Despite being under the watchful eye of Mark's men, Curtis still managed to secretly send a message to Yvonne.

Next to him, Howard was already on the brink of losing it. He hugged his head and ran into the wall a few times.

Curtis jumped. He immediately put his phone aside and held on to Howard. "What are you doing? Jade is still in there. Are you planning to join her?"

Howard's face was covered in tears. He could barely stand up properly. "Curtis, I'm really useless. I can't even protect my daughter. I deserve to die."

"No." Curtis looked at Mark in the distance coldly. He said softly through gritted teeth, "He is the one who deserves to die. Not you."

…

Jade's surgery went on for eight hours. When the doctor came out, he looked terrible. Using the local language, he asked who the family of the patient was.

Howard wanted to run over, but Mark's bodyguards held him back.

Mark cast them a glance, asking them to let Howard go.

Howard had been living at the border for many yea