My dear lawyer

William pursed his lips and didn't respond, as he had his own thoughts.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and Vivian was only reluctant to leave the ICU. The moment she went out of the door, she saw John waiting there.

"Vivi, how's Roe going? Has he come to himself?"

Vivian shook her head and said, "Not yet, John, I'm tired. Could you take me back to the ward?"

"Mmm." John looked at Vivian's foot injuries. He didn't ask why just lifted her up directly.

Vivian was shocked at first, then thought of something, and was relieved. She didn't refuse John, nor did she glance at William.

William looked at this "loved couple" disappearing before his eyes, and waited for their figures to be out of sight.

Then William picked up his phone out of his pocket, and dialled a phone number, speaking so coldly as if his voice had no temperature, "I'd like to see all monitoring videos around the hospital right now!" "Yes, Mr. William." The man over the phone answered deferentially.

William hung up the call, and dialled another number. He wanted to know how many things Vivian had concealed from him.

"Joe, investigate Vivian's traces over the past four years. I wanna know everything." He clenched his teeth to speak out the last few words.

Joe was stunned. It was the first time that his friend spoke like this. Something unexpected must have appeared to agitate him. He was also curious, "Yes, I will."

"And, keep John busy." William's eye became darker. He would save John from the shame of sticking onto his woman.

Joe was meticulous. It was rare for him to make a joke, but he did this time, "Does this count as private use of public power?"

There was no answer but a hang-up sound. Joe looked at his phone, grinning and put it back slowly.

He still remembered that three years ago when he got in touch with his friend. He thought this hard-hearted man would never experience what love was. In fact he was wrong.

Some people did not show their feelings, but once exploded, it was definitely like a flood out of control. Look at William, once irritated, he was unable to bear it.

When they had lurked in the jungles deep in the mountains to execute a task, they could put up with insect bites and rats and snakes crawling over their bodies.

"How come you laugh so sinisterly and viciously?" James said loudly. He was jealous about whom Joe was speaking with and he laughed in a good mood. Why did Joe smile to him like that? Joe glimpse at his jealous expression and stretched out his arm around him. Behind reflections of his glasses was imperceptible spoiling, "Why, are you jealous?"

"Screw you! Who is jealous? Don't claim credit for yourself." James was sulky and pushed him aside. They were all masculine, how come this guy's chest muscles stronger than his.

Did he inject hormones? That is annoying. No, he had to do more exercise when returning and became his master. Ah, he felt so happy imagining this.

Joe treated him as he treated a lovely pet. He conciliated James touching his hair, "Do you want to know who I was speaking to?"

"What? I don't bother to know it." James refused by saying no, but his body was too eager for the answer and his ears were nearly pricked up.

Joe glimpsed at him and said slowly, "Forget it."

"..." James almost fell over, spluttered, "Well, you jerk. If you want to say, then say it. Don't play tricks on me. If you don't, then don't do that. I, James, will not play with you to the end." "What a bad temper you have!" Joe grabbed James and not let him go. His warm breath blown to James gave him an ecstatic shock. But soon James was nearly annoyed with what Joe followed. "Secret."

"Fuck!"

After William squared away everything, he turned around and left in the direction opposite to that of Vivian.

Vivian finally guarded down after returning to the ward. William pushed her too much. She couldn't even breathe freely around him, "John, thanks for what you did just now."

"Vivi, we are getting engaged soon, and it's my pleasure. I am calling in a doctor to address your wound again." John said with a mild smile.

Looking at the bandages of her feet polluted by blood, Vivian did not feel painful. Maybe she was so numbed that she couldn't feel the pain. However, she had something urgent to talk over with him. "John, wait a minute, I must tell you something."

John stepped back and walked to Vivian again, asked worriedly, "Is William threatening you? Don't be upset. I am bound to safeguard you and Roe."

Vivian nodded her head, and then shook it. Her eyes were fixed on her tiptoe, "He wants to take Roe's custody from me. John, I couldn't let him take him away from me."

"Vivi, please rest assured! We will certainly not give Roe to him. Let me handle it. You haven't had any rest for a day and a night."

John cheered in his heart, at least he was happy. He wasn't ostracized by Vivi, on the contrary, he was the one that she chose to recount her difficulties.

It was a good beginning, wasn't it?

Vivian said worriedly, "John, you haven't learnt William's tricks yet. He is a lawyer. I don't know what our chances are of winning."

However strong-willed she appeared in front of William, she was unsure about herself. She witnessed William climbing towards the top of the world step by step, but was not sure which place he had reached. John held her hand softly, and said comfortingly, "I know, I understand everything. But Vivian you are too tired now. Let's discuss about details later. You don't want Roe to wake up and find you nowhere, do you?" Vivian looked up at John for a while and finally nodded, "Well, I got it."

"Well, take a rest first. I will call a doctor in." He would like to think about the countermeasures as he knew William would act resolutely and swiftly. This time he would never be at his wits' end.

And Vivi, he would not let her go, either.

The moment John left, Vivian's back was relieved from being stiffened. She gradually leaned herself against the headboard, releasing a long-suffering sigh. Roe hadn't come to himself yet and William was pushing her step by step. Furthermore, Angie was keeping a hostile eye on her.

Meanwhile she had too few chips in hands to bargain. She should carry out her plan, the sooner the better.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐