The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 385 Beware of Serenity Wright

Joseph made everything sound so simple, but Julian scrunched up his eyes. He said coldly, "You can hardly fend for yourself, so what can you do for me? Joseph, i f you really want to cooperate with me, you'd better show some sincerity.”

This was something Joseph had anticipated. As a cautious man, he was certain that it would take more than that to convince Julian to cooperate with him. H e relapsed into silence for a while before asking," What do you want me to do?"

Narrowing his eyes, Julian said, "Almost half of your men are controlled by the Errol Virus, so I don't believe that you have never tried to break free from the King's control. I'm pretty confident that you must have been researching the virus during all these years, so this is the thing I want you to do for me: I want you to tell me all the progress you have made on the virus!"

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Joseph let out a sigh and replied, "Nothing can escape your eyes. Indeed, I have done some research on the virus in secret. The King is very strict with the number of antidotes, and it cost me a lot to get my hands on one. Although the antidote is a simplified version, its contents are extremely complicated. I've spent quite a lot of time on it, yet all I could manage to extract are a few of the least important ingredients. I tried to develop my own antidote based on the ingredients that I found, but sadly, the result was disappointing. It had no effect at all besides removing the rash from the body."

There was a deep sense of exhaustion in Joseph's voice. He had taken plenty of risks and spent quite a fortune on the antidote, yet this was what he had achieved in the end.

"It removed the rash? Have you gotten it tested out before? Did the King get suspicious when the rash suddenly disappeared?" Julian squinted.

Joseph then explained patiently, "After one takes the simplified version of the antidote, the rash will not appear next time. Only the pain will appear after three months. The King will distribute the antidote to us in advance every time to keep the virus in check. When I was doing this experiment, I asked a few people to take my antidote instead of the simplified version distributed by the King. According to several recorded results, although my antidote has no pain relief effect at all, it will remove the rash during the attack."

Julian narrowed his eyes. He was pondering whether o r not he should trust Joseph. Part of him remained skeptical, as he feared this might be another trap, but another part of him told him otherwise.

The other part of him said that it was impossible for Joseph to set him up again. After all, they would know in a few months whether or not Susan had been infected by the virus. If the virus was really as deadly a s Joseph claimed, he would not have to waste time to set him up. He did not have to answer his call or tell him so many things about the virus. All he had to do was wait for the final result.

With that thought in mind, Julian finally made a decision. "Joseph, the simplified version of the antidote that you used for the research..."

"It was used up during the research. It's already considered a blessing that I could get my hands on an extra antidote. I don’t think I can get a second one."

Julian nodded. He had psyched himself up over this answer, but he did not feel too much about it. Besides, even if he could get the simplified version of the antidote, it would not do much. After all, it could only delay the attack for three more months.

"Then send me the antidote you’ve developed that can remove the rash," Julian said straightforwardly.

"Well, I can do that, but it can only remove the rash. What are you going to do with that?" Joseph asked curiously.

"This is none of your business," Julian huffed coldly." I'm an eye-for-an-eye type of person. If you poke out m y eye, I’m going to poke out both of yours. That’s just the type of person I am. I will never forgive you for kidnapping Susie and Chessie and I’ll certainly settle the score with you sooner or later. However, if you help me this time, I promise I'll definitely help cure your brothers after I get the complete antidote."

"That's a deal then,” Joseph replied without any hesitation. "I'm an evil man, and it’s only fair and square that I receive my punishment. As long as they can live, I won't say no even if you want my life.”

Julian snorted coldly. "I wish to see the antidote in three days.”

"I'll ask someone to... No, I’ll bring it to you personally. I assure you that you will receive the antidote in three days," Joseph said.

"I’ll be waiting for you then," Julian replied.

Before they hung up the phone, Joseph hesitated for a while and then suddenly said, "Julian, let me give you one last piece of advice before we end the call."

"What is it?" Julian asked.

"Beware of Serenity Wright,” Joseph said before ending the call directly.

'Beware of Serenity?’

Julian fell into a trance as the busy signal wafted into his ears.

'What does he mean by that? Is something wrong with Serenity? But that is impossible.'

He was pretty confident in his ability to see through a person's heart. Even though Serenity had been jealous of Susan when they had first met, it was a feeling that every woman had. After she had gone through this ordeal with Susan, their relationship had improved to the extent that he was envious of them.

Therefore, what was wrong with Serenity?

Julian frowned deeply.

Even though Joseph had said that he wanted to cooperate with him, as a fierce and ambitious man, he often deceived people by mixing in some lies with the truth. Therefore, he could not be trusted entirely.

Perhaps he was trying to drive a wedge between them by saying that? Be that as it may, for some reason, Joseph's warning still raised an alarm in Julian's heart. Thus, he sent someone to perform a background check on Serenity.

The course of her life had been very apparent ever since she had been adopted by the Wrights, and there was no problem with her. If there had been anything wrong with her, it would have been before her adoption.

Everything else aside, even though Julian did not think Serenity would harm Susan or the Wrights, it was never bad to be a little cautious.

After he finished making all the arrangements, Julian went upstairs to look for Susan, who had returned to the room a long time ago.

When he tried to open the door, he realized that the door had been locked from the inside.

"Susie?" Julian shouted out in surprise.

"Julian." Susan's muffled voice wafted over from the room. "Could you go sleep in the room next door?" "What’s wrong, Susie?" Julian’s heart began to race.

"Nothing. It's just that I don't want to see you right now.” As Susan was talking, she covered herself with the bed sheet. It made her feel more secure.

"Susie, open the door," Julian said.

"No." Susan lifted her head and nearly broke down when she saw the rash on her arm.

Her body was full of this rash right now, and she felt o n the verge of breaking down just by looking at the rash on her arm.

Even though Julian and her family had not said anything to her, Susan knew that she must look very ugly right now.

She did not want her family to know her true feelings, so she put on a strong facade and pretended that she did not care too much about the rash. However, after mustering up enough courage and taking a look at herself in the mirror when she had returned to her room, the facade she had been wearing had crumbled and she had almost collapsed.