How would you evaluate Mr. Jonas's intention to strategize with sisters?
Ah, indeed, he harbors no such inclinations.
But the young ladies evidently have a different perspective... Upon hearing Mr. Jonas's words akin to a confession, Miss Celine's face blushed instantaneously.
She crossed her arms and retreated slightly, speaking with a vigilant air:
"Mr. Jonas couldn't possibly be aiming for sisterly achievements, could he?"
"Sister, you say?"
Jonas flicked the girl's forehead and spoke with a touch of annoyance:
"A girl like you wouldn't even elicit a response if stripped bare before me."
Upon hearing this, Miss Celine seemed somewhat indignant, no longer maintaining her prior cautious demeanor but rather, she spoke with a raised voice:
"What do you mean 'girl'? I'm actually older than my sister."
The girl's words naturally didn't refer to age.
Jonas was somewhat surprised to hear this, considering that every time he saw Miss Celine, she was wearing slightly oversized patient gowns, making it impossible to gauge her true level. Upon hearing Celine claim to be older than her sister, Jonas's gaze involuntarily carried a hint of scrutiny.
Sensing the man's gaze, Celine also realized that her previous words might have been too audacious. The blush on her face deepened involuntarily:
"Is Mr. Jonas eagerly trying to turn me into his sexual plaything?"
Observing the girl in front of him, Jonas walked to the bedside. The girl seemed to realize something was amiss, but unfortunately, it was too late.
—Smack.
A fiery pain shot through her buttocks, and the girl's face instantly turned crimson.
"This slap is on behalf of your sister's lessons. Stop filling your mind with vulgarities."
Listening to his words, Celine felt wronged but dared not voice her anger.
—You're just taking advantage of me under the guise of my sister.
Naturally, Jonas was unaware of what the girl was thinking, but the sensation from his palm just now seemed to confirm her earlier words—Celine Nora indeed had more substance than her sister.
It's a pity this girl's mind is filled with vulgarities... Quite the contrast with her respectable sister.
"Alright, focus on recovering. I'll come to see you in a couple of days."
Seeing the girl bury her head completely under the covers, Jonas didn't linger any longer but prepared to bid farewell and leave.
Since it was confirmed that Celine Nora's emotions were relatively stable, he only needed to focus on his own affairs.
As for Miss Esney... as Celine said, informing her would only cause unnecessary worry, so Jonas had no intention of telling her.
With a flushed face, Celine nodded and watched until Jonas left the room before speaking:
"Mr. Jonas, regardless of whether what you said is true... Thank you."
Hearing the girl's words, Jonas's footsteps involuntarily paused. But he simply waved his hand and then left the ward directly.
After hearing the soft click of the door closing, it was a while before Celine slowly sat up straight again.
Feeling the pain, Celine felt a tingling sensation all over her body.
Only then did she take out the manga book hidden in the covers when Jonas came in.
The cover of the manga read "My Lewd Daily Life with My Stepbrother." Celine's face blushed again uncontrollably, and in a moment of recklessness, she flipped open the book once more.
As she looked at the plot in the book, the pain from Jonas's slap gradually dissipated, replaced by a strange tingling sensation. When this sensation began to spread, she quickly withdrew her hand back under the covers.
Just as Jonas said, the girl's mind was filled with vulgarities.
At least in this regard, she was beyond redemption.
After leaving the Vincent Hospital in the Erlise District, Jonas drove directly back to the Alt District.
Honestly, Jonas currently didn't have the means to securely rescue Celine Nora... but that didn't mean he couldn't find a way to do it.
As one of the top medical enterprises in the Twenty-Fifth District, the Vincent Consortium's control over medical resources extended to all sectors... and there has always been a saying in the Twenty-Fifth District: there's no terminal illness that the Vincent Consortium cannot cure, and if there is, it's because you didn't prepare enough chips.
At least from what Jonas knew, the nanomedical robots developed by the Vincent Consortium's core research team could treat Celine Nora's condition. Unfortunately, this thing was still in the experimental stage, extremely expensive, and firmly controlled by Mister. To obtain it, Jonas would undoubtedly have to pay a hefty price.
However, considering that Miss Esney herself is a potential psychic awaken, and Miss Celine Nora might also be a potential psychic awaken, but due to her illness, she couldn't showcase her abilities in the later stages of the game, Jonas was unaware of it.
Of course, this was just Jonas convincing himself.
After all, maintaining his usual image of being solely profit-driven wasn't an easy task.
Saving Celine Nora was partly to ensure Esney's loyalty and partly... simply because Mr. Jonas wanted to save her.
"So are you listing such a detailed plan because you want to replace Mister as the controller of the board?" Miss Eiffel commented weakly as she looked at the plan Mr. Jonas presented to her.
"Of course not. I just want to take over this nanomedical robot project."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Miss Eiffel looked at Jonas with some doubt.
While this project indeed seemed promising, Jonas currently didn't have enough funds to sustain its continuation.
The key point was that he would have to offend Mister, essentially snatching benefits directly from others' hands, which was something Jonas rarely did because it was thankless and exhausting.
It's not that there would be no profit after the success of the project, but rather that there were better things to grab. Jonas didn't need to plan so much for a project that couldn't yield profits for the time being.
"Do you think Mister would agree to your conditions?"
"Of course..."
Jonas smiled and said:
"After all, for him, my behavior is a godsend."