Chapter 341 Holding On\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Irene was the type who swung first and never asked questions. Whether they were the mastermind or not, hit them hard, then figure it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana couldn\u2019t help laughing as she glanced at Curtis sulking beside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew exactly what he was worried about\u2013if they ganged up on the Gills now, the real puppeteer might reap all the benefits and leave them all bleeding in the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have to strike yet. We get close first. Watch them. I found out Marcus\u2018 sister, Maya, is here in Pastalia, too\u2013she\u2019s in the same class as Denton. We can start with her and pull whatever thread we can find. If the Gills really are dirty, we hit them when we\u2019re sure. And honestly\u2026 the one behind all this can\u2019t hide much longer. Savannah and her dad have already floated to the surface, and Justin\u2019s already working his way in. It won\u2019t be long before we drag the real mastermind out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana looked at Gary and Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was not the time for anyone to keep pouting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0f0b\u0f0b\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou, too. You\u2019re the uncle here. Can you act like it? You\u2019re about to be a dad, remember?\u201d She always knew exactly where to stab Gary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words \u201cabout to be a dad\u201d landed, and the tension in the room loosened by a notch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under the table, Adriana laced her fingers through Curtis\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis exhaled, forced to back down. \u201cFine. I\u2019ll listen to my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gary finally spoke. \u201cWe\u2019ll do it Adriana\u2019s way. But who\u2019s going to get close to Maya? Let Denton\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did anyone remember Denton and Yolanda. They turned to look\u2013both seats were empty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019d they go?\u201d Irene asked, exasperated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them had bolted a long time ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harborton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeremy was gravely ill. He\u2019d been rushed to the hospital several times, in and out of the ICU more than\u00a0<\/p>\n
once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The outside world was already whispering that Jeremy didn\u2019t have much time left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Harold passed, it was as if half of Jeremy\u2019s strength had gone with him. He\u2019d been declining ever\u00a0<\/p>\n
since.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reporters were practically camped at the gates, just waiting for the moment Jeremy died so they could fight to blast the news first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 341 Holding On\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Jeremy clung stubbornly to his last breath, like he was waiting for someone. Or more precisely, he was holding on to pave the way for his granddaughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He refused to die. Right now, he couldn\u2019t die.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He knew that as long as he was still technically alive, still breathing, he bought his granddaughter time- time to grow into her role.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had to keep enduring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As long as he didn\u2019t die, Adriana would be able to give birth in peace and bring the babies safely into the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he died now, and Adriana had to rush back with a huge belly to take over the Bartons, she\u2019d be a sitting target, watched and hunted from all sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, even though every breath hurt, Jeremy refused to let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wanted to see the one behind it all dragged into the light, to see his granddaughter with real wings on her back. Only when the path he\u2019d carved for her was solid and safe would he allow himself to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Barton, we got word from over there\u2013Ms. Barton is fine, and the babies are fine too.\u201d At his bedside, Justin bent down and spoke softly into Jeremy\u2019s ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The old man\u2019s clouded eyes eased a little. He gave the slightest nod, signaling Justin to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin patted Jeremy\u2019s shoulder with quiet respect, and the old man finally let his eyes drift shut, slipping into a deeper sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Illness had stripped him thread by thread. Now, he was little more than a fragile husk, skin and bone clinging to a hospital gown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only thing he refused to let go of \u2026 was that last breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake good care of him,\u201d Justin told the staff before turning and walking out of the Barton Estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Savannah\u2019s car was parked right outside the gates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hopped out, smiling brightly as she called over to him. \u201cJustin, it\u2019s my birthday party tonight. Will you\u00a0<\/p>\n
come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Personally showing up at the Bartons\u2018 gate to invite him to her own party\u2014Savannah felt she was already giving Justin a lot of face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, she was the acting CEO of Lincoln Group now\u2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy birthday. I\u2019m not big on crowds. I\u2019ll pass,\u201d Justin said, cool as ever, turning her down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But compared to before, at least this time he\u2019d said \u201chappy birthday.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
16:27 Thu, Jan 8 MGD\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 341 Holding On\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This was that \u201ctraining a stubborn dog\u201d kind of push\u2013and\u2013pull. Justin and Savannah were locked in a top- tier tug\u2013of\u2013war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just a matter of who could outlast the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin was still resisting her, but compared to how he used to be, he\u2019d tossed her a tiny scrap of hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, even though she\u2019d been rejected, Savannah was secretly pleased with that sliver of progress. \u201cBut\u2026 it\u2019s my birthday. You really can\u2019t give me this one?\u201d Savannah asked, adding a touch of wounded\u00a0<\/p>\n
sweetness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou guys have fun. I\u2019ll make it up to you another day,\u201d Justin replied, not lingering for even a heartbeat as he got into his car and drove off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Savannah\u2019s lips curved. She wasn\u2019t in any rush. If Justin had agreed too fast, that would\u2019ve been suspicious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, Justin did not show up at her birthday party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle lounged in the main seat at the banquet, smirking. \u201cDidn\u2019t you say Justin was coming? Looks like your clout isn\u2019t worth that much after all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle was in a ridiculously good mood. She\u2019d always considered herself above Savannah, and every time Savannah brought up Justin in front of her, it made her irrationally annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her feelings toward Justin had been twisted since childhood\u2013she looked down on him as the Barton family\u2019s kept dog, yet at the same time, she wanted that \u201cdog\u2019s\u201d eyes to recognize only one master: her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
373\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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