Leave Me Alone, Mr Shaffer

Chapter 53

The light of the hospital’s corridor was blinding. A bunch of people gathered

at the operating theater’s doorway, taking up all the space. Seth was on a

bench, the look on his face cold. The air around him was tense and

dangerous, and no one dared to talk to him.

“You’re such a professional, Mr. Shaffer. Half an hour of conversation, and Mr.

Gosling had a heart attack.” Christopher was a lad in his twenties, and he was

haughty and arrogant. While his father was soothing Jonathan’s family, he

mocked Seth quietly.

He was only three years younger than Seth, and yet Seth’s achievements

dwarfed his. Truth be told, he was jealous.

Seth said nothing, but Nicolas couldn’t hold it in. He stayed as deadpan as

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possible, and he quietly retorted, “If you’re hungry for a fight, you should go

back and calm down. Don’t yell at my boss.”

Christopher’s eyes went wide. He couldn’t believe a secretary would be that

bold as to mock him.

Seth, who had a scornful expression, looked at Nicolas and cocked an

eyebrow.

A masked doctor came out of the operating theater. “I’m sorry. It took us all

we could to stabilize his condition. We’re calling a meeting and coming up

with a consensus.”

Amelia Gosling almost fell. A bunch of people held her up, but they couldn’t

comment much on the matter. All they could do was console her.

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As the one who witnessed the whole affair, Seth was in an awkward position.

Jonathan’s heart attack was the result of the elderly man’s longtime

exhaustion. Seth wasn’t responsible for it, but it looked like he was the one

who riled Jonathan so much that he fell ill.

Seth wanted the right to develop an ore mountain that Jonathan had. A few

families in Imperia wanted that too.

The Hanks’ representative was Spencer Hanks, the family head. He was older

than Seth’s father. The father and son duo from the Larson Family came as

well, and every other family tried to butter up the Goslings as much as they

could.

Seth was the only one who was young and alone, and yet he went toe to toe

with everyone else. He was brilliant, courteous, and professional. He shone

over everyone else, so the other families wanted to work together and kick

him out.

Someone took Amelia away so she could rest. Only Felix Gosling, who was the

son of Jonathan, was left. He was a man nearing his fifties, and he was also

wearing himself out.

Spencer, the sly old fox, stepped in to butter up the Goslings again. “Get some

rest, Felix. Christopher will hold the fort.”

Felix waved him down and leaned on the wall before sitting down beside

Seth. “It’s alright. My dad’s not feeling well, and I must stay with him no matter

how hard it is. It’s been a long day for everyone as well. Sorry that I can’t be a

good host.

“Don’t say that, Mr. Felix. We care about Mr. Gosling too.”

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“He’s always been a lucky man. He’ll be fine.”

All the concerned words only served to annoy Felix more. Since Felix was

beside Seth, he was surprised to see that the young businessman was

keeping his silence. He said with exhaustion, “Sorry, Mr. Shaffer. That must’ve

scared you. This is our fault.”

Seth was calm as he commented, “It’s alright, Mr. Felix. Mr. Gosling fell

because he was exhausted. I should be taking responsibility for it.”

He showed respect and took on the responsibility. He was a lot better than

those who only knew how to say empty words. Felix knew it wasn’t Seth’s

fault, however. He sighed.

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“The cause for this is Mr. Gosling’s bypass surgery’s complication. I’ve sent

someone to contact Shawn Sheffield. Let’s hope we get good news.”

Spencer, who had been silent, said, “But that man is elusive. He’s probably

traveling in Perou. It’ll be hard to find him, Seth.” He looked like a concerned

gentleman. “This illness came too quickly. It caught us by surprise.”

Seth pursed his lips. He had no intention to speak any further. He wouldn’t

-even say a word.

“Now that my father is ill, the business with the ore mountain just got a lot

more complicated,” Felix muttered. He wanted to test these people.

Silence fell upon them.

Ronald came closer and patted Felix’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, Felix. We’ll just

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split the license between us. Nothing’s more important than your father’s

health.”

Spencer and the other families-the Limes and the Dawsons-said nothing

more. They tacitly agreed to this plan.

Felix adjusted his glasses and looked at Seth. “Seth, what do you think?”

Seth was still leaning on the chair, calm and collected. However, what he said

next surprised everyone. “I should be responsible for Mr. Gosling falling ill. If

anything happens to him, we’ll pull out from the ore business. We’ll not do any

business if it means someone has to die for it.”

Everyone inhaled sharply. Christopher looked furious. If it wasn’t for his father

stopping him, he would have cursed Seth.

Spencer looked at Seth as well. Even if the families had to share the

development rights, it would still mean an astronomical profit. He couldn’t

believe Seth would refuse. So, he wants everything for himself? Young, foolish,

and greedy.