[A/N: An exchange agent clears the mission scene after the rescue agent, while the rescue agent carries the mission out.]“I am Agent Andrew Pierre.” He introduced himself but she only glanced at him with a hard expression.Andrew blinked, taken aback by her coldness. He wondered if he had offended her somehow.“We need to inspect the scene before you leave.” She said in a hostile tone as if they had some unresolved issue from the past.Andrew raised a brow, sensing tension he couldn’t place.“Okay,” he said with a nod, stepping aside willingly.He folded his arms, watching her team closely as they got to work.He didn’t receive a memo that this was going to happen, but since it was the first official mission, he decided to let it slide.After all, the system must have missed the prompt to notify him.Still, something about her attitude gnawed at him.She snapped her fingers, and some field agents came down from the truck, they did a quick survey of the site then they attached the c

Benita’s words hit Andrew like a cold splash of water; he was stunned. His ex-wife could not afford to pay a mere sum of a hundred thousand dollars for their daughter’s hospital bill when her company was doing so well.He clenched his jaw but forced himself to stay silent.Andrew’s heart twisted as Anna groaned in her sleep. She was clearly uncomfortable and found it difficult to move because of the needles.“I will pay the money right now." His hand tightened into a fist; it broke him to watch her suffer.Bella stared at her family member, then back at Jacob. When she had told him about it, he had told her that it would take some time to raise that amount of money.“Is this not too much to expect from someone who earns less than 10 thousand dollars monthly?” Benita mocked him.“Andrew, I would like to have a word with you, outside.” Bella said quietly. Her boyfriend gave her kiss on her cheek, showing Andrew that she belonged to himAndrew could not care less about the kiss, he didn

“Carl, I…” Andrew started, but Carl cut him off before he could finish.“Bro, I will gladly pull out of my sabbatical leave of absence to come and treat your daughter,” Really?” A spark of relief flashed in Andrew’s eyes. He had almost lost hope, but Carl’s words steadied his heart again.He had really lost hope because he thought he had annoyed Carl by asking him to treat his daughter. Though he had other resources, like the medical support the agency had provided for him.Carl Thompson was the best option because of his vast knowledge and skill in modern and traditional medicine. He chose that route so his daughter would not have to spend a long time in the hospital.He’d seen what long hospital stays did, Benson had spent a year wasting away in a ward. He’d never let Anna go through that.“Yes, my bro and this does not even count as the favour ticket. I had offered. The doctors will send me her records, and I will go to the hospital at dawn. Is that okay with you?”Andrew would

10 a.m., Grays Hearts Hospital.Jacob arrived later than he should have gotten to the hospital. He had left so late after pretending that he wanted to wait.As he stepped through the automatic doors, he hated hospitals, hated their smell of antiseptic and weakness but he needed to play his role today.He loved to spend time with Bella and Anna but he didn't sign up to nurse any of them in this suffocating space nor spend an unnecessary amount of money in the hospital.His lips curved slightly, a fake smile, if only Bella knew how much he despised wasting his resources.“Hi, Bella.” He kissed her on the cheek, hoping his act of appearing as though he hadn’t slept all night would fool her. His eyes were slightly red from rubbing them before he came in, just enough to pass for exhaustion. When he had gotten home the previous night, he’d collapsed onto the couch and fallen asleep, only to wake up barely twenty minutes before heading to the hospital. He had cursed himself for oversleepi

Lake RanchLakes’ Horse Racing Charity Event“We are not going to act like a couple here, today.” Olivia informed Andrew as she parked her car.Andrew gave no verbal response.Lord Beecroft had insisted that she go in the same car with him to the event; she wasn’t willing to do it.Today she did not even let him drive her car so no one would know that they came together. She opened her purse and pulled out a few dollar notes and stashed them in his pocket.“That should be enough for your transport back home. All you have to do here is stay quiet, pretend that you do not exist and go home after the charity event is over.” She instructed him.“Lord Beecroft asked me to come with you so we could participate in the events together as a couple.”“Stop acting like a bitch.”“Livy?” A young woman around their age yelled, Olivia turned to look. She was curious to see who had called her by that name, only her old friend called her by that name.Her eyes fell on the person who had called her.