Just then, Laura asked, "What about his Uncle Robert?"
The butler looked at her with some surprise, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. "We haven't been able to contact his Uncle Robert for the time being."
The Martin family's relationships were quite complex. Hyman had three uncles. His father was the eldest.
But the Martin family's rise had nothing to do with their ancestors; it was purely because Hyman's father had struck it lucky by marrying a super rich and beautiful woman. Combined with his own excellence and hard work, they had built an extraordinary technological kingdom known as the Martin Family Group, taking advantage of his wife's family's influence.
However, the Martin family had bad luck. Earlier, Hyman's parents had died, leaving behind endless wealth, and they had specifically set up various funds and wills. Apart from a small portion that the Martin family people could receive, the rest of the property belonged solely to Hyman.
Such a large fortune, who wouldn't be envious?
Before Hyman had a car accident, the one who had helped manage the group was his Third Uncle, Robert Martin, an important member of the organization who had been promoted by his father. But now, he had disappeared.
"Couldn't contact?" Hyman frowned, on the contrary, he still remembered Uncle Robert very well.
The butler was somewhat speechless about his habit of selectively remembering people, but there was nothing they could do. He suddenly turned his head and discreetly nodded towards Laura.
Laura blinked her eyes and suddenly said, "Hyman, I'm going out to take a phone call~"
Hyman smirked, "Sweetheart, take your time."
Laura, "..."
Impressive.
The butler was shocked. But he quickly composed himself and, after Laura left, explained some things in the Martin family to Hyman, most of which he dismissed with the reason of "not knowing and not remembering".
Just as the butler was about to leave, Hyman suddenly said, "By the way, how is the progress of the acquisition of Skyward Company that was finalized last month?"
"..."
Apart from a few close relatives, Hyman seemed to have forgotten everything else, but he still knew everything about the company's progress. Wasn't this intentional? The butler silently murmured to himself, annoyed, but still politely replied, "It's already 90% completed, the remaining issue is about the redundancy of the old staff of Skyward Company."
Hyman pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Robert is not here now, so let me take charge of this matter."
The butler said, "Alright, I will immediately inform the company."
As the butler walked out, Laura was standing at the door, chewing on a lollipop and leaning against the wall, with a relaxed expression.
The butler changed his respectful demeanor from before and faced Laura with a hint of arrogance, "During this time, spend more time with him. Even if he dislikes you, it doesn't matter. After all, you are currently the only girl who can get close to him. There's no rush in terms of time."
"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Laura replied absentmindedly.
The butler glanced at her and added with a hint of disdain, "You better not think about unnecessary things. You know that your identity is still a disguise. Just don't let him see through it."
"Well, that's difficult. You guys said I'm the daughter of a wealthy businessman overseas, but I haven't even been abroad." Going abroad was a luxury.
"Don't worry about this small matter." The butler waved his hand. "When necessary, you can tell him. Because of the news of his accident, you were so sad that you tried to commit suicide by hitting your head against the wall and ended up losing some of your memories. If he can have amnesia, why can't you?"
Laura, "..." Are people playing like this nowadays?
The butler said, "I've said what I needed to say, I don't need to say more. You don't want anything to happen to your younger siblings, do you?"
This statement already carried a threatening meaning. Normally, a normal person would clench their fists in anger, but Laura simply replied, "Oh," showing her indifference.
The butler stayed silent for a moment. Perhaps he felt a bit frustrated. "Alright, go inside then."
Laura headed back to the ward.
She quickly sent a message to the family chat group.
Big Shot Laura: If you encounter any difficulties in work or studies lately, or if you get threatened or kidnapped, please report to me promptly. Don't take matters into your own hands. Medical expenses are very expensive! I can't afford it!
Lovey Nancy: Oh... the psychiatric hospital is full of lunatics, but they are friendly to me. I don't have any problems for now.
Wilson: OK! Sis!
Peter: By the way, are we in debt again?
Big Shot Laura: No.
Karen: Alright then.
Now all four people were present, and they all responded to Laura's words one after another. The family members were very conscious, and Laura was very satisfied.
By the way, she resolved Big Shot Laura's doubts.
Big Shot Laura: Did not owe any high-interest loans; I just encountered some troubles at work.
Peter: Did you bully your work target again and get threatened by someone?
Big Shot Laura: ...
******
She entered the room, but Hyman was not on the hospital bed. Instead, she could hear the sound of water coming from the bathroom. He was probably showering.
So Laura directly said, "Darling, something came up at home, so I'm going back first, okay?"
Hyman didn't say anything, so Laura didn't care if he would answer or not, she just left in a hurry.
As soon as Laura left, Hyman came out of the bathroom, only wearing a bath towel, with his upper body exposed. He had a strong and slender waist, perfect eight-pack abs, and his wet hair was dripping with water. From head to toe, he exuded a sexy aura that seemed to take away one's breath.
Seeing that the hospital room was empty, he coldly sneered, "She runs fast."
******
Laura's home was on the outskirts, in a small apartment.
This house was chosen with great difficulty, adjacent to the nearest suburb of City A, with accessible subway transportation. The surroundings were not too prosperous, but far from desolate.
However, due to a haunted news story from many years ago, this house was said to have tragically claimed several lives overnight, thus becoming a deserted house for a while.
Later, this house was renovated by a real estate company. However, due to the news issue, it was still difficult to sell, and coupled with its geographical location, it received little attention.
Until it was bought by Laura at eight million dollars, with an area of 200 square meters, it could truly be considered affordable in a place like City A.
The real estate company initially asked for twelve million dollars but was haggled down to eight million dollars by her Second Sister, Nancy.
They moved here mainly due to some special reasons.
When Laura returned home, there was only one person in the house.
The house was renovated into two floors, with their three sisters' living quarters upstairs and the two younger brothers' rooms downstairs.
In the center of the living room, Karen, the fifth sister, was sitting there, leisurely eating spaghetti. In front of her were already six bowls and forks stacked together, and the table was filled with various snacks, all in an opened state.
Laura asked, "Did you just eat?"
Karen, busy eating, puffed her cheeks and replied, "Hmm."
She was the youngest, only fifteen years old, and still in junior high school.
However, the reason they moved so many times, from the city to the suburbs, was because of her. They had to move because Karen could eat too much. Her eating ability was not ordinary; she could eat continuously from morning till night, and it was not just small snacks. She needed at least thirty bowls of spaghetti for a meal.
Laura was so poor because of her. She had to bear the school fees of several younger siblings and support such a huge eater, or else they would become poor.
The problem was that Karen was also picky with the food. If it wasn't delicious, she wouldn't eat it, and since the family couldn't prepare such a large quantity of food at once, they had to order delivery.
But ordering delivery ended up with them ordering from several places at once. Each delivery driver who encountered them individually would be dumbfounded to find out that it was all from one household.
Laura was tired of using the excuse of having many mouths to feed, and she also had to face curious neighbors...
So moving to such a secluded place in the suburbs became their only choice.