Fake lovers? Daniel was shocked but instinctively wanted to refuse. “Boss, I…”


    Before Daniel could finish, he met Mason’s gaze, and the words choked in his throat. “I’ll do my best.”


    “Your best?”


    Daniel corrected himself, “I’ll make it happen.”


    At the hospital, Le discussed themission from the Premier Construction project with Dasha.


    Dasha listened with joy. “Really?”


    Le sat on the edge of the bed, massaging her legs. “Yes, really. Once themission from this projectes through, and once your surgery is done, I’ll take you to Neo City.”


    Dasha, after feeling happy, felt a tinge of worry. “Will that money be enough to pay off the debt?”


    Le’s hand paused on Dasha’s leg as she lowered her head. “It will be.”


    Dasha asked, “How big is this project? Enough for my surgery and to pay off the debt?”


    Le said confidently, “Commission from big projects like this one is usually high. You’ll see.”


    Not understanding the ins and outs of the engineering industry, Dasha believed whatever Le said and smiled, “Then you must do well. It’s not easy toe across suchpany and boss.”


    Le nodded. “Yeah.”


    With Le by her side, Dasha’s mood was good all day. When they went to sleep at night, Dasha didn’t allow Le to sleep on the bedside and instead insisted on sharing the bed. She reached out to affectionately stroke her hair. “During this time, whenever I have free time, I think of you when you were little, so small…”


    Le leaned against Dasha’s shoulder, smiling. “I’ve grown up now.”


    Dasha sighed, “Yes, you have.”


    At one in the morning, Le’s phone, ced on the bedside table, vibrated, disying a message.


    Mason: [Are you asleep? I can’t sleep.]


    Le woke up early the next morning.


    She stared at the screen for a few seconds before ultimately deciding not to reply. She had already made herself clear. He was talking about personal matters, and she had the right not to respond.


    Seeing Le put down her phone, Dasha smirked, “Samuel?”


    Le looked up, “Hmm?”


    Dasha asked, “You’ve been back for two days now, why haven’t I seen Samuel call you? Did you two have a fight?”


    Le avoided Dasha’s gaze. “We didn’t fight; he’s been busytely with a project.”


    “That’s good then. I think he is a good kid, humorous and genuine.”


    Le replied, “Hmm.”


    At eight in the morning, after the doctor checked the room, Le went downstairs to buy breakfast. As she stepped out of the elevator, she bumped into Darren, who was storming from the elevator with anger. Behind him was Elsa.


    Le’s gaze swept over them, cold and indifferent, as she stepped out of the elevator and walked away. Seeing this, Elsa shoved Darren forward. “Aren’t you going to catch up? Look at that girl, not even saying a word to you, obviously she doesn’t care about you as her uncle.”


    Darren was already furious and was further incited by Elsa’s words. He directly grabbed Le’s wrist. Le had expected him to catch up, and she looked at him with cold eyes. “Got the five hundred thousand?”


    At the mention of the money, Darren’s anger visibly lessened, but he had already discussed with Elsa beforehand that he couldn’t admit to having the five hundred thousand. “What five hundred thousand?”


    Le squinted at him. “Don’t want to admit it?”


    Darren retorted, “Admit what? There’s nothing to admit, you’re making things up out of thin air!”


    Darren raised his voice, “Le, ever since your family had trouble, I’ve taken care of you and your mother. I saw you with nowhere to live, so we let you stay in the house your grandfather left. I even provided the money for your first year of college. Now that you’ve made something of yourself, not only do you not repay me, but you also turn against me!”


    Le couldn’t help but want tough. Darren’s speech sounded rehearsed, and she found it amusing.


    Le mocked lightly, “Are you done?”


    Darren had hoped to overpower Le with his momentum, but she didn’t buy into it at all.


    His face changing slightly, “No wonder Hunter would rather be unemployed than be with you, a woman who won’t even spare her own uncle…”


    Le interrupted, “Do you even realize you’re my uncle?”


    With Darren’s loud voice, a small crowd had gathered.


    Le looked at him coldly, “Think carefully. If you want to make a scene, I don’t mind apanying you.”


    Darren was infuriated but remained silent.


    Le continued, “Take a look around. There are at least four or five people recording videos on their phones right now. If this video gets posted online and seen by Max’s girlfriend’s parents, do you think they’ll still agree to marry their daughter to him?”


    Darren fell silent.


    Le sneered, “After your brother-inw bankrupted and ran away, you embezzled your sister’s and niece’s savings. Now, after your sister was diagnosed with uraemia, youe here trying to im her property. I’m not afraid of embarrassment, and if you’re not either, I can say these things louder so everyone can hear.”


    Elsa, beside them, grabbed Darren’s coat, “Make this damn girl shut up.”


    Le replied, “No need to tell me to shut up. You’d better go back and raise the money. If I don’t receive the five hundred thousand by midnight tonight, I’ll see awyer tomorrow morning, and I’ll follow through.”


    Le’s tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.


    Darren was rendered speechless by her retort. Elsa, seeing his ipetence and fearing that Le would publicly confront them, lowered her voice and said, “Didn’t you say you’d give us three days yesterday?”


    Le remainedposed, “Originally, I said I’d give you a week.”


    Elsa was speechless. She understood Le’s implication: if they caused trouble again, she would shorten the repayment time by half.


    Le nced at her wristwatch and said, “You now have about sixteen hours left. If you keep bothering me, the repayment deadline will be moved up to six in the afternoon.”


    Elsa was at a loss for words.


    They never expected Le to be so ruthless, “Le, we’re family, if you push us like this, your uncle and I won’t care about family ties.”


    After saying this, Elsa headed towards the hospital room to find Dasha. Le stood about a meter away, coldly watching her. Family ties? Shameless.


    Elsa waspletely bluffing, hoping Le woulde over, plead, and beg. She turned to nce at Le, then looked at Darren. “Aren’t youing? Let’s go talk to your sister. I don’t believe she’d take her own brother to court over $500, 000.”


    Le squinted her eyes. “Finished your performance?”


    Hearing Le’s words, a chill ran down Elsa’s spine. Darren’s suppressed anger reached its peak at that moment. He pointed at Le and shouted, “You ungrateful brat! Say what you just said again if you dare.”


    Le responded, “So you two have decided to be shameless, haven’t you?”


    Seeing that people around them had started to gossip, Darren rolled up his sleeves. “Today, I’m going to teach you a lesson.”


    Darren walked up to Le, raising his hand to hit her. Le stood still, not showing any sign of resistance. “I never knew someone could be this shameless. My family went bankrupt, my mom and I couldn’t even meet basic needs for survival. I went to college entirely on charity, while you hoarded the $500, 000 my dad left for my mom and me.”


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    “Is that man really her uncle?”


    “Seems like it. How heartless!”


    “My God, how could someone treat their own niece like this?”


    Listening to the growing gossip, Darren’s face turned red with embarrassment. His raised hand froze in the air.


    Le continued, “Now your son is dating and nning to get married. My mom has end-stage renal disease and is in the hospital. Youe to the hospital door, wanting to take my mom’s house for your son’s wedding. Then you call me ungrateful and even try to hit me. Do you want everyone here to hear who’s really the one with no manners?”


    Darren’s hands trembled as he was rebuked by Le. “Shut up.”


    “I won’t shut up. I have a lot more to say.”


    “This is unbelievable. Trying to take his sister’s house for his son’s marriage.”


    “And his sister has renal failure.”


    “This is just tant bullying.”


    The crowd’s gossip grew louder. Many young people started taking out their phones to record videos. Elsa hurriedly stepped forward, pulling Darren away.


    A few minutester, Le left the hospital to get breakfast. At the breakfast shop, she called the legal advisor from her previous job in Yort City.


    “Zoe, it’s Le. I need your help.”