Female Novel
Chapter 236
After receiving the message, Quincy realized that his men had been involved in a tragic event, so herushed to the scene.
Quincy followed Thomas’ gaze and saw the man who had sent him the message. He was the personwho had reported to Quincy in his office at the hospital, and the man also led the team Quincy hadassigned to protect Chloe.
Overwhelmed with grief, Quincy couldn’t hold back his tears. I’ve had this man by my side for tenyears, and now he’s dead. In his final moments, this man sent me a message, “I’m sorry, Old Mr.Hofstead.” However, this man has no fear or resentment of death, only guilt, and self-blame for failingme. Why do you apologize to me? It’s me who should apologize to you. I’m the one who caused you tolose your life! At this thought, he looked up, staring at the twinkling stars in the night sky, andmurmured, “I’m sorry.”
In the meantime, Thomas sighed deeply, turned off the phone, and placed it back in the man’s hand.He took two steps back and bowed respectfully to the thirty-plus bodies before him. “Rest in peace!” Hesilently prayed for them in his heart.
“How many people in total?” His voice was somber. He needed to know the precise number of fatalitiesnot only to deal with the aftermath but also to seek retribution for them. These people had diedprotecting Chloe, and he was determined to make the culprits pay.
Quincy’s voice was hoarse as he replied, “I sent 12 people in total, and they are all here.”
“Our Morton Family also sent 12.”
“The same goes for our Peralta Family.”
A total of 36 lives have been lost! Thomas clenched his teeth, making a silent vow. I won’t rest until I’veexacted revenge on the Hinds, the Yams, and the Xalmars! An eye for an eye!
He initially had no intention of taking direct action against the three families. He had planned to confrontthem when it was time to hand over Olivia, but they had already struck, and he could not afford to sit onthe sidelines.
“Wait for me here; I’ll be back soon.” Without waiting for the three men to respond, he hopped into theMaserati and sped away as the engine roared.
Nevertheless, it took a while for the three men to recover from their grief.
“Where did Thomas go?”
“I don’t know, but he said to wait for him here. He’ll be back soon.”
“Well, let’s wait then. I’m sure Thomas has something to discuss with us.”
“Well, let’s wait then. I’m sure Thomas has something to discuss with us.”
After a while, Thomas arrived at the hospital and found Olivia. “Olivia, do you have any extra cash onhand?”
Confused, she nodded. “Yes, why? What’s going on?”
Money was not in short supply for her now, with the booming success of Keyshire Property, not tomention the substantial sum he had given her when she left the Pearson Family.
“Get me some money. I need it.”
“Sure!” Olivia didn’t hesitate. She pulled out an ATM card and handed it to Thomas. “The password ismy birthday. Take it.”
“Thank you.” he expressed his gratitude and left without another word.
She knew how desperately he needed the money but never once probed him for details.
Later, he went to the bank and used an ATM to make a transfer. After that, he returned to the rentalhouse’s neighborhood entrance. “Dr. Hofstead, I transferred 320 million to your account. Please divideit between Old Mr. Morton and Old Mr. Peralta. Each deceased person should receive 10 million incash, which must be delivered to their families.”novelbin
Meanwhile, Quincy and the others suddenly realized what Thomas had been doing earlier and weresurprised that he had gone to transfer money. Even though they did not lack funds, it was difficult torefuse Thomas’ gesture of goodwill, as giving each deceased individual 10 million was a generous act.
After arranging everything, Thomas bid farewell to the three men and returned to the rental house.
The feud had been sparked by him and the three major families. They sought revenge on Chloe, butthe casualties were Quincy’s men. Despite this, Thomas did not believe he had given away too muchmoney because he knew that no amount could ever replace the lives lost. These people had diedprotecting Chloe; ultimately, their deaths were on him.
Moreover, he couldn’t have imagined that Quincy and the others had secretly assigned people toprotect Chloe. He made a mental note of this debt of gratitude and promised to remember it for the restof his life.
Then, Thomas recalled Quincy had said he would return to the hospital and personally protect Olivia,allowing him to stay with Chloe in the rental house. As long as Quincy was there, Thomas didn’t haveto worry about Olivia’s safety. Still, what if Quincy wasn’t around? Or if the people causing trouble forOlivia had stronger backgrounds than Quincy? What would he do then? Therefore, he concluded thatimmediate action was required, and the three families had to be eradicated.
Lying on the couch, he carefully assessed his bodily sensations and concluded that he was still far fromhis peak condition, having regained only about half of his strength. In his current state, he couldn’t takeon the three major families alone because he knew they had experts like Duban among them.
Snap!
Then, he lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. He had considered using drugs to accelerate hisrecovery, but there was one important ingredient that was hard to find—a 500-year-old premium wildginseng. Although pharmacies sold ginseng, they were all artificially cultivated and couldn’t compare tothe medicinal effects of wild ginseng.
The following morning, Chloe awoke, and Thomas checked her pulse and found no physical issues,although she had just received a shock the day before. He tried to think of something comforting to sayto her, but nothing came to mind. He was relieved that Molly was the one who kept coming back to chatwith her and even managed to get a smile out of her once in a while.
Thank goodness for Molly! It has been a wise decision to keep her here last night.
After seeing Chloe in such a vulnerable state, he knew he had to stay by her side. What if I leave andthe three families’ assassins return? Fortunately, Olivia will not leave the hospital anytime soon, butwhat if Declan is discharged and Chloe remains in this condition? What should I do? Even with all myskills, I am just one person, and this stresses me to an extreme. This problem troubled him throughoutthe day, and as night fell, he still hadn’t come up with a suitable solution.
“Ah!” he sighed. The thing he least wanted to do was ask for help, but the current situation left him nochoice. Hence, he picked up his phone and called Rafael’s boss, who was also his friend.
“Boss, you must be free today. You actually remembered to call me!” The man’s voice carried a hint ofsurprise, indicating that he was genuinely happy to receive Thomas’ call.