Chapter 516 Meaningless Failure
It was the very same informant who had given them the lead.
Bill picked up the call, his voice full of restrained laughter. “Ah, Miss, this time it’s really all thanks to you. We’re going to hit the jackpot!”
“Next, just do exactly as I say…” Although Tilda was still using a woman’s voice, she had changed the tone completely. No one could possibly connect it to her real voice.
After listening to Tilda’s plan, Bill felt uneasy. “But it’s still the Jenson Group. If we publish this, won’t they find out right away?”
“Relax. That’s exactly the point. We want them to find out. Otherwise, how would we get a good price?”
“I’m just worried the Jenson Group will come after us…”
“Just ask for this amount. Even after splitting it fifty-fifty, what you’ll take home is enough for you to quit this job and live well for a long time. Right now, with the stock price at stake and it being the holidays, the Jensons won’t stir up more trouble. So just relax. Or would you rather keep those photos rotting in your hands, and continue being a broke paparazzi with no stable income?”
That last line from Tilda really hit Bill where it hurt. People risk everything for money. And here in their hands was leverage against the Jensons. It was the ultimate golden ticket to wealth. If not now, then when?
“Fine. I’ll do exactly as you say!”
After hanging up, Tilda returned to the living room. “Alright! We’ve been busy all day. Time to rest. Don’t stay up too late. We still have to put up decorations and go buy fresh groceries.”
“Okay!” Everyone followed Tilda’s lead without question.
“As for the rooms, we’ll go with what we decided earlier. Dane and Liam share a room, and the rest of us each get our own.”
Rain raised his hand playfully. “Tilda, I want to share a room with you. Is that okay?”
“No! Way!” Before Rain even finished, Myst and Liam spoke in unison, glaring at him.
Dane quietly held up his writing board with three bold words. “Absolutely! No! Way!” The message could not be clearer.
“Come on, it’s just a normal brother–sister bond. Don’t get the wrong idea, okay?”
“Even so, the answer’s still no! You’re old enough. Go sleep on your own!” What a joke. Even they did not have the chance to share a room with Tilda. How could Rain get such a privilege? No begging or pleading would work here. There was absolutely no compromise on this.
“That’s right. Be good and sleep in your own room, Rain.”
“Fine.” Rain gave in, sulking.
Later, Tilda still had things to discuss with Liam. But before heading off, she asked Rain about the task she had given him earlier. “How’s the arrangement going?”
Rain shrugged and said, “I’m already here. As long as you want, I can move anytime. The target’s in Slosa, right?”
“Good. Make the arrangements. I trust you.”
With Rain handling it, there was no way Daphne would survive.
When Tilda and Liam entered the study, they started talking about Dane’s condition. Tilda laid out the full treatment plan she had discussed with a professor, making sure not a single detail was left out.
“Your thought process is very clear, Tilda. Your medical skills are strong.” Just by skimming through Tilda’s treatment outline, Liam came to that conclusion. Her approach combined holistic medicine with modern methods, every prescription perfectly balanced. It was exactly the kind of plan Liam himself would have drawn up for such a rare illness.
“It’s just that I could not heal the person I most wanted to heal. I wasted two months, and more importantly, I let Dane down. Even though he never blamed me, I still can’t shake the guilt.” Tilda gave a self-mocking smile. She had offered empty hope. She worked so hard, carried expectations in her heart… only for everything to collapse into nothingness. It was the very thing Tilda had once despised the most.
“Tilda…” As a fellow doctor, Liam understood her feelings, especially since Dane’s illness was not a new problem. As a national treasure level scientist, countless top doctors must have already tried treating him. Yet, none had succeeded. The torment Dane went through during those years was not something that could be brushed aside with a few words. Only to spare those around him from guilt or worry, he chose to put on a facade of inanity.
“Tilda, don’t say that. There’s no such thing as a meaningless failure. Every failure gives us experience and opens up new paths. That’s what really matters. Because of your attempts with Dane, you’ve already eliminated so many possibilities. That allows me to approach things from a whole new perspective. That itself is success!”