind.
In the Fu Family''s Vi.
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the familiar ceiling. Then he looked around and
found that it was all ck and white.
He shook his head, trying to wake himself up.
Well, it was much better to be in his own room than lying in the street.
He looked at the rm clock on the bedside table. It was nine o''clock in the morning. How much did he
drinkst night? How long did he sleep?
"Are you awake?"
Cherry entered the room and put the prepared sober-up soup aside. Seeing that Kevin was finally
awake, she felt relieved.
"Feeling any better?"
"How did I get back here? I don''t remember much." Kevin thumped his head, trying to remember what
happenedst night, but he only recalled that he went out drinking with Roy, and nothing else.
Cherry sat down on the sofa and nced at the outside. "I took you home. How do you think you got
here?"
After saying that, she pouted and looked at him discontentedly.
Kevin was not in the mood to care about Cherry''s moods. He lifted the quilt and got out of bed. As soon
as his feet hit the floor, he felt dizzy.
"Why don''t you lie down a little longer?"
"Is Ruth awake?"
The two spoke almost at the same time. As soon as Kevin opened his mouth, Cherry''s face
immediately changed. The first thing Kevin did when he woke up was to ask about Ruth.
She turned around and said angrily, "I don''t know!"
"What''s wrong with you? Why are you so angry?" Kevin frowned. Cherry seldom lost her temper.
Something was wrong.
"What do you think?" Cherry stood up and looked at Kevin, with tears in her eyes. "You were so drunk
ask about me this morning, but the first name you mention is Ruth!"
How could Cherry not be angry? She stayed with Kevinst night until he fell asleep. She was so tired
—she was awake most of the night, worrying about him.
She came to see him bright and early, but he didn''t care about her at all.
Kevin had changed a lot since Anne got pregnant. What annoyed her most was that he called out
Anne''s namest night.
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And Anne was the whole reason he was drinking!
All this was because of Anne, but she could not lose her temper at all. She could only endure it.
"I''m sorry." Kevin walked close to Cherry and took her hand. His angr face softened. "I haven''t had a
whole lot of time for you recently, but you took care of me for so longst night."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised her hand and nted a gentle kiss on the back of it.
When Cherry saw Kevin''s sweet demeanor, her anger evaporated.
Of course she knew what a woman should do at this time. As soon as Kevin let go of her hand, she
threw herself into his arms.
"Kevin, I don''t think you love me as much as you used to."
"What makes you think that?"
He put his arms around Cherry''s slender waist, but his mind was on Anne''s expressionless face. He
didn''t know how the woman was doing. He hadn''t contacted her since he left the hospital that day.
He knew as long as Emily and Sam were there, there should be no problem.
So he didn''t visit her.
"Well... You''re not as warm as you used to be. You''re less attentive, too."
She pushed him away, only to find that Kevin''s eyes were unfocused and he hadn''t listened to her.
She was very angry, but she could only say slowly, "I know you''re upset about what happened on Ruth,
but could you also care about me?"
"Cherry, I have something I need to deal with. I''ll be back tonight."
Then Kevin let go of Cherry''s hands, walked to the two-meter-high wardrobe, took out a set of clothes
and was about to get changed.
He just woke up and was about to go out. Cherry was naturally unhappy. She followed him and asked,
"Where are you going?"
"You may go out first. I''ll change my clothes." While unbuttoning his shirt, Kevin stood with his back to
her.
Cherry could tell he was impatient, so she gnashed her teeth and went out silently.
Thest thing she wanted to do was to upset Kevin. Except acting like a spoiled brat, she never dared
to do anything else, not to mention getting angry.
It was ridiculous to think about it then.
In the ward of the hospital, Anne got the green light from doctors. They said she could get out of bed
that day. She was about to take a walk in the hospital garden. She wanted Emily along to help, which
surprised her friend.
A few days ago, she didn''t want to go out, buty on bed all the time, thinking about something.
She hadn''t eaten muchtely, and was so thin. Sam had been giving Anne an injection once a day by
then, but she couldn''t keep doing that.
Emily decided to try her best to cheer Anne up.
The two of them came to the garden. The sun shone brightly. Bathed in sunlight, Anne finally felt warm.
"Anne, are you feeling better today?"
Emily held Anne''s arm carefully, afraid that something bad might happen to her.
Anne shook her head, "I''m fine. Don''t worry about me. It''s a nice day out. You should go shopping."
It was not a good idea for Emily to be by her side 24/7. Emily should have a life of her own. But
because of her, Emily had been with her almost all the time, and even stayed overnight in the hospital.
This made Anne feel a little guilty.
"What''s the fun of going shopping alone?" Saying this, Emily felt a little sad. She shook her head and
shoved these negative thoughts out of her mind. "By the way, I heard that the South Pole saw some
record temperatures yesterday. Those poor pr bears..."
As soon as Emily was done talking, Anne burst intoughter.
"What are youughing at?"
Emily wanted to change the topic, but she didn''t expect that Anne would suddenlyugh. But when
Anne smiled, Emily felt that the whole world was sunny.
It took a long time for Anne to stopughing enough to talk. She raised her hand and pointed at Emily''s
forehead with her slender finger. "I think you''re pulling my leg."
"Of course not!" Emily blinked her eyes and said, "It''s true. I just watched the news yesterday!"
"Really?" "Pr bears live around the North Pole, and Penguins live around the South Pole." Anne
She even made up her own fake news, and was tens of thousands of miles off.
"How could it be?" Emily frowned and said in disbelief, "Oh my God! Are there only penguins in the
South Pole? But I remember pr bears being photographed with penguins!"
"Well, you can go online and check for yourself!"
She was in a better mood all of a sudden. She really wanted to thank Emily for her good sense of
humor. Anne looked into the distance and saw many children in hospital clothes ying ball on the
green grass. They seemed to be very happy.
She walked towards that direction involuntarily. By the time Emily realized what had happened, Anne
had gotten quite far.
Emily rushed over and shouted, "Wait for me, Anne!"