<b>Chapter </b><b>241 </b>
“Ahem…” Tuff cleared his throat and quickly turned his gaze to the car window
“Who said I like your sister? We were just pretending to date to trick Aiden.“.
Landon watched as Tuff’s ears slowly turned red and couldn’t help
‘Wifey was right, Tuff really does have a thing for Ka,‘ he thought
But Ka had ended up as the viin again…
As that thought crossed his mind, Landon couldn’t bring himself to smile anymore. He gloomily rubbed his temples.
Tuff, unwilling to give up, finally managed to get through to Ka’s phone. The moment she answered, he blurted out his usual, “Darling…”
“Ahem!” Landon choked on his own saliva.
‘That’s way too cheesy!‘ he thought.
Tuff’s handsome face turned bright red.
The fake rtionship was already over, so why was he still calling her “darling” out of habit?
“Landon, what’s wrong with you?” After a brief silence, Ka’s cold voice came through the phone.
Tuff didn’t have time to exin to Landon. He quickly said, “Ka, it’s me, Tuff.”
There was another silence on the other end.
Tuff frowned, feeling uneasy.
‘Now that Ka’s decided to y the viin, will she even bother picking up my calls anymore?‘ Tuff worried to himself.
“Tuff?” She sounded surprised.
Tuff quickly replied, “Yes, yes, it’s me.”
“What do you
want?”
“I just wanted to let you know–Landon went and volunteered himself as ab rat to get you treated. He’s in the operating room right now.”
Ka let out a cold, impatientugh. “I literally just called him a moment ago…”
“That was right when they started the anesthesia, so <i>he </i>could still pick up. But now he’spletely out,” Tuff exined.
“I don’t care! Let Aiden go right <i>now</i>, or else…”
“Alright, alright! I’ll let him go! Right away!” Before Ka could even finish her threat, Tuff jumped in and agreed right away.
Ka seemed pretty satisfied, her tone easing up a bit. “And another thing. From now on, the Flying Tiger Sect better <i>stop </i>causing trouble for the Kington Gang.”
“Sorry, but that’s not up to me,” Tuff sighed. “Landon’s the boss. I have to wait for him to wake up before I can do anything about it.” “Tuff!” Ka snapped, her anger ring up “You need to get this straight–you guys aren’t in any position to bargain with me right now!”
“I get it, but what do you expect me to do? I can’t just drag him off the operating table–he’d literally die!” Tuff put on his best pitiful face.
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He really went all out with the whole “woe is me” act, hamming it up
Landon watched, the corner of his eye twitching in disbelief.
for
full effect.
‘I never knew Tuff was such a drama king. The Flying Tiger Sect seriously owes him an Oscar, he thought
“Darling… Uh, Ka!” Tuff slipped up with the pet name again. “Even if the sky is falling, we gotta wait for him to make it back from the brink of quam, right? He’s doing all this for you!”
Ka fell silent for a moment before finally asking, “When will his surgery be over?”
“No idea,” Tuff said, seeing she was buying it and amping up the drama. “This surgery is crazy dangerous. I tried to talk him out of it, but he just wouldn’s listen–he had to do it for you…”
“Enough!” Ka snapped, unable to listen any longer. “Three days. I’ll give you guys three days!”
“Alright, I’ll pray morning and night, hoping he wakes up soon,” Tuff replied.
“Hmph!” Ka hung up the phone in a huff.
Tuff was pretty pleased with his performance and was about to pat himself on the back when he suddenly noticed Landon ring at him with a dark expression.
His heart skipped a beat.
“What, do you think I’m already dead?”
“No, no, no, i just said it without thinking… Ow!” Tuff yelped as Landon punched him in the face.
The car shook violently. The driver from the Prescott family covered his face, unable to watch.
In the end, Tuff got out of the car with two ck eyes…
Meanwhile, Landon hopped on a private jet and flew straight to Norava.
Meanwhile, Ka mmed her phone down, her brows shooting up in fury, a chilling murderous vibe practically pouring off her.
Gloria was scared out of her wits, her heart thumping like crazy.
Amelia secretly thought to herself, ‘Why is Ka so hot–tempered all of a sudden? She used to be so patient!‘
“What are you looking at?” Ka snapped, shooting them a fierce re.
Gloria quickly averted her gaze, trembling in fear.
Amelia asked, “Sis, what happened to Landon?”
“He’s in surgery,” Ka replied.
“Is he hurt?” Amelia asked.
Both Amelia and Gloria looked stunned.
‘Didn’t Landon go back to the Flying Tiger Sect? How could he end up needing surgery?
‘Even if the Kington Gang managed to reach all the way into Lunova, there’s no way the Flying Tiger Sect wouldn’t be able to protect him <b>right </b>they both thought in disbelief.
‘Besides, there was still the Zuckerberg family.
‘Before Landon headed to Lunova, Amelia had already contacted Daniel, asking the Zuckerberg family to look after him.
‘So how could he possibly end up getting hurt?‘ they wondered, full of confusion and worry.
“He went to have the brain chip removed,” Ka replied coldly, her gaze flicking over Amelia’s belly, her mood clearly unsettled.
If it weren’t for the fact that Aiden cared so much about Amelia’s pregnancy, Ka wouldn’t have bothered putting up with this pregnant woman <b>at </b><b>all </b>
She was supposed to be the hostage, but here Ka, the kidnapper, had to carefully look after her. It was just too much!
“Oh my god, could he be in danger?” Both Amelia and Gloria turned white as sheets, staring at Ka in panic and fear.
The way they looked at her, it was like Ka had suddenly be their only lifeline–theirst hope.
Ka felt even more irritated.
‘Do they even know what it means to be a hostage?‘ she thought.
“Ka, just tell me–how’s your brother?” Gloria was so anxious she was about to cry.
Ka rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, “Useless. All you ever do is cry.”
That hit Gloria right in the feels. She rubbed the corner of her clothes, looking dejected. “I’m sorry. I really am useless. I spent the first half of my life relying on my husband, and now I’m relying on my son and daughter–inw…”
“Alright, alright!” Ka snapped, cutting her off impatiently. “Landon’s in surgery at the Flying Tiger Sect. They’re trying to remove the <b>chip </b>from his
head.”
Amelia’s heart clenched.
He wasn’t suffering from amnesia, and he wasn’t having any attacks or symptoms. There was no reason for him to rush into surgery.
There was only one exnation: he was taking the risk first for Ka’s treatment.
‘No! This surgery is way too dangerous. If anything goes wrong, he might never wake up,‘ Amelia thought, panic flooding her mind.
‘How could he take such a huge risk before I even deliver?‘ Amelia thought, panic rising in her chest.
Amelia quickly tried to recall the subtle changes in Ka’s expression during that phone call.
“Ka, did Tuff tell you this?” she asked.
“Yeah,” Ka replied.
“But wasn’t Landon the one who answered your first call?” Amelia asked, not letting it go.
“Yeah, he answered. But right after, they knocked him out with anesthesia,” Ka replied.
Ka felt a heavy weight settle in her chest.
Three days. She only had three days. ‘Will Landon really wake up on time?‘ she worried.
‘What if he dies on the operating table?‘ she couldn’t help but think, anxiety gnawing at her.
If that happens, it’s going to be a disaster…
“Ka, you and Tuff…” Amelia probed, her tone tentative.
Just now, Ka seemed to really dislike Tuff, but they used to be on good terms they even yed a couple before
Every time Tuff came up, she was always pretty chill about him.
Whenever Landonined about Tuff, Ka would even stick up for him…
The more Amelia thought about it, the more off it felt. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of thece mask lying on the coffee table
A wild thought suddenly shed through Amelia’s mind, ‘Is this really Ka standing in front of me, or is something off here?
Just then, someone came in and announced, “Miss, Mr. Kyle is here.”
“Wow, Tuff moves fast,” Ka finally felt a bit relieved.
“Miss, he is waiting outside. Should I let him in?”
Amelia found herself actually wanting to see Aiden.
Even though Aiden always got on her nerves with his obsessive ways, Amelia couldn’t help but think maybe his arrival would be a game changer
After all, he couldn’t stand the thought of her getting hurt–not even a little bit.
“No, I’ll go see him,” Ka said, shooting Amelia a look of disdain, having already seen right through her intentions.
And just like that, she shattered Amelia’s hopes.
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