Ch. 1691..1700
Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 1691 Daniel sighed as he slowly sat down with his hands on his crutches.
"How could this happen?"
He turned to look at his grandson and continued, "Don’t you worry, Austin.
Your granduncle will cure you, and you will get better."
"I never made such a promise!"
Dominic quickly denied it from the sidelines.
However, Daniel just smiled, not taking Dominic's claim seriously.
When they were younger, Daniel would always get irritated by how Dominic responded to things.
It would then lead the two to quarrel.
Now that they were a lot older, Daniel had seen through Dominic.
He was just a crude but soft-hearted man.
Despite what Dominic said, he tied Austin up so he would not hurt himself.
It meant that Dominic was not going to give up that easily.
If he genuinely did not care, he would not have rescued Austin from the street in the first place.
Why would he bother to call the other three and ask them to rush over? "What are you smiling at?"
Dominic snapped when he noticed Daniel's dazzling smile.
"Dom, after so many years, you still refuse to forgive me for my past mistakes.
It doesn't matter.
It was my fault, and I've wronged you.
I went overboard and was too narrow-minded, so you can shout at me and plot your revenge if you wish!"
With a sigh, Daniel said unhurriedly, "Just...don't make things difficult for yourself."
"Me?!"
Dominic frowned.
"When do I make things difficult for myself?"
"That's good te know.
Look at you.
You're still the same as when you were a child, always stubborn."
Although Daniel was stirred, he still wore a happy smile.
His wrinkles scrunched up together as his smile deepened, seemingly to be reminiscing.
Dominic's initial reaction was to curse angrily, but when he saw his brother's smile, he swallowed his words.
Ultimately, he coldly spat on word, "F*ck!"
He stomped his foot and continued lowly, "Don't be so happy now.
I have no idea what kind of virus is in that brat's body.
All I know is what I feel from his pulse.
When he has a seizure, he feels contractions more internally and externally.
His immune system is low, but he looks fine.
It's weird, and I..."
"T trust you!"
Daniel interrupted.
"I don't understand anything you said.
I only know you're my brother and believe in you!"
Dominic was speechless.
He was taken aback by how his brother was acting.
Turning his face around, he gritted his teeth and thought, ‘What the hell?! What is going on?!’ When the two brothers were younger, they would constantly bicker and fight.
Dominic traveled the world when they had a falling out while Daniel remained in Operose.
The two had not met for many years, even after Dominic returned.
He could not get used to his brother’s warmth.
Dominic waved and said, "Anyway, I can't promise he’ll live."
"Whether he lives or he dies, that's his fate.
I believe in you."
Daniel was still repeating the same sentence.
In the end, Dominic could no longer stand it."
Okay, okay! I give up! Can you talk like usual now? I can't stand hearing you talk like that."
Austin, lying weakly on the recliner, could not help but smile.
If he were the reason the two older men reconciled, this self-inflicted disaster would be worth it.
Just as the atmosphere was about to get awkward, Elijah and Michelle returned.
They could not help but take another look at their son's situation.
Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 1691 Daniel sighed as he slowly sat down with his hands on his crutches.
"How could this happen?"
He turned to look at his grandson and continued, "Don’t you worry, Austin.
Your granduncle will cure you, and you will get better."
"I never made such a promise!"
Dominic quickly denied it from the sidelines.
However, Daniel just smiled, not taking Dominic's claim seriously.
When they were younger, Daniel would always get irritated by how Dominic responded to things.
It would then lead the two to quarrel.
Now that they were a lot older, Daniel had seen through Dominic.
He was just a crude but soft-hearted man.
Despite what Dominic said, he tied Austin up so he would not hurt himself.
It meant that Dominic was not going to give up that easily.
If he genuinely did not care, he would not have rescued Austin from the street in the first place.
Why would he bother to call the other three and ask them to rush over? "What are you smiling at?"
Dominic snapped when he noticed Daniel's dazzling smile.
"Dom, after so many years, you still refuse to forgive me for my past mistakes.
It doesn't matter.
It was my fault, and I've wronged you.
I went overboard and was too narrow-minded, so you can shout at me and plot your revenge if you wish!"
With a sigh, Daniel said unhurriedly, "Just...don't make things difficult for yourself."
"Me?!"
Dominic frowned.
"When do I make things difficult for myself?"
"That's good te know.
Look at you.
You're still the same as when you were a child, always stubborn."
Although Daniel was stirred, he still wore a happy smile.
His wrinkles scrunched up together as his smile deepened, seemingly to be reminiscing.
Dominic's initial reaction was to curse angrily, but when he saw his brother's smile, he swallowed his words.
Ultimately, he coldly spat on word, "F*ck!"
He stomped his foot and continued lowly, "Don't be so happy now.
I have no idea what kind of virus is in that brat's body.
All I know is what I feel from his pulse.
When he has a seizure, he feels contractions more internally and externally.
His immune system is low, but he looks fine.
It's weird, and I..."
"T trust you!"
Daniel interrupted.
"I don't understand anything you said.
I only know you're my brother and believe in you!"
Dominic was speechless.
He was taken aback by how his brother was acting.
Turning his face around, he gritted his teeth and thought, ‘What the hell?! What is going on?!’ When the two brothers were younger, they would constantly bicker and fight.
Dominic traveled the world when they had a falling out while Daniel remained in Operose.
The two had not met for many years, even after Dominic returned.
He could not get used to his brother’s warmth.
Dominic waved and said, "Anyway, I can't promise he’ll live."
"Whether he lives or he dies, that's his fate.
I believe in you."
Daniel was still repeating the same sentence.
In the end, Dominic could no longer stand it."
Okay, okay! I give up! Can you talk like usual now? I can't stand hearing you talk like that."
Austin, lying weakly on the recliner, could not help but smile.
If he were the reason the two older men reconciled, this self-inflicted disaster would be worth it.
Just as the atmosphere was about to get awkward, Elijah and Michelle returned.
They could not help but take another look at their son's situation.
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1692-She might have lost her temper as she made the phone call.
However, her eyes turned red when she laid eyes on her son.
"My baby! Oh, how much you've suffered!"
She burst into tears and hugged him, distressed.
After knowing that the iron chains were to protect Austin and not harm him, she dared not touch them anymore.
Instead, she hugged him over the chain.
"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? I'll make some food for you.
Is it cold? I've called someone..."
"If you're so worried, bring him home with you."
Dominic was already uncomfortable and became even more annoyed when he heard her continuous rambling.
Michelle immediately kept quiet.
With a nonchalant smile on Daniel's face, he turned to look at Elijah.
"How is it?"
"We've called the police! The police initially wanted Austin to make a statement, but I've already explained his current situation, so they've pushed back the statement collection.
As for the Moore family, I've already sent someone to watch them.
I'll drop by personally later on."
Although Elijah rarely worked on the weekends, today was an exception.
After such a big incident happened to his son, he could no longer sit back and relax.
Back in the day, the Fike family's presence in Operose was founded on their family businesses.
Although things had fizzled out, they still had quite a name for themselves.
On top of that, because they had a miracle doctor within their family, the Fikes still had their reputation among traditional medicine practitioners, helping to raise their prestige status.
Although businesses had been reclining for the past two years, they were still profiting.
Elijah had no dreams of taking the family business to a higher level.
He just couldn't let people bully his family.
"IT see."
Daniel nodded.
Dominic seemed to have no comment on this.
He never liked to be a part of these dogfights.
Although he had dealt with all kinds of elite officials and dignitaries during his practice, he had never been a part of it.
He was disgusted with the intrigues that went on inside.
On top of that, Elijah was taking charge right now.
There was no need for Dominic to intervene.
"Shall we..."
Elijah paused and glanced at his father.
Daniel coughed lightly.
"Since we've already seen Austin and know what's happening, let's go back.
We'll let your Uncle Dom tend to his things."
This was what Elijah was trying to imply as he nodded accordingly.
"We'll get going first, Uncle Dom.
We'll leave Austin with you.
Thank you for your help!"
Then he called out to Michelle, "Let's go!"
However, she was reluctant.
"Can't we stay here a little longer? I haven't seen my son in such a long time.
I want to stay with him a while more."
If it were possible, she would want to live here so she could cater to Austin.
In recent days, she had been blaming herself.
She wondered why she did not realize something was wrong and why she did not call him more.
Instead, she assumed he was busy with work and did not bother him much.
If she had cared more, maybe nothing would have happened to him.
Perhaps he wouldn't have suffered so much if she had found him earlier.
In the past, Austin had always been an energetic and handsome young man.
Now, his face was sunken, and his muscles seemed to have shrunk.
His hollowed face and big frame formed a strong contrast, especially because his pale face gave him a strange look.
"Let's go.
Don't forget what you have to do!"
Elijah called out in a deep voice.
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1693-Fabian had been occupied with the vaccine development project and didn't seem to care about other things.
He was as pleased as punch.
When Maria came home and saw that the things in the house had been moved out and thrown in the yard, she called out anxiously,
" What is this for? Who told you guys to throw my things away?!" "Me!" Fabian stood in the yard, arms akimbo, and declared confidently.
With a chuckle, he walked toward her and softly continued, "I'm just throwing away the old things to replace them with new ones!" “New ones? What new ones?" Maria inquired, perplexed.
Seeing that all the carefully selected sofas were being carried out, she rushed over to stop them.
"Who said you can throw this away? This is still good!" "So what if it's good? There are better things!" Fabian held her back and smiled triumphantly.
'Don't you know where we stand now? How can these things still be of any worth to us? Throw them all away so it'll be easier when we move to a new house!" "A new house?!" "Yeah.
I saw a house at the end of the next street.
It looks magnificent.
We don't need all these anymore.
When the time comes, we'll get a new mahogany furniture set.
That will give the house a more luxurious feeling!" As soon as he said that, Maria's eyes lit up.
However, it quickly dimmed, and she nudged him.
"Come on.
Do you know how much that costs? How can you afford it? Stop dreaming!" With a snort, she turned around to stop those people.
What was the point of throwing away their old furniture if they couldn't afford new ones? Their house would be empty.
“Woman, what do you know?!" Fabian grabbed her again and pulled her aside.
The vaccine development project has been passed, and everything is officially implemented.
The initial funds have already been allocated, and this batch of goods will be put to use immediately after they come out.
When the time comes, we’ll get our share of the money.
By then, we can even buy three sets of it!" Maria's face trembled with excitement.
"Really?!" “Why would I lie to you?" Fabian looked at her with his head held high.
Then he continued, "Once the vaccine is put into use, the whole world will want it.
How much money do you think we'll make then?" After counting with her fingers, she seemed to think of something negative and frowned.
"Hold up! Don't lie to me.
Don't take me for a foo).
The price is all controlled, and the profit has already been counted.
We won't make any extra money." “You won't understand even if I explain it to you!" He spat.
Then, he lowered his voice again.
''The price from the factory is controlled and fixed, but the cost of the products is in our hands.
Doesn't that mean it's up to us how much we want to profit?" With that, he stretched out his hands and clenched his fingers as if he were entirely in control.
"But... that's against the law!" Maria immediately looked a little concerned.
Hearing this, Fabian was filled with disdain.
"This is why women can't do big things! How can you earn big money if you don't go to the dark side? What big things can you do if you keep living in fear? Do you think that all those millionaires out there made their money honestly? If you're so worried, go back to your family! Don't stand in my way of getting rich!"
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1694-"T see, now! You're trying to kick me to the curb so you can find someone new, am I right?! Are you deliberately looking for a reason to kick me out?!" Maria immediately exploded.
“Fabian Moore, you heartless man! You haven't even made it yet, and you're already considering abandoning your wife! How much hardship have I been through with you since then?
How low did I stoop to kiss your brother-in-law's a*s? Now, you..." “What are you talking about?!" He quickly covered her mouth and looked around warily.
After all, there were people around them.
It wouldn't be good if they heard her.
"If you want to be happy, just keep quiet and follow my lead." With Maria muffled, the atmosphere became quieter in an instant.
She frowned and remained silent for a while before she spoke again.
"Then, you'd have to reduce the cost of production and recount everything.
You shouldn't fall into someone else's trap.
Does Ree know about this? She can be responsible for the quality control, just in case..." "Don't worry.
Our daughter is smarter than you are! She gave me this idea!" Fabian smacked his lips.
His daughter was right.
Although she had always been a troublemaker, she was still useful in critical moments like these.
She even helped him eliminate Cameron and devised an excellent way to make money.
“wasn't the entire research institute closed down? Now that the research and development segment of the vaccine has been completed, there shouldn't be anything else for her to do.
What experiment was she doing? Does she not want to rest?" Fabian was starting to lose his patience.
"Tell that to her, not to me! You know your daughter's temper! How can I talk to her?!" After thinking about it, Maria knew that she could not convince Rhea.
In the end, she could only sigh in frustration.
Then she looked at her husband and felt riled up again.
"This is all your fault! You didn't give her enough attention when she was younger.
Now, she doesn't show us any affection and won't tell us anything!" He snapped, "How can you blame that on me? Isn't it your fault as well? You neglected our daughter to let Cameron see you're treating Tasia better than your flesh and blood.
This is not entirely my fault!".
After hitting him a few times, Maria knew she was also in the wrong.
Ultimately, she sighed faintly as the guilt of neglecting Rhea ate her up.
"Did Ree mention where she is doing her experiments? I've never asked, but how can I not ask now?!" "In an abandoned factory somewhere.
Some equipment was left in there, and she said she didn't mind using it.
So she continued doing her experiments there."
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1695-“What?! An abandoned factory?!” Maria exploded when she heard what her husband said.
"How can you let her work at an abandoned factory?! That is such a terrible place! You have so many factories and places.
Can't you make space for her?!" Maria jumped angrily.
"Give her a proper working space immediately! How can you be so stingy?!" Facing the accusation, Fabian cried out in grievance.
"That's not the case! Rhea insists on working there.
She said she didn't want a proper place and that the experiment was tricky.
She wanted to work in a place she could easily leave behind.
What can I do?! Even if I'm stingy, I won't do that to my daughter!" "She..." Maria was at a loss for words after hearing her daughter's request.
Although she was angry and anxious, there was nothing she could do.
If this were Rhea's request, no one could talk her out of it.
"This child is something else.
What is she thinking?!" Maria sighed.
When she saw people still carrying things out of the house, she expressed anger toward them.
"Enough! We're replacing the furniture, not moving everything away! “Are you trying to empty my house?! Put that down!" She yelled angrily.
The workers did not know whether to move or put the things back as they exchanged looks before turning to Fabian.
Fabian knew his wife was in a bad mood, so he did not bother arguing.
With a wave, he said, "Enough for today.
Finish up what you've brought out and sell them.
We'll replace them with new ones." "Okay!" The group of people chimed.
At this time, the butler ran over in a panic.
"S-Sir...bad news.
Someone wants to see Ms.
Moore." “Ms.
Moore? So, what if someone wants to meet her? Why are you panicking?" Fabian frowned.
"Who wants to meet her? Who do they think they are to come looking for Ms.
Moore like this?" Still, he was a little curious.
Throughout the years, it was rare for anyone to come knocking on the door to look for Rhea.
After all, Rhea did not have any friends since she started studying.
Fabian had told her she could invite her friends over if she wanted to.
After a simple answer from Rhea, he never brought it up again.
Later, when she went to study abroad, they had never heard her mention any friends.
After thinking about it, it seemed like she had no friends.
It was strange that someone had come to find her.
"Who is this person? Is it a guy or a girl?" Maria became interested.
"The..." "Call Rhea out!" Before they could ask more, the other party outside had already barged in.
The group of people looked burly and aggressive.
They looked like they were here to stir up trouble.
Fabian was stunned before he curled his lips into a frown.
"Who are you?! How dare you barge into my property?! Do you know who I am?!" “I'm afraid Rhea messed with the wrong person!"
One of the men from the group stepped out and replied with a cold and stern voice.
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1696-Fabian squinted, looking at the man that spoke.
He thought the man looked familiar but could not put a name to the face.
"You are..." "Mr. Moore, you've raised an amazing daughter!" The man snickered.
His words were full of sarcasm and contempt, and the eyes that looked at Fabian were cold as they shot daggers at Fabian.
“Who are you guys?! How dare you come to my house and cause a ruckus? Do you think we're easy to bully?!" Maria growled.
She could not stand hearing others slander or mock her daughter.
She got riled up when the group of people appeared, looking like they were about to start a fight.
‘Does this group of people not know who we are? How daring of them!’ "Are you saying your family isn't easy to bully, but ours is?
If you don't hand over that murderer, Rhea Moore, today, you won't see the end of this!" This time, a woman's voice sounded.
Maria was already in a terrible mood.
After hearing that, she almost burst into flames.
"Who are you calling a murderer?! You b *stards! Who are you? Who...
Are you Mrs.
Fike?!'"' Maria was unsure but still had a vague impression of the other woman.
Michelle sneered.
"Who would've thought that a noblewoman like you would remember me? Enough nonsense.
Where is Rhea?" With that said, she was about to barge into the house.
Maria quickly returned to her senses and blocked Michelle.
"What are you doing?! What kind of place do you take my house for? How dare you bring a group of people in and slander my daughter? Don't think you're invincible because of the Fike family's ancestral background.
“Our family is not one you should mess with! If you continue to be so presumptuous, I'll call the police and have you all arrested!" Maria was full of confidence.
‘They’re trespassing! On top of that, I have Cameron as my leverage.’ “All right! Call the police, and see who gets arrested!" Michelle taunted with a grin.
Her gaze was so cold that Maria could not help but step back.
For some reason, the group seemed to have come here with murderous intent, as if they had an intense hatred.
After realizing it was Elijah and Michelle, Fabian's attitude softened slightly.
After all, the Fike family also had some status and connections in Kingsland alongside their accumulation of ancestral wealth.
The family still had a miracle doctor, even if they were down and out.
"Hold up...
I think there's a misunderstanding here.
Mr.
Fike, we've been staying in our lane.
Why are you suddenly looking for my daughter? Did she do something to offend you?" Fabian was very polite.
If it were someone else that barged into their house, he would have had them all arrested.
However, seeing that it was the Fike family, he showed them some respect.
"Don't play dumb!" On the other hand, Elijah was not in the mood to talk.
"Rhea kidnapped my son and injected him with some virus.
Now, my son is suffering from the side effects.
Suppose you don't hand her over, fine.
We'll just wait here until she shows up!" It seemed like they were here to start a protracted war.
The words Elijah said shocked Fabian and Maria, as well.
“What are you saying? What virus? What kidnapping? Is this some type of joke?!" Maria exclaimed.
"There's a limit to what you can say! Listen to yourself! Don't you hear how ridiculous you sound? Rhea is a soft-spoken and gentle girl! How can she kidnap your son?!"
"That’s a question you should ask her! Since you know nothing about it, let her come and tell you!"
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1697-"Tell us what?!" Maria refused to back down.
"Why should she? Just because you said so? Do you have any evidence? If my daughter did kidnap your son, show us the evidence!" "Evidence?" Elijah snorted coldly.
"My son, Austin Fike, is the best evidence! He’s recovering from what happened.
How can what he said and saw with his own eyes be false? I will not let this slide if you don't hand Rhea over today.
It'd be useless even if you try to get Secretary Rollins to help! Nothing will work!" Before coming over, Elijah had already done all the preparatory work he should have done.
The police station reported the case and informed the higher- ups for fear that Cameron would overshadow it.
Although Cameron had always been upright with a good reputation, the incident with the vaccine development project a while ago made everyone question him.
On top of that, Elijah was unfamiliar with Cameron, so he had to keep a good hand.
Hearing how Elijah had called out Fabian's trump card, he suddenly realized that things were more challenging than they seemed.
The other party probably had done their background work before showing up so unscrupulously.
"Calm down," Fabian said in a relaxed tone, "We're not enemies until we clarify this.
You trust your son, and I trust my daughter.
Why not let the two meet to talk it out and tell us what happened?" Upon saying that, he glanced at his wife sideways, signaling her.
Maria understood it right away.
Regardless, she needed to inform Rhea about this beforehand so she could prepare herself.
After all, it was unknown what the Fikes would do.
“All right! Call Rhea out now!" Elijah had already sent some men to spy on Rhea.
When they reported that she had entered the house, he immediately surrounded the place before he came knocking at the door.
At this moment, he was not afraid of not getting a hold of Rhea.
He would turn this place upside down if her parents did not willingly hand her over.
Elijah was not afraid of her escaping.
Fabian smiled and said, "It's not that we don't want to call her out, but she's not home.
That child has always been obsessed with work and hasn't come home for many days.
If you don't believe me, ask my wife..." Maria was displeased at the lies they were telling, but after Fabian winked at her, she could only angrily play along.
"That's right.
Ree hasn't been home for days." Then she could not help but add, "She's obsessed with her work and experimenting.
She spends her days locked up in the laboratory.
She doesn't even have time to go to the mall.
“How can she have the time to kidnap your son? Besides, what's the use of kidnapping him? We're not short of money, so there's no need to use him as ransom." "Ask that vicious daughter of yours!" Michelle spat.
She saw her son's condition with her own eyes.
The remnants of torture were evident on his body, and his previous high-spirited self was gone.
Now, he seemed like an empty shell with no soul.
‘Austin was the one who mentioned Rhea's name, so it must be her! Maybe she’s sick in the head! There are so many psychopaths around, and Rhea could be one of them!’ "Enough talking.
Hand Ms. Moore over!" The duo was getting a little impatient.
The couple wished to barge in and pull Rhea out and torture her.
"I told you.
Ree isn’t home," Fabian explained patiently.
However, the cold smile on Elijah's face exposed Fabian's lies.
" Mr. Moore, there's no use lying here.
Frankly speaking, my men saw your daughter return with their own eyes, and we came over immediately.
How can you say she's not home? Do you take us as fools?" "What?! How can I not know whether my daughter is home? I think your men must be hallucinating!" Fabian was in disbelief.
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1698-"Is that permission to ransack the house? Since you refused to hand her over, we could only get her ourselves!" After confirming that Fabian was unwilling to surrender, Elijah waved his hand, and the people behind him rushed forward.
Fabian's face dropped, and he shouted sharply, "Hey! Are you harassing our family?!" The Moores had their henchmen as well.
When Fabian called out, a group of men blocked the doorway.
Immediately, the two groups of people faced each other, seeming like they were about to fight.
Maria frowned and quietly stepped back to make a phone call.
‘In this situation, it’s best for Rhea not to return.
Who knows what was wrong with the Fikes for them to come over, acting wildly and indiscriminately? Rhea would be in trouble if she came home.’ Maria quietly dialed Rhea's phone, but no one answered.
She kept staring at the phone, but all she got was the dial tone.
Maria was so worried that she started to break out in sweats.
Michelle had been observing the Moore couple closely.
When she noticed that Maria had moved aside with a phone in her hand, Michelle knew instantly what she was doing.
"Mrs.
Moore!" Michelle grabbed Maria's wrist and twisted it up forcefully.
"What are you doing?!" After getting caught off guard, Maria froze in shock before she began to struggle desperately.
"What are you doing?! Let go of me! " “Are you trying to call your daughter so she can escape?! It won't be that easy!" Michelle snorted as she tightened her grip while snatching Maria's phone with her other hand.
Obviously, Maria would not give in so quickly, and soon, the two women broke out into a brawl.
“Elijah Fike!" Fabian yelled, not able to watch his wife get bullied.
"Don't go overboard with what you're doing!" “Who's the one that went overboard?!" Elijah stepped forward and looked at him, unflinching.
"Since you don't want to admit it, call your daughter down here to explain things.
Then we'll know the truth!" "I told you, Rhea isn't here!" Fabian bellowed.
He clenched his fists and continued, Don't blame me for being rude when I sue you for frivolous litigation!" "Go ahead! I'm not scared of you!" Elijah fought back.
Just as both sides were arguing, a group of people came out of nowhere and ran to Elijah.
"She's nowhere to be found." "You..." Fabian stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.
‘When did all these people come? How could I not know about their presence?’ On the other hand, Elijah was startled.
"She's not?!" ‘Someone reported that Rhea came back;, so how could she leave? That's impossible.
Did she grow wings and fly away?!’ "Have you searched thoroughly?" Elijah was in disbelief.
"I'll go look for her myself! Even if I have to dig six feet underground, I will find her!"
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1699-"Who dares to ransack my place?!" Fabian was also getting anxious.
He had no idea when those men got in and out of his place.
Now Elijah publicly proclaimed that he wanted to search Fabian's house in front of his henchmen.
Where could he hide his face if he allowed Elijah to do so? Fabian straightened his back and stared Elijah down.
The two men stared at each other, and neither would back down.
On the other end, Maria and Michelle were still brawling.
The two women's hair was a mess.
At this moment, the phone that they were fighting over suddenly rang.
The two of them froze for a moment before they grappled with each other for the phone.
Ultimately, Maria managed to hold onto her phone and finally broke free.
After stepping aside, she answered the call.
"Hello? Hello?" “What?!" Her terrified face and sudden, raised voice caused everyone's attention to turn toward her.
Even Michelle, who was about to pounce on Maria again, was stunned momentarily as she stood frozen in place.
"Is this a scam?! Bullsh*t!" Maria flew into a rage and hung up the phone abruptly.
However, everyone could see that she was shaken as her whole body trembled.
It was as if her soul had been sucked out of her body, and her eyes looked like empty sockets.
“Who was that?" Fabian asked when he noticed the disturbed look on his wife's face.
His voice seemed to bring Maria back to earth.
She turned her head to look at her husband in a daze.
She blinked a few times before she opened her mouth and spat through gritted teeth.
" Liar! It's a scammer!" Fabian didn't doubt her.
"If it's a scammer, why are you getting so riled up? Ignore them.
There are all sorts of people in today's world, and they do all sorts of things.
No matter what it is, we do not need to be scared.
We can handle it.
All we have to do is call our brother-in-law and tell him that stray dogs are barking at our door.
All he has to do is give the police station a call.
Don't..." Before he finished speaking, his phone rang.
This immediately sent shivers down Maria's spine as if she were frightened by the caller.
Frowning, Fabian took out his mobile phone.
Just as he was about to pick it up, Maria rushed over and held his hand down.
"Don't answer it!" This caught Fabian off guard, and he almost staggered back.
He didn't understand why she was so worked up.
"Why not?" He glanced at the screen, and when he saw the name, he felt a little awkward.
His gaze subconsciously darted to Elijah before he said, "It's Ree!" "Ree?!" Maria was even more weirded out.
The hand that held onto Fabian trembled even more as her eyes were pinned on the phone screen, unsure if it was out of fear or that she wanted it to be Rhea that called.
“What's the matter with you? Why are you acting so weird?" Fabian didn't understand why she was reacting this way.
Maria would usually be the first to rush over when she saw that Rhea was calling.
Why did it seem like she was too scared to answer now? "Great! Didn't you say that she's not home? Since she took the initiative to call, we'll just ask here," Elijah said coldly as he turned to look at Fabian.
"Put it on speakers if you have nothing to hide." “Although I have nothing to hide, I don't have to prove it to you, do I?" Fabian snapped unhappily, holding his phone in his hand.
" This is my daughter calling me.
Why should I let you all hear our conversation?" Elijah sneered.
"It seems like you feel that your daughter can do what she did.
That's why you're scared!"
Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1700 -“Bullshit! 1..." The phone kept ringing.
Fabian gritted his teeth bitterly.
Although he knew Elijah was prodding, this was no small matter.
Even if Fabian had doubts, he did not think Rhea could do such a thing.
In the end, he picked up the phone and put it on speaker before preemptively saying, Ree, are you still experimenting? No matter how busy you are, remember to take care of yourself.
By the way, the Fike family is here to see you.
They have something to ask..." Initially, he wanted to hint to Rhea that other people were around so that she would watch her words.
However, a strange voice interrupted him before he even finished speaking.
"Mr. Moore! It's me! Something happened to Ms.
Moore!" Fabian was so taken aback that he froze for a while before glancing at Elijah blankly.
Only then did he realize that the voice came from the phone.
He glanced at his phone and asked, "What did you say?" "Something happened to Ms.
Moore! There was an explosion in the factory, and the aftermath was terrible.
Ms. Moore... didn't make it out in time.
I called Mrs. Moore, but she didn't believe me Ww The caller was a little flustered, and his background sounded chaotic.
There were sirens of firetrucks and police cars with voices overlapping each other.
Fabian suddenly felt his body turn numb as if someone had poured ice water all over his body.
Maria suddenly rushed over and howled into the phone, "Liar! You're lying! You sent you?! Who told you to curse Rhea like this? Tell me! Tell me now..." "Mrs. Moore, it's me.
I..." The other side sounded like he had been wronged.
"Mr. Moore, come over and have a look.
The police are already here..." Upon hearing all these, even Elijah and Michelle were frozen in place.
The two exchanged glances and noticed the shock in each other's eyes.
‘How could there be such a coincidence?!’ They planned to surround her house and seek justice, but at this moment, something happened to Rhea.
On top of that, Elijah's men had clearly seen her come home.
When did she leave? How did the laboratory explode? The Fike couple was suspicious and even wondered if the Moores had deliberately staged the scene.
However, looking at how Fabian and Maria reacted, it didn't seem like they were acting, especially when they saw Maria's pale face and trembling body.
All the yelling into the phone seemed to have drained her.
In an instant, she passed out and fell to the ground.
"Hey!" Michelle called out and subconsciously stretched out her hand, only to realize that Maria was her enemy now, and retracted.
The whole scene was a mess right now.
Fabian had not recovered from the shock, but when he saw his wife pass out, he hurriedly called for help.
''Someone get the car ready! We'll let Mrs. Moore rest at home while I head to the factory."
A servant hurried forward to help Maria, but when she touched her, she woke up again and argued, "No! I'm not going in! I will go with you! I don't believe it.
I don't believe it...” As she spoke, she burst into tears.
She finally woke up from the shock but was still reluctant to believe the news.
She insisted on going to the factory and seeing it for herself before she trusted the caller.
Fabian didn't argue with her this time.
He held her with one hand and said, "Let's get going, then!"