Chapter 617



Justin sat up unconsciously and straightened up. He lowered his voice and indicated, “Speak.”

Sean said, “That little clinic only had one doctor when Miss Smith gave birth. After that, the doctor went overseas for further study and hasn’t been back in the country since. I checked his family background and found out that he was not married then. Both his parents are dead, so he no longer has any family.”

Sean then paused and said, “During my research, I discovered that Miss Smith had already sent someone to look for him when he was living abroad. After returning to the country, she had looked for him again. She was probably looking for the little gentleman at the time, but she couldn’t find the doctor.”

Nora had told him all that over the phone.

Nora would definitely approach the problem from different angles when looking for her son. However, despite her skills, she still hadn’t managed to find the man. This showed that the man had hidden himself very well.

Justin’s long, slender fingers tapped the couch.

Lawrence became anxious. “What are you doing, you can’t even find a doctor from a small clinic?”

gⱯlnσν𝒆𝓁s․com is your storytelling haven Sean looked at him silently and said nothing. Lawrence lifted his chin, looked at Justin, and asked, “Chief, what should we do?”

Justin suddenly said, “We can’t find him, but I’m sure there’s someone else we can ask.”

Lawrence asked, “Who?”

Sean seemed to understand something. He nodded and said, “You’re right. I’ll send some men out to look for him right now.”

Lawrence: “?”

After saying that, Sean walked out.

Lawrence immediately looked at Justin. “Chief, who are you looking for?”

Justin looked at him blankly. Then, he replied, “Henry Smith.”

When Lawrence heard this, he suddenly realized something. “He’s right! Henry Smith watched all of Miss Smith’s childbirth, So he must know how many children she gave birth to! Why hadn’t he thought of that? After his wife and daughter betrayed him, he didn’t even have money to buy a plane ticket home. Our men plotted and turned him into a beggar, so now he must remain under our surveillance! We just have to find him and we’ll know what we want to know.”

Justin listened to him prattle on and on. Then he nodded. “Yes, you’re right.” Lawrence touched his head. “I also think I’m pretty smart. To think I understood the boss’s thoughts right away.” He completely forgot that Sean had immediately understood what Justin meant with a single sentence from him, and by then he’d already gone off to get things done.

Justin looked at Lawrence with disdain. Then he asked, “How’s that person in the basement?”

Lawrence, who had just underperformed next to Sean, was only thinking about proving himself. At Justin’s question, he was quick to reply, “Don’t worry, boss, our men are watching her. We won’t let her get away. We’ve also given her a phone so she can contact her people overseas. She’s been making frequent calls almost every day and begging her brother to send the boy here.”

“Oh,” Justin said.

Just as he got up and was about to leave, Lawrence suddenly asked, “Boss, it’s been almost three days now. Are you really not going to give him food?”

Since that day, Ruth had been locked in the basement. Justin had also left instructions prohibiting anyone from giving her food.

The basement had a bathroom with water.

However, there was nothing to eat there. Ruth had already asked for food several times in the last few days.

It had been three whole days. She was about to starve to death.

Lawrence was also afraid that she was really starving. That was why he had asked her.

Unexpectedly, Justin replied coolly, “He won’t starve to death. Of course, if the child doesn’t come back in ten days, then it won’t matter if he starves.”

If Trueman did not return the child, it would mean that he did not care in the least whether Ruth lived or died.

In that case, why should he care?

Lawrence swallowed hard. He sensed there was a murderous intent in his boss’s voice when he said that. Only then did he realize that this time his boss had really been angry.

His boss rarely got really angry. After all, he could solve any problem with a simple wave of his hand. For him to get so angry this time? Surely it wasn’t because Ruth’s existence had made Miss Smith jealous, was it?

Lawrence felt like he’d figured something out.

Justin didn’t bother going to the basement. Or rather, the sight of Ruth disgusted him, so he didn’t want to go. Lawrence, however, had to go.

After all, he had to remind and insist him several times a day to call his people overseas.

When Lawrence went down to the basement, he saw Ruth lying on the floor and eating…paper towels. She was in a pathetic state. Her hair was greasy and stuck to her face as well as her cheeks sunken in from hunger, which was a little scary. After starving for three days, he had probably lost a few pounds.

Lawrence clapped his hands a couple of times.

Seeing him, Ruth dropped the paper towels in her hand. She stared at Lawrence, her eyes fierce and merciless. She said, “Give me something to eat! My son is about to return to the country. When he does, he will become a Hunt. Even if Mr. Hunt does not give me the status I deserve, he must recognize his son! My son will be the Hunt chief in the future! Lawrence, aren’t you afraid that my son will make life difficult for you in the future if you treat me like this?”

Lawrence: “?”

He scoffed and tossed the phone to Ruth. “It’s time for you to make a call. If you want food, we’ll talk when your son arrives! Just like you said, he’s a Hunt. If he says the word, who would dare starve you to death?”

Ruth bit her lip, picked up the phone and called Xander.

She had no choice. Trueman had said Xander didn’t want to come. She had to respect his will.

Ruth’s eyes flashed with hatred at the thought of this.

Was it necessary to respect his will? He was nothing but a shitty little boy. He’d been raised for a long time. What was the big deal about making him go back to the States to save her? Shouldn’t he do it? That kid was a complete demon!

As he thought about it, he took a deep breath.

The call connected quickly.

Xander’s devilish voice came through. “Aunt Ruth, what do you want this time?”

Ruth startled at the word ‘aunt’ and looked at Lawrence. He quickly lowered his voice and said, “How many times have I told you? You have to call me mom.”

“Tsk, did you give birth to me, why do I have to call you mom?”. Ruth was so angry she yelled, “Xander!”.

“I’m still here, you don’t have to make so much noise. I can hear you.”

Ruth took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. “Xander, be good, hurry up and come save me, okay? There’s a lot of fun things to do in America.”

“Wow, really?”

Ruth nodded. “Yes, yes, of course. If you come here, I can buy you lots of things.”

“Oh, I don’t need anything. Is there anything else you need? If not, then I’m hanging up. Besides, Aunt Ruth, don’t ever talk about being my mother or whatever again. My mother is the woman who gave birth to me, not you!”

Elsewhere.

Lawrence was eavesdropping on their conversation with a listening device.

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