Their conversation ended when several other hospital directors and representatives from the Schneider Group came to their table. The guests were immediately involved in a lively discussion related to health programs which will be presented at the conference this time.
The event started at exactly ten o'clock and London was the honored guest to open the conference representing the Schneider Group. When London came on stage, he saw Caroline staring at him with beaming eyes.
He easily concluded that the old man standing next to the girl was Caroline's father. It was the man he hated so much for murdering L's family.
"Again, I would like thank all of you. I hope that all the speakers' speeches and the materials presented here will bring benefit to your hospitals, and strengthen our cooperation in the future." He ended his speech and bowed slightly to all the attendees who immediately rose from their respective seats and gave him a standing applause.
London got off the stage and was welcomed by Jan, who walked him to the table where Caroline and her father were seated.
"Hello, good morning. I'm glad to see you here ..." London reached out and greeted John Wendell. He managed to maintain his expression to remain neutral in front of this evil man. "How's Berlin so far? Have you explored the city?"
Caroline smiled and stretched out her hand to greet London. "We are happy to be here. This is my father ... Father, this is Mr. London Schneider. We had dinner together last night."
John Wendell seemed delighted to see the intimacy shown between his daughter and heir to the wealthy Schneider Group. His attitude was very friendly toward London.
"Ah ... good morning, Mr. Schneider, I'm very pleased to meet you."
"You're welcome. I'm very busy today, but I hope you and your father are willing to join me for lunch this afternoon ..." London said with a smile.
Caroline and John exchanged glances, and both nodded immediately.
"Caroline .. !!"
Before Caroline could answer, suddenly, a scream was heard from the hall entrance. Everyone immediately turned toward the sound. As soon as Caroline saw Danny Swann coming, her face became unhappy.
"Father ... Danny came," the girl whispered in a faint voice. "What should I do?"
"Let me take care of him, you just keep Mr. Schneider company," said John, patting Caroline's shoulder. He then nodded towards London. "Uhm ... would you please excuse me, Sir. My nephew is about to make a scene. I must talk to him and instill some manners to the boy."
London only watched as John walked away and approached Danny Swann, who looked very angry. He glanced at Jan and saw his assistant wink at him. Jan deliberately sent a messenger to Danny Swann and told him to come to the conference because his girlfriend betrayed him.
Sure enough, Danny could easily be provoked to come here.
From here on, London would let John Wendell take care of the young man. He had deceived Caroline and her father into thinking he was attracted to Caroline. Danny's arrival here would only be seen as a nuisance.
He was interested in knowing how far John would go to get rid of Danny Swann so that his daughter could marry a much wealthier man.
"Danny .. what are you doing here?" John whispered, grabbing the man's arm and pulling him away. "Come with me, Caroline is attending urgent business at the conference. Please, don't bother her at this important moment."
"But, Uncle ... I got word that Caroline is having an affair," Danny Swann's face was filled with anger. "She didn't answer my calls and reply to my texts ... I want to know what's going on ..."
"Let's talk outside," John paid no heed to Danny's complaint and half dragging the young man out of the hall. Once they were outside, the old man reluctantly hit Danny's head. "You stupid boy! Did you want to embarrass my daughter in front of a lot of people? Have you gone crazy? I raised you since you were a child in your father's place, and this is how you repay me?? I don't need to be insulted by an insolent man like you ... Stupid boy."
Danny Swann was able to avoid John's beatings, but since this old man had helped raise him since he was a teenager, he was unable to retaliate. He respected John too much for raising him. Moreover, the old man was Caroline's father, the only woman he loved.
"I'm sorry, Uncle ..." Finally, he looked down. "I can't lose Caroline ... She is the only woman I love in this world ..."
"If you loved her, then you must not disappoint her. How could you want to take my child to suffer with you?" said John in an outraged voice. "You can't even keep your inheritance. What kind of man are you?"
"I ... I will definitely get all my inheritance, Uncle. Please give me time ..." Danny said with a plead. "I promise I will do everything ... I will definitely make Caroline happy."
"By faking your marriage with Marianne De Maestri? How dumb! She has denied your claims with hard evidence. What else can you do? The only way you haven't tried is to kill her. And I'm not sure you're man enough to kill the one who is getting in the way to Caroline's happiness." John Wendell snorted. He folded his arms across his c.h.e.s.t and seemed utterly merciless. "You've disappointed me."
"I can do that," Danny said quickly. "I must kill, then I will. Uncle, you will see ..."
John Wendell looked at Danny with narrowed eyes. He tried to judge whether the man was serious with his words or not.
Danny Swann would kill L to get his grandfather's inheritance? Ha. Let's see if you will be that brave.
"All, right. I don't need sweet promises from your mouth. I need proof," John Wendell grabbed Danny's shoulder and stared into his eyes. "Remember, you have to kill two people. That girl already has a child. If you only killed her, then part of her inheritance will go to her child."
Danny was stunned. He felt very shocked because he was forced to kill not only L but also her baby who was only a few months old ...
His face immediately turned pale and large sweat immediately ran down his forehead.
"I ... I ..." His speech stuttered and his courage disappeared. "I can't kill a child..."
"Who says anything about you doing the killings," said John impatiently. "You can pay assassins to do your dirty work."
"I ... don't understand," Danny said, confused. "How can I find them."
"Take it easy. As long as you really want it, I can connect you to a reliable assassin group, and you can contact them and give orders to kill the girl and her child," John said in a cold voice.
"Wh ... why did you have contact with assassin groups like them?" Danny asked in bewilderment. He had known John Wendell and his family for a long time, but he had never suspected that the old man in front of him had contact with the underworld.
Has ... John Wendell killed anyone before? This thought immediately stirred in Danny's mind.
"That's none of your business," said John Wendell. "Now, the question is ... do you want the girl and her child die... or not?"
After contemplating for some time, finally, Danny slowly raised his face and looked at John with determination. He then nodded.