NovelBarLarry's knees nearly buckled, his voice shaking as he stuttered, "Sir, I... | didn't mean that... I'll deliver your message to Dale at
once."
"Good, | wish to see Astrid in person." After Johnnie finished, Larry stumbled out of the room in a hurry.
Johnnie sauntered over to his easel, splashing water on a blank canvas.
Seconds later, a face slowly began to appear. It was Astrid.
Johnnie reached out, gently tracing the woman's face on the canvas, and chuckled, "Elio, Elio, it's not just your CEO position | want,
but your woman too."
He then pressed down harder, his fingernail tearing through the damp canvas, and the portrait was ruined.
Astrid was spending the day at hwith her son, Roman. They had just finished lunch when Earrived, arms laden with
shopping bags.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCurious, Roman rummaged through the bags and exclaimed, "Elio, why did you buy so many clothes?"
Ereplied, "They're not for you, they're for your mother."
Roman looked annoyed which made Astrid ruffle his hair, "Don't be mad, Roman. Elio's taste is awful anyway. I'll take you shopping
for matching outfits, just the two of us, without him."
Roman immediately brightened up, "Yes!!!"
Ewas left speechless.
After they had put the clothes away and Roman had gone for his nap, Eturned to Astrid, "You're meeting with Johnnie?"
"Yep." Astrid bit into an apple, munching contentedly.
Esaid, "lI can handle him. You don't need to get involved."
Astrid retorted, "You deal with your problems, I'll deal with mine. If you want to help, I'm all for it. If you want to interfere, there's
the door."
Ewas taken aback, "Johnnie is quite cunning. I'm not worried about you not being able to handle him, but I'm worried he might
disgust you."
Astrid laughed, "Disgust me? Who does he think he is?"
Enodded, "Just be prepared."
Astrid scoffed, "Who am 1? I'm Astar! Who can disgust me?"
Seeing her confident smirk, Eruffled her hair, "Don't blme for not warning you."
Astrid slapped his hand away, "Off with your paws! We have a meeting with Lucas tomorrow. Let's see if we can arrange a transfer
for him today, to avoid any unnecessary complications."
"Alright, Carson is waiting in the car. I'll call him up to look after Roman." Once Carson was upstairs with Roman, they left the
house.
To avoid attracting attention, they both wore hats and masks.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs they stood outside the ICU, Astrid peered through the glass door at Lucas lying on the bed.
Lucas was lying there, completely unharmed. He glanced at her once before closing his eyes.
Just as she was about to step inside, she noticed Lucas's fingers were twitching, tapping out something.
She held up a hand to stop Elio, while she focused on Lucas's hand. After a few seconds, she realized what was happening! It was
Morse code!! Lucas was warning - Leave now, it's dangerous!
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