Chapter 540

Erin Gooding strode into the room. "Did you just say James Cross? He's a vegetable?" Erin was Mick's adopted daughter, and Stephen naturally knew her. However, he had no idea what got her so agitated… "You know James?" he asked. Mick was watching Erin too—was there something between her and James that he did not know? Erin hastily explained, "I met him when I was trying to ask Isaac Jefferson where my mother was buried." "Oh, I see." Stephen thought nothing of it. On the other hand, Mick knew his daughter—if she and James were mere acquaintances, she would not get so agitated after learning that James fell into a vegetative state. Breathing a sigh, he thought to himself that his child was an adult now, and it was time she left the nest. "You should go visit him." Erin was actually surprised by Mick's words. "Dad…?" "Go!" Mick waved her off. "Just don't forget your way home." Erin bit her lip. "Thanks, Dad." With that, she ran into her room to pack her bags. Stephen was a