Chapter 495 He Isn’t an Idiot

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“Jesse isn’t an idiot. I know he set up a will ages ago. If anything happens to him, people are definitely going to suspect me…”

“So this won’t work, and that won’t work either. Damn it, why does everything have to be so complicated? I thought once I finally got out of prison, I’d be able to enjoy life!”

“Don’t forget, if I hadn’t stolen all that money and helped you clean up your act, you never would have landed a rich guy like Jesse!”

James shoved Megan off his lap in frustration and walked over to the window to sulk.

Megan let out a quiet sigh, climbed out of bed, and hugged James from behind, speaking carefully.

“Honey, I know you’ve done a lot for me, but we can’t rush things. The more impatient we are, the more likely we are to screw up, and then we’ll lose everything.”

“And there’s Kyla… our first daughter. It seems like she’s doing really well with the Jensens.”

Just mentioning Kyla seemed to calm James down. He couldn’t help but grin.

He turned, pulling Megan into his arms, his spirits suddenly high.

“Honey, I’ve always told you, if things really get bad, we can go to Kyla for help.

“The Jensens are the wealthiest family in Slosa, and they treat Kyla like gold. She’s got to have a ton of money!”

Megan hesitated. “But Honey, we left Kyla at the orphanage. We never did right by her as parents. If we only show up when we’re broke, I’m afraid she’ll hate us and refuse to see us…”

“Honey, what are you talking about? Kyla’s our flesh and blood. Without us, she wouldn’t even be alive in this world.

“We’re her biological parents, and nothing can change that. Besides, we had no choice but to leave Kyla back then. Would you rather have dragged her around and let her suffer with us?”

“Let’s just hope we don’t get to that point. If there’s any other way, we shouldn’t do it.”

Megan hugged James even tighter, not because she really loved him.

After all… James was still the father of her two children.

He was also the only person she could count on right now.

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Maybe it was just shared interests and a common goal, but neither of them could afford to betray the other.

And…

Megan was still a woman with desires.

At her age, she still craved intimacy.

Jesse never cared about her anymore. His heart was completely with his mistress.

So Megan could only seek emotional warmth from James.

Tilda had pretty much figured out the way Megan and James operated together.

She picked up her phone and called Andy.

“Sorry to bother you, Andy. I wanted to check… how are things going with arranging the quick transfer of Jessie’s assets and those overseas visas for the people he wants to take?”

“Don’t worry, Tilda. Since you asked, I’ve already sent lawyers to start the process. I’m keeping an eye on it myself, so we’ll have an answer soon.”

“Good. I need to push Megan and the others into a corner, so they’ll head to Slosa to find Kyla. That way, my plan can move even faster.”

After hanging up, someone started spamming Tilda in the Comet Squad group chat.

Tilda replied, “I’m here. What’s going on? Why the sudden panic?”

Jarrett answered, “Tilda, remember when you asked us to keep an eye on that overseas base and see if your person showed up? There’s news! The person you mentioned is out!”

Tilda said excitedly, “Screenshot it and send it to me!”

Jarrett and the others quickly uploaded images captured from the security cameras.

It was definitely Liam!

He even had three assistants carrying bags behind him!

He’d finally overcome that strange illness and left the base!

Tilda was so thrilled she immediately shared the news with Dane and Mystro.

Dane didn’t reply, probably because he was busy in the lab.

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But Mystro answered right away.

“I can’t believe you heard about this so quickly, Tilda. I was just about to tell you.

“Liam already called to let me know he’s okay. I told him about you and Dane.

“He was surprised and said he wants to fly out and meet you both right away!

“I’ve cleared my schedule and plan to fly out with Liam to meet you all.”

“Okay, I’ll head to Hetsa next. Let’s all meet up there!”

Still buzzing with excitement, Tilda announced a year-end bonus for every Comet Squad member in the group chat.

Jarrett said excitedly, “Woohoo! Long live Tilda!”

Theo cheered, “Tonight’s dinner is covered. Thanks, Tilda!”

Zach replied, “Much appreciated!”

Astrid said, “Go, Tilda! Go see the person you’ve been waiting for.”

As Tilda’s cousin, Astrid could understand Tilda’s joy better than anyone.