A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 598

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Joseph scoffed. “What else did you expect? You think I’m like that lousy adoptive father of yours?”

Natalie replied, “Don’t being him up. Just think of something and let me know when you do. The money’s ready. If you want to earn it, show me what you’ve got!”

“Of course I want tol”

With that, Joseph ended the call with Natalie. Honestly, he’d already figured it all out. He was going to use the same kind of potson Frank and the others had been exposed to.

Only the medical sect had experience treating it. And with Jenna about to return to work, she would definitely be able to arrange for Natalie to be admitted to the Traditional Medicine Center and have him treat her.

Later, while he and Gemma were treating Skylar, Joseph deliberately spent quite some time examining Skylar before finally saying that Skylar wouldn’t wake up until the afternoon.

He noticed Gemma’s expression visibly relaxed. Clearly, the concern she instinctively felt for Skylar was something she couldn’t completely control.

The hormonal signals secreted by those parasites could leave lasting effects on the brain.

Sure, with the new formula and an improved version of the poison, he could win Gemma over, both emotionally and physically. But was that really necessary?

When it came to Gemma, he was just using her. The second he dropped this “Henry” identity and went back to being Joseph, none of these people or their drama would be worth remembering.

Cora was still waiting on the paternity test results, so she hadn’t contacted Joseph lately. Yara, on the other hand, finished her treatment early and had Joseph drive her to a resort just outside the city.

The place had a heated pool. She had Joseph carry her into the water and support her as she moved around in the pool.

When she got tired, she had him carry her back inside. She kissed him, claiming it was her first kiss.

She even asked him for a massage, and in the heat of the moment, told him to take her.

But Joseph didn’t actually cross that line with her. Instead, he used a more intensive massage technique on her groin, leaving her relaxed enough to drift off to sleep,

When Yara woke up, she didn’t overthink things, assuming she had lost consciousness simply because of her current condition.

Believing Joseph had been holding back out of consideration for her, she told him that next time he shouldn’t hold back for her sake. And she insisted he let her experience the true joy of being a woman no matter what, even if it meant dying for it.

Joseph played along and agreed, but he had zero intention of giving her that kind of satisfaction. If he ever did, it would mean he had decided that Yara’s fate was already sealed.

Until he extracted all the intel he needed, he was going to keep Yara alive.

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And soon enough, his patience paid off. The woman named Mona had actually come looking for Yara.

Yara was pissed. She ripped into Mona right in front of Joseph. “Didn’t I already tell you your company is skating on the edge of what’s allowed? I told you to just let it go! What are you still holding out for? Do you want the investigative task force coming down on your head?”

Mona exclaimed, “I can’t just let the company go under! My whole family’s livelihood depends on it.”

“I told you not to rely on your family, but you wouldn’t listen. You just had to drive out all the competent people.

If Evercrest Industrial hadn’t been keeping your company afloat all these years, you would’ve gone bankrupt a long time ago. Go home.”

Mona pleaded, “Ms. Zahn, for the sake of all the years I’ve been loyal to you, just save me this one time.”

“Get out! Evercrest Industrial is facing a massive restructuring itself. Do you really think we have the time to worry about your useless little company?”

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