Billionaire’s Missing Darling by Theresa Wilde

Chapter 409

What shocking news!

Stupefied at the news, the First Elder took a few steps back and collapsed into the

seat.

He mumbled, “Impossible. It’s impossible. She’s so young. It can’t be true.”

“Hal.” Jeremy no longer wanted to talk to the First Elder.

So what if they threatened him with the Great Nourishment Pill? Since the Watson family was already

done for, it did not matter anymore. He could not care less.

Jeremy hung up the phone, determined not to get involved in the Grant family matters in the future.

Meanwhile, Olivia was at Smith Hospital in Layfield.

She was visiting Isaac.

Isaac’s condition had stabilized, and all his health indicators had returned to normalcy. However, he

was still in a coma because of the voodoo worms.

The worms in Isaac’s body were activated during his previous heart attack. They had been absorbing

the energy in his body.

That was the reason why Isaac had not woken up after so long.

Olivia sat by Isaac’s bed. She held his hand, thinking of how healthy and active he used to be. Now, he

was lying motionless on the bed, barely breathing.

Her heart wrenched to see him in that state.

She missed her grandfather very much.

Just then, Ben, the deputy director of the hospital, walked into the room. When he saw the thin and

slender girl sitting by the bed, his heart welled up in sorrow. Olivia was only in her twenties. While many

girls of her age were still protected by their parents, Olivia had already experienced a multitude of life’s

challenges. Her grandfather had fallen gravely ill, and her siblings had turned against her. Not only did

she have to take care of her grandfather, but she also had to take on the responsibility for Smith

Hospital.

Although Olivia never complained, Ben knew she must be tired.

With such a huge burden on her shoulders, she must be under intense pressure. At the thought of that,

Ben felt a sharp pang in his heart. He walked up to her and patted her shoulder. “Olivia, if you cannot

take it any longer, just cry out loud. You’ve to shoulder the responsibility of such a big hospital. If this

burden is too huge to bear, get some professional help.”

Taken aback, Olivia’s eyes blinked. “Ben, what are you talking about? How can the

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hospital be a burden to me?”

Ben did not say any further.

After leaving the hospital, Olivia went back to the old house to take a rest.

Blake waiked up to her, looking worried. “Miss Olivia, if the Grant family doesn’t give you the cure for

the Great Nourishment Pill, what should we do next?”

Yanis was equally worried.

Isaac’s health was getting worse. No one knew how long he would last. Olivia had already decoded the

secret of the Great Nourishment Pill, but the Grant family refused to give her the cure. Thinking about it

made Yanis exasperated.

He said in a low voice, “Miss Olivia, should we think of another way to make the Grant family give us

the information?”

Unruffled, Olivia continued tapping on the keyboard. Suddenly, she said, “I’ve got

1. it.

Blake’s voice was a little hoarse. “Miss Olivia, what did you just say? What do you mean you got it?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Olivia nodded.

Not only Blake but even Yanis was startled. He asked, “How did you get it?” Olivia answered

impassively, “I hacked into the Grant family’s system.” All along, Olivia did not expect the Grant family

to hand over the Great Nourishment Pill’s cure voluntarily. Even if they gave it to her, she would not

know if they were being truthful. They might forge the information before handing it to her.

She had threatened them with the Great Nourishment Pill to make them panic so they would rush to

check if the information was indeed missing.

She could then follow their lead to get the information.

Earlier, Olivia had already hacked into the Grant family’s security system. However, the Grant family

was a big clan, and the system contained a vast amount of information. Olivia had no idea where the

information regarding the Great Nourishment Pill was stored. She could only wait for them to start

looking for it

first.

After keying something into the computer, the printer nearby started up. Three copies of the document

containing information on the Great Nourishment Pill were printed.

Olivia gave Yanis and Blake a copy each.

She pointed to something on her copy. “The Grant family doesn’t have much information on the cure for

the Great Nourishment Pill. They’ve never researched much about it. It seems like they never had the

intention of finding a

cure.”

“Then what should we do?” Blake was worried. She read the document anxiously.

Suddenly, her eyes fell on one sentence.

The De Laski tribe of the Mysthoran knew a skill that could purge the voodoo worms from one’s body.

However, members of the De Laski family were

separated from each other during a war more than a hundred years ago. Since then, the skill was lost.

“Lost?” Blake muttered.

How could the skill be lost?

Olivia also stared blankly at the sentence. After a brief moment of silence, she decided, “Regardless,

this is still a clue. Both of you can continue to search with this clue using the Smith family’s

connections. I’ll try to look for people from the De Laski tribe.”

Although she could make use of the Skynet system to look for the De Laski tribe, it might still be an

uphill task given that the system was only set up recently. It contained no records dating back to

hundreds of years.

That day, Olivia did not stop at Layfield. Instead, she made her way to Evervale. On the way back, she

called Ivan and asked him to check on the De Laski tribe in Mysthoran using the Skynet system.

With so few clues, Ivan knew it was not going to be easy to look for them. Nevertheless, he had to

follow Olivia’s orders. He immediately went into the Skynet system to check on the information.

Elena was driving the car when she overheard Olivia looking for someone from the De Laski tribe.

Curious, she asked, “Miss Taylor, why are you looking for these people?”

Olivia briefly explained the situation to Elena.

Elena kept quiet for a while before saying, “Miss Taylor, I know of someone.” Olivia immediately looked

up.

Elena explained, “My friend’s aunt sounds like the people you just described. Her last name is De

Laski, and she’s highly skilled in voodoo craft. However, my friend has not contacted her for many

years.”

After some hesitation, Elena continued, “Since this concerns Mr. Smith’s health, I’ll contact my friend

and ask him about it.”

Olivia looked at Elena gratefully. “Thank you.”

Elena pursed her lips and smiled. Although she seemed outwardly cheerful, her eyes looked vacant.

She was not her usual lively self.

Elena put the earphones into her ears and dialed a string of numbers on the number pad. She had not

saved the phone number in her phone, but it seemed engraved in her memory. She did not need to

think. The numbers naturally appeared in her mind.

Pressing the dial button,Elena tightened her grip on the steering wheel.

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After a long time, the call was finally connected. The soft and soothing voice of a woman was heard on

the other end of the phone. “Hello? Who is this?”

Though shocked, Elena quickly recovered and smiled. She greeted chirpily, “Hello Anna. This is Elena.”

“Oh, it’s you, Elena. The person sounded apologetic. “I’m sorry, Wesley didn’t save your number in his

phone. I didn’t recognize the mobile number.”

Anna’s voice carried a probing tone. “Elena, are you looking for Wesley? Is it urgent? He’s making soup

for me in the kitchen. As you know, my legs are not in good shape. I frequently need medical cuisine,

but I don’t know how to cook them. Wesley cares for me very much and takes time to prepare the soup

personally.

“I tried to stop him from cooking many times since we have a nanny at home. Besides, he has to go to

work every day. It’s very tiring to make soup for me. But he refuses to listen to me. There’s nothing I

can do about it.”

Elena said, “Anna, don’t get me wrong. I need a favor from him on behalf of my boss. It’s about work.

There’s nothing else. Don’t worry.”

“Elena, don’t misunderstand. I’m not doubting you.” Anna changed the topic and asked about Elena’s

work. “By the way, Elena, are you working? Aren’t you involved in some scientific research? Why are

you working? What kind of work is that? Is it tiring? Who’s your boss? Does he treat you well?”

Elena took a deep breath, looking helpless. “Anna, can you please pass the phone. to Wesley? I need

to ask him about something.”

After a brief silence, Anna finally said, “Okay.”

Elena waited for quite some time before she heard a panting noise. It appeared that the other person

had rushed over in a hurry.

Wesley tried to calm himself down. “Elena. Are you looking for me?”

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