Chapter 189 Play the Long Game
Skyler realized that Ernest was testing him.
He replied, “Not very likable.”
That was indeed his impression of Jodie.
Even though he knew that she was his half–sister from the same father, his feelings remained the same.
On the other hand, Skyler found the twins from the Foster Family much more appealing.
Seeing Skyler’s expression, Ernest seemed to still be unaware of the relationship between Skyler and Jodie.
He let go of his worries and said, “It seems like you two are not meant to be.”
Skyler laughed. “I don’t want to have any connection with your sister, let alone be involved with her. Otherwise, I might be unlucky. You’re an example of that.”
Ernest choked, unable to say anything. The conversation for the day ended there.
So, he stopped talking to Skyler and closed his eyes, pretending to rest.
In reality, he used a special secret technique to imprint today’s events into the ring.
Skyler glanced at the gemstone ring that emitted a cold light, closed his eyes, and didn’t stop him.
At the hospital.
Jodie was puzzled when she saw her own brother suddenly run away.
Isn’t this guy usually very fierce? He actually has moments of fear.
She wasn’t worried about his safety.
She just remembered what her brother said and what she had to do.
Jodie touched the obsidian bracelet on her wrist, and her face was no longer in pain.
The pain in her forehead and her broken hands and feet also decreased significantly.
These things were indeed useful.
She couldn’t help but complain to herself, Why didn’t my brother teach me even though he is good at geomancy? Otherwise, I won’t have to worry about dealing with Simone.
Thinking of Simone, Jodie felt a lot of anger.
Today, she clearly felt that her luck had been significantly weakened.
It meant that she might have lost a lot of fans.
This couldn’t go on.
Thinking of her brother’s advice, she took out her phone and sent messages to Luca and
Aaron.
She said that she was scared and alone at the hospital and wanted them to come and accompany her.
She also sent a pitiful apology message to Luca.
At the bar.
It was already quite late, so even though the two of them were still drinking, the live broadcast had ended.
Luca and Aaron’s phones started to ring one after another.
After reading the messages, they looked at each other.
Luca asked, “Did Jo send you a message?”
Aaron nodded. “Yeah!“.
He asked again, “Are you going to the hospital?”
Luca was still angry, so he muttered. “I’m not going. What about you?”
Aaron shook his head. “I’m not going either.”
After what happened today, he didn’t know how to deal with Jodie.
He knew he couldn’t love and cherish her without any resentment like he used to,
Luca sighed. “A woman’s heart is truly elusive. I never expected Jo to be so cunning and calculating. It’s even more disheartening that she didn’t hesitate to push me out and take the blame.
He wasn’t afraid of being criticized by people online, but he couldn’t accept being deceived and thrown out by his beloved sister, whom he had cherished for years.
Aaron also sighed. “Yes. Who could have imagined, huh? We should keep our distance from her in the future.”
Luca agreed upon hearing that. “That’s the only way.”
On the other end, Jodie waited for several minutes but didn’t receive a reply.
Unable to resist, she called Luca.
Luca saw the incoming call, but neither answered nor hung up.
He didn’t want to face Jodie’s anger at the hospital.
She called several times, but he didn’t answer.
Jodie then called Aaron.
Aaron also didn’t answer, pretending not to see it.
This infuriated Jodie and also made her feel an unprecedented sense of panic.
The reason she dared to do all this was because of the love and indulgence of her brothers.
If they no longer cherished her like they used to, she would have nothing.
No, this can’t happen.
And so,
she continued to call both of them incessantly.
The two men at the bar found it annoying and put their phones on silent mode.
This caused Jodie to have a restless night without sleep.
She kept thinking about how to regain the love and indulgence of Titus, Luca, and Aaron.
Early the next morning, in the suite where Skyler and the others were staying. Ernest complained of stomach discomfort and went to the bathroom as they were about to leave.
After he came out, Skyler glanced at the trash can in the bathroom.
Seeing that Sean was about to go in, he pretended to check the time and reminded him that they were running out of time.
Sean looked at the time and realized that if there was traffic, he wouldn’t make it to the airport, so he didn’t go in.
She followed Skyler and took Ernest to the airport to return home.
Not long after they left, a person wearing a hotel cleaning staff uniform entered the room.
They rummaged through the trash can in the bathroom, found a ring, and quickly left after taking it.
Almost an hour later, a hotel cleaner pushed a cart to clean the room.
Simone had just returned from breakfast, and when she saw the cleaner, she took the initiative to greet them.
Learning that they were about to clean the room, she said she wanted to go in and see what the suite looked like, as she might want to book it for tonight.
Since the guests had already checked out, the cleaner didn’t stop her.
Simone walked in and took a look around, finally pausing in the bathroom.
She noticed a lingering scent of incense in the trash can.
This made her realize that the cleaner who had entered earlier while she was having breakfast was suspicious.
It seems that Ernest had found a way to spread the news of his capture by the special department back to the country.
It is very likely that the news about her from yesterday had also been disseminated.
Skyler had to have something to do with it.
She pondered whether Skyler wanted to save himself or continue with his schemes. Why did he join the special department? She had a feeling that Skyler was a key breakthrough.
Although it was becoming more and more complicated, there were now some clues.
This was a good start.
As for her news being spread, she was not afraid.
After all, to catch a big fish, one had to play the long game.
Because she had won a generous prize from the racing competition, Simone and her of three did not go out to look for work today.
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Instead, they took the audience from the live broadcast to visit famous attractions in Slovance.
They also ate at local restaurants with unique flavors.
In the evening, they continued to play games with another group of people.
Jodie had to withdraw from this episode of the live broadcast due to an injury.
Leon and his trio lacked enthusiasm for their performance, so they decided to go to a restaurant and showcase their piano and violin skills to earn some money.
As the sun rose, a new day began.
Jonah gathered the three groups of people at a square, informing them about the arrival of a special guest.
Promptly, the three groups arrived at the square.
They spotted Jonah approaching them, accompanied by a charming and delightful young
woman.
He introduced her to them by saying, “Allow me to present our new guest, Tina Wilson.”
