124 [Bonus chapter] Ch. 124 What Does Quinn Want?
âRichard, instead of expecting something impossible, why donât you give her what she wants? Wouldnât that be easier?â
ââ¦â
âDid the culprit ask for something?â asked Sheylie in worry. âDid she ask for ransom?â
âWho knows?â
If Quinn did ask for ransom, Anxia was sure Richard would immediately issue whatever amount Quinn wanted. That man could afford to spend money on her, so he wouldnât hesitate to shell out a fantastic amount of money to make up for his daughterâs safety.
Only, Anxia knew very well that what Quinn wanted wasnât ransom. After all, why would someone as wealthy as Quinn Heinest want money?
âReally, who is the perpetrator who has poisoned this poor child? How tough is that person?â
Richard still didnât answer, as if his whole brain had suddenly turned off to the point where he couldnât even think anymore.
âThat person called Lady Q. Have you ever heard of her?â Richard seemed to be lost in his own world, and it was Anxia who answered Sheylieâs question.
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âYou mean Quinn Heinest?â
âI think so.â
âIâve heard of her name but never met her. All I know is that Richard has been deliberately moving around for the past two years to avoid this person.â
âWhy?â
âI donât know the reason either.â
As if Richard didnât hear the conversation between the two women near him, he reached into his phone to call Diego. He could never give Quinn what he wanted. Even if the world was going to end and he had to risk his own life, he would never give it.
Better he knelt begging for mercy and groveled at Quinnâs feet than give her what she wanted. But he knew Quinn would not accept his plea, and she would insist on asking for something he couldnât give even if he knelt for hours before her.
For now, all he could do was ask his cousin to contact Kirena.
He believed the only person who could save his daughter was Kirena, and the person who could track down the womanâs whereabouts was Diego Regnz, owner of the Tiffany II program.
Richard walked out and immediately contacted Diego without knowing that Anxia was secretly following him.
âDiego, I need your help. Can you find Kirena?â
âAunt Kirena? What do you want to find her for?â
âQuinn gave my son poison.â
âHa? What forâ¦? Did she ask anything of you?â hearing no answer from there made Diego feel angry. Even though he doesnât like Anxia, ??a former assassin who became the wife of one of his younger cousins, Diego still considers the girl and Lori his family. âGood heaven! That woman has gone mad! Iâll immediately look for Aunt Kirena.â
âIâm with Sheylie. Maybe Alex can track down his daughter and get here soon.â
âOkay.â
After closing the call connection, Richard could only breathe a little bit easier, but he wouldnât be able to feel relieved until Lori took the antidote.
Even if Diego had managed to find Kirena, she would have needed more time to come here while Loriâs time kept getting shorter and shorter.
What should he do?
He had already ordered his team to keep an eye on the house that Quinn was currently living in. Richard was eager to get his men to sneak in and find his daughterâs antidote, but he doubted Quinn would be so stupid to keep the cure with her.
There was nothing he could do but wait. It seemed the only hope he could rely on was Kirena.
âRichard, what exactly does that woman want? Why donât you want to give it? Does Loriâs existence not matter to you?â
The accusation that came from Anxiaâs mouth made Richardâs heart stab.
âOf course, Loriâs existence is very important to me. I would do anything to make her happy, but not this one. I wonât give it, not to Quinn or anyone else.â
Anxia snorted sarcastically at that. âIâm really disappointed. I thought you were the perfect father to Lori, but I guess I was wrong.â
âXia Xia,â
âDonât call me that. Hearing you call me by a nickname like that disgusts me.â
Anxia walked back inside without caring about her husbandâs hurt expression. Richard felt a dilemma with his decision. Should he tell his wife the truth? But what if his wife doesnât react and tells him to give it?
His heart would be broken, and if he complied with his wifeâs request, he would feel his soul was broken, and he would never be able to escape his broken heart.
âXia Xia, you have no idea what she wants from me. She wanted a child with me. If you find out, are you still going to tell me to give it?â
If so, heâd rather be dead. Even though Anxia let him sleep with other women, even though Anxia didnât mind Richard playing the woman behind her, Richard adhered to the principle that he would never betray the woman who became his wife.
On the other hand, Anxia returned to the room to hug Lori. Her heart felt burning and deeply disappointed because Richard was more concerned with an âitemâ that Quinn wanted than their daughterâs life.
After all, Richard only needed to give it away, and they could take it back at any time. What made the man not willing to give it? This really made her furious!
Anxia heard her phone beep, indicating an incoming message. She felt reluctant to pick up her phone, but instinct told her that the incoming message was important.
After all, this new phone was a gift from Richard, and no one knew her number. Even Ling Meng didnât know either, so she wondered who had sent her a message.
Anxia sat Lori on the bed to let her daughter play with dolls while she took her phone from her bag. Her brows furrowed as she opened a file containing secret encryption. She doubted that it was Richard or Ling Meng from the Cerberus team who had sent her, and she wasnât sure that Richard knew someone had hacked her phone.
Without telling her husband, Anxia opened the file, and her eyes flashed with danger.
The corners of her lips pulled upwards, showing the flash of her signature smile when she was about to kill someone.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIf he doesnât want to save our baby, Iâll do it!â