Chapter 904
But before the surgery, Joseph, gritting his teeth and enduring the excruciating pain, threw his phone to Lucas. "Find Cassie's number and call her with your phone."
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Having been friends for many years, Lucas understood immediately. However, he doubted Cassie would come. Still, seeing Joseph's handsome face turn pale with pain, he couldn't help but use his phone to call Cassie.
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"Hello." A nbsp;soft female voice answered.
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Lucas cleared his throat nbsp;and then explained, "This is Lucas. Joseph drank too much tonight and has a perforated stomach. He needs surgery."
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"I'm not a doctor," Cassie coldly nbsp;interrupted.
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"Joseph vomited blood," Lucas said with a bitter smile. "Joseph is really regretting nbsp;it now. I've never seen him in such pain before. Can you come? He really needs you."
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"You've got the wrong person. I think he needs Megan more. Could you not call me again? Even if Joseph dies, don't notify me to send flowers. After all, flowers cost money, and I don't want to waste a penny on someone like him," nbsp;she then retorted.
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With that, Cassie hung up.
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The phone was on speaker, and lying on the hospital bed, Joseph's eyes, filled with hope, gradually dimmed, replaced by endless darkness and sorrow. The pain from the perforated stomach was intense, but it was nothing compared to the sting of Cassie's cold words.
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Lucas sighed and signaled the doctor to take Joseph in for surgery.
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At the Chapman family villa, Cassie casually tossed her phone aside, her face indifferent, without a trace of extra emotion.
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A perforated stomach? She wouldn't feel heartache or rush over in the middle of the night.
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Did he think she nbsp;was still the woman who once worried herself sick over him?
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Never again.
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"Mom, did something happen to Joseph?" Oliver, half-asleep, opened his eyes.
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"Are you worried?" Cassie asked softly.
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"No. As the saying goes, he won't die that easily," Oliver said calmly.
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Cassie chuckled, "You're right, darling. Let's go to sleep. I haven't rested in days."
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"Okay." Oliver watched his mother sleep, his eyes narrowing.
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Mom might not hold a grudge, but the hurt she suffered today, Oliver nbsp;decided he nbsp;would repay a thousandfold to... that so-called father of his.
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At the same time, Megan kept calling Joseph's phone, but it was off. She called Lucas, but he didn't answer. She called Michael, but he couldn't be reached either.
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Furious, she threw a tantrum in the villa, screaming and cursing.
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Megan hadn't expected that overnight, none of them would answer her calls, but they used to treat her like a queen.
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Nathan was anxious. nbsp;"Megan, what do we do? If they all ignore us from now on, surviving in Whisperlyn City will be very difficult."
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"Joseph is just angry. He won't abandon me. Besides, Michael is only temporarily detained. The Jude family can't keep him locked up forever," Megan said through gritted teeth.
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"I was hoping you could use this opportunity to reconcile with Mr. Hernandez. We were so close, but Cassie turned the tables," Nathan said cautiously, glancing at her. "Megan, you hired those two real kidnappers, right?"
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"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't do anything." Megan glared at him. "You should leave."
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"Alright." Nathan shrugged. Megan wouldn't admit it, but he didn't believe her.
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After Nathan left, Megan angrily dialed a number. "Your people are so incompetent. Last time with Rex's case, and now this kidnapping left surveillance footage and fingerprints in the car. Spencer was supposed to be doomed, but he turned the case around in court, making Joseph suspicious of me. You've really screwed me over."
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The man on the other end chuckled, "If you can come up with such a vicious plan, you should be prepared to face the worst consequences. This kidnapping was a spur-of-the-moment decision, planned in less than half a day. You expect me to make it flawless? Why didn't you clarify all this beforehand? I deleted all the surveillance footage as you instructed, but I can't dismantle the entire neighborhood's security cameras."
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"If you had destroyed the car, none of this would have happened," Megan snapped.
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"Are you an idiot? If the car was destroyed, how would Joseph have found you in time? Spencer was genuinely injected with drugs. If Joseph hadn't arrived within our planned timeframe, you would have been truly violated by Spencer," the man retorted coldly.
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Megan was momentarily speechless.
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The man continued, "Megan, I've helped you twice, but clearly, you still can't get back with Joseph. Don't come to me again; you're of no use to me."
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"I am useful. Even if Joseph doesn't plan to marry me, Michael is still deeply in love with me. Once his uncle becomes president next year, the Jude family's status will rise significantly," Megan hurriedly said. She could no longer rely on Joseph; she had to keep Michael firmly in her grasp.
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"Besides... didn't you always like Cassie? Now that she and Joseph are at odds, they can never reconcile. Your chance has come; you should thank me," Megan sneered.
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The man chuckled, "Megan, I've helped you twice, but I won't help you again unless you can prove your worth. Don't threaten me either. If this gets exposed, you'll lose any chance of marrying Michael. And making a powerless woman disappear is very easy for me."
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The call ended, leaving Megan with a chill in her heart.
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In a city villa, David stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, holding his phone. His tall, slender figure was reflected in the glass. He wore a pair of deep blue pajamas, nbsp;and his elegant, handsome face exuded a dark, deep aura starkly different from his refined daytime demeanor.
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Soon, his phone rang, and a deep, inscrutable voice asked, "How's the progress?"
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"Almost there," David replied respectfully.
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"Good. The Hernandez family has stood for too long; it's time for them to fall. I'm waiting for nbsp;your good news," the man said cheerfully. "You've been doing well lately. I have high hopes for you."
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"Thank you," nbsp;David answered.
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After hanging up, a look of hateful resentment flashed in David's gentle eyes.
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Soon, he nbsp;would personally drag Joseph nbsp;down from his pedestal!
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He would never forget how Joseph had humiliated him in front of everyone at Paul's birthday party years ago, nor how Joseph cruelly took Cassie away from him.
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For years, David had been biding his time.
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One day, he would sit at the top of Madison's elite.
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