Chapter 550
Undoubtedly, the message was from Kane.
Gregory snatched the phone from my hands and dialed back immediately.
-No answer,
I took my phone back and stepped out to the balcony to call Pearl.
Hearing my voice, Pearl seemed rather upset, even surprised, “Jane, you’re still alive…”
Her voice trailed off, “What do you want calling me?”
Pretending ignorance.
1 didn’t have the patience for beating around the bush, so I got straight to the point: “Pearl,
I know you want to fight for Dorothy’s share of the Myers family estate. Fine, I agree. Everything that Ramona left me in her will, I’m willing to give to Dorothy. Is that
satisfactory?”
“Hmm?”
Upon hearing this, Pearl sounded pleased, leisurely saying, “Are you negotiating with me, or… begging me?”
I glanced through the sliding glass door at my grandmother, sleeping peacefully, and suppressed my anger, “Take it as you will. Right now, I just need the antidote. If something really happens to Ramona, it won’t be good for you either, right?”
They were always afraid that if Ramona regained her sanity, she would bring me back into the Myers fold. But actually harming Ramona and risking her life was a step they dared not take.
After all, they were afraid of the possibility that the Myers estate would end
hands as per Ramona’s will.
up in
my
Indeed, they could use the antidote to blackmail me, but if Ramona were to suffer because we couldn’t administer the antidote in time, they should be more afraid than I am.
It’s just that I can’t afford to gamble.
In the end, it’s about who’s more ruthless.
Pearl chuckled lightly, “Have you thought this through? The Myers estate might not be what it was a few years ago, but to the vast majority, it’s still an unreachable status. Are you really okay with giving up your inheritance and your place in the Myers family?”
I replied coldly, “Whether I’m okay with it doesn’t matter, does it? Cut the crap. If you’re worried I’ll change my mind, I can sign a contract, in black and white. The condition is the antidote in exchange.”
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Truth be told, if it weren’t for Ramona, whether or not I returned to the Myers family didn’t matter much to me.
Are you sure?” She sounded incredulous.
I barely hesitated, checking the time. “It’s seven now. Bring the antidote and the contract to the hospital by ten, and I’ll be waiting. Is that okay?”
Pearl readily agreed, confidently saying, “Of course, no problem.”
After hanging up and returning to the hospital room, Gregory looked at me, already guessing what I had done.
“She agreed?” he asked.
“Yes, she did.” I nodded.
Of course, she would agree. After all their elaborate schemes, this was exactly what they wanted.
While I had been on the phone, Herbert and Abdul had already left.
Bella pulled a wet wipe from her bag to clean my arm, which had somehow gotten dirty in the abandoned factory, and suggested with concern, “Let me handle this, okay?”
“No need.”
Having come to an agreement with Pearl, I felt relieved and smiled at Bella, “She and Victor must be the last people you want to see, right? It’s better for you to stay out of sight, out of mind.”
I couldn’t completely detach myself from this situation, since Ramona was my grandmother.
But Bella could stay out of it. If it was possible, why drag her back into this nauseating relationship with Pearl and Victor, forcing her to relive past betrayals?
Bella was worried. “But you…”
“I’ll be okay.” I glanced at Gregory, saying, “Gregory is here to help me, and besides, I’ve already made arrangements with Pearl. She’ll be bringing the antidote over later.”
Seeing my resolve, Bella didn’t push further, only insisting that I not overexert myself. After Ivy brought dinner and we had eaten together, Bella finally left.
In the vast hospital room, only my grandmother, Gregory, and I remained.
With a solution to our problems in sight, I relaxed and opened my arms to Gregory, “Gregory, hug?”
Chapter 551
Hearing this, Gregory was silent for a moment, a hint of sarcasm crossing his lips. “Isn’t that convenient?”
After putting down the phone, Dorothy eagerly approached Pearl.
“Mom, Jane is willing to give up the inheritance?!”
“Yes.”
A flicker of confusion crossed Pearl’s eyes. “She and Ramona haven’t known each other for long. Why would she willingly give up such a large inheritance for her?”
Even if she wasn’t going to get all of the wealth as Ramona’s biological granddaughter, she would still get a considerable amount. Enough for many families to live comfortably for generations.
And yet, Jane was willing to just walk away from it?
Dorothy wasn’t in the mood to ponder too deeply. She urged, “Why overthink it? It’s just family ties. Let’s quickly find a lawyer to draft the agreement and take the antidote to her at the hospital before she changes her mind.”
The prospect of owning real assets of her own made her somewhat impatient.
During her years with the Myers family, the old lady had never given her anything significant. The true power of the Myers family was always in the old lady’s hands, leaving Pearl with very little to offer her!
Her words seemed to touch a nerve in Pearl, who then made a decision. “Go upstairs and change your clothes. We’re going out.”
“To the hospital?”
“First to get the antidote, and also to meet someone.”
Dorothy frowned, “That gangster?”
Even though she had agreed in the morning, the idea of actually meeting him was still repellent.
In her view, those people were like rats that couldn’t stand the light, unworthy of any
connection to her!
Pearl asked, “Changed your mind?”
“A bit.” Dorothy reluctantly conceded, “You said this morning that this was a sure thing. But even though we agreed to use this opportunity against Jane, from the sound of her on the phone just now, she seemed completely fine, probably not even hurt.”
“Why should I meet him if he botched the job so badly?”
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