Chapter 615: A Neat and Tidy Family

Ivy Sherwood was angry. "So that Jade Pendant was originally meant for me? Claire really got off cheap!"

Just the thought of her belongings being monopolized by Claire Sherwood for so long infuriated her. Not to mention, she and Quentin Blackwood had almost suffered another misunderstanding because of Claire.

However, the video Quentin showed her had been edited. The parts where he shot Claire, and where he ordered his men to ensure she could never speak again, had been entirely cut out. Such bloody scenes were not suitable for Ivy to see. Thus, the video only showed the beginning, where he was questioning Claire.

Ivy returned the phone to Quentin. "How did you think of recording it?"

"It was just in case. Who knows what kind of intentions someone like Jason Summers has? He let me see Claire too easily. I felt it wasn’t that simple, so I just took an extra precaution." That was why he had someone secretly record from behind, just to be safe.

"And what about Claire? What do you plan to do with her? Let her go?"

Quentin smiled faintly. "I am actually a good person."

"Huh?" Ivy felt Quentin’s self-awareness was definitely lacking. Although he couldn’t exactly be called a villain, he certainly had nothing to do with the word ’good’.

"So?" Ivy asked.

"So," Quentin replied, "I plan to send her to reunite with her mother."

Ivy was left speechless.

A good person definitely wouldn’t do such a thing. Ruby Sterling must be having a miserable time abroad; Ivy had heard that Quentin sent her to the most arduous region in Sudar. If a pampered young lady like Claire went there, she probably wouldn’t survive more than a few days.

Regardless, discovering that Quentin was the boy from the other side of the wall during her childhood naturally brought joy to Ivy’s heart.

"To think we actually knew each other when we were kids. Heaven played such a huge joke on us, making us wait all these years before realizing who the other was. I hope heaven doesn’t plan to play any more jokes on us."

"Of course not. Heaven won’t let us be separated." Quentin intertwined his fingers with Ivy’s. "Don’t forget, we’re getting our marriage license in three days. We’re about to be married."

"True!"

Three days would pass by in a flash, gone in the blink of an eye. In just three days, they would get their marriage certificate and officially become husband and wife. This specific date had been chosen by a master fortune-teller at Quentin’s request.

"But Jason Summers refuses to hand over the antidote, and since you’ve cut off the lead with Claire, Jason is even less likely to bring it out now.

"What if we let Jason search for it himself? We can make preparations, and when he finds what he wants and brings out the antidote, we can find a way to snatch it back?"

Ivy quickly rejected her own idea. "No, no. Jason is incredibly cunning. If he really gets his hands on the item, he’ll definitely try to leave, spouting nonsense about giving you the antidote only after he’s safe."

However, mentioning her grandfather caused Ivy’s mood to plummet. She truly felt powerless, completely lost on how to save him. She had searched many places at home, rummaging through her mother’s belongings all over again, but found nothing that seemed to be what Jason wanted.

What exactly was Jason Summers after?

Quentin suggested, "Then we might as well let Jason search for it himself. Your grandfather’s life is more important."

"But I have a feeling that if my mother wasn’t willing to bring it out, it must be something dangerous. If Jason gets his hands on it, he might hurt even more people."

Ivy had far too many concerns. Her mother, Winter Mercer, had chosen to go into hiding rather than let Jason find her. She preferred to die alone from poison rather than be discovered, which meant the item was incredibly crucial.

"But your grandfather is very important to you, isn’t he? Perhaps I’m not a magnanimous person. If something happened to someone I cared about one day, I would definitely risk everything to save them.

"Besides, Jason won’t be able to run away even if he gets the item. He won’t be able to do any evil. We’ll have so many people keeping an eye on him—me, and your cousins."

On Jason’s end, Miles Mercer had already resorted to other methods of interrogation. In ancient terms, he had gone straight to torture, yet Jason still refused to speak. It seemed exactly as Jason had claimed: he was determined to drag someone down to the grave with him.

Quentin went to speak with Xavier Mercer and Miles. Naturally, they both wanted their grandfather to recover, so they agreed to let Jason search for what he wanted himself.

Ivy gathered all of Winter’s belongings in one place for Jason to search. "It’s all here. These are all of my mother’s remaining possessions."

Jason had already used the opportunity of Ivy’s trip to Aethelgard to search the place thoroughly several times, but he had found absolutely nothing. He rummaged through the pile now, still finding nothing. "You’re lying to me. There must be more of Winter’s belongings."

"This is all there is. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

Ivy had always treasured her mother’s belongings, treating them like precious gems. But they were few, and this was truly all of them.

Jason dug through the pile again. "Impossible. Absolutely impossible. There must be more."

"Jason, all of my mother’s things are here. Perhaps the item you want is something harmful, and she disposed of it long ago. If it was truly harmful, my mother definitely wouldn’t have kept it."

Jason still refused to believe it. "Impossible, it’s absolutely impossible!"

That technology was so incredible; Winter couldn’t possibly have destroyed something so extraordinary. It had to be hidden somewhere. It just had to be!

Like a madman, Jason emptied all the items out, scattering them everywhere. In the end, he still couldn’t find it.

"Jason, failing to find it is your own problem, not us withholding it from you. Where is the antidote for my grandfather? Bring it out right now!" Miles was out of patience.

The old man’s condition was far too critical. The hospital had already issued several notices of critical illness. The doctors were doing everything they could to save him, but his body was deteriorating much too fast.

Even when Xavier pointed a gun right at Jason’s forehead, he wouldn’t hand over the antidote. Xavier even sliced off one of Jason’s fingers, but Jason remained entirely unfazed. He was dead set on the belief that Ivy had hidden the item, and unless she handed it over, he absolutely would not give up the antidote.

By the following evening, the hospital informed them that the old man was in slightly better spirits, advising the family to come visit if they were all available.

Ivy, Quentin, and the three Mercer brothers all arrived. Nina Scott was there, and even the parents of her three cousins had come. The whole Mercer Family was completely assembled.

Seeing them, the old man was incredibly happy. Yet, tears slipped from the corners of his eyes. "Why are you all here? I’m fine. I’ll be discharged from the hospital soon. See? I’m in much better spirits today.

"Once I’m discharged, our whole family must gather together perfectly. We’ll get a large private room and have a meal together. Xavier, you should invite Mo too. And Chen, look at your younger brother—he’s already married, and your younger sister is getting her marriage license the day after tomorrow. You need to hurry up and bring a granddaughter-in-law home for Grandpa."