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My voice was cold as I looked at Joshua. "Joshua, there's no way my beneficiary is going to be your name. And as for this policy, I have no reason to buy it!"
I kept my eyes on him. "Of course, if you think that's a problem, then I just won't go!"
Even as I said it, I was watching how Joshua and Olivia reacted.
The moment Olivia heard me, she panicked.
"Emily, how can you not go?"
"Joshua and I already worked it all out. We're going, that's settled!"
"And we've already booked the hotel, the flights too!"
"You can't just say you won't go now. That's not right!"
She was worked up, staring at me as she spoke.
Joshua, for his part, jumped in. "That's right, Emily, you can't back out!"
"Don't worry, you don't have to sign the policy or this agreement!"
"I'll take care of it when the time comes!"
As he said it, he shot Olivia a look.
I watched the two of them there in front of me and gave a faint smile.
I knew they were scheming against me. But I wasn't afraid at all.
Grandma's voice was still in my ear.
"They're planning to go back and forge the documents. That way, once something happens to you, there'll be no one left to dispute it!"
When she said that, I froze for a moment, and then, as I looked at Joshua, my eyes were already full of disappointment.
I never thought Joshua would actually want me dead just to take the inheritance my parents left me.
"Emily, get yourself ready. We're flying out together first thing tomorrow morning!"
With that, Joshua stood and left.
Watching the two of them go, I asked softly, "Grandma, if you know it's a plot, why should I still go overseas with Joshua?"
"Because that's the only place you'll meet Liam Rowe. And only Liam can pull you out of this scheme!"
"If you stay here, Joshua will just find some other way to hurt you!"
Grandma's words made me understand: I had to make this trip abroad.
Grandma gave me a number. She said it was Liam's.
I took out my phone and dialed it.
The call connected quickly, and I heard a man's voice.
"Is this Liam?"
The instant the line went through, I spoke fast. "It's Emily!"
At that, the voice on the other end clearly paused, and then came a rush of joy.
"Emily, I finally found you!"
"After your parents passed, I wanted to find you, but by then you'd already left. I couldn't track you down!"
That was Liam on the other end.
He said so much to me, telling me how he'd missed me all these years.
And I shared everything from these years with him too.
"Liam, I'm in trouble. I need your help!"
After a long while, I finally said it to him.
Hearing me, Liam answered at once. "Tell me. Whatever the trouble is, if it's something I can do for you!"
I told him about the trouble I was in now, and he laughed and told me that the moment my plane touched down, he'd find me.
He told me not to worry about anything else.
"Emily, don't worry. I'll handle Joshua for you!"
