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"Are you sure this will go smoothly? Lucian has never taken the bait! He is sure to find out, and I'll be dead!" Jerry sounded so worried as he kept poking his head out of the room. He exhaled, tapping his feet on the ground. "I hate to be involved in this, Uncle Philo, but this…"
"When was the last time you visited your cousin?"
"Two years?" Jerry didn't know where the old man was heading and decided to play along. How did conniving against Lucian relate to me visiting him? I admit it's not easy when you have to run a medical industry! "Uncle, are you still there?"
"My grandson has been living in my house for his entire life. I know him better than you do, so deal with the guilt and move on!" He yelled, aggressively ending the call.
Jerry sighed, his mind racing with thoughts of how to escape when things got ugly. He stepped out of the room and walked to the guest room to pack his traveling bag.
