Chapter 615: I Don’t Trust You
Jake then picked up a pen and paper from the side and wrote down the attending doctor’s phone number.
Jake was smart, and he had a great memory.
"I’ll get someone to get in touch with this doctor immediately," Milo said.
"I’ll call him first," Jake got down from his chair. Then, he picked up the phone next to Michael and began calling the doctor.
It was a pity that the call didn’t go through.
Milo tried to cheer Jake up, saying, "Maybe he’s busy now. A doctor can’t pick up his call when he is busy with work. I’ll get someone to get in touch with him. I will let you know the very moment I get in touch with him. All right?"
Jake nodded, frowning. He then sent a message to the doctor’s phone, "Uncle Paul, I am Jake. Leah is in a bit of a situation with her health, and we need your help.
Please reply as soon as you see this message."
"How long would it take for you to research and develop an antidote to the poison?
It’s okay if we need to wait, but Leah can’t afford to wait any longer. Can it be done within a week?" Michael asked glumly.
If it were to be too long, Leah didn’t have the luxury to wait.
Then, Michael immediately added, "Money is not an issue."
The doctor seemed to be put in a difficult position. He shook his head, saying, "It is not about the money. This is a new slow-acting poison. We have never seen this before. It is definitely a challenging task. Plus, I am not from the R&D department.
The exact situation will need to be explained by a representative from the R&D department."
Milo heard, and without Michael saying anything, he immediately took out his phone to call the person in charge of the R&D department. He urged, "Please come to the lab department immediately."
Michael lowered his head and took out his phone too. He called Mr. York and ordered, "Make a trip to my place. Bring Leah and Zess to the hospital immediately.
Then, get a few people to look for Leah’s medical records in my house. The sooner, the better. Get it sent to the hospital immediately when you find it."
The timeframe for the poison to take effect in Leah was too short. Every single minute and second was extremely important.
She had to receive hospital treatment right away.
Soon, the person in charge of the R&D department arrived.
Milo and the lab doctor had just got the result, and they called Michael over at the first instance.
Hence, they had yet to speak to the people in the R&D department.
Then, Milo handed over a copy of the test result to the person in charge of the R&D department. He briefly explained the situation, "Take a look at this poison. How long would it roughly take for your department to research and develop an antidote?"
The person in charge of the R&D department read through the result carefully and frowned as he answered, "This is a new poison? We probably need about a month to develop an antidote to the poison. Plus, it is not definite that we could develop an antidote."
Milo heard his answer, and he slammed the table heavily, reprimanding with a serious tone, "What do you mean by it is not definite? I have spent so much money to raise your team, and this is your work attitude?"
The person in charge was frightened. His voice grew softer as he replied, "This...
This... We will try our best to develop an antidote to the poison."
He felt wronged. He merely stated a fact.
There wasn’t an antidote to all poisons in the world.
It was uncertain if an antidote could be developed.
He didn’t even know what kind of poison it was then. How would he dare to guarantee success?
Milo asked, "Can it be developed in a week?"
"Mr. Lawrence, you are putting me in a difficult position. A week is too short. This... " Before the person in charge could finish his sentence, Milo swept a furious glare at him. He had no choice but to swallow whatever he had yet to say.
...
The person in charge looked at everyone in the room, and he could guess how serious the matter was.
He thought for a while and said, "Do you have a sample of the poison or the antidote on hand? If you do, it will be a faster process. However, we don’t have anything but only a test result. I really can’t answer you on exactly how long we need to develop an antidote to the poison."
"We don’t have it on hand now, but I will get someone to look for it immediately," Michael let out a sigh and replied.
Yvonne was the one who had poisoned them. So, he had to ask for the poison and antidote sample from her.
But Michael could tell that it wouldn’t be easy to negotiate with Yvonne.
"Please pass it to me right away when you find it," the person in charge said politely.
Milo commanded solemnly, "Stop all the projects of the R&D department now. Focus on developing an antidote to the poison. The shorter time is taken, the better. If the antidote is developed early, the reward for your team would be one million dollars...
" Before Milo could finish his sentence, the person in charge was already thrilled with excitement when he heard one million dollars.
However, Michael cut him off and said, "A hundred million dollars."
Milo was taken by surprise when Michael spoke louder with his wealth. Milo couldn’t help but cough.
Michael looked at the person in charge of the R&D department and said solemnly, "Money is not an issue. As long as you develop an antidote in time, I will ensure that your team and the hospital are not lacking any medical equipment at any time."
Michael’s promise gave Milo’s hospital an inexhaustible financial source.
Then, not only was the person in charge of the R&D department was smiling, but Milo was also smiling.
Michael didn’t care about himself. He wasn’t badly poisoned.
Before that, he had been staying in the hospital, and he didn’t have much food containing the poison.
He only had some on the night he got discharged from the hospital. He wasn’t in a life-threatening situation.
Michael was worried for his two children and Zess.
As long as they could save the two children, forget about a hundred million dollars, he wouldn’t even blink if they asked for Michael’s company.
"Don’t worry. I will supervise them personally to develop the antidote to the poison. I will also report the updates to you closely," Milo immediately said.
Milo was Michael’s friend, and there was no doubt that he would put in all his effort to help Michael.
Even if Michael didn’t offer any money, he would still assist Michael with it.
However, it was even better that Michael had offered the money.
Michael’s phone rang then. It was the doctor’s number that Jake called earlier.
Jake immediately answered the call, "Uncle Paul, it’s Jake. Do you remember me?"
"Of course, I do. The smart and handsome little genius," Paul answered on the other end of the phone. He asked, "You mentioned in the message earlier that your sister, Leah, is in a bit of trouble. What happened? Did she experience a relapse?"
"My sister was forced to consume a new kind of poison. It is related to the immune system. She will be in danger within a week. You used to be her attending doctor, and you know her health condition the best. I had thought to ask you to come to Lake City and help my sister with her treatment. Would you be free?" Jake said clearly with an organized speech.
"This is too sudden. I am not prepared. For example, the arrangement for my upcoming job... " Paul said, in a dilemma.
"I’m sorry to interrupt you suddenly, but my sister really can’t afford to wait any longer. Uncle Paul, you are the one who saved her from death. You know her health condition the best. If only you were here, the possibility of her surviving would be higher," Jake pleaded.
...
"This... " Paul, on the other end of the phone, was thinking hard as he was in a dilemma. He then answered, "How about this? Let me see how I can arrange my upcoming job. If I can, I will come over immediately. Even if I can’t, I will inform you too."
"All right, Uncle Paul. Sorry for the trouble. But I really hope that you can make time and come to Lake City. I will be waiting for you in Lake City," Jake said.
"Sure," Paul replied on the other end of the call.
The call was cut off. Michael consoled Jake, "I will definitely invite him over. Let me get Mr. York to settle this. No matter how much money it costs, I will get him here. If money doesn’t work, I will get someone to kidnap him over."
Regardless of the price to pay, Michael had to get Paul to Lake City.
Jake took a deep breath and responded with a cold hum.
Milo immediately added, "I will also ask our doctors to see who is close to this Paul. I will see if we can invite him over too."
"Thank you," Michael replied with a low voice.
Milo patted Michael’s shoulder and sighed, saying, "Don’t mention it. Let me bring you to conduct an even more detailed full-body check-up."
"Bring Jake with you. I have other matters to attend to. The poison in my body isn’t as bad. It’s okay if I do the check-up later," Michael said.
"I’m coming with you," Jake said immediately. He could guess what Michael was going to do.
"You stay in the hospital and work together with the doctors. Get your check-up done. When Leah comes, you have to take good care of her," Michael exhorted.
"I don’t trust you. Who knows if you would let Yvonne Taylor off the hook," Jake said grimly.
"I... " Michael wanted to explain himself, but before could say anything, he could only chuckle bitterly.
He had lost his son’s trust completely then.
In Jake’s viewpoint, it was probably his fault that Yvonne didn’t die back then.
As a result, it led to whatever had happened then.
Michael thought a car pushed off from such a high mountain would no doubt lead to death.
To say if he had a selfish motive, Michael couldn’t deny that there wasn’t.
He did think to himself back then that if she were to survive from the fall, it was Yvonne’s luck.
He owed Harold Wilson a life after all.
Hence, he didn’t go all out and search for her dead body.
However, the probability of it happening was really slim, to begin with.
Who would have guessed that Christian had the intention to save Yvonne Taylor?
If he knew of all this, Michael would definitely have dug up the roots of future troubles.
Michael didn’t explain himself because he was too ashamed.
It was really his fault.
"I believe Uncle Milo would take good care of Leah on our behalf," Jake said coldly, clenching his fists.
Although Milo didn’t know what they were up to, he immediately expressed his stance, saying, "Don’t worry. I will take good care of Leah."
Michael didn’t say anything but nodded.
He then held Jake’s hand and wanted to leave together.
But Jake shook off Michael’s hand and kept his distance from Michael.
Michael was, of course, going to the place where he imprisoned Yvonne.
Yvonne was the one who poisoned them. She definitely had the antidote. It would beeasy to resolve if they had the antidote.
Even if she didn’t have the antidote, she should have some poison remaining.
If he got the poison sample, the people in the R&D department could progress faster.
