Chapter 8
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As soon as the thought formed, he couldn’t curb his strong desire to see her again.
Suddenly, he received a call from the private investigator. “Mr. Huang, I couldn’t find the identity of that beauty, but I found the hotel where she’s temporarily staying at.”
Ken’s eyes lit up. “Send it to me!”
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When Rachel reached the hotel, Nisha was already asleep.
She went straight to the study.
She sat on the sofa and made a call. “Solo, give me all the information about Idealian Pharmaceuticals.”
The lively voice sounded a little powerless at the moment. “Say, Ian, don’t go too far. Do you think I’m your subordinate just because I owe you my life? Don’t I, the world’s number one hacker, deserve some respect? You’re asking me to do even something as trivial as this? How about you name your price, and we call it even?”
The corners of Rachel’s lips curled upward slightly. “Sure. How much is your life worth?”
“…” After a moment of silence, Solo said, “Fine, you win. Give me five minutes.”
Five minutes later, Solo emailed her all the information about Idealian Pharmaceuticals.
Idealian Pharmaceuticals was the company that her mother had left behind when she died. She was still young at that time, so the company was handed over to a dedicated manager to handle in her stead. She had never taken over the reins all this time, either. However, for the Parkers to want it so much, and even wanted her to give it to Serina as a wedding gift, there must be something fishy going on.
She carefully looked through the information until she heard faint footsteps in the soundproof corridor.
Disturbed by the sound, Rachel frowned. Mrs. Yuan explained, “There are people staying in the presidential suite next door. I heard it’s Mr. Wright.”
Her cell phone beeped at this point—it was a message from Solo: “The number one family is impressive indeed. Mr. Wright offered me a few million dollars just to know whether you’re a man or a woman. Ian, you’re done for!”
Ethan Wright again.
Rachel cast her cat-like eyes downward slightly. Her long, slender fingers tapped a few times on the keyboard, and she replied: “Pass him a message for me.”
In the presidential suite next door.
The tall and slender Ethan sat on the sofa and leaned back.
His assistant Alexander Zimmer stood there respectfully. “Mr. Wright, Solo has brought a message from Dr. Ian.”
Ethan looked up coldly. “What is it?”
Alexander coughed and touched his glasses. Then, he read out the message methodically. “Dr. Ian asks, ‘Mr. Wright, are you looking for me in such a hurry because you require brain surgery?’”
“…”
With this, the temperature in the room dropped to a freezing point.
After a long while, Ethan finally suppressed his anger and squeezed out two words: “The! Photo!”
Alexander instantly understood what he meant, and he immediately brought out a photo of Dr. Ian that he had bought at a high price and handed it to him.
Ethan took it.
He would see just who exactly the person making fun of him was!
The photo, which was taken half a year ago, was just a snapshot taken during one of Ian’s surgeries.
The subject wore a surgical cap, and their body was wrapped tightly all around. All one could tell was that it was a slightly chubby woman. She was looking down, her cat-like eyes slightly downcast with a focused and serious look in them.
Those eyes look a little familiar…
Ethan quickly dismissed the thoughts in his mind. The physique of the woman next door didn’t match. It wasn’t her.
During this time, Mrs. Yuan was chasing Rachel to bed. “Rachel, because of your poor health, you usually need more sleep than others. You’re not allowed to stay up anymore…”
Rachel stretched and said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Okay.”
Although she had recovered, her constitution was weak, and she had little energy. She needed a full twelve hours of sleep every day.
When she was living abroad, her aunt had even nicknamed her the Queen of Sleep—because if nothing happened, she could just sleep for three days and three nights straight…
The next day, she was woken up by the phone. She picked up the call with her eyes closed. Serina’s voice reached her. “Have you given the matter about the company any thought?”
“…Not really.”
In a charitable tone, Serina said, “How about this—we’ll both take a step back. I give you half a million, and you transfer the company to me. Surely you’re satisfied now?”
Rachel turned over and found a comfortable position, but still did not open her eyes.
Idealian Pharmaceuticals’ annual net income approximated $5,000,000. All the money had been handed to her nominal guardian, Henry Parker, during all these years.
Although the money wasn’t much, her mother’s company wasn’t to be given away so thoughtlessly!
Serina continued sarcastically. “Does your aunt’s savings even amount to $100,000 after she’s worked so hard for so many years? That’s $500,000 we’re talking about. You’ve probably never seen that much money in your life, right?”
“…”
The presidential suite cost $100,000 per night. Moreover, worried that Nisha would be uncomfortable in her lodgings before they found a house, her aunt had straight-up booked a one-month-long stay.
Indeed, she had never seen such a pittance.
Seeing that she still wasn’t speaking, Serina changed her strategy. “Rachel, you may not know this, but that company isn’t making any money at all, and is close to bankruptcy. If you transfer the company to me, there may still be a chance to turn the losses into profits!”
Rachel thought, Ha ha ha.
Serina went on. “It’s a pharmaceutical company. Trash like you that didn’t even go to school undoubtedly know nothing about it. I’m a high-achieving medical student, and I’ve always taken first place in professional knowledge all these years. And, I’m even intending to apply as a postgraduate student at Professor Ian’s!
“Ian is the most amazing surgeon in the world, and they can perform even the most difficult operations. They are a legend in the industry! However, they’re very mysterious. The Boston University had put in a lot of thought to invite them over as a professor…
“Why am I telling an i***t like you all this? It’s not like you understand what I’m saying! Rachel, I’d advise you to quit while you’re ahead. Don’t puff yourself up at your own expense! The company will only go bankrupt faster.”
Rachel knitted her brows, a little annoyed. “…It’s too noisy.”
An agitated Serina demanded, “What do you mean by that?”
She threatened her fiercely. “Are you feigning igRachelnce because you don’t want to annul the engagement?! I’m the only one that Ken loves, and what he values about me is also my talent in medicine! Even if I don’t get the company as a wedding gift, he’ll still marry me all the same! Seems like you want to do this the hard way, huh?!”
“…”
Rachel hung up decisively and tossed the cell phone aside. Then, she hugged the pillow and fell into a deep sleep once more.
As for Serina’s threats… No matter what kind of demons and monsters they were, all of them could just come over and send themselves to death’s door!
After a full twelve hours of sleep, Rachel finally got out of bed reluctantly. She decided to go to some private investigators to look for clues to her son’s whereabouts.
Rachel changed and went out.
At the door, after a very perfunctory hug with Nisha, she slowly instructed, “Don’t play games all day. Take care not to spoil your eyesight.”
“Four kills, four kills! Oh, you’re so stupid!” Nisha’s hand tapped away quickly on the phone she was holding. When she heard her mom, she nodded without even looking up. “Okay. Don’t worry, Mommy, I’ll take care of Mrs. Yuan.”
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