“How unfortunate.” The man named Professor Wilson scrutinized Kaze and shrugged. As the target of ridicule, Kaze barely felt anything. He simply smiled at Hamlin. Hamlin awkwardly bowed at Kaze. “I’m sorry, Mr. Lee. For Mr. Synder’s safety…” Back on the train, after Kaze left, Hamlin had run all kinds of background checks to find out about Kaze’s true identity. It was to protect Kent, especially after multiple assassination attempts. It was his duty to investigate every person who approached the mayor. Now that Cole exposed it in front of everyone, especially in front of Kaze, Hamlin felt a little awkward. Kaze would never tolerate Cole’s arrogant attitude. “It’s okay. You are just doing your job,” Kaze said to Hamlin. He then looked at Cole and said, “Cole, I prefer the humble and respectful you back on the train. You were arrogant and disrespectful at first but you learned quickly and started to show some respect after I saved Kent.” Cole’s face turned bitter wh
Kent had a frosty glare at Cole. Myra’s condition was kept a secret, and only a handful of people knew about it. Now that Buffy learned about the condition, she must have learned it from Cole. Cole’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly introduced Professor Wilson to Kent. “Uncle Kent, Myra’s condition is not getting any better, so I took the liberty to tell Buffy about it. I just hope that I can help. “Look, Uncle Kent. Professor Wilson is a psychologist from Kalifornia University of Uleania. He’s well-known in the field. “He came to Arcadia for a symposium and since Buffy knew him, she was able to invite him over to have a look at Myra’s condition. We also paid a hefty price to have him here.” Kalifornia University was a world-renowned institute. Kent was delighted and his grim look softened. He said with gratitude, “Ms. Gwake, thank you for your concern about my daughter. I can’t thank you enough.” No matter what Buffy was after, if she could get a world-renowned psych
If the professor could cure Myra, Cole’s position in Kent’s heart would skyrocket and he would surely rise to prominence in Riverbank. Whatever trouble he got himself into, his uncle would surely cover up for him. Buffy did not say anything but her eyes showed delight. If Professor Wilson could cure Myra, then Kent would be in her debt and she could ask for his help to further expand Gwake Corporation in Riverbank. Only Kaze remained calm and composed. Professor Wilson had not even seen Myra, yet he claimed it was a mental condition. He seemed to have jumped to a conclusion a little too early. “This way please.” Kent was focused on his daughter and did not further comment on anything. He led the way and brought Kaze and Professor Wilson into the mansion. When they went to the second floor, they saw a middle-aged woman in an expensive sleeping robe sitting outside a room, looking pale and dispirited. The woman was Kent’s wife, Jane. Jane’s eyes were glued to the ta
Professor Wilson was not shy to accept the monetary reward. A million dollars was a decent amount of money even for a world-renowned psychologist like him. Back in Uleania, a talk at the presidential campaign or anything similar would only pay him tens of thousands. “Kaze…” Kent then looked at Kaze. Kaze raised his hand. “I’m okay. I don’t need the money. Let’s just wait for Myra to wake up first.” “Thank you, Kaze.” Kent nodded with gratitude. Cole grunted softly. He believed Kaze was just acting and refused the monetary reward, but he did not refuse the mansion from Hamlin. Buffy frowned in displeasure. She had a feeling that Kaze was trying to make Professor Wilson look bad. Kaze did not make any comments. He went to the parlor, sat down, and enjoyed some tea. The others came over and waited together. “Myra, what’s wrong?” As expected, Myra’s sleep was light. In less than ten minutes, Kent and Jane’s anxious cries could be heard outside the room. The group
Seeing a positive reaction from Myra, Professor Wilson seized the chance and continued to communicate with her. When Myra finally spoke, even briefly, Kent teared up and Jane sobbed. It had been a while since the girl spoke to her parents. “See, Professor Wilson is the professional here. Not like you, a conman. You can never be like him.” Cole appeared beside Kaze and whispered his sneers. Kaze had a glance at him and decided to ignore the fool. He continued to watch Professor Wilson communicating with Myra. His brows furrowed as the process went on. Professor Wilson continued for another ten minutes. He did most of the speaking and Myra briefly replied a few times, but it was enough to move her parents. Myra started to accept Wilson and her subconscious saw him as a friend. She even began to listen to him and would do as he said. “Sleep. Once you sleep, you can forget all your troubles,” Professor Wilson said softly, attempting to lullaby her to sleep. Myra did as
Kaze shook Cole’s hand away and said, “Mayor Synder, your daughter is not suffering from a mental illness. She’s like you—someone poisoned her. We have to get the poison out of her body right away and not put her on hypnosis. “Her body has been infiltrated by the strange poison for a while now and it has started to affect her mind, that’s why she’s been acting strangely and trying to kill herself. “If you force her into hypnosis, it will only worsen her condition. Worst case scenario, she might die.” He emphasized the last part, where Myra would lose her life. He was not trying to scare Kent. From the moment he saw Myra, he noticed the girl’s worsening health and it was not due to her mental condition. If a girl grew up under the protection of her parents and lived a happy life without any major incidents until recently, how could she be so severely mentally ill? The only explanation was her condition was caused by an external factor. After a quick inspection, Kaze was
“Curse? You think I’m a fool? I’ve seen a lot of tricks before and I know what you want to do. I’m warning you, if you don't want to die here, get the hell out of our faces! “If you interrupt Professor Wilson’s treatment, I will break your legs and arms and make you crawl to the hospital like a worm! “If anything happens to Myra, not only you, your whole family will pay for it too!” Cole threatened Kaze coldly. Kaze simply glanced at him. Anyone who knew Kaze well could tell that his gaze at Cole was cold and emotionless like he was looking at a field of grass that he could easily step on. Crushing Cole would be as easy as that, yet the man had no idea about it. Kaze pulled his attention away from Cole and looked at Kent. “Mayor Synder, you don’t trust me?” “Kaze, I…” Kent hesitated. Back on the train, Kaze did save his life. It was impossible for him to have no trust in Kaze. However, based on the situation, Professor Wilson had successfully calmed Myra down, made he
“What did you say? You think too highly of yourself, you bastard!” Cole was amused by Kaze's words. He had never seen such a shameless person before. Buffy curled her lips into a smirk, her eyes had nothing but contempt for Kaze. Professor Wilson could no longer tolerate Kaze questioning his profession. He looked at Kent and said, “Mr. Synder, are you going to let this conman keep questioning me? I said I can cure your daughter, I am confident but I don’t want some random guy to mess up my treatment. “If you don’t make him leave, then I will assume that you are with him and you are also questioning my profession. I will leave instead.” He feigned walking away. Cole quickly held him back and said, “Professor, wait! My uncle doesn’t mean it!” “Uncle Kent, say something! If Professor Wilson walks, Myra might not recover anymore!” Jane held Kent’s arm. “Kent, I don’t know why you trust this young man but we finally see some progress in Myra’s treatment. Are you just going