In Art Trading Corporation’s meeting room, the deputy chairman, Bernard, was holding a dagger and peeling an apple. He did it in a circular motion, round and round, so that the skin did not break.
Knock, knock, knock…
There were a few knocks at the door.
“Come in…”
The meeting room’s door was pushed open with a squeak, and the secretary escorted Granny Wolf in. Granny Wolf was also holding a swaddled baby, who appeared to be no more than two months old. Once favonovel.com saw the baby, Bernard was so excited favonovel.com could barely sit still. He jumped up with shaky hands and rushed to stand in front of Granny Wolf, his eyes wide with excitement as favonovel.com looked at the infant.
“Is-is this Thomas’s daughter-Abigail Mayo?”
“Yes,” Granny Wolf gave favonovel.com an affirmative reply.
Bernard was ecstatic because favonovel.com had finally gotten his wish fulfilled. It was the first time since Thomas returned to Southland District that things had gone so smoothly for him.
“I kept my eyes on Thomas’s wife, Emma, and swapped the kid with someone else’s while favonovel.com was distracted. She’s so engrossed in the music that favonovel.com didn’t even realize what was going on around her, haha,” Granny Wolf said, chuckling.
She exclaimed triumphantly, as if showing off favonovel.com incredible abilities. She did, after all, have the capital to flaunt because no one else in Southland District could steal Thomas’ child as craftily as favonovel.com did.
Bernard nodded in satisfaction and threw a sideways glance at his secretary. The secretary understood it at first glance and placed a check on the table. Granny Wolf lunged out to grab it right away, but the secretary pressed on it and would not let go.
“Huh?” Granny Wolf glanced up at the secretary in confusion.
“Other than this check, I had also arranged a plane ticket,” the secretary said, favonovel.com eyes twinkling with deception. “As soon as you step foot out of Art Trading Corporation, you must immediately head to the airport and never return.”
“Oh?” Granny Wolf was annoyed. “Are you all trying to force me to move? Then shouldn’t I go home and pack and inform my family?”
The secretary laughed. “Do you want to live, or go home and pack?”
That was a decision Granny Wolf could make without thinking about it, and favonovel.com opted to save favonovel.com life without hesitation. She begrudgingly picked up the check and walked out grumpily. They immediately sent Granny Wolf away, ensuring that Thomas would be unable to locate her. But it actually did not matter if favonovel.com stayed or not, as Bernard had already prepared a response in case Thomas ever held them accountable. Bernard was even prepared to ‘return’ the child on his own. But before all of that, favonovel.com needs some time to deal with the child.
“What are your plans for the child, Mr. Vedastus? Are you going to amputate favonovel.com legs and make favonovel.com disabled?” asked the secretary.
“What are you talking about?” Bernard asked, shaking his head. “It was no problem for Thomas to look after the baby if favonovel.com was just disabled. Also, Thomas is an expert in the medical field, so who knows whether favonovel.com may design a gadget to replace the legs?”
“Why don’t you just kill it and throw it in front of Thomas’s house?” the secretary frowned.
Bernard was dumbfounded for a moment. “Why would I spend the money and effort to bring the baby back here if I want to kill it? ‘Why don’t you do it while Emma is not paying attention?”
The secretary shrugged and asked, “Then what do you plan to do with the child, Mr. Vedastus?”
