Chapter 114: Jack
When Alex heard these words, his whole body instantly froze. Old age? How old is he? Alex felt extrely wronged. He looked at Anna helplessly and asked:
" Claire, don’t you like a pretty face like Nelson’s? Am I old? You really don’t know what masculinity is."
As Alex spoke, he reached out and touched his face. That feeling was very strange.
Seeing him like this, Claire couldn’t help but chuckle:
"Narcissist."
She stood up and added, "Okay, I’ll go see if Leander is awake."
"Go ahead."
"Oh, by the way, rember to be gentle."
At that ti, in the Smith family house, Mariah was pacing anxiously in the living room. She had made several calls to Jack, but no one answered. Now, the only person she could count on was Jack. If he didn’t care about her anymore, the Smith family would soon be crushed by Claire.
Just when Mariah was extrely anxious, the phone rang. However, the caller ID showed Jack’s na. Mariah was startled and, without thinking, she answered the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Miller!"
"I’m Mariah!"
There was a soft response on the phone, and the voice said indifferently:
"I know that Alex arrested your husband and child. Even so, you can’t act rashly. The ti is not yet ripe."
Hearing this, Mariah’s face suddenly turned pale.
"What do you an by not yet ripe? I can’t wait any longer. I must defeat Claire as soon as possible. As long as she’s gone, we’re victorious."
There was a mont of silence on the phone before Jack’s voice returned:
"Claire is not the one to fear. The real danger is the man next to her, Alex."
Jack paused, his tone becoming colder as he added:
"Mariah, don’t bla
for not warning you. If you don’t follow orders and act recklessly against Alex. Once I find out, I will be the first not to spare you."
After saying this, Jack hung up the phone.
Only Mariah remained, listening to the beeping tone in a daze.
"This damned Jack is really selfish."
"Don’t think I don’t know. You keep Anna around because you are afraid no one else can cure your illness!"
Heh heh." Jack let
tell you, I will definitely kill Claire!" Mariah said viciously. She had already made up her mind. Claire must die. As for Jack... A hint of killing intent flashed in Mariah’s eyes.
The next day. The sun was shining and the sky was clear.
Claire stood in front of the mirror, combing her bangs to reveal her smooth and full forehead. She was wearing a black dress and seven-inch red high heels, looking mature and elegant. Claire picked up her handbag and walked out.
Just as she reached the stairs, she suddenly stopped. She turned around and looked towards the direction of the kitchen, saying: "Alex, are you at ho?"
"Um, I am." "I’m going out to do sothing, I might co back late tonight."
Alex’s voice ca from the kitchen, and then he walked out with a smile and said: "Where are you going?"
"To the Western dical Clinic." Claire said.
"I’ll take you there."
"No need, I’m just going to pick up sothing." Claire refused Alex’s offer and walked towards the door.
"Be careful on the road and co back early tonight."
"Okay." Claire answered lightly, then left. Not long after Claire left, Alex also changed his clothes and drove to the clinic. He knew in his heart that Claire’s trip was definitely not as simple as going to the clinic.
Alex drove his car, following the taxi that Claire was in, not too close nor too far. After a while, he noticed that the destination was not the Western dical Clinic.
Alex followed Claire until she entered a private room in a restaurant. This would be her final battle, and she would win this war, making Mariah pay a painful price for her foolishness. She made herself comfortable in the private room and dialed a number.
Surprisingly, the call was answered. "Claire, where are you now?" Jack asked in surprise. Claire chuckled and said, "Uncle Miller, it’s been a long ti." "Are you surprised that I answered your call?" Jack remained silent for a long ti, seemingly trying to decipher the aning behind Claire’s words.
When Cole successfully kidnapped her back then, Jack used a lot of connections to cover their tracks. Now that Claire has co looking for him, is she here to demand an explanation or sothing else? Jack wasn’t sure of
Claire’s intentions and said, "We haven’t heard from you in years. Uncle has been worried sick. How about I treat you to a al?" Claire’s lips curled into a mocking smile, but her voice remained neutral as she said, "Uncle, let’s get straight to the point. Your condition must be very serious now. The dicine I gave you should have been changed after a year, but it’s been five years and you’re still alive. That’s quite remarkable." "I can’t figure out why this is happening," she continued.
Jack’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Claire had already figured out the truth? "What do you want?" he asked, his tone turning cold.
"Hehe... Uncle Jack, why are you so nervous? I didn’t say your illness is incurable," Claire replied with a laugh. "After all, I called to check on your condition, didn’t I?"
"Can you cure ?" Jack asked skeptically.
"Indeed, I can cure you," Claire replied with a smile.
Jack narrowed his eyes. He didn’t believe her. For the past three years, he had been living in agony every day. He had sent people to investigate, but there were no clues at all. Moreover, he had searched all over the world and still couldn’t find any information about Claire.
Therefore, he had always thought that Claire was dead. Unexpectedly, Claire called him today. Could it be a trap?
"Are you sure you can cure ?" Jack asked, unwilling to show weakness.
"Why didn’t you give
the complete prescription earlier?" he asked.
"I thought... you were already dead," Claire replied.
"Who taught you your dical skills?" Jack asked.
"My grandmother" Claire replied. "But he’s already dead. My mother was also killed by Mariah."
"Now, beside my mother I’m the only one in the world who can cure your illness," Claire said calmly, with a strong sense of confidence and dominance in her words.
After hearing this, Jack couldn’t believe it. Claire actually said that only she could cure him.
"Heh," Jack couldn’t help but sneer. "Claire, don’t be too arrogant just because you’ve beco the young mistress of the Miller family. Don’t think you’re better than everyone else."
"Do you think you can cure
with your dical skills? Even if you have dical skills, you can’t cure
in a short period of ti!"
"Heh, Uncle, don’t forget, you suffered for five years because of whom?" Claire countered with a smile. "If it weren’t for Anna stopping
from contacting you, your illness would have been cured long ago," Claire said with a smile.
"Besides, now Mariah is trying to kill ."
Jack took a deep breath and cald the storm in his heart. He nodded and said, "Yes, those people were indeed sent by
to kidnap you back then. It’s just that I didn’t expect you to escape, and in the end, those people died or were injured. I haven’t had a chance to avenge them..."
Claire’s eyes turned cold as she spoke through gritted teeth, "Uncle, we have a partnership, rember? I’ve let go of the past grudges," he replied. "It’s just that... Cole."
Jack interrupted her with a frown, "I know you dislike Cole."
Claire’s eyes showed satisfaction. "If that’s the case, then I can rest assured. I just hope that Uncle won’t forget our agreent today. I don’t care what your intentions were back then; so many years have passed.
If you still persist, I don’t mind taking care of Cole myself."
Jack’s eyes widened, his voice low and fierce. "Claire, how dare you! I am the eldest of the Miller family! How can you be so audacious?! Believe it or not, I will kill you right now!"
A glint of coldness flashed in Claire’s eyes as she replied in a frigid tone, "Uncle, you’re wrong. You can’t kill . If you really try to kill , you’ll be digging your own grave."
Jack was taken aback. He didn’t expect Claire to be so difficult to deal with. But he didn’t show too much panic. After all, he was indeed at fault for what happened back then, and even if he couldn’t kill Claire now, it would be easy to kill her later.
He calmly replied, "Claire, I won’t kill you. But I will find soone to secretly protect you. As for Cole, I don’t know where he is right now, but once I find out, I will naturally inform you. However, I hope that Claire can keep her promise and not interfere in this matter again," he said.
Claire snorted coldly. "When you sent people to kidnap , did you know how to keep your promises? But don’t worry, as long as you get the information about Cole, I won’t ask for your help again. I want to see what tricks those people are playing!"
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