âHello!â Julianâs cold voice penetrated the phone. Yechiel immediately said with a pleasant expression, âJulian, Iâm sorry for what happened. Itâs Nancy and Lilyâs fault for being insensible. Can you forgive us this time on account of the Xander family and Nancyâs death?â Julian said in a calm voice, âWhat are you talking about? What do you mean by forgiving you?â Yechiel frowned and continued, âItâs true that Nancy shouldnât have kidnapped your grandfather and lied to Annalise. But Nancy has already⦠Alas, sheâs gone now. Julian, can you let it go?â
âDidnât it end a long time ago? What have we done? Have we held a press conference to publicize Nancyâs evil deeds, or are we still latching on someone?â Julian asked flatly. Yechiel didnât know what else to say. He was rendered speechless by Julian. Taking a deep breath, Yechiel said, âJulian, be cool.
This matter is indeed Nancyâs fault. You guys didnât do anything. What I mean is, can you forgive Lily this time on account of the Xander family? Lily loves her daughter so much that she hurt Trevor.â âAre you talking about Lily Sox? What did I do to Vechiel was lost for words. Julianâs feigned ignorance really pissed him off.
But Yechiel could only swallow his anger and said patiently, âJulian, I know that you and Trevor are as close as brothers. Trevor is injured, so itâs only right for you to be angry. Lily was impulsive because she thought that Nancy was gone. Julian, can you forgive Lily this time? âI promise you with my character that this matter will end here. In the future, whether itâs Lily or anyone else around me, they will definitely not do anything to hurt you, Annalise, and Trevor. We wonât sue either. Iâm also sad that Nancy is gone, but I promise to let everything go. Itâs all over.â Julianâs tone was even colder, tinged with anger. âWhat did I do to Lily? I didnât do anything to her.â âWhat? Lily isnât with you?â Yechiel asked in disbelief.
Other than Julian, he could not think of anyone else who would take Lily away. Originally, his first suspect was Lee, but Lee was in his courtyard. âUncle Yechiel, Iâm very uncomfortable with you asking for trouble!â Julian said in a steely tone, Even through the phone, Yechiel could sense his. displeasure.
Yechiel fell silent. His being in a passive situation made him very uncomfortable too. He could only say, âJulian, I was desperate. Sorry to disturb you, Goodbye!â After hanging up the phone, Yechiel held the steering wheel. He was a little confused. Where on earth did Lily go? He continued to call Lily. The call was picked up. Yechiel was overjoyed and immediately exclaimed, âLily, where are you?â
âMr. Xander, youâre very concerned about his ex-wife!â A playful male voice came from the other end of the phone. Yechiel lapsed into silence. How infuriating! âLily, this stupid pig, gets into trouble again!â
Yechiel complained silently. Yechiel pulled himself together and said in a very roundabout way to the person over the phone, âItâs not that Iâm concerned about my ex-wife, but my daughter has just passed away. As her mother, Lily shouldnât be absent. May I know who you are? Why s Lilyâs phone in your hands?â The manâs voice was still playful. âMr. Xander, youâve been in the business world for decades.
Why donât you guess who I am?â Yechiel was even angrier.
He had never felt so aggrieved in his life. Yechiel said, âMan, letâs put all the cards on the table, okay?
You know who I am, but I donât know who you are. This is obviously unfair, right? So, buddy, who are you?â âIâm just a nobody. Iâm not worth mentioning,â the man said on the other end of the phone.
Yechiel was struck dumb. He was infuriated! Yechiel was so angry that he wanted to smash the phone.
He asked, âWhat do you want?â â1.5 billion dollars!â the caller said. âItâs too much!â Yechiel said through gritted teeth. 1.5 billion dollars! He was asking too much! How arrogant the man was.
He thought that as long as he negotiated terms first, he could think of a way to find out who the man was. Yechiel took out his sparé phone and quickly sent out an order, âHack Lilyâs phone immediately and check her phoneâs location.â As long as he could find the location, he could find Lily. The male voice sounded again. âItâs just 1.5 billion dollars. For the Xander Group, itâs a drop in the ocean.â
Yechiel was blazed with anger, but he still explained patiently, âItâs true that the Xander Group is worth.
more than 1.5 billion dollars, but the companyâs money is all invested in the project. The entire company canât fork out 1.5 billion dollars, let alone me.â
âSo your ex-wife isnât important to you. Forget it!â The man said and was about to hang up. Yechiel was anxious and quickly added, âLetâs negotiate. Iâll try my best to satisfy you.â â1.2 billion dollars!â the man said. âOkay!â Yechiel agreed without hesitation. He was afraid that the man would hang up. The manâs playful voice sounded again. âYouâre quite frank. This is 1.2 billion dollars. Mr. Xander, is possible that you share a secret with your ex-wife so you have to save her?â Yechiel didnât speak. He gritted his teeth for a moment and said, âSheâs the mother of my two daughters. I donât want my daughters to hate me.â
âOh, 1 see. I thought that you and your ex-wife are guilty of something youâve done, so you guys are on the same boat even though youâre divorced,â the man said. Yechiel was muted. It gave him a bad feeling that his secret seemed to be so close to being revealed. It was as if a pair of eyes had seen through everything and was silently staring at him from behind the scenes. Yechiel even felt a chill run down his spine. Phew⦠Yechiel exhaled and said something to himself to reassure him. No one would know what had happened back then. He said, âBuddy, you must be joking. I just dote on my daughters.
Thatâs all.â âOkay, Iâll give you one day to raise the money. At noon tomorrow, transfer the money to my designated account,â the man said. âAlright, give me the account,â Yechiel said. The man laughed. âMr.
Xander, I know youâre smart, but you canât treat me as a retard! If I give you the account now, youâll turn around and call the police to arrest me. Wonât I end up in jail without getting the money?â Yechiel promised, âDonât worry, I wonât call the police.â âI donât trust anyone but myself,â the man said playfully.
âAlright, letâs do it tomorrow then. I want to see Lily!â Yechiel said. âThereâs no need. Sheâll be safe after the transfer tomorrow. Iâm hanging up!â The man hung up immediately.
Yechiel looked at the hung-up phone and gritted his teeth as he scolded Lily, âStupid Lily, I told you not to hurt Trevor. I told you that Trevor is Julianâs man. You have to take the long view if you want to revenge. Well, you made a move against him without my permission. Now, you messed with someone you shouldnât and got yourself into trouble. âIf you dare to expose what happened back then, Iâll make your entire family suffer. Stupid pig, Iâm so angry! Phewâ¦â Yechiel was so angry that his chest heaved.
Suddenly. his phone rang, and he immediately perked up.