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Chapter 243
Chapter 243
Anyone would want to know when suddenly receiving news about their brother who had passed away
over 20 years ago.
Unfortunately, Aiden had long known that Zachary was Charlie.
He stared at the bewildered Jeffrey. His cold and stern face was dark and frightening.
“Why? How dare you kill my brother and want to use him to deceive me now?” After saying that, he
threw away the bloodstained test tube in his hand, clenched his fist, and punched Jeffrey’s mouth
hard.
The wound in Jeffrey’s mouth cracked, and his bloody tooth flew out, then hit the tiles with a soft
tinkling sound.
Jeffrey had never suffered such great pain before, so he almost passed out again.
Aiden grabbed Jeffrey by the collar and pulled the latter to himself, his gaze as sharp as a dagger.
“What do you know about my brother?”
He wanted to see if Jeffrey would betray Wolf Killer to save his own life.
For Jeffrey, Charlie was just a pawn he could use, a bargaining chip for his survival.
Seeing Aiden’s concern for Charlie, he pulled out a smug smile.
“Commander Shaw, now there are three people you care about, all under my control. I advise you to
be more polite to me.”
Aiden’s fists clenched with a cracking sound, and his gaze seemed capable of murdering someone.
“No matter how much I care about them, I won’t compromise my principles. Twenty–three years ago,
the Shaw family could give up on Charlie. Now, I can let go of them as well.”
“If you truly don’t care, you wouldn’t have said so much to me, Commander Shaw!” Jeffrey retorted.
“You’re wrong. I’ve said so much to you because your life is under my control. If you want to die, I can
grant you that, and if you want to live, I can also make it happen.”
That statement made Jeffrey’s smile disappear.
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It might seem like he had the upper hand, but he was still under Aiden’s control.
The one who backed down first lost. Since Jeffrey did not want to die, he was destined to compromise
with Aiden.
However, he now had an additional card to play, increasing the likelihood of successfully escaping.
He spat out the blood from his mouth and said word by word, “I want to stay alive. Let’s discuss the
terms. If we can agree, it’s a win–win situation.” Aiden released Jeffrey and smoothed out his crumpled
collar. The seemingly appeasing gesture, however, was filled with threats at every
turn.
“If you want to discuss it with me, save Ceci first.”
Jeffrey glanced at Cecilia, who was unconscious on the bench, and a grim smile tugged at the swollen
corner of his mouth.
He thought, “Since Aiden cares so much about Cecilia, I definitely can’t save her. I need to keep this
bargaining chip.”
“I can save Mrs. Shaw first, but I have a condition.”
“You’re not in a position to negotiate conditions with me!”
“Commander Shaw, pushing me too far won’t benefit you, will it?”
Aiden frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “What is your condition?”
Seeing his compromise, Jeffrey secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid Aiden would not budge,
which would put him in real trouble.
Fortunately, Aiden was not unassailable.
“I don’t want to feel watched whenever I need to use the restroom. I hope your people will stay outside
the laboratory.” After speaking, Jeffrey realized his demand was a little excessive, so he added, “You
can install surveillance cameras in the laboratory, except for the restroom.”
Aiden nodded. “Sure! When can you save my grandma? Her health is deteriorating, and she needs the
antidote as soon as possible.”
Feeling pain all over his body, Jeffrey intentionally said, “It would have taken just an hour initially, but
given my current physical condition, I’m afraid it’ll take three hours to finish.”
“You only have one hour. Can you do it?”
“I need at least two hours.”
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Hearing Jeffrey’s response, Aiden stood up and instructed his security details, “Every ten minutes, hit
him until he compromises or dies.”
“Yes, Commander!” The response from the four men was deafening, and Jeffrey was once again filled
with panic.
He did not expect Aiden to be so difficult to communicate with and quickly responded, “Okay, one hour
it is, but you have to keep your promise, too.”
“You prove yourself first, and then we’ll talk. Start the timer now.”
With that, Aiden picked up Cecilia and left the laboratory.
Jeffrey did not dare to waste any time. He immediately got up, endured the excruciating pain in his
body, and continued working on the antidote.
Only by making the first move could he facilitate the negotiation of terms that would follow.
As soon as Cecilia left the laboratory, she immediately opened her eyes.
However, she was much weaker than before, even struggling with each breath.
Seeing her struggling to open her eyes, Aiden asked with concern, “Ceci, how are you feeling?”
“Aiden, I’m feeling uncomfortable. I need to detoxify immediately.”
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Knowing that Aiden had a good memory, Cecilia explained the detoxification process to him.
After Aiden carried Cecilia to the VIP ward, he immediately summoned the hospital director and
provided him with the detailed detoxification steps in writing.
“Director, I want you to personally conduct Ceci’s detoxification, and there must be no room for any
mishaps.”
“Yes, I’ll go now,” replied the director.
Cecilia’s poisoning was merely a ruse to deceive Jeffrey, so there was no real need for detoxification
now.
An hour later, Jeffrey prepared the antidote for Elaine, and the hospital director had finished brewing
the detoxification concoction for Cecilia.
Cecilia drank the detoxification concoction. While she did not
immediately recover, she did regain some of her strength and vitality.
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Traditional medicine was not as effective as modern medicine, but the side effects were minimal.
Aiden did not immediately let Elaine take the antidote prepared by Jeffrey because he was concerned
that there might be some issues with it.
He waited for Cecilia to recover and then showed her the recorded process of Jeffrey creating the
antidote.
“Ceci, please help to see if Jeffrey tampered with the antidote.”
Cecilia’s body was weak, and she leaned feebly against the head of the bed. Her attention was
somewhat unfocused.
“Aiden, I’d like to have some cold water.”
Aiden immediately poured some cold water and fed it to Cecilia.
After the glass of water was empty, he asked, “Would you like more?”
Cecilia shook her head and closed her eyes. “No need. Let me rest for a moment, just ten seconds.”
With the cold water flowing down her throat, her somewhat confused mind gradually became sober.
Ten seconds later, she opened her eyes and started watching the video.
After confirming that Jeffrey did not tamper with it, she looked at Aiden. “Aiden, it looks fine.”
Jeffrey probably would not be foolish enough to tamper with the antidote, or he would lose the
opportunity for negotiation that he had obtained with great difficulty.
Aiden and Cecilia had the same idea. He then immediately took the antidote to the intensive care unit.
As soon as he got out of the elevator, he ran into a flustered nurse.
The nurse quickly apologized. Upon realizing she had bumped into Aiden, she immediately grabbed his
arm.
“Mr. Shaw, come quickly. Mrs. Shaw is not doing well!”
With that, she grabbed Aiden’s arm and ran toward the ward.
Aiden initially intended to break free from the nurse’s grasp, but he instantly followed her after hearing
her words.
With his tall and long–legged frame, he caught up to the nurse’s pace within a few steps. Then he
quickly outpaced her, leaving her behind, and reached the intensive care unit first.
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At that moment, he did not even think about wearing protective gear and immediately rushed into the
ward, handing the antidote to the doctors who were providing emergency care.
This is the antidote. Quickly administer it to my grandma,”