Chapter 291

Central Hospital. Nellie sat on a bench and swung her legs as she sucked on a lollipop. She looked through the glass window with her huge black eyes. Joshua was struggling to pin a young child down to let the doctor take blood. “Uncle Lucas, is Daddy in a bad mood today?” It was the weekend. Nellie and Neil finally did not need to go to kindergarten. They planned to sleep in, but Joshua rushed into their rooms early in the morning and dragged them to the hospital for a body checkup. That went especially for Neil. He went through more tests than she did. Lucas did not know how to explain to Nellie. He could only wipe off his sweat. “Uh…perhaps President Lynch thinks that it's time for both of you to have a body checkup…” In truth, Lucas also did not know what Joshua was up to. When he arrived at Lynch Group that morning, he saw Alice gathering with a few other men by the entrance, talking among themselves. Lucas thought that Alice was checking up on him. After all, Joshua was