Chapter 1316 Dorothy didn't want to rile up Lane; all she desired was to buy as much tas possible. "Fine, I won't say anything." "Don't think you're the only ones with brains. Do you think I, Lane, am an idiot? Even if you manage to enter this place today, all you'll find is a temporary antidote at best! The real cure isn't here," Lane scoffed, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, you might not believe me! How about we play a game? If you can find the temporary antidote here within an hour, I'll reveal the location of the real cure." Dorothy just looked at him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtClearly, Lane had only revealed half of the story! "But if... you can't find it." He paused on purpose, his gaze landing on Dorothy, "Then today, right here, you're mine!" "You said you wouldn't force me!" "That was under the assumption that you'd behave! If I hadn't seen you here today, I might have agreed to your request." But what could be done? She had shown up! Making Lane realize in a flash that this woman never intended to just sit quietly and wait for him to marry her! All those so-called rules they had set were just to reject him! "Lane, be reasonable! I'm currently poisoned by Quincy, constantly in and out of the hospital, my life hanging by a thread! And you, on one hand, claim to loveso dearly, yet on the other, you're using the antidote to blackmail me! Can't I do everything in my power to find the real cure for my own life?" "How can I believe that you truly love me?" Lane frowned at her, "So, you mean if I give you the real antidote, you'll believe I love you?" "From what I've seen, even though I've been rushed to the ER multiple times, possibly dying there, you still haven't given it to me, have you?" "Ha! Dorothy, I guarantee, the moment I give you the antidote, you'll disappear from my life forever!" He spread his hands, laughing somewhat ferociously, "You won't fall in love withjust because I give you the antidote." Dorothy remained silent, watching him as he stepped closer.
"Gtime, one hour." He shrugged, his lips barely moving. "Tstarts now." It was only five minutes later when Kevin called Dorothy.
After hearing the voicemail signal, he didn't hesitate to dial Mr. Lopez's backup number.
"Track her location!" The moment Everett heard Dorothy was missing, his voice instantly turned grave.
"I'm sending it to you now." "Get someone on it immediately, leave no stone unturned!" "Understood, Mr. Lopez." After hanging up, Kevin immediately started making arrangements.
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Ten minutes later, Everett's car öm arrived at the location Kevin had sent.
"Mr. Lopez Ms. Sanchez must have left on her own! She said she was going to buy spastries and didn't wantto follow. Then, we lost contact." "What's happening on Lane's end?" Kevin quickly checked the latest message from his informant, left his hideout and gone to a elet residential building."