215: Chapter 215: Coming Back 215: Chapter 215: Coming Back On the morning of November 22nd, Jerome Hart drove to the airport to pick up Macklin Greene, a young girl, and arranged for her to stay at a five-star hotel, accompanied by the young nurse Paisley Kirk.

After a month of interaction with Old Master Zuck, Paisley Kirk had officially joined Yusuf Zuck’s team.

Although her temporary job was merely a nurse at a clinic that hadn’t yet opened, Samuel Ross and the others didn’t treat her like an outsider.

They would still call her to join them for a tasty meal and, occasionally, she would spend the night at the Zuck family home.

The young nurse was quite petite, fair, and tender, almost as if she had not fully grown yet, causing everyone to treat her like a little sister.

With Paisley Kirk as the companion, Jerome Hart was very reassured, as the smart girl had plenty of tricks up her sleeve.

That same morning at nine, representatives from the related department arrived at the Ruiz Family Garden, found Yusuf Zuck’s shop, and met Miles O’brien, inquiring about Yusuf Zuck’s whereabouts.

Just the day before, Fleur Carson had repeatedly stressed over the phone that they must not divulge that Yusuf Zuck had gone abroad, so Miles O’brien simply claimed that Yusuf had gone to The Great Northwest to collect antiques, as the shop had just opened and needed to stock up.

The department requested Yusuf Zuck’s mobile number, but they couldn’t get through, and Miles O’brien’s explanation was that perhaps Yusuf’s phone was out of battery.

After all, it was quite normal for phones to run out of charge in the remote countryside of The Great Northwest without a way to recharge.

The department had no choice but to leave empty-handed.

In fact, the number Miles O’brien had given was an old one that Yusuf Zuck had long since abandoned.

After Yusuf Zuck had started using his new number, he had told them about his change of number and explicitly said not to share it with anyone else.

These past two days, one thing that had been particularly worrying for Miles O’brien was an additional six hundred million US Dollars in her bank account, money that Yusuf Zuck had wired from abroad.

She dared not tell anyone about this sum, so she was more tense than anyone else, deeply concerned about whether Yusuf would end up in trouble.

After a night and a day of anxious waiting, which was twelve hours after Macklin Greene’s arrival, at a little past seven in the evening, Yusuf Zuck returned home.

He came back by himself, not having anyone pick him up from the airport, but instead took a taxi back to Jade Garden and directly entered his own house!

At that time, apart from Paisley Kirk and Fleur Carson, everyone had gathered at his place, and though there was a table full of dishes, not many people were eating.

Miles O’brien was the most distressed, having developed blisters on her lip in just a little over a day due to the anxiety.

When Yusuf Zuck entered the room, everyone turned their heads in surprise, then froze in shock!

“What are you all staring at me for?” Yusuf Zuck was somewhat puzzled and said, “I just got off the plane.

It’s rush hour, so I didn’t bother you all for a pickup.

I took a taxi instead.

Wow, that’s a lot of dishes.

What are you doing, not eating?” Yusuf Zuck was still unaware of the warrant issued for his arrest.

He had spent a day and a night stowed away in the luggage compartment, famished and covered in dust.

“Yusuf…” Miles O’brien rushed over, and Sara Zuck did the same, both girls immediately bursting into tears as they hugged him.

“What’s up?

What happened?” Yusuf Zuck scanned the room, seeing that everyone was there.

“Did something big happen?”

“Bro, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?” Dream Morrow muttered, “You almost scared us to death!”

“Know what?

What’s going on, tell me,” Yusuf Zuck said, frowning.

Dream Morrow exclaimed, “The news online says you’re a terrorist, America is after you.

They’re saying you killed over three hundred people, burned down four five-star hotels…”

“Pfft—” Yusuf coughed blood at Dream Morrow’s words.

Damn, it had been blown wide open; he was labeled a terrorist?

“Which son of a bitch made that up?

How could I be a terrorist?

America?

Is that to the east or to the west?

I’ve never even left the country!” Yusuf Zuck’s mind raced as he began to rant.

“Right, right, you just got back from Shanxi?

Did you get any antiques?” Samuel Ross asked cheerfully.

“Alright.” Yusuf Zuck shrugged, “I won’t hide it from you guys anymore.

The bastards in Las Vegas did indeed get what was coming from me.

There was a bit of trouble, and I almost died, so I took my revenge.

Let’s leave it at that.

Don’t ask any more, I won’t say anything else!”

“Stop talking and let’s eat.

Look at the state of you!

Why are you covered in dirt?

Go wash your hands and face first.

Louise, Sara, warm up the food and grab a few bottles of Maotai.

Damn it, I’ve been craving a drink, but I’ve lost all desire to drink it!” Felix Zuck, though cursing, felt a burst of joy inside.

His son had returned home safely, and that called for a celebration with a few drinks.

“Alright, time to eat, eat, hahaha!” The brothers were thrilled, laughing heartily together.

“Sara, take my phone and charge it; it’s dead…” Yusuf Zuck pulled out his phone.

He had tried to turn it on during the flight to send a message of safety, but found that it wouldn’t power up, having not been charged for several days.

“Okay, go clean up quickly.

You’re so dirty.” Sara said with a smile, pushing her brother toward the bathroom.

Yusuf indeed needed to clean up.

There had been too much killing, the bad luck was overwhelming, and he reeked of blood.

Half an hour later, when he came out of the shower, the old man, Samuel Ross, and Jerome Hart had already started drinking, clinking glasses non-stop.

Yusuf, dressed in pajamas, sat down too and grabbed a bottle from the table, downing a drink straight away!

“Refreshing!” The fiery drink warmed his insides.

He had been away for nearly ten days, and those days had brought experiences that he would never forget, etched into his heart with their bitter-sweet sorrow.

These memories, he had no intention of sharing with anyone; they would be silently buried in his heart.

No one else asked any questions since the matter was extremely sensitive.

“Wen Shuai, Macklin’s been picked up, right?” After having a drink, Yusuf started eating, but also brought up Macklin.

Regarding Macklin, aside from Jerome Hart and nurse Paisley Kirk, no one else knew about it because Jerome didn’t know the nature of the relationship between the foreign woman and Yusuf.

If she was a lover that Yusuf brought back from overseas, it would cause trouble if Miles O’Brien found out, so he hadn’t mentioned it to anyone.

“She’s been picked up.

She’s staying at the Grand Hyatt, with Paisley keeping her company,” Jerome casually replied.

Yusuf nodded, “Good to hear she’s been picked up.

I’ll have to find time to take her to school tomorrow.

Also, do you think you can treat myasthenia gravis?”

“That depends on how long the patient has had myasthenia gravis, whether it’s mild or severe, and so on.

It’s hard to say, but I can give it a try.

Of course, it will cost a lot.

Why?

Do you have a patient to refer to me?” Jerome seized the opportunity, chuckling as he looked at Yusuf.

Yusuf replied with a laugh, “If you can cure it, I’m sure the patient’s family won’t skimp on your fee!”

“Then have them come over for a try.”

“We’ll talk about it later.

Also, the bonus money from last time will be available tomorrow or the day after.

You can use it to buy houses or wives, but get it sorted out quickly.”

“Really?!” The men all looked at Yusuf excitedly.

“Stop talking nonsense and eat!” Yusuf glared at them.

The matter of the bonus money was not known to Felix and Sara; it wasn’t something they could be told.

Just then, Sara’s phone suddenly rang.

After a glance at the caller ID, she immediately looked at Yusuf and Miles.

At that moment, Miles was busy serving Yusuf food.

“Brother, it’s a call for you.

Come with me to take it,” Sara hinted to Yusuf with a gesture.

Stunned for a moment, Yusuf then guessed who it was and thus wiped his hands, standing up to go upstairs with Sara.

The call was from Ember Vance.

Because Ember had been in touch with Sara during this time, and Sara knew about the ambiguous relationship between Ember and her brother, but this was something that couldn’t be mentioned in front of Miles, so she had no choice but to pull her brother aside privately.