Chapter 291 Make Plans For Him
“Samuel, what’s your view on this matter?” Kathleen asked in a solemn tone. “I want to hear the truth.”
Samuel narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice. “They’re trying to escape.”
Kathleen kept silent.
“The Yoeger family has come to a deadlock,” Samuel explained. “Someone from the Yoeger family needs to make a sacrifice. Otherwise, there will be absolutely no progress. A standstill is not beneficial for them.”
“You’re right.” Kathleen massaged her temples as she analyzed the situation in her mind. “Someone from the Yoeger family needs to make peace with me, but neither Zachary nor Yareli are suitable.”
“That’s why they chose Vanessa,” Samuel said flatly. “Or maybe Vanessa volunteered herself.”
Kathleen gave him a meaningful look. “What about Nicolette?”
“She’s just a pawn who’s full of herself,” Samuel spat.
He had lost all his feelings for Nicolette.
Thus, he was extremely upset when he knew Kathleen misunderstood them for being together, even after breaking up.
“What more can I say to a mere pawn?” Samuel looked displeased. “If you don’t believe me, I can show you all my chat history. I have nothing to hide.”
Kathleen was stumped.
“What made you realize the problem?” Samuel asked coldly.
“What about you?” Kathleen stared back at him.
Samuel smiled. “Why don’t we say it together?”
Kathleen nodded.
Together, they said, “Yareli.”
Kathleen was surprised. “You find her odd, too, right?”
Samuel nodded.
“If it’s really Nicolette who did it, there’s no way Yareli is unharmed.” There was a palpable change of emotions on her gentle face. “She hates everything that takes away her possessions. She thinks she’s the precious daughter of the Yoeger family. But Yareli’s biological father is unknown, and she uses her mother’s surname. She’s totally not worthy of being the daughter of the Yoeger family. So, Nicolette would never let Yareli go.”
“That’s right.” Samuel placed his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with a cold and lonely gaze. “Everyone else in the mansion’s dead. The fact that only two of them are alive is suspicious. I’ve asked the doctor about it, and he says Zachary’s injury wasn’t very serious. His injury to his leg was caused by a bullet graze. Then again, the bullet only grazed past his calf. It’s not life-threatening. Hence, the blood belongs to someone else.”
Kathleen nodded and said sarcastically, “What kind of plan is this? It’s literally full of flaws.”
“If that’s the case, why aren’t you talking to your granny about this?” Samuel asked.
“Granny has her own plans. I can’t do anything about it,” Kathleen explained.
Samuel pondered. “Let me know if you need anything.”
Kathleen said nothing.
Samuel took a step forward, his dark gaze looking grim. “Kathleen, this is a serious matter. I hope you won’t keep me in the dark all the time.”
“Samuel, I can take care of myself, too. Don’t worry.” Kathleen did not want to bother him.
Samuel snorted. “You don’t need my protection, huh? One day, you’ll take those words back.”
Seeing Kathleen remaining silent, Samuel muttered, “I’ll get going.” With that, he turned and left.
The fact that he did nothing to Kathleen made her sigh with relief.
After leaving the Johnson residence, Samuel drove to a bar to have a drink.
He did not really like drinking, but he enjoyed chilling there alone.
“Mr. Macari?” Leonard was surprised to see him.
Samuel glanced at him impassively. “I’m not in the mood to talk to you.”
In other words, he was implying that he wanted to be left alone.
Leonard let out a chuckle. “Samuel, you’re being too heartless. Aren’t we good friends?”
Samuel did not respond to that.
Leonard studied Samuel’s expression and smiled. “What’s wrong? Are you having trouble winning your wife back?”
Samuel still said nothing.
“Do you know how many people are there on earth?” Leonard asked with a half smile. “Do you know how many women are there in this world?”
The gaze in Samuel’s eyes looked incredibly deadly.
“Why do you want to give up on an entire forest for a dead tree?” Leonard teased. “Take a good look around you. Even this place is filled with many gorgeous women. Are you really not attracted to a single one?”
Samuel was not in the mood to reply.
No matter how exciting the performance on the stage was or how seductive the women’s posture was, Samuel just sat there without drinking or watching the performance.
Leonard was exasperated. “I really don’t know what to say to you. Why don’t you tell me what’s going on with you and Kathleen? Maybe I can give you some ideas.”
Samuel’s expression remained cold. “There’s no need for that.”
Leonard narrowed his eyes.
He then pulled out his phone to send someone a text before saying to Samuel, “Fine. Enjoy yourself, then.”
With that, Leonard left.
Enjoy?
Truth was, Samuel did not like such places.
In fact, he felt annoyed and uncomfortable.
He knew he had wronged Kathleen in the past, but he could not bring himself to accept how Kathleen rejected him so clearly.
What else does she want me to do?
While he was lost deep in his thoughts, a woman who smelled of cloying perfume approached him.
“Samuel.” Yareli was dressed in a red miniskirt and was grinning at him. “So, you’re here.”
Samuel merely shot her an icy glance and got to his feet, preparing to leave.
Why does this woman keep showing up around me?
Seeing he was about to leave, Yareli walked over and went closer to him. “Samuel, I just want to talk to you. We used to talk all the time, remember?”
Samuel asked coldly, “Really? I don’t remember that.”
Yareli said solemnly, “Samuel, please listen to me. I really need your help right now. The company is on the verge of collapsing. Can you help me? Let’s work together, okay?”
Samuel eyed her coolly. “Why should I work with you? Old Mrs. Yoeger has already taken over the Yoeger family. I can just go straight to her. If I work with you, there’s a high possibility of you using this to attack Old Mrs. Yoeger. Besides, you might even claim that you were the one who talked me into the collaboration. I’m sorry. I’ll never give you the chance to do that.”
Yareli was baffled.
She had underestimated Samuel, thinking he would never think so far ahead.
To her surprise, he had already given it great thought.
After finishing his words, Samuel took his leave.
However, Yareli was ready to risk everything and clung to Samuel. “Please. I’m begging you. Please help me.”
Samuel was about to shove her away when she pulled out a tiny bottle of drugs from her pocket. Before he could notice anything, she splashed it on his face.
At that time, the performance on the stage was too exciting that no one paid attention to them.
Alas, Samuel slumped into Yareli’s embrace, and the latter caught him quickly.
Grinning, she muttered, “Samuel, you’re mine tonight.”
With that, she placed Samuel’s arms around her shoulders and dragged him out of the bar.
Standing in the distance was Leonard, who frowned as soon as he saw the scene.
What’s going on? It’s unlike Samuel to leave with Yareli.
Suddenly, his eyes gleamed, and he gave Tyson a call. “Tyson, do you have Kathleen’s number?”
“Yes.” Tyson yawned. “Do you need it?”
‘Yes. Send it to me quickly,” Leonard urged. “I want to help Samuel.”
“Aren’t you afraid you might make things worse?” Tyson teased.
“Oh, shut up,” Leonard snapped. “Since when do I make things worse? You’re worse. You’re constantly with him, yet you don’t know how to help him come up with a plan.”
