Maxine stepped up to the center of the living hall with a proud smile but she spoke with a provocative tone. She claimed that she wanted to learn and discuss with Sebastian and June but her provocative eyes were fixed on June. June had a glance but said nothing. Holfman chuckled and said, “Hahaha, it’s good that the young ones are ambitious. I brought my students here for the same reason, but let’s put that aside first. “Master Otter, there are so many promising young ones in your family. I bet you haven’t introduced them all.” “You’re right! Let me introduce you to…” Master Otter continued to introduce the young ones who had promising futures in the medical field. Holfman was generous with his praises and it made Master Otter proud and happy. He scanned over everyone and ultimately set his eyes on a person at the very end. “Master Otter, you didn’t introduce them. I bet you know it’s important to be observant of doctors. I was not a proper young man back in the day a
“Dr. Wright, other than them, the others are the most promising young ones in our family. “And, the last one there is my daughter’s live-in son-in-law. He’s basically just above the servants and he’s not supposed to be here. He’s nothing related to doctors as well, so let’s just skip him.” Master Otter wanted to end the introduction and ignore Kaze completely. To him, Kaze was not even worthy to be in the same room, let alone mentioning his name. Holfman stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. “Not bad. Not bad. The Otters are indeed a family of doctors, many promising prodigies under the same room. They are the ones who will shoulder the responsibility of doctors and make us proud in the future!” Master Otter let out a hearty laugh. He was satisfied with his grandchildren’s performance. Then, Maxine stepped up once more and said, “Dr. Wright, please allow me to discuss and learn from your students.” “Sure.” This time, Holfman agreed. He looked at his students and sa
The Otters cocked their heads back and glared at Kaze. The friendly match had yet to begin. Yet, Kaze, the moocher, was already rubbing their noses in. Who the hell did he think he was? “Why?” Since Rose had nothing better to do, she threw a question at Kaze. She doubted Kaze was proficient in medicine. Kaze excelled in fighting and business. He would be Superman if he knew medicine too. “It’s my gut feeling. Get it?” Kaze replied. “Gut feeling, my ass!” The Otters’ followers hurled a tirade of abuse at Kaze. Kaze did not want to waste his time with them. As if he would let them know that Holfman was out to get him. Holfman clearly came to the Otters’ territory prepared. Holfman crashed the party, but his people had nothing over Max and the others. Surely, Holfman would not put himself in the spot. Besides, Kaze held back one infuriating fact. Medicine was a boring and tedious field, especially for those who picked up the basics at a young age. It was a
Maxine took the next five minutes to ponder the question. While Maxine was flustered in her thoughts, Max and the others were stumped too. Five minutes later, several of the Otters’ prided students could not get the right prescription for the diagnosis. Caster was calmly sipping his tea at first, but his face soon turned grimacing. “Clang!” Having lost his patience, Caster slammed his cup on the table and said with a scowl, “These are the symptoms of muscle atrophy! “Three ounces of platycodon, two ounces of glycryrrhiza, four pieces of citrus aurantium, three ounces of Paeonia, three ounces of rehmannia, and two ounces of peony bark.“Dissolve all ingredients in 1.5 liters of water, and simmer until half of the liquid is left. Remove residue and take 10 ounces three times a day.” Caster had to give Maxine and the others the answer.They were awkward and humiliated. Maxine said, her eyes wide, “Uh… Isn’t this a few ingredients added to the rehmannia peony potion?”
Caster gave Holfman and his team the biggest honor. “Master Otter!” Maxine and the others exclaimed, feeling embarrassed. “Shut up!” Caster cocked his head back and yelled angrily, “You are all useless! You embarrassed yourself and the family.“Thank goodness it was Dr. Wright here today. He’s a highly respectable man. “If it had been someone else, you all would have ruined the family name.” Caster smiled wryly at Holfman. “Sorry, you had to see that, Dr. Wright.” He humbled himself for a reason. Caster knew that if word got out about today, his family would lose credibility in the field. The Otters dabbled in medicine for generations, establishing themselves in Riverbank for years of reputation and skills. The support and patronage of the elites and respectable in Riverbank had been the cornerstone of the Otters’ long-standing reputation. Holfman was one of the three greatest doctors in the West State alongside Leo and Xavier. The Otters’ students made numerous
Caster pulled a long face. However, since Holfman sipped his drink without a word, Caster could not get involved in the conflict among the young generation.“Let’s have a match then, June.“If you lose, just apologize to us. We’re not asking for much since you’re Dr. Wright’s student,” Maxine and the others said curtly while gathering in the middle of the hall.Sebastian, who stole the show with total domination, said with a smile, “As you all know, June only became Dr. Wright’s student three years ago, but her talent for medicine is exceptional. “To be honest, if I’m in a match with her, I’ll perform no better than the rest of you.” Sebastian’s modesty led to silence in the room. Maxine and the others were shocked. Sebastian’s remark was not hurtful, but it was extremely insulting. The gap between the Otters’ team and Sebastian was plain to see. Yet now, Sebastian expressed his inferiority to June. His intention was clear. Sebastian was saying that they were unworth
Caster was helpless. It would be a family catastrophe.“No need to ask my teacher, Master Otter. I know who it is.” June said curtly, “The guy who slandered my teacher is Kaze Lee. I heard that he took his wife’s family name.“Are you telling me that the Otters can’t keep a moocher in check?” The crowd was shocked. The Otters turned toward the end of the hall. Kaze? He slandered Dr. Wright? “Y-You’re a bastard!” Caster pointed shakily at Kaze, nearly passing out. He did not think that Kaze was the cause of this. Kaze brought disaster to the family. No wonder Holfman’s student mentioned Kaze when contacting the family. Out of everyone, why Kaze? Caster should have known. Knowing Kaze, Caster was not surprised that he upset Holfman. “Don’t be mad, Master Otter.“Kaze started it. It has nothing to do with you.” Maxine and Max got up from the ground and helped Caster from falling. They turned and snapped angry looks at Kaze. “You’re a monster! Just admit to
Holfman frowned without a word. He would not mind a mindless comment from a passerby. However, Kaze was a different story. He said those words to Faith. Holfman knew that Kaze must have something to back himself up to say that to Faith. Kaze was not bluffing about his medical competence as the Otters thought he was. “I’m talking to you. Did this remark come from you?” Ignoring Maxine, June stared coldly at Kaze. Kaze gave it a thought. It was true that he said to Faith that only he could treat her. The three greatest doctors could not help Faith. Faith must have embellished the story a little to stir up trouble. “I did. What’s wrong with it?” Kaze nodded without any intention of explaining himself. It was not as if they could do anything to him anyway. “Bastard!” Caster slammed the table and pointed at the ground. “What makes you think you can slander Dr. Wright? You have the audacity. “Who do you think you are? “Get on your knees and apologize to Dr. Wr