The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

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"Why... Why would he do that?” Joseph slumped into his chair as his eyes were glazed over with disappointment.

Even though he was not a good man himself, he bared his soul to his brothers.

He did not know why he would want to betray him.

Julian could not stand looking at Joseph's dejected face.

He was not good at comforting people, so he just said plainly, "Pull yourself together, Joseph. The situation is urgent, and what matters the most right now is saving our people."

Julian's words successfully forced Joseph out of his dejection. He straightened himself and said through gritted teeth, " Yes, you’re right. I have to pull myself together. I have to save my brothers."

It was not worth feeling bad for a traitor. If those two people were really cooking up some evil plans just like what Julian had said, then the lives of hundreds of his brothers would be in great danger.

Joseph reverted back to his usual self-possessed and collected demeanor after he calmed himself down.

"You have to be careful. I think there should be more than one traitor hiding in your group," Julian reminded.

"Yeah, I will," Joseph answered calmly.

Since the person he considered as his most trusted aide was a traitor, there was a chance that other people in his group would be traitors as well.

Joseph was never a man who trusted windfalls. There were only a dozen people he could fully trust amongst his men, but it was more than enough. Swiftly and immediately, he ordered those people to watch over the traitor along with Willa and her master's movements.

At the same time, he did not stop paying attention to the changes in the palace.

After all, something big was about to happen a week later, and he must be prepared for it.

It took them several days to do the investigation and for Julian to collect information from his bugging device. When Joseph was reading through the report, he still could not help and relapse into a trance.

It turned out that his palace had long been heavily infiltrated by the organization.

Most of his brothers had turned against him, but even half of the guards in the palace also belonged to the organization.

Had Julian not realized that something was not right, all of Africa would fall into the organization's hands in a few more months. Even though it was kind of difficult to turn the tables at this moment, it was better than being kept in the dark the entire time. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

The last week flew by quickly.

Both parties continued their plan in secret and the promised day where everyone would recover finally arrived.

Joseph did not know what the other party would do, but he did not plan to let them get ahead of the game.

Both of the parties’ preparation had reached the last stage, and Joseph decided to act first.

In the huge laboratory, all of the people who were infected with the virus had gathered up.

The old man still had his usual kind and genial smile sitting on his face. "It'll be the last treatment today. After today, the Errol Virus will be completely gone.”

"Start the treatment, then," Joseph said with a smile.

"Okay." The old man did not realize anything. Along with Willa, he began injecting the last antidote to the crowd.

A hint of coldness flashed across Joseph’s eyes.

The moment both of them turned their backs, Joseph made a gesture and his confidants immediately pulled out their guns and pointed them at the back of their heads.

Willa and the old man froze, though the latter was still able to retain his calmness. He turned his head around to look at Joseph and asked, "What are you doing?"

“This should be my question," said Joseph as he ordered his men to put both of them under control.

"What the hell are you doing, Joseph?” Willa snarled, looking at Joseph exasperatedly, "We did our best to cure your men, and this is how you pay us back? How can you do this to us, you ingrates!"

"Stop it, Willie," the old man sighed. Then, he raised his eyes to meet Joseph's gaze as he said, "I don't know why you'd do this to me, but we're at the last stage of treatment. I only hope for you to let me finish the treatment. Even if Willa and I did something wrong, these people are innocent. There are a hundred lives here-1 can't afford to see them die in front of me!"

The old man spoke in such a compassionate tone that a commotion spread across the crowd.

Especially those who had been treated by the old man and Willa for a long time, all of them looked anxiously at Joseph.

"What are you doing, boss? Master and Miss Willa are our saviors," someone said.

"Yes, boss, you can't do this!"

Everyone was standing on the old man and Willa’s side.

Looking at the old man's holier-than-thou expression, Joseph could not help but applaud. "What superb acting skills. If I hadn't known about your true intention in advance, I would've fallen for your trick already." "My true intention?" The old man responded calmly, "I don't know what you are talking about. I just know that my mission is to save people.”

"What a great and noble-minded old man. Very well then, how are you going to explain this?" Joseph clapped his hand and one man began to play the recording.

There was a brief moment of noise, and then two voices rang out from the recording.

The old man and Willa’s expressions changed when they heard the voices.

"Master, I've injected all the medicine today." This was Willa speaking.

"Very good," the old man replied coldly. " We are in the last stage now. Take extra precautions when you're injecting the medicine. There must be no error with the dosage."

"Rest assured, master. I've been very careful with the dosage whenever I administer the injection."

There was an edge of coldness in their voices which twisted their usual warm, gentle tone. Doubt and suspicion began to rise within the crowd.

What was happening?

Their conversation was recorded! When the realization finally hit the old man, his calm demeanor finally cracked. "How dare you eavesdrop on us? We didn't say anything wrong. We are supposed to be a little careful since we are at the last stage."

Joseph laughed, "The recording hasn't finished yet. Let's keep listening."

After Willa and the old man said something, the main point of the recording came.

"Finally, our days in Africa are coming to an end. After the last shot, the virus in their bodies should be done. After we collect their blood, we can start to enhance the Errol Virus and make it infectious!" the old man lamented.

"Yeah," Willa sounded delighted as well. " Other than those who I have injected with antibodies, the mortality rate is 100% for the rest of the people who are infected with the new virus. And the best thing about this virus is that it can be transmitted through the air. If we let these virus carriers loose, sooner or later everyone in Africa will be infected with the virus. We only have to drop the virus at a certain location, then all of humanity is estimated to be doomed in a few years.”