novelxo Chapter 43
Perceiving the humble stance from the opponents who had been competing with him to become the leader of the association,
Kevin was on cloud nine.
Suppressing his urge to laugh out loud, he blinked and feigned a modest look. “You flattered me, Mr. Lee. We’re colleagues.
Let’s do our best to serve the association.”
“You’re indeed a sharp-witted person. Don’t worry, I’ll submit to you and obey your orders from now on.” Mr. Lee gave Kevin a
thumbs-up.
“You don’t have to say that.” Kevin waved his hand about with a wide grin.
Meanwhile, Jerry was observing Jacob’s action from the rearview mirror while driving the car. He grinned when he saw his boss’
appearance gradually change.
Noticing Jerry’s gaze, Jacob frowned. “Focus on the road. Don’t you fool around and delay my plan to pick up my daughter!”
“Yes, sir,” Jerry hummed in response.
The car traveled two hundred meters before it stopped in front of a traffic light. Jerry turned to ask Jacob, “Boss, you can’t be
putting on a disguise every day, can you?”
Jacob shot a glance at Jerry and did not answer him.
Thereafter, the car drove past two more traffic lights. The Shadow Ranger, who completed his mission, excused himself while
Jerry was thrown out of the driver’s seat.
Moments later, the car engine was started again. A dejected look spread across Jacob’s face.
Perceiving Jerry’s confused look, Jacob furrowed his brows and sighed. “You must be curious why I don’t reunite with my
daughter directly.”
Jerry nodded.
“When I first heard from Gerald that I have a daughter, my immediate response was that I was determined to reunite with her at
all costs.” Jacob’s eyes were tinged with sadness as he said that.
Holding the steering wheel, he made a right turn and continued, “But when I saw Heidi throwing herself into her grandfather’s
arms, I immediately gave up the thought of reuniting with her.”
“But why?” Jerry was confused. “Even if your parents-in-law are resentful toward you, that doesn’t change the fact that you’re
Heidi’s father.”
Looking calm, Jacob mumbled, “I’ve indeed disappointed Naeve’s parents, but I don’t actually care what they think of me. The
only person I care about is Heidi.”
“I guess I get what you mean, Boss.” Jerry nodded. “I’ve once read a book about parenting. One of the points brought up by the
author was that adults should avoid disrupting the original life of a child...”
“Anyway, I’ll reunite with my daughter one day, but not now. Alright, it’s time for you to get off.” Jacob pulled over to one side of
the road. “The missions of Shadow Squad will focus more on Paramount moving forward.”
“Roger that, Boss. I’ll make the necessary arrangements,” Jerry answered before getting out of the car.
Half an hour later, Jacob picked Moira and Heidi from the neighborhood and sent them to Newlife Hospital.
On the other hand, the spirited Franklin returned to Rowan Lane in a posh car after being treated like a VIP in Oriental Tower.
The moment he entered the house, he couldn’t wait to share the incident. “Suzie, I have good news for you!”
Suzie, who was sitting on the couch beside three large, silver suitcases in the living room, sprang up with her bulging abdomen
and exclaimed, “We’re going to make a fortune, Honey!”
“Hey, be careful!” Taken aback, Franklin quickly hugged his wife, who dashed toward him in excitement.
Noticing the three familiar, huge suitcases out of the corner of his eyes, Franklin had a brainwave and blurted, “Fifteen million?”