<b>Chapter </b><b>240 </b>
Not long after, ine came downstairs again with a bright smile, arm in arm with Ka, looking as close as ever..
Gloria, holding back her anger, asked, <i>“</i><i>Ka </i>
<b>are </b>
you
and ine friends?”
“Yup,” Ka replied coolly.
ine lifted her chin proudly, like a little rooster showing off. “Mrs. Kingsley, we’re going to be family from now on.”
Gloria fell silent, her face full of difort and worry.
The moreplicated her feelings, the more she was struggling inside.
“Mrs. Kingsley, let’s just leave the past behind us. Anyway, I’ll be filial to you from now on,” ine said.
Ka had already agreed to take care of Monica, so ine could marry Landon without any trouble.
That meant she’d have to get along with Gloria for the rest of her life.
She didn’t want to be enemies with Gloria.
She had to start buttering up her mother–inw right now.
“Ka, are you absolutely sure this won’t hurt your brother?” Gloria asked anxiously, her eyes fixed on Ka.
Ka shot her a cool nce, then turned to look out the window. “Of course.”
“Alright! I’ll cooperate with you,” Gloria said through gritted teeth. “But I have one condition–no matter what, Amelia must have the baby. This is <b>your </b>brother’s child, the Kingsley bloodline!”
“Fine,” Ka replied without hesitation.
Ka agreed without a moment’s pause.
Gloria and Amelia exchanged a nce, both secretly relieved.
“I need to pee…” Amelia suddenly said.
“Oh, right,” Gloria said. “She’s pregnant–of course she needs to pee all the time. How is she supposed to go to the bathroom with her hands tied? Untie her already!”
“Mom, don’t make me think you’re ying tricks,” Ka warned coldly.
Gloria countered, “Then untie me and let me take care of her.”
“Absolutely not,” Ka replied. “Amelia is always scheming.”
“This whole ce is under your control. Even if she tried something, where could she possibly run to?” Gloria argued. “Besides, she’s pregnant<b>–</b>she can’t even outrun you if you were just walking.”
Amelia gave a bitter smile. “Sis, you really overestimate me. If you’re that worried, just kill me already.”
Of course, Ka couldn’t kill her.
She still needed Amelia as a bargaining chip against Landon. With the two most important women in his life right here, even if Landon <b>could </b><b>move </b>heaven and earth, he’d have no choice but to back down.
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<b>“</b>Ka, just do as Mrs. Kingsley says!” ine chimed in, eager to make a good impression.
Finally<b>, </b>Ka agreed and untied Gloria’s hands.
“Amelia, let me help you to the bathroom. Watch your step, don’t trip, and whatever you do, don’t hurt my precious grandson…” Gloria fussed as she supported Amelia, her every word dripping with worry for the baby.
Gloria hovered over Amelia the whole way, fussing nonstop about her precious pro
ine was loving every second of it.
‘Perfect mother–inw and daughter–inw? Please. When things get tough, everyone just looks out for themselves, she thought.
‘In the end, when ites to sons, daughters, and grandkids, the daughter–inw is always the outsider!‘
“Ms. Atkinson, you can leave now,” Ka said coolly.
“Come on, let me hang around a bit longer. I’m not bothering you, am I?” ine grinned, clearly wanting to stick around and watch Amelia embarrass
herself.
Ka’s brows knitted in annoyance. “Go back.”
Ka’s whole aura turned icy and menacing, and ine’s smile vanished in an instant.
She awkwardly pouted. “Alright, I’ll juste back tomorrow then…”
“Don’te back tomorrow either. Wait until I tell you,” Ka said coolly.
“Alright then,” ine huffed.
Once ine was gone, Ka picked up her phone, ready to call Landon.
Meanwhile, in Lunova, Landon and Tuff had just stepped out of the Flying Tiger Sect.
Both of them looked grim.
The big shots had said there was no way toe up with a treatment for Ka in the short term.
But since Landon’s chip had only been imnted recently, there was still a chance to try something.
Of course, opportunity and danger always came as a package deal.
“Maybe we should just hold off on the surgery for now. You’ve already got your memories back, and the chip isn’t causing you any problems for the time being,” Tuff said quietly.
Landon pressed his lips together, eyes following the busy crowd on the street.
Deep down, he really didn’t want to risk it.
He’d just barely escaped death and finally made it home to his family. In another four months, his baby would be born.
Going under the knife now would be downright crazy.
But then he thought about Ka, who only had six months left, and h
heart just couldn’t take it.
“We still have time. You need to think about Amelia and the baby,” Tuff said, “With the way your sister is, she would never <b>agree </b><b>to </b><b>you </b><b>having </b><b>the </b><b>surgery </b>anyway.”
Landon closed his eyes in pain, raising his hand to rub his brow.
It <b>was </b>hard <b>to </b>make a choice.
Just then, his phone rang.
When he saw his sister’s name on the screen, Landon took a moment to collect
forced a smile, and picked up. “Sis
“Let Aiden go,” Ka’s cold voice came through the line, catching Landonpletely off guard.
“The Kingsley family is under my control now. Your wife and child are both in my hands. Release Aiden, and make sure the Flying Tiger Sect never troubles the Kington Gang again,” she said.
‘Isn’t this exactly what Eddie wanted?‘ Landon thought, his mind racing.
A storm brewed in Landon’s eyes as he lower voi
“Sis, what’s going on over there?”
“I’ve betrayed you,” Ka said with a cold, mockingugh. “Landon, I’ve always been loyal to the Kington Gang from the very start. Now, do as I say, or your wife and child can kiss their lives goodbye.”
“Sis?” Landon’s voice cracked, disbelief written all over his face.
He could hardly believe his ears.
‘How could my own sister turn against me?‘ he thought, stunned.
“Don’t believe me? Fine, let’s video chat,” Ka said, hanging up and immediately starting a video call.
On the screen, the house was packed with strangers. Amelia sat there with her hands tied, and Gloria looked absolutely miserable.
Landon’s heart plunged into an icyke, every inch of him turning cold.
“Landon, don’t me me. You’re about to be a dad–you should get where I’ming from. I’m doing all this for Landen,” Ka said, her voice icy. “You have three days. If you don’t do as I say, don’t me me for being ruthless.”
With that, Ka ended the call,pletely resolute.
Tuff waspletely dumbfounded, rubbing his eyes hard. “Landon, are our eyes and ears ying tricks on us? Did we really just see and hear that?”
“Yes…” Landon muttered.
He set his phone down, sadness and anger churning inside him.
‘Did I really underestimate my sister’s ambition? Was /
from the very beginning?‘ Landon thought, his mind spinning. ‘It doesn’t make sense.”
‘If Ka had bad intentions, she wouldn’t have helped Amelia escape from the Kyle Vi. She wouldn’t have stopped me from losing his memory or
helped me track down the Kington Gang’s headquarters…‘
‘What happened to Ka? Why is she acting like this?‘ Landon thought, his heart a tangled mess of confusion and pain.
“Landon, I don’t think your sister is that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding. Or maybe she has her own reasons…. Tuft’s voice <b>grew </b>
softer and softer.
But still, no matter how desperate things get<b>, </b>who could actually raise a hand against their own flesh and blood?
All these years, Landon and Amelia had been putting their lives on the line just to find her.
“Tuff, something’s off…” Landon took a deep breath. “I just can’t believe my sister would turn out like this.”
“Me neither,” Tuff replied. “She gave you three days, right? Let’s not rush–let’s look into things first.”
But Landon cut him off. “Book a private jet. I’m flying to Norava right now.”
“Landon, don’t be rash! I just thought of something!” Tuff suddenly smacked his thigh. “Just tell her you’re willing to be the test <b>subject </b>to save tes, and
you’re going to have the surgery. Then I’ll tell her you fell into aa and can’t make any decisions…
“Bullshit!” Landon rolled his eyes.
“Tuff, are you so into my sister that you’ve got a total filter on her or something?” he scoffed.