Chapter 1000 A Sudden Change
Luca looked quite affable. He even sat down swaggeringly in front of them, and ate the fruit on the table.
"Don't glare at me. It's useless to stare at me. After all, it's not up to me to decide. It's up to the higher-ups."
As he spoke, he pointed upward.
Jara sneered.
"You mean Coby?"
Upon hearing that, Luca was stunned.
"Who is Coby?"
With a pause, Jara realized Luca did not know about Coby's existence.
It was unknown to the number of people in the Marsh Family who had been kept in the dark like him. They always thought that they were listening to Rowan's orders, but in fact, someone else was controlling them behind the scenes.
As he thought about this, his brows darkened slightly.
What kind of person was Coby?
Judging from his age, he must be around Jara's age. How could such an old guy like Rowan listen to him?
And it seemed that Rowan was so respectful to him that he almost worshipped him. Furthermore, he didn't seem like he was pressured to do that, but it seemed more of a devout faith from the bottom of his heart. He was like a believer.
Yes, like a believer.
As Jara had been thinking of a way to describe the deep relation between Rowan and Coby, now he finally thought of it.
On the other hand, Luca saw that he did not speak, so he did not care.
Subsequently, he took another bite of the apple in his hand and said, "Theoretically, I'm not forcing you. I know that you've already got a piece of it, so just give it to me. You'll have to give it to me in the end anyway."
Jara sneered.
"If I hand it over, what if you don't give me the medicine in the end? What will we do afterward?"
With a smile, Luca replied, "That won't happen. We, the Marsh Family, have always been very trustworthy when it comes to making a deal. Besides, all of us have to take this medicine, and it is not something rare. With your ability, if we break out relationship, we won't get any benefits either, so we won't do this kind of thing. It's like lifting stones and smashing them on our own feet."
After a pause, he added, "Besides, you can keep the last piece in your hand. Anyway, as long as twelve of them are not gathered, it doesn't matter if you have one piece or eleven of them. Do you understand?"
At that moment, Jara's expression was extremely unsightly.
It was not that he really cared about this piece of jade, but the feeling of being controlled by others.
Even though he had not been favored by the Holland family when he was young, and at the same time, he had been ostracized, he was still considered privileged.
In general, his life was superior. He was superior to others, and he would never be forced to promise anything because of someone's coercion.
But now, he felt that with every step he took, he was walking on the edge of a knife.
His hands and feet were bound by other, and he felt really terrible.
Then, he thought about Emmeline, who had been very assertive since she was a child, and enjoyed freedom, would also feel the same.
She stared at Luca coldly as if she could pierce a hole in his body with her eyes.
Seeing that, Luca rubbed his nose and felt a little embarrassed.
In all fairness, no matter how much Jara had schemed against him in the past, for this matter, he felt sorry for Jara.
After all, besides the family's interests, he and Jara were considered friends.
When his friend's wife was in trouble, he took advantage of the situation for personal gain. No matter how he looked at it, he did not appear to be virtuous.
As he thought about this, he sighed.
"Fine. fine. if you really don't want to give it to me, I can also go back and plead for you. But you know, I'm just a minion in the family and I don't get to have a say. I can almost imagine the rejection I would get after I intercede for you. But what can I do? I want to help you, but there's nothing I can do. I have no choice too."
As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly.
Jara stared at him with a serious expression for a while, then suddenly opened his mouth.
"There's no need. The item is here. You can just take it."
As he said this, Quan came forward with a wooden box and tossed it directly to Luca.
Luca was stunned as he quickly took it and opened the box. Then, he saw a white translucent Jade of Heaven quietly lying in the box.
With a gulp, he raised his head to look at Jara.
"You're being a bit carefree. This is not a fake, right?"
In response, Jara sneered.
"Take it if you want it. If not, give it back to me."
After that, he was about to reached out to grab it.
But Luca quickly hid the box behind his back with a vigilant look on his face.
"You've already given it to me, and you still want to take it back? Aren't you ashamed?"
After a pause, he looked at their unhappy faces and let out a sigh./
"Fine, don't look like I took advantage of you. Didn't I tell you that they would give you the medicine Emmeline needs after you gather six of them? You can just keep one of it for protection. What are you afraid of?"
Without a word, Jara nodded his head.
"Okay. You've got what you wanted, so you may leave now."
Seeing his attitude, Luca didn't know what to say.
After saying goodbye to Emmeline, he turned around and left with his people.
After they left, Emmeline said in a low voice, "I always feel that there is something wrong with this."
Jara's voice was cold.
"Something is off indeed. It would have been easier for us to say if we didn't know the essence of the drug. Now that we know about it, ha!"
With a sneer, he added, "He said he would give us your lifelong supply of medicine. But in fact, it was not medicine at all. It was a kind of fruit called Way Three. What kind of fruit has a a decade long expiry day? Not to mentioned it being rotten, but also be consumed? It was simply a trick! Coby was lying to us."
In fact, Emmeline's idea was similar to his.
A hint of worry could not help but appear between her brows.
"What should we do now then?"
As Jara turned to look at her, a cold expression flashing across his eyes.
"Don't worry, I've already thought of an idea."
Hearing that, Emmeline was surprised.
"What is it?"
Jara had a mysterious expression on his face. "I've done something to the box that was taken away by Luca."
For a moment, Emmeline was speechless, but soon she came to her senses.
She and Jara had a tacit understanding. At this moment, Jara would only need to give her a hint, and she would immediately understand what he meant.
With a smile on her face, she then said, "It seems that we just have to wait to retrieve the net."
"That's right."
After the two of them had discussed their options, they stopped the conversation.
On the other side.
After getting what he needed, Luca hurriedly took the plane overnight and went to the small island where Coby lived.
Of course, he did not know that Coby lived here.
It had always been Rowan who issued the order to him. He told Luca to come to the island once he had the Jade with him, Therefore, he came here overnight and didn't dare to be careless for a minute.
At this moment, as soon as the plane landed, someone had received the news and was waiting there.
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