“Why?” Francesca was flustered. “It's just a necklace. It isn't even expensive.”
“You're noisy,” Danrique said curtly. He was too tired to continue arguing with her. “Get out now.”
“Hey!” Francesca huffed.
Right then, Sean knocked on the door and came in to report to Danrique. He saw Francesca inside and
his employer wearing just a pair of pants, his shirt nowhere in sight. Utterly rattled, he spun on his heels
to flee the scene.
“Come back!” Danrique demanded.
“Yes.” Sean came to a halt and turned over cautiously. He stood rooted to the spot as awkwardness
engulfed his entire being.
“Pay her the medical fee,” Danrique ordered.
“Yes.” Sean instantly offered the check to Francesca. “I've prepared the check for you. Here you go.”
Francesca accepted the check. The sight of the amount made her beam in delight. “Besides this, what
about the reward I should get after saving you?” she inquired.
Hmm, what excuse should I conjure to get the necklace back?
“I...” Sean shifted his gaze to Danrique.
“I don't owe you one,” Danrique said in exasperation. “If it wasn't for you, William wouldn't have gotten
shot, and things wouldn't be this complicated. How dare you ask for a reward?”
“What do you mean?” Francesca was confused. “Are you being ungrateful?”
“The snake bit Pastor, and he has one foot in the grave. As he is in possession of important
information, the force behind him is doing their best to capture Mr. Lindberg and Prince William,” Sean
explained.
“Is that even my fault?” Francesca was dumbfounded. “If I didn't take action, you would've been
controlled by Pastor. Even if you had a plan and killed all the assassins out there, his men were inside
the room...”
“Mr. Lindberg could take care of those minor figures easily,” Sean revealed with a grin. “Even if you
didn't take action, we were certain of our win!”
“Do you mean I made things worse?”
Comprehension dawned on
Francesca. If I didn't butt in, everything will still be under Danrique's control. He would've cowered
Pastor into submission without hurting the man. That way, the force behind Pastor would show
themselves. After getting bitten, Pastor is on the brink of death. Things had gotten out of control.
Sean let out a cough. He didn't dare to offend Francesca and had to be tactful. “Anyway, you were kind
enough to offer help.”
“Wait a minute.” Something occurred to Francesca. “The force behind Pastor is going after you to get
the antidote to save him. Will you hand me to them when we land in danger?”
“You're thinking too much,” Danrique hissed in displeasure. “If I have a dog, I won't leave it behind!”
“Great.” Francesca heaved a sigh of relief before belatedly realizing the underlying meaning of his
words. “You're the dog!” she retorted.
“No matter what, Prince William was dragged into the mess because of Mr. Lindberg. We need to send
him home to Danontand safely.”
Sean gave another check to Francesca.
“What do you mean?” Francesca took the check and asked uneasily, “Is this goodbye for us?”
“See you never!” Danrique announced before striding into the bathroom.
A wave of fury crashed through Francesca. Is he that eager to get rid of me? See me never?
“Dr. Felch, we're running out of time. Draмa?ovеls.cом
Let's not delay any further, shall we? I'll see you out,” Sean urged and gestured for her to leave.
However, after getting the necklace, she wouldn't be able to escape.