"We know Mr. Mercer isn't afraid. We're just thinking of Mr. Mercer's best interests. Instead of wasting time here with us, you should go back and use the Mercer family's connections to find a solution," Chace said reasonably.
He paused, then continued with a cryptic expression, "Mr. Mercer, you must understand that sometimes, time waits for no one!" Logan's expression turned icy upon hearing this.
Clearly, he recognized the threat in those words.
But undeniably, without concrete evidence, he couldn't do anything against this father and son duo.
"You better pray I don't find any evidence!" Logan threw out this remark and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Chace and Alonso relaxed their tense bodies.
Alonso began to curse after the fact, "The Mercer family is so arrogant, barging in here with people. Do they even respect the law?"
Just as he finished speaking, he received a slap on the face, leaving him stunned.
"Dad, why did you hit me?!"
"Why did I hit you? Don't you have any idea?"
Chace glared at him and gritted his teeth, "Do you think I don't know you're the one causing trouble behind my back?"
Alonso fell silent, seemingly admitting it.
This made Chace furious.
"You better hope the Mercer family doesn't find any evidence, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
With that, he turned and went upstairs.
After all, he was getting old. Confronting Logan all night had left him exhausted.
Soon, Alonso was the only one left in the living room.
He sat on the sofa with a sinister look in his eyes, exuding a palpable aura of malice.
"Lance, Mercer family, it's time for you to fall from grace."
...
In New York, at the Mercer family villa, Deanna woke up feeling groggy and unwell.
She touched her forehead and realized she had a slight fever.
But thinking of Lance in the hospital, she forced herself to get up and wash.
Downstairs, Samantha noticed Deanna's pale face and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"A slight fever, but I'm fine," Deanna shook her head gently.
Samantha didn't know what to say and just nodded, feeling complicated inside.
She thought that once Lance recovered, she would properly thank this child.
Later, after breakfast, worried that someone might harm Deanna again, Samantha personally took her to the hospital.
On the way, she received a call from Logan.
"Have you found Dr. Deanna?"
Hearing this, Samantha suddenly remembered what she had forgotten and quickly replied, "Yes, Dr. Deanna came back last night."
Logan on the other end of the line sighed in relief.
"Good to hear."
After a few more words, they ended the call.
Although Deanna was found, Logan didn't intend to let Explority Group off easily.
In the next two days, he used all his resources to suppress Explority Group and spread the word in the industry.
Anyone who helped or cooperated with Explority Group would be opposing Mercer Group. And Mercer Group would show no mercy to its enemies!
As a result, Explority Group suffered greatly.
In just two days, their stock plummeted, and several ongoing projects were reported for cutting corners and incomplete paperwork.
At the same time, Lance reached his final day of treatment.
In fact, Deanna had been in poor condition for the past two days, with her fever recurring repeatedly.
But she didn't dare to collapse. She used silver needles to stimulate her acupuncture points and gritted her teeth to hold on.
As blood flowed from Lance's chest turning bright red, Deanna finally exhaled a breath of relief.
"It's done. The toxins are cleared," she said with a smile on her lips.
Braylon also smiled happily.
But before he could say anything, he noticed Deanna suddenly collapsing straight down.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, she would have hit the ground directly.
"Someone! Help!"
He shouted while lifting her and placing her on the nearby sofa.
Outside, Samantha heard the commotion and rushed into the ward, thinking something had happened. She saw Lance sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, his back and chest covered in gold needles and blood coagulating on his chest.
The two little ones were startled by Lance's wounds but became worried when they saw Deanna unconscious.
"Uncle Braylon, what's wrong with Mommy?"
They looked at Braylon with concern.
Samantha and Bella finally came to their senses and looked over at the sofa to see Deanna lying there pale-faced with her eyes closed.
"What happened to her?" Samantha asked.
Braylon explained, "She probably relaxed too much all of a sudden and couldn't handle it. She fainted."
After speaking, he instinctively asked Bella to get a nurse to give Deanna an IV drip.
Since Samantha was an elder, he didn't dare instruct her directly.
Bella's eyes darkened; she didn't want to help Deanna at all.
But with Samantha present, she pretended to be considerate and went to get help.
Before leaving, she rolled her eyes and planned to badmouth Deanna in front of Samantha.