Chapter 499



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“Thank you for the $15 million! I will accept it as compensation for our little Louis.”

As soon as Nora said that, on the other end of the call, Trueman seemed to realize something. He immediately exclaimed, “It’s really not Q?”

Nora did not answer him.

However, it seemed that Trueman had grasped the situation. He immediately cursed under his breath, “Shit! You…”

But before he could finish, the call was cut off!

Nora frowned.

Wasn’t Trueman the young master? Who would dare disconnect her call when she was still talking?

In the midst of his doubts, Louis stood up and looked at Nora warily. Then, he blinked and asked, “Hey, Nora, that fifteen million dollars? Are you really giving it to me as compensation to help me get over the shock?”.

That was the most money Louis, whose monthly living expenses had been withheld from him by Joel since he was a child, had ever seen in his life. He’d already seen a million dollars at Chester’s house, but this was the first time he’d seen funds totaling more than ten million dollars.

He had just counted on his phone: there were several zeros between the sum and his savings!

Little Louis wanted to express how stupefied he was at suddenly becoming a millionaire like that!

Hearing what he said, Nora was perplexed. “Don’t you love him?”

“No! No! I want it very much!” Louis immediately shoved the bank card into his pocket and covered his pocket with both hands. His look was as if he was going to fight to the death with anyone who dared to take the bank card from him.

The corners of Nora’s lips tightened. She couldn’t bear to look at him anymore.

Brenda couldn’t help whispering to Nora, “Nora, are the Smiths about to go bankrupt?”

Look what they had forced little Louis to be desperate!

It was only $15 million, and yet he was about to consider it his family inheritance.

Nora: “…”

Louis suddenly looked a little embarrassed.

However, he looked at Morris.

Louis had received $15 million from the battle between the special department and the mysterious organization. Although he had tricked the other party into giving it to him through his own abilities, if Morris asked him to hand it over, Louis would have to do so.

In the end, Morris behaved as if he had not heard them. He turned to the bodyguards on the floor and said, “Tell me, where is your master?”.

All right, it looked like he wasn’t going to bother to do anything about it.

In that case, Nora didn’t pursue the matter with Louis. Instead, she turned and walked away.

Even after the arrest of the four bodyguards, the other party had not been rattled. This showed that Trueman was very confident that the four would not betray him.

In that case, it probably wouldn’t do much good even if they were interrogated.

He decided to take Louis out of the room.

As he left, he asked Louis, “What did Trueman say to you?”

Louis’ eyes were constantly fixed on his pocket. His fingers were also still pressed tightly against it. He was behaving even more neurotically than when he had been kidnapped. “Nora, do you think someone will steal my money?”

Nora: “…”

Louis continued. “Or that they will steal from me? O… Will the bank confiscate the money when they see that I’ve received $15 million for no reason? I’m not going to wake up tomorrow to end up seeing that the money is gone, am I?”

Nora rubbed her temples and continued driving her jeep. “Since you’re so worried, why don’t I inform Joel about it and have him take care of the money for you.”

Her sentence made Louis sit up straight. “That won’t be necessary. I think I can manage on my own.”

“You’re not afraid of losing him anymore?”

“No, not anymore!”

Nora could only repeat her question of a moment ago. “What did Trueman tell you?”

Louis started to think.

The Smith genes were relatively good, so everyone in the family was smart. Besides, the incident had just happened, so Louis remembered everything. He replayed his conversation with Trueman from beginning to end.

When she heard the part where they talked about whether Trueman kidnapped Louis for money or for his looks, the corners of Nora’s lips couldn’t help but spasm. The conversation made no sense to her.

Just then, however, she suddenly heard Louis mention that someone had coughed in the middle of the conversation and had reminded the other man to get back to the main issue. She narrowed her eyes.

Nora suddenly looked at Louis. “Someone was coughing?”

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At the hotel.

Trueman was breaking things in an exasperated rage. He shouted angrily, “Who exactly is Q? Surely it can’t be Nora Smith, can it?”

Caleb coughed twice before sighing and replying, “Maybe it really is her.”

“That’s impossible!” shouted Trueman, “A normal person might be top-notch in a given sector, but there’s no way they’re top-notch in two! Unless they’ve taken our drug.”

But after he finished, he paused and asked incredulously, “You mean…”

“Cough, cough, cough…” Caleb was still coughing violently. “Don’t forget that her mother is Yvette Anderson! Besides, when she fled the organization back then, she had taken the organization’s most prized possession with her.”

Trueman was stunned. However, he quickly scoffed and said, “That’s right…. No wonder you’re no longer interested in the genetic modification drug! Looks like I’ll have to take other measures.”

At that moment, a phone suddenly rang. Trueman picked up the phone and looked at it. “It’s yours!”

Caleb pressed the answer button, as Nora’s familiar voice sounded on the other end. “Hello, Mr. Gray. I wonder if we can meet soon.”

Caleb lowered his head. “Of course. Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough…. You can pick the place.”

Nora selected an address. When she hung up, she looked at Louis and asked, “Was that the voice you heard?” She had put it on speaker mode during the call.

Louis nodded and confirmed it. “Yes! I’m pretty sure that’s the voice!”

The cough as well as the low, honeyed voice were all too characteristic.

Nora’s jaw tensed and she nodded.

After sending Louis to the Smith’s in the jeep, she said, “You can go in first. I’ll go meet him.” Louis nodded.

Louis obediently got out of the car. When he entered the living room, he saw Justin sitting on the couch. When the latter saw him, he hesitantly asked, “Where’s Nora?”

Louis had his hand pressed against his pocket as he eyed Justin suspiciously. The way he was looking at everyone was as if he thought they were going to steal his money. He replied, “He went on a date!”.

Justin: “?”

When Nora arrived at the coffee shop they had arranged to meet at, Caleb was already seated. He had a handkerchief in his hand and was coughing.

There was a glass of water in front of him.

When he saw Nora, a kind look came over his face and he said, “I’m not in good health, so I can’t have coffee in the evening.”

Nora nodded and sat down across from him. “Sorry, next time I’ll pick a better place.”

Caleb smiled. His soft features were as refreshing as a spring breeze. Dressed in a gray suit, the man, in his late thirties, exuded a mature charm. He asked, “What can I do for you, Ms. Smith?”

Nora thought for a while and got straight to the point. “Mr. Gray, you know Trueman Yale, don’t you?”

Caleb was taken aback.

Nora leaned forward and stared at him. “Can you tell me, what exactly do you want from me?”.

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