Chapter 582
The day before Thanksgiving, Jaslands had just seen rain. Alex rarely visited the Warren Manor, but this time was an exception.
Entering the living room, he saw his parents‘ solitary figures discussing plans to visit Carlos grave tomorrow. Changing into his house slippers, he walked into the central living room.
Todd noticed his son and sighed without saying a word.
Nancy shot Alex a glare and spoke in a sarcastic tone, “Your father’s cat is almost out of cat food.”
Alex sat on the sofa, petting the cat. After a brief moment of hesitation, he said, “Mom, can you make some savory pastries for tomorrow?”
“There’s no one to eat them. Why bring that up all of a sudden?” Mentioning the pastries caused Nancy’s expression to change immediately.
In the past, her eldest son Orion loved her savory pastries. After he passed away, Ellie had come into their lives and also loved them.
But now, with one gone and the other estranged from the Warren family, even though she wanted to make them, there was no one left to enjoy them.
“Mom, I want to eat them,” Alex suddenly said.
Nancy was astonished. “You usually hate desserts. What’s gotten into you?”
Lowering his gaze to hide his emotions, Alex repeated, “Mom, I want to eat them.”
“Alright, alright. I’ll make you a couple.” Nancy softened at the sight of her lonely, grown–up son and agreed.
“Mom, make a few more,” Alex reminded her. Seeing her skeptical look, he mumbled a half–hearted explanation, “I want to take a couple to Grandpa’s grave tomorrow.”
As it neared the end of the workday, Ellie used the excuse of doing rounds to visit Orion’s hospital room.
She stationed Linda in the lounge area outside to keep watch while she went in to work with Orion on retrieving classified documents.
“Since we’ve already completed most of it, there’s no rush. Whenever you want to pick this up again, just call me,” Ellie said, saving the files onto a USB drive and shutting down the computer. Her heart was still pounding.
She hadn’t expected the classified files Orion referred to were a set of medical data, specifically a compound designed to counteract addiction to most street drugs.
If this compound went into production, countless addicts could be freed from their addictions and return to normal lives.
The researcher who developed this drug had been targeted by an international drug cartel. Orion had been tasked with bringing the researcher back home but was ambushed en route.
The USB containing the data had been stolen at one point. Under extreme circumstances, Orion managed to memorize all the data and store it in his mind, eventually making it back to Ditato.
After finally calming down, Ellie left the room, only to find Alex heading to see Orion.
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Chapter 582
“Sorry, Dr. Thompson. Mr. Warren insisted on coming in, and I couldn’t stop him, Linda said, shrugging helplessly.
“It’s fine,” Ellie said without elaborating. She thought to herself that with Alex’s stubbornness, it would have been surprising if Linda could’ve stopped him.
“Mr. Warren, you can go in now,” Ellie said, standing aside to make way.
Alex stood still and handed Ellie a box of pastries, “Here”
Ellie didn’t take them. She looked up at Alex.
“My mom made these today,” Alex said, extending the box towards her again.
Ellie hesitated but still didn’t take them. “Mr. Warren, hospital regulations prohibit doctors from accepting gifts from patients‘ families. But thank you anyway.” She stepped back.
“Take it,” Alex said, placing the box directly into her hands before she could finish her sentence.
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