Chapter 169

His voice was getting smaller as he continued, and in the end, he shut up. 'Alright, who knew I would come up with such a crappy idea?' Vermont thought. As he was thinking, Stella returned. Vermont knew how to read the room and immediately said, "Mrs. Kane, I have some business at my company and will be leaving first. You take good care of Keegan. If anything happens, you can call me anytime." Keegan gave him a sidelong glance and then said, "How unfitting of you to leave empty. You can take the fruit basket with you." "I'm not the patient. Why should I eat the fruits —" Vermont cut himself off. He suddenly realized that Keegan was not letting him bring the fruits with him. This fellow was just using another way to subtly hint that Vermont had come empty-handed. "I won't be taking the fruit basket. Mrs. Kane, you should keep this card. There are 500 thousand dollars in it. It's the payment that I promised you. The extra will be counted as compensation for Keegan's lost labor and r