Hearing what sounded like a final farewell, Harold felt a tremor of fear.


    Joshua had faced countless dangers, but never before had he spoken like this. He''d never even considered writing a will, because he had no attachments to this world. Leaving behind a fortune for others to fight over would have appealed to his darker sense of humor. But this time was different.


    "Mr. Gardner," Harold said, his throat tight, "the Gardner family assets are immense. Ms. Cameron might not be able to protect them on her own. It could bring her more harm than good..." He was trying to convince Joshua to stay alive, to continue protecting her himself.


    But Joshua replied, "The woman she was before might not have been able to, but the woman she is now is second to none. If something does happen to me, you and Jake will protect her. You will advise her."


    "If it weren''t for Foreman''s meddling, Ste wouldn''t have been in danger so many times," Harold pressed. "Why don''t you expose him? Even if Ms. Cameron doesn''t believe you, she''ll at least be wary of him."


    *Why?* Because even now, he wasn''t sure who mattered more to Ste. Him or Foreman. If he died, the letter he''d left for her would be sent automatically.


    Changing the subject, Joshua said, "Get ready. We can''t give Gibson time to think."


    Seeing that his mind was made up, Harold could only agree. Just as he was about to hang up, Joshua stopped him.


    "And one more thing. Don''t let Star know about this yet."


    "I understand," Harold said.


    Ste sat in her room, reviewing the file on everything that had happened to the Gibson family recently. Jus as she had suspected, it was a string of disasters that had pushed Gibson to this extreme.


    A short whileter, there was a knock on the door. It was Haynes.


    "Star, you were looking for me?" he asked, having regained hisposure.


    Ste let him in and handed him the file. He read through it quickly, and when he looked up, his expression wasplex. "Star, you already knew, didn''t you?"


    Once he had calmed down, Haynes knew that she had been right. But emotionally, he still couldn''t ept how important Joshua was to her.


    Ste nodded. "Now that we know his motive, we can n our next move."<fnd01b> Get full chapters from FιndＮovel</fnd01b>


    However, given Gibson''s current state, anyone who went would be at high risk of injury or death. One thing was certain: Joshua could not go, If he did he might nevere back. Neither Ste now Haynes was naive enough to believe a kidnapper would honor his word and release Keen.


    After a few seconds of silence, Haynes said, "I''ll go negotiate with him. I have no personal stake in his revenge. Maybe he''ll be less agitated if he sees me."


    Ste knew he was just trying to reassure her. With a desperate man like Gibson, anyone who went was walking into danger.


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    She shook her head. "Gibson is too smart for that. If neither of the people he holds responsible shows up, he''ll feel like he has no hope for revenge, and that could make him do something drastic. We need you here to coordinate the rescue operation. You have to stay."