Because of this, Thomas had not been paying attention to what Nellie had been saying at all.He
immediately snapped out of his thoughts, regained his composure, and smiled as he glanced at Nellie.
''No problem at all.Let's sign the contract right now."
Then, he glanced at Luna, who was still gaping at him.
"Let's sign the contract, Ms.Luna."
Luna furrowed her brows and stared back at him in puzzlement.
"I honestly have no idea what you're trying to do."
Thomas smiled and tossed the stack of documents onto the table in front of her.
"After you sign this, we'll officially be business partners.With all the time we're going to be spending
together, you'll eventually find out what I'm trying to do."
All of a sudden, Luna could not help feeling that the contract she was holding was like a ticking time
bomb.If Joshua were here, he would have stopped her from signing this contract, but...
Her breath caught in her throat when she lifted her head to glance at the image of Sean on the screen,
who seemed to become increasingly lethargic by the minute.
Even though Sean was not related to her by blood, he was Jim's brother and Joshua's cousin.
Not only that, but he was the newly adopted son of her parents.
Therefore, she did not dare to put Sean's well-being at risk for her dignity.
What if...
What if the person helping Thomas had indeed been Malcolm all this while? Malcolm had grown up in
Merchant City, so he knew this place like the back of his hand.
What would happen if they could not find Sean anywhere in Merchant City, not even with the combined
forces of Joshua, Jim, and Luke? Finally, Luna let out an exhale.
She would do this—to salvage Sean's hands, to find out whether the man that had been secretly
helping Thomas was indeed Malcolm, and to jump start her career.She did not seem to have any other
choice.She picked up the pen that Thomas had tossed onto the table and signed her name on the
contract after checking it.
As soon as she put down the pen, she stared coldly at Thomas said, "I hope you stick to your word,
Mr.Howard."
"Of course I will"' Thomas leaned against the back of the sofa and placed his slender fingers against
his temple.
"It takes you about half an hour to reach home, and in half an hour, these two hostages will appear at
the entrance to Central Hospital.Please retrieve them when the time comes."
Then, he stood up, his tall, slender frame towering over her like Joshua's.He curled his lips into a smile
and added, "We're going to be seeing more of each other very soon, and here's to doing business with
you, Ms.Luna."
Then, he strode out of the room.
Unbeknownst to him, a group of men dressed in black had surrounded the booth while they were
talking.
The moment Thomas slid the doors open, he came face-to-face with Joshua's cold, penetrating eyes.
"Mr.Lynch."
After a moment of surprise, he smiled at Joshua and glanced at the men behind him.
"Why did you bring so many people here? Did you think I was going to hurt your wife and daughter?"
Joshua narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at him but did not reply.
Even though he remained silent, Joshua's domineering aura was palpable, and Thomas narrowed his
eyes when he sensed this.
A split second later, he chuckled.
"I'm not someone who'd stoop so low as to hurt a woman and a child.
"Ms.Luna and I are now business partners, and we'll be working together very closely in the future."
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