Chapter 87 Ghost from the Crash
<b>Ethan </b>was called several times before he finally snapped out of his daze,
<b>“</b>We’ll still need to find a way <b>to </b>bring Rianne and Eddie back. You know it too. Lilian’s body can’t handle the current treatment <b>n</b><b>. </b>It’s just too painful. <b>She </b>can’t bear it!” The moment Susan mentioned Lilian’s suffering, her voice trembled, choked with tears.
<b>Ethan </b>could only nod. “I understand. I’ll go check on Lilian first.”
“Alright, go ahead.” Susan nodded as well, her brows furrowed <b>with </b>irrepressible worry.
Ethan turned and began walking toward the hospital room.
Susan hesitated for a moment, then followed, still muttering about Eddie and Rianne as she caught up.
At the same time, inside the room. Liliany <b>weak </b>and pale. Her eyesnded on her phone screen, where an <b>unfamiliar </b>number was shing.
Her heart gave a sudden, involuntary jolt.
She turned to the caretaker beside her. “Alright, you can leave now.”
“Yes, Ms. Lilian.” The caretaker stopped massaging her legs, stood up, and left respectfully.
Once alone, Lilian finally picked up the call. “Hello?”
“It’s me.” A deep, masculine voice came through the phone. It <b>was </b>mature and familiar.
It had been nearly three years. This man had vanishedpletely since that car ident.
Now, hearing his voice <b>again </b>made Lilian’s heart clench violently.
“Why are you calling me?” she demanded.
What happened between them <b>had </b>ended years ago. Cleanly, with money exchanged and no strings left behind.
nly mean trouble.
But now, this call, it could only
Sure enough, the man’s <b>next </b>words confirmed her worst fears. “I need money.
“What do <b>you </b>mean? We agreed back then. I gave you 700,000 dors. You were supposed to leave the country and nevere back!”
Lilian’s voice trembled with restrained fury.
That man said, “I’m back.”
“<b>What</b>?” Her voice spiked. “You’re back?!”
He <b>was </b><b>back </b><b>and </b>contacting her. Only a fool would not realize what that meant.
Lilian’s already pale face lost thest trace of <b>color</b>. “<b>What </b>do you want?”
That man exined, “My mother just passed away. My daughter’s <b>seriously </b>ill. We can’t afford <b>life </b>abroad anymore. It’s <b>too </b>expensive?
Those words were clearly a
an excuse
And now his daughter was sick too. The message <b>was </b><b>obvious</b>. He wanted money.
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If he went to Ste, that meant <b>exposing </b>the evidence of the car ident. And once that happened, both the Reed family and Ethan would learn the truth about her.
“You’re threatening me?” Lilian’s voice dropped to a dangerous whisper.
Yes, indeed. He was threatening her. Not only <b>that</b>. He had clearlye prepared. He knew what she cared about and who
she feared.
“I didn’t want it toe to this,” he said. “I don’t want to be someone without integrity.
Lilian almost screamed. “You’re the one who asked for 700,000 dors! I didn’t even bargain with you!”
That talk of ‘integrity‘ was thest straw.
But the man remained unmoved. “I really have no other way.”
Lilian shut her eyes tightly,
No other way! Who has a way?
money she <b>had </b>once had from the Reed
Thest two years, her own expenses abroad had drained her savings. Most of <b>the </b>m family was gone.
Now, with the Reed family covering her treatment<b>, </b>she was not spending much, so they <b>had </b>stopped giving her extra funds. “You say you’re out of options, but whye to me? What do you want from <b>me</b>? I don’t owe you anything!” Lilian shouted furiously.
She was certain now that he was extorting her.
But even in the face of her hysteria, the man’s tone remained calm and firm. 140,000 dors.
Lilian exploded. “Where the hell would I get 140,000 dors?! Are you insane!”
e was going to lose it. She wanted to rip <b>him </b>apart.
She was
ir real
“Ms. Lilian, I know exactly what kind of position you hold in the Reed family now. You’re even more respected than their daughter”
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