Returning With A Thousand Favors novel Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Inside the room, Jacob and Gordon were watching the old man’s bed with anxious faces.

“Dad, you finally woke up. I was so worried.” Jacob’s eyes were flushed with a hint of red.

Gordon was also moved.

“What is there to be sad about? It is only natural for people to grow old, get sick, and die. Anyway, I have to die one day.” The old man’s voice was very weak.

It was clear that his sanity had returned to normal.

“No, Grandpa, you will be able to live a long life,” Gordon said hurriedly.

“I should have died 30 years ago. I live until today only because there is one thing I can never let go of.” After he said that, the old man fixed his gaze on Simon at the back.

He added, “You all go out. I have something I want to talk to this gentleman alone.”

Gordon glanced back at Simon and frowned deeper.

“Watch the time. The patient is still very weak, so the conversation should not last more than half an hour,” Marina reminded Simon before she turned around and left.

Jacob wiped his tears and got up to leave as well.

However, Gordon looked at Simon several times before he slowly went out the door.

Seeing them come out, the rest of the Campbell family immediately approached.

“Is the old man really awake?”

“Yeah, Dad has regained consciousness.” Jacob nodded.

When he said that, the expressions of the other Campbell family members became very complicated.

Dr. Kevin also had a shocked face.

As for Sophia, her face was so pale that it seemed like she was going to faint at any moment.

Her hands hanging at the sides of her body were tightly clenched into fists.

She thought, “This woman actually did it!”

Gordon also glanced at Marina with a complicated look.

However, just as he was about to speak, Marina interrupted him and looked at Jacob.

“Your father’s condition has been stabilized for the time being. However, he has many old injuries. Plus, he is old, and his body o***s have aged naturally. I can only keep him well for one year. After a year, even the g***ds can’t save him.”

Not waiting for Jacob’s reaction, Marina turned around and walked to the stairs after finishing her words.

However, Jacob, who had returned to his senses, hurriedly shouted, “Wait a minute!”

“Anything else?” Marina turned back somewhat impatiently.

She was running out of patience.

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Jacob gave his secretary a look, and the latter immediately understood.

The secretary immediately took out a stack of checks.

Jacob tore off a blank check and walked to Marina’s front.

He said, “Thank you for saving my father. Please keep this blank check. You may fill in the amount as you wish, as long as it does not exceed two million dollars.”

Jacob had a very complicated expression as he said that.

He didn’t expect that his former daughter-in-law, whom he didn’t think highly of at first, had saved his father.

But he was always fair in rewarding and punishing.

He never let others suffer losses.

And he didn’t want to owe anyone a favor.

Two million dollars was the highest price he could offer.

However, he didn’t expect Marina to laugh lightly when she looked at the blank check in his hand.

Her laughing voice was full of disdain.

Jacob immediately darkened his face.

“That’s quite an amount already.” He thought Marina was unsatisfied that the money was too little.

“Mr. Campbell, you should go out and see more of what’s going on out there when you have time in the future. A mere two million dollars? Do you think that’s a lot of money?”

“You!” Jacob did not expect Marina to talk to him with such an attitude. His expression suddenly became incomparably ugly.

Marina didn’t bother to pay attention to him. She turned around and went downstairs.

“What an arrogant person! What a joke that I just had the idea of letting her go back to the Campbell family!” Looking at Marina’s cold and indifferent back, Jacob pouted and glared in anger.

When Sophia heard that, a sense of crisis instantly crossed her eyes.

During the past year, she had tried almost every possible way to please the Campbell family. She never imagined that Marina would ruin everything as soon as she returned.

Jacob even said that he wanted Marina to return to the Campbell family.

Sophia would never allow such a thing to happen.

However, she did not see that Gordon, who was standing beside her, kept his eyes on Marina’s back.

After coming out of the Campbell family’s residence, Marina planned to go home and catch up on her sleep.

Just as she exited the front door, a low voice suddenly sounded behind her.

Marina turned around and saw Gordon catching up with her.

Her beautiful eyebrows instantly furrowed.

She thought, “Why can’t I get rid of this man?”

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Marina did not want to pay attention to him, so she turned around and continued to walk forward.

However, Gordon was faster than her and stopped directly in front of her.

“What do you mean by this? please get out of the way!” Marina’s tone was very unkind.

“Carol, you shouldn’t be so grumpy. My father meant well just now.” Gordon’s brow furrowed in displeasure..

“What a joke! Do I have to accept the kindness you guys give?” Marina sneered.

“You saved my grandfather today, so I don’t want to argue with you. Take this check. Since you have this ability, you should stop trying to get something for nothing with your body. That’s not a good long-term. way,” Gordon said. He put the check back into Marina’s hand.

Marina thought, “Get something for nothing with my body?”

She snorted when she heard that.

“Gordon, when did you become so kind-hearted? I just like to get something for nothing that way. Do you have a problem with that?”

Gordon wanted to speak, but Marina added first, “Just keep your opinion to yourself. After all, I won’t listen. even if you speak out.”

“Caroline Campbell!” Gordon shouted in a low voice.

“What are you calling me for?” Marina rolled her eyes at him.

Gordon was so angry that his face turned pale, but he could only grit his teeth and look at Marina.

He was very angry.

After all, he had tried to be as humble as possible, but Marina still didn’t buy it.

“Why are you so disobedient? Didn’t I tell you not to pick up trash casually? It will get your pretty hands dirty.” At this time, a low and sexy voice suddenly sounded from behind the two.

Marina turned around and saw Simon, who approached with a stable step.

He ignored Gordon’s presence.

He took the check out of Marina’s hand and tossed it aside.

He then grabbed a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped each of Marina’s fingers.

Marina did not say anything.

Gordon was also speechless.

Marina regained her senses and subconsciously tried to pull her hand back.

But Simon’s force was much stronger than hers, and he directly restrained her from moving.

“You’ll get sick easily if you touch something dirty, so I have to wipe your hands clean properly.”

Marina did not know what to say.

She couldn’t help but roll her eyes inwardly.

She didn’t think Simon was much “cleaner” than Gordon.