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Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn't Easy chapter 1311

When Joshua came out from the room, Luna had just finished consoling a crying Nellie.

Even though she was just a child, Nellie fully understood the consequences of Granny Lynch's action when she tricked her into drinking the antidote that would cure her disease.

Nellie had stopped crying but was still sniffling. “ Great-Granny... How much time does she have left? Will she get better if the doctors draw out my blood and give it to her?“

Luna sighed and pulled Nellie into an embrace but said nothing in response.

“Great-Granny won't want your blood.“ Joshua closed the door behind him, strode over to Nellie, and squatted in front of her. He looked straight into her eyes and continued, “Nellie, Great-Granny is willing to give the best to you because she wants you to be well. In that case, she won't want to see you suffer, will she?“

Joshua's words made Nellie cry. The tears streamed out of her eyes and down her cheeks. “What will happen, Daddy? I don't want Great-Granny to die...“

Joshua sighed when he saw Nellie crying again. Then, he pulled her into his arms. “I still remember that you promised Great -Granny that you'll learn from Mommy and make the jewelry that you designed especially for her, right?“

Nellie nodded earnestly.

“Why don't you follow Mommy to the studio at Daddy's office and make the jewelry, then? If Granny Lynch wears the jewelry you make for her when she passes, she'll be able to reunite with you in her next life.“

“Okay.“ Nellie wiped the tears off her face and removed herself from Joshua's arms. She turned and gazed at Luna. “Mommy, can we...go now?“

Luna nodded. “Sure.“

She took the keys that Joshua handed her and picked up Nellie in her arms. Just when she was about to leave, she heard the sound of footsteps and wheels turning from behind her.

Luna turned around and saw Nigel, who was wheeling Neil along, following behind her. “We can help, too.“

A surge of warmth spread through Luna's heart, and tears built up in her eyes. “Sure. Let's make the jewelry for Granny Lynch as fast as we can.“

With that, the four of them boarded the elevator and left.

Joshua remained motionless, watching the elevator doors close, and let out a sigh of relief.

Granny Lynch loved jewelry. He sincerely hoped that she would be able to wear the jewelry that Nellie handmade for her before she passed.

After a moment, Joshua took out his phone. “Lucas. Help me check if there's any news on Adrian. No matter where he is, bring him to me.“

Granny Lynch was in very critical condition. Even though Adrian was a wicked and shameless person, he was still Granny Lynch's only child. Even if Joshua had to kidnap him, he would do it so that Adrian would be here to pay his last respects before she passed.

“Sir..." Lucas hesitated for a moment. “We don't need to look for him. I already ran into Master Lynch downstairs. According to the time...he should already reach Granny Lynch's room. Didn't you see him? "

Joshua was stunned by this. “When did you see him downstairs?"

“About ten minutes ago?" Lucas tried to recall his memory. “He was drenched and seemed to be in a rush; he almost bumped into me. When I saw it was him, I greeted him and asked if he was there to see Granny Lynch, but he didn't answer and went straight upstairs."

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Joshua, who was holding the phone, narrowed his eyes.

It had already been ten minutes. He knew that it only took one minute to board the lift and arrive at Granny's ward from the ground floor.

Ten minutes had passed, yet Adrian had yet to arrive. This meant Adrian was not here to visit Granny Lynch at all.

Joshua let out an exhale, walked into the lift, and asked, “Michael is here in the hospital too, right? Which level is he in?“

“The twelfth floor.“

Inside the patient's room on the 12th floor.

Covered in seawater, Adrian took off his jacket and said, while wiping away the excess water on his body, “Don't worry. Although she's still unconscious, she's alive. I hid her in a safe place. A doctor from a small clinic is with her. The doctor said she choked on a large amount of water, and it caused her to pass out. She cou1d've died if we didn't manage to save her so soon.“

With that, he looked up and stared at Michael, who was lying on the bed. “Didn't you say she's pregnant with your child?“

Michael was wrapped in so many layers of bandages that he looked like a mummy.

When he went to find Luna in the ICU, he was pushed off the bed and landed in the broken glass all over the floor. On top of that, Joshua had pressed him against the shattered glass and beat him up, so his entire body was covered in cuts.

His face was so swollen and bruised that he looked like a pig from afar.

Michael glanced at Adrian and replied, “Of course she's pregnant with my child.“

When Michael first heard Aura say she was pregnant with Joshua's child, he believed it. Later that day, after Joshua beat him up, Aura went to visit him.

After the two of them talked, only then did he find out that Aura had never slept with Joshua before ever since she returned to Banyan City.

The only person Aura had slept with was him. She had never slept with Joshua.

Who else would the child in her womb belong to, apart from him?

Adrian rolled his eyes at Michael. “Well, the doctor says she was never pregnant! “

Adrian grew more and more outraged when he talked about this. “If I had known she wasn't pregnant, I would've never saved her at the risk of getting discovered by Joshua! “

“How is that possible?“ Michael widened his eyes in shock. “She told me herself that she's pregnant! I even saw her pregnancy test! “

“The pregnancy test is fake. I showed it to the doctor.“ Adrian rolled his eyes again. “You and Joshua were both tricked. She was never pregnant! “

Michael was so stunned by this discovery that he could not say a single word.

Adrian pursed his lips slightly when he saw how crestfallen his son became. “Alright, you shouldn't be sad anymore. At least she's rescued and is now in a safe place. Do you think you won't be able to impregnate her after she wakes up? No matter what, I saved her life, so it's only fair that she bears a child for you in return.“

Michael was silent for a moment. Then, he sighed in relief and nodded. “Yes. Let's wait for her to wake up. Then, I'll plant my seeds in her, and she'll give you and Mother a few grandchildren!“

After hearing Michael bring up his mother, Adrian suddenly realized someone was missing from the room. He raised his eyebrows and looked around. “ Where's your mother?“

It had been about ten minutes since Adrian arrived at the hospital, but there was no sign of Celia anywhere. Where could she possibly be?

Michael lowered his head and bit down on his lip rather forlornly, “Mother, she— “ Before Michael could finish his sentence, however, he was interrupted by a cold, stern voice coming from the door, “I sent Celia to the police station.“

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Joshua's deep voice carried a twinge of arrogance. It made Adrian and Michael both shudder. Everything went silent for a moment inside the room.

Adrian was the first to finally regain his composure. He forced out a smile and said, “You're kidding, right, Joshua? No matter what, Celia is your aunt, my wife, and Michael's mother... She didn't do anything harmful, so why did you send her to the police station?“

Joshua crossed his arms around his chest and swept his cold glance over Adrian's wet clothes. “Where have you been?“

Adrian let out an awkward smile. “I...I...I didn't go anywhere.“

Joshua did not reply and, instead, just stared at him coldly.

Joshua's aura was so strong and domineering that it seemed to suffocate the people around him.

Adrian was so nervous that he started shaking. He followed Joshua's gaze, which was locked on his clothes, and immediately replied, “Just now, I... Just now, I accidentally fell into a man-made lake.“

Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and fixated his penetrating stare on Adrian. “I mean before that. Where were you when Celia held a knife to Neil's neck and threatened Granny Lynch to give her the antidote to save your useless son?“

Adrian was stunned by Joshua's words.

”This... ” Adrian furrowed his brows and glanced at Joshua, then turned to look at Michael. ”Michael, what happened?”

Michael lowered his head and did not dare look at either of them. ”It's...just like what he said. This morning , I heard that Granny Lynch was about to get the antidote today, so I told Mother... I told her I was poisoned too and that it'd be great if I could get the antidote... After all, I'm still young, and Granny Lynch is old, so it can only prolong her life by a few more days. As soon as Mother heard what I said, she told me she'd find a way.”

With that, Michael bit on his lip and lowered his head like a guilty child. ”I thought Mother would succeed because that old hag cares about nothing else apart from the three young ones, but who would've thought... She didn't return with the antidote, and instead, I received news from the nurse that...the police had taken her away.”

As he talked, he started sobbing, ”This was the thing I wanted to tell you: that Joshua had sent Mother to the police station... Father, what now? If something happened to Mother... I don't want to live anymore ! ”

The room was filled with Michael's on and off crying.

Joshua stood by the door, and the look in his eyes turned colder than before. He could not believe this weak and useless Michael was Granny Lynch's grandson and his brother.

Adrian felt annoyed by how ugly Michael looked when he cried and shot him a glare. ”Shut up! You're a man; why are you crying? Your mother has been arrested, but what she did wasn't that bad. Do you think she won't be released?"

As he spoke, he peeked at Joshua out of the corner of his eye. “Also, Joshua is your brother. He's family! We're a family under the same roof. Is there anything that can't be sorted out between us? Your mother will be fine, so stop crying! "

With that, Adrian turned around and looked at Joshua expectantly. “Aren't I right, Joshua?"

Joshua could not help but smirk at Adrian's words. The situation was already bad, yet Adrian was still using 'family' as an excuse in hopes that Joshua would let Celia go.

Joshua shifted into a more comfortable position and leaned against the door. He glanced at Adrian impassively and said, “The punishment that Celia will receive isn't my call, and instead, up to the law, but..."

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Joshua shot Adrian a cold glare and said, “You have to come with me right now.“

Adrian furrowed his brows upon hearing this. “

Where to?“

“Where else?“ Joshua curled his lips into a sneer. “ Granny has refused to take the antidote, and her condition is deteriorating. Your sister died many years ago, and you're her only son now. Do you need me to teach you what you should be doing?“

Adrian froze for a moment, then suddenly realized that Joshua wanted him to pay his respects to Granny Lynch before she passed. He narrowed his eyes and said, “Joshua, I understand what you're trying to say, and it's not like I'm refusing to pay my respects to Mother.“

With that, he turned, plopped down on the sofa next to him, and gazed at Joshua with a triumphant look. “ But you must have something to offer me in return for helping you, don't you?“

Joshua stared at him. “Are you asking something in return for paying respects to your own mother?“

“Of course.“ Adrian crossed his legs and said gleefully, “After all, it's bad luck to stay by a dying person's bedside. Am I asking too much to get something in return for this?“

Joshua continued to stare at him coldly but did not say a word.

“Actually, my requests are simple.“ Adrian let out a yawn. “The first is to release Celia immediately and let her take care of Michael. You know how Michael is doing now—he can't survive without her.

“My second request is this.“ He curled his lips into a sneer and continued, “I remember that when you were seventeen, my mother left the Lynch family's assets to you, but she still kept something to herself; the factories located in the south of the city. Even though they bring in only a few million dollars of revenue, it's more than enough for me and Michael to live off of.“

Adrian narrowed his eyes. “I want ownership of these factories to be transferred to my name after she dies.“

Joshua's expression darkened when he heard this.

Joshua had been a businessman for many years, so he had encountered all sorts of people with strange and outrageous requests. However, this was the first time he had ever come across someone as shameless and selfish as Adrian, a man who would use paying his own mother respects as leverage for monetary gain.

The most ironic part was that this man was his father.

Joshua curled his lips into a small smile and turned to glance at Adrian. “I 've already told you this: I 'm not the one who gets to dictate whether or not Celia will be released from prison. I 'm also not the one in charge of Granny's inheritance, so I can't satisfy either of your requests.“

Adrian sneered. “Since you can't satisfy my requests, how dare you even ask me to pay my respects to her?“

“You must do it.“ “In your dreams! “

As soon as he heard this, Joshua took out his phone and recited the information that Lucas had sent him, “Three years ago, Michael harassed a girl in Sea City, who retaliated against him. In response to this, he severely injured the girl but managed to escape jurisdiction for this.

“Five years ago in Merchant City, Michael harassed a girl who had a boyfriend and hit the boyfriend with his car, severely injuring him, and causing him to end up in a vegetative state...

“Six years ago...“

Joshua's voice was cold and hard, and the atmosphere in the ward immediately turned as cold as ice.

Michael listened to all this dazedly, and the fear on his face grew more and more amplified with each word.

“Stop, stop! “ He clutched his head. “I don't want to go to jail. I don't want to! “

With that, he lifted his head to glare at Adrian. “He wants you to visit that old hag, so do it! If he calls the police and exposes all my crimes...“

Michael started crying and whimpered, “I don't want to go to jail! “

Adrian narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, Joshua flipped a page in the PDF that Lucas had sent him and continued, “Twenty years ago, on the day that my mother died during labor in Central Hospital, Mr. Adrian Lynch met with the chief obstetrician in charge of her surgery, bringing three hundred thousand dollars along with him."

With that, he lifted his head to stare at Adrian. “ Since you don't want to pay your respects to Granny, Master Lynch, do you want me to track the doctor down and find out what you said to him the day you gave him the money?"

The color drained from Adrian's face as soon as he heard this.

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Adrian never thought that Joshua would be able to uncover secrets that happened more than zo years ago, even before he was born!

Adrian immediately broke out in cold sweats. He stood up and said in a shaky voice, “Does this... Does this mean that if I visit Mother now, you won't... track down the doctor who tried to save your mother?“

Joshua glanced at him. “What do you think?“

“I...“ Adrian let out an exhale. “I think that as long as I visit Mother now, you'll let all of this go!“

With that, he circled past Joshua, hurried down the hallway, and disappeared from view.

Joshua narrowed his eyes as he watched Adrian leave. He curled his lips into a smirk and tucked his phone away.

Of course he would not let Adrian off the hook so quickly.

No one —apart from Rianna herself—could forgive Adrian for what he had done. Alas, she had been dead for more than 20 years.

The only reason Joshua did this was to soothe Granny's worries about the rivalry between him and Adrian as much as possible before she passed.

Joshua knew that if Rianna was alive, she would approve of this decision.

“Hey, Joshua.“ Michael gulped as he leaned against the headboard, staring at the tall, slender man standing at the door. “If you don't want to let my mother out... Can you at least get me a few more nurses to look after me?“

Joshua raised his eyebrows and glanced at Michael. “ How many nurses do you have now?“

Michael bit down on his lip. “I have...four.“

Joshua shot Michael a cold glare and replied curtly, “ Well, then, you'll only have one starting tomorrow.“

With that, he turned and strode out of the room.

Michael's bandaged hands clenched into fists as he watched Joshua leave.

Joshua's mention of Rianna's death had truly shocked Adrian to the core. The next few days, Adrian spent most of his time at the hospital. If he was not visiting Michael, he sat next to Granny Lynch's bedside.

Granny Lynch's health deteriorated day by day.

Joshua had rejected all the projects that required his supervision and spent all his waking hours in Granny Lynch's ward, staying by her side.

Granny had taken care of him for more than 20 years. Because of this, Joshua did not want to miss out on even a minute spent with her as her end approached.

Luna, too, spent most of her time in her studio along with the children, making a piece of personalized jewelry for Granny.

Three days later, Nellie arrived at Granny's ward, prancing in joy and clutching a jewelry box in her hands.

“Great-Granny, let me put this one for you, “ she chirruped, smiling as she removed the finished jewelry from the jewelry box and carefully put it on for Granny.

It had only been a few days since they last saw Granny, but she had lost so much weight that she was practically unrecognizable. She laid against the bed feebly, looking as though she was barely breathing.

However, despite feeling so weak, Granny was still delighted to receive this handmade jewelry from Nellie. She smiled and held Nellie's hands in hers. “I can rest in peace...having this handmade jewelry that you designed and made especially for me.“

Nellie clutched Granny's hand in reassurance. “Great-Granny, Daddy told me that if you wear the jewelry that I made for you, you'll be able to get reborn as my elder again.“

“Of course I will. I want nothing more than to be your elder again. “ Granny Lynch lifted her head to glance at Luna.

Luna looked exhausted, and her dark circles were glaringly obvious. Granny Lynch sighed when she noticed this and asked, “You must be exhausted, aren't you?“

Granny knew better than anyone that even though the three children had participated in the jewelry making as well, Luna was still the one who had taken up the brunt of the work.

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“Don't worry about it.“ Luna tucked a few stray hairs behind her ear and continued, “As long as you're happy.“

Granny Lynch closed her eyes and was about to say something when all of sudden, she coughed out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

This had happened a few times prior, so Joshua immediately brought Luna and the children out of the ward and summoned some doctors for help.

The five of them stood outside the glass window of the ICU and watched as the doctors desperately tried to save Granny Lynch.

All of them were saddened at this sight. Nellie was sobbing while Nigel wiped away his tears in silence.

Even Neil, who was usually the strong one, teared up at this sight.

Luna walked over to Joshua's side and gently grabbed hold of his hand.

“Get out of the way! “ All of a sudden, Dr. Janet emerged from the elevator and stormed into Granny's room.

She injected a white liquid into Granny Lynch's veins, and after a while, Granny Lynch woke up.

When the door was pushed open, Nellie was the first one to rush into the room. Nigel, too, wheeled Neil into the room behind her.

Granny Lynch, who had been so weak that she could barely talk, looked a little more alive at that point.

The doctors marveled at this sudden change. After all, they had done so many resuscitations on Granny Lynch to know that it usually took an hour for Granny to regain consciousness.

Therefore, it was a miracle that Granny Lynch suddenly regained her strength.

Seeing that Granny's condition had improved, Dr. Janet let out a sigh of relief and left the room.

Joshua, however, stopped her. “What was the liquid that you injected into my Granny's veins?“

Dr. Janet glanced at him and replied, “Well, what else would it be, apart from the antidote that the Landry family formulated?“

Joshua furrowed his brows upon hearing this. “ Didn't the Landry family stop making the antidote, and wasn't there only one bottle left in the entire world?“

Dr. Janet nodded. “Don't you remember the medicine

—the one that contained low concentrations of antidote—that Aura gave you earlier to help relieve some of the symptoms Granny was having?“

Joshua narrowed his eyes. “Was that the one you used just now?“

The antidote that Aura had given took three days to arrive in Banyan City from overseas. While they were waiting for the full vial of antidote to arrive, Aura had used low concentrations of antidote to sustain Granny Lynch's life.

They had already used up all of it, did they not?

Dr. Janet could tell that Joshua was puzzled by this, so she curled her lips into a smile and explained, “ Aura had given me three bottles that contained trace amounts of antidote to help Granny, and those three bottles were labeled with numbers.

“However, those numbers weren't in sequence at all, so I guessed that Aura had probably hidden the rest somewhere. I rummaged through the suitcase that she stowed away in the hospital and found another bottle.

“To my surprise, even after I found the additional bottle, the numbers still didn't line up, so I'm guessing that she probably has a lot more stashed away somewhere.“

Joshua and Luna's faces lit up as soon as they heard this.

This meant that if they managed to find the bottles of antidote that Aura had hidden, they would be able to sustain Granny Lynch for a while longer!

However...

Luna pursed her lips. “It...will be difficult to find where Aura hid the antidote, right?“

On top of that, Aura was dead, but she was nonetheless a very secretive person when she was alive. Previously, Joshua and Bonnie had sent many men to track down her whereabouts, but even then, they could not find where she lived.

To find Aura's hideout in such a short span of time... would be equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack.

Just as Joshua and Luna lamented this, the door to Granny's ward was pushed open.

Neil wheeled himself out of the room and said, ”I know where she would've hidden the antidote.”

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Neil's appearance made Luna and Joshua pause.

After a moment, Luna walked over to Neil's side and squatted in front of him. She stared at the boy in the wheelchair, whose legs were still not fully recovered yet, and said, “Are you sure you want to help us find the antidote?“

Luna knew that after all the time Neil spent with Aura, he would definitely know where Aura's hideouts were, but according to the psychiatrist that counseled Neil previously, he had suffered too much psychological trauma from Aura.

If Neil wanted to heal from the trauma, he would have to stay away from Aura, including anything to do with her. The only way for him to leave all those traumatic memories behind would be to withdraw himself from anything related to Aura.

Only after leaving all those memories behind would Neil be able to maintain a healthy headspace and find the lost memories of his past.

Because of this, Luna had tried to steer him away during this time and not let him get involved with anything to do with Aura.

However, at a critical moment like this, he decided to step up and take this responsibility.

“Yes, I'm sure.“ Neil nodded as he stared earnestly at Luna. “Even though I've lost the memories of my past, Nigel and Nellie both told me that Great- Granny treated me well in the past. Besides, they're both so fond of Great-Granny; I wouldn't want them to be sad over her passing.“

With that, he summoned all the strength in his body and forced out a grin on his pale face. “I've been helping Aura cause trouble to this family for such a long time now, and it's about time I step up and do something to help. Please let me do this, Mommy.“

A surge of warmth spread through Luna's heart when she heard this. She let out a sigh, stood up, and told Joshua to take Neil away.

To track down Aura's hideout would not be an easy task, so neither Luna nor Joshua was willing to let Neil follow the bodyguards on his own.

Luna was a woman and therefore did not have much physical stamina for this exhausting task. On top of that, she had recently suffered an injury, so she could not go along with Neil.

Therefore, after some discussion with Joshua, they both decided that Joshua would bring Neil with him to search for the antidote while Luna remained at the hospital with Nigel and Nellie, staying with Granny Lynch.

After arriving at this conclusion, Joshua left with Neil and Lucas.

The only people who remained in the ward were Granny Lynch, Luna, Nigel, and Nellie.

Zach and Yuri were stationed outside the room to keep an eye out on things.

“Why are you going to all this trouble for me, now that I 'm already mentally prepared to die?“ Granny Lynch let out a sigh after listening to Luna's explanation of what Joshua and the rest had gone to do. She did not seem to be looking at Luna at all and instead seemed to be looking at something more distant.

“To me, there's no point living a few extra days anymore. I've already lived so many years now...and it's about time I go on and see them.“

She was talking about her husband, daughter, and her beloved daughter-in-law, Rianna.

“But I want you to stay by my side for a few more days, Great-Granny.“

Granny Lynch lifted her hand to stroke Nellie's hair. “My dear, why don't you ask Zach and Yuri to take you and your brother out for some ice cream? I'd like some ice cream too. How does that sound?“

Nellie froze. “Why do you feel like having ice cream all of a sudden, Great-Granny?“

It was already autumn, and the weather was starting to turn cold, so why was Granny Lynch craving ice cream?

“That's because when Great-Granny was dating your Great-Grandpa, he used to buy me ice cream all the time.“

Nellie contemplated this for a moment, then nodded earnestly. “Alright, then! Nigel and I will buy you the best ice cream we can find! “

With that, she sprinted out of the room, clutching the hem of her skirt to avoid tripping.

The door swung shut behind her, and Luna and Granny Lynch were the only two who remained in the room.

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Granny Lynch let out a deep sigh as she watched the two children leave. “In the future, you'll have to take care of Joshua and the three children...“

Luna pursed her lips and tried to suppress the tears that were about to burst. “Please don't say this, Granny. You'll get better soon...“

Neil, along with Joshua and his men, circled Banyan City a few times.

They went to the abandoned factories on the city's outskirts belonging to the Landry family, then to the basement in the city center, and finally arrived at a few hidden rooms concealed within some five-star hotels. All of these were buildings leftover from when the Landry family dominated Banyan City in the past.

In the past, because of the promise he made to Granny Lynch, Joshua did not take revenge on the Landry family for their wrongdoings. Because of this, he had no idea that the Landry family had so many hideouts in Banyan City. These places became Aura's hideouts after she returned to Banyan City.

This was why neither he nor Bonnie's men managed to track her down.

Fortunately, Neil remembered every single one of her hideouts, as well as their locations. They spent the next two hours scouring these places and managed to find more than 3o bottles of diluted antidote.

According to Dr. Janet, these bottles of diluted antidote could sustain Granny Lynch for at least another six months.

While on their way back to the hospital, Joshua clutched the box holding these bottles carefully, as though he was holding onto some precious treasure.

If the antidote could sustain Granny for another six months, he might be able to find a new cure!

The car soon arrived at the hospital.

As soon as Joshua got out of the car, still clutching the box, he bumped into a crowd of reporters who were surrounding Adrian at the hospital entrance.

Joshua's expression darkened at this sight. “What are you doing?“

Adrian did not expect to see Joshua at this time. He guffawed as he beckoned the reporters into the hospital and replied, “Well, rumors have been going around the internet, claiming that Mother's time is near. I received some news just now that apparently Dr. Janet managed to save her, and now her condition is much better than before.

“I'm guessing some temporary miracle must have happened, so I invited the reporters here to record this miraculous occasion. Otherwise, we won't have a chance to do so after she dies! “

With that, Adrian pushed the elevator button.

When the doors slid open, a man dressed entirely in black stepped out of the elevator. He was tall and slender with gold-rimmed glasses and was holding a

box. The stench of herbal medicine wafted off his body, making everyone uncomfortable.

When Joshua looked at the man, he seemed to be looking straight at him.

After a long pause, the man circled past Joshua and headed toward the hospital entrance.

“See you.“ Joshua heard the man say when he passed by.

He could not help but feel a little puzzled by this, but since his attention was entirely focused on the box of antidote in his arms as well as Granny Lynch's condition, he did not think too much about the strange encounter.

When the elevator doors slid close, his phone rang. It was a call from Luna.

However, before he could pick up, the call was disconnected.

Joshua furrowed his brows but did not call her back. Instead, when the elevator arrived at Granny Lynch's floor, he stepped out and headed straight to her room.

The entire hallway was deserted, and there was no sign of Zach and Yuri, who had been appointed to stand guard outside.

A stench of blood lingered in the hallway.

Joshua immediately frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.

He sprinted over to Granny's room and pushed open the door.

The smell of blood rushed out as soon as the door was flung open—

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Thud!

The box, which Joshua had previously safeguarded, fell to the ground with a crash.

All the bottles of antidote, which had been so carefully and meticulously gathered, broke upon impact, spilling white liquid everywhere.

However, Joshua seemed not to notice this and instead stood motionless at the door, staring at the sight before him with shocked, panic -stricken eyes.

How could this be?

The entire room was covered in blood.

Granny Lynch laid on the bed, her eyes wide, but she was no longer breathing.

All the blood that had seeped out onto the floor was pouring out of the multiple knife wounds in Granny's chest.

Meanwhile, Luna was passed out on the floor next to the bed, still clutching a bloodstained fruit knife in her hand.

“Oh my God! “ a horrified shriek rang out from behind Joshua, accompanied by the sound of cameras flashing.

Joshua furrowed his brows and immediately came to. He regained his composure and tried to close the door behind him, but it was too late.

Adrian stormed into the room and pushed the door wide open. “Oh my God! Luna has killed my mother! “

He clutched his chest in distress, and a few drops of tears trickled out of his eyes. “How did this happen? My mother experienced a miraculous recovery just today! The reason I brought everyone here was to record the most memorable moment of my mother before she passed so that she can rest in peace, but now...“

With that, Adrian slumped onto the ground as though all the strength in his body had been sucked out.

However, he still gripped the door tightly so that the reporters outside the room could take photos of the murder scene.

Joshua could feel the vein in his forehead pop at this sight. “Lucas! “

Lucas was stuck in the crowd of reporters outside the room. “Sir, I didn't want the press to come upstairs, but there were too many of them! Most of our men are still searching for the remaining antidote, and only four or five of them returned here. We couldn't stop them at all! “

The reporters were still snapping pictures with their cameras.

Another vein in Joshua's forehead popped as he bellowed, “Get them all here immediately! No one is allowed to escape and destroy all the cameras! I'll pay ten times the amount for the damages! “

The sound of the cameras came to a halt.

The reporters stared at Joshua in shock. This was the wealthiest, most powerful man in Banyan City, the man that no one dared to cross, but...

Ever since he took over Lynch Group at the age of 17. Joshua had always been a malicious and cruel businessman, but when faced with someone who was not his opponent, he had always acted cold and impassively. He had never lost his temper like this in public, much less give such cruel commands!

Everyone could tell that Joshua was irate at this moment. After all, his Granny, who had raised him since young, was killed, and the murderer was none other than the woman with whom he had a complicated relationship.

Even someone as calm and level-headed as Joshua Lynch would not be able to take this.

“Yes, Sir."

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Lucas' reply sounded even curter in the silence of the hallway. “I'll bring everyone back right now and destroy the cameras.“

The reporters glanced at each other. They did not dare continue taking photos of the scene, yet they did not dare hide their cameras either.

Joshua swept his cold glance over the crowd and said, “This is the Lynch family's business and will require further investigation. The police will be involved.

“If any one of you spread any rumors about what happened here today or start circulating the photos online, I'll make sure you and your entire family are chased out of Banyan City. You can take my word for it.”

He glanced at everyone with a murderous expression. “You should know better than anyone that Joshua Lynch never breaks his promises! “

The entire hallway was silent.

Some reporters were already removing the SD cards from their cameras and snapping them into two, right in front of Joshua.

Some of them set their cameras down on the floor and awaited Lucas' further actions.

The hallway, which had been bustling with activity before, became spine-chillingly silent.

Joshua closed his eyes and ordered, “Call the police,

Lucas.“ “Yes, Sir.“

Adrian, who was sitting on the floor, looked around at the reporters surrounding him. He could not help but feel a little anxious at this moment.

He had concocted such an intricate plan so that the reporters could publish the pictures of the murder scene, but they were all so frightened of Joshua that they did not dare defy him at all!

Adrian let out an exhale and started sobbing while clutching onto Joshua's pant legs. “What is the meaning of this, Joshua? Why don't you want the reporters to record Luna's wrongdoings?

“You used to be a very vengeful person. Granny has cared for you for so many years, but now that Luna has killed her, you're stopping everyone from exposing her crimes!

“Are you willing to become a disloyal and unappreciative person over a woman?“

Joshua's entire body stiffened upon hearing this.

If he remembered correctly, he had said the same thing to Adrian before.

Suddenly, Joshua realized that Granny Lynch's death must have had something to do with Adrian.

Even though Adrian had abided by his threats and visited Granny in the hospital these few days, he always stayed for only a couple of hours. He had never taken much notice of Granny's condition at all.

Therefore, why would he bring so many reporters

over as soon as he heard of Granny Lynch's miraculous recovery?

There were almost 60 reporters crowded in the hallway at this moment. Joshua guessed that Adrian had probably invited all the reporters from all the media outlets in Banyan City.

Such a huge crowd in such a short time...Joshua could not help but suspect that this was not just a simple coincidence.

Joshua squatted to Adrian's level and fixated his cold stare on him. “I don't know whether I'm an unappreciated person or not, but I'm certain that you are.“

He reached out his hand to wipe away Adrian's tears. “I didn't know crocodiles have tears too.“

With that, he put his hand into Adrian's pocket and took out a small bottle of clear liquid.

It was a specially formulated chili water, which was used to induce tears.

Joshua sneered at the sight of this liquid and clenched his teeth. “Your own mother died of a murder, and you have to resort to using fake tears, Mr. Lynch?“

The color drained from Adrian's face, and he could not say a word.

His plan was near perfect...so how did Joshua know he was fake-crying?

Joshua stared at him with an icy expression and said in a low, stern voice, “According to your IQ, you couldn't have come up with a plan like this. Who taught you to frame Luna like this?”