However, David was still wearing a mask even though they were meeting at a restaurant. Priscilla found it a little strange.David asked, "Ms. Miller, why isn't your sister here?"Priscilla felt a headache coming on at the mention of June's name. June threw a tantrum before they left home, saying David was a bad person. That was why Priscilla came with Grace instead."She was a little ill."David was slightly disappointed that the younger one wasn't there. But upon thinking that he could still have Priscilla and Grace, David was excited. Although Grace wasn't as pretty, it was still better than nothing.David pulled out a decanter filled with wine and said, "This is the wine I specially prepared for the both of you. Please have a taste."Then, he fetched them two wine glasses and poured each of them a glassful.Grace asked warily, "Dr. Jackson, why aren't you drinking? Besides, why aren't you taking off your mask?"David covered his face reflexively upon hearing her words. He im
Grace was stunned upon hearing Priscilla's words. She knew Priscilla well, and Priscilla was civilized and kind. Why would she suddenly say things like that to David?Grace turned back to look at David. David wore a mask on his face, but it did seem like he was leering at them in a disgusting way. David was not angered by Priscilla's words at the slightest, because he could discern from Priscilla's condition—a slightly flushed face and a lack of brain-to-mouth filter—that she was affected by the drugs. While Priscilla spoke, she felt dizzy and disoriented. She wanted to stand up, but her head felt so heavy atop her neck, and she ended up collapsing heavily onto the stool.Grace, who was beside her, realized that something wasn't right. She got up, trying to rouse Priscilla, only to feel overcome by a wave of dizziness herself.Looking at David, who was smiling like a villain whose evil plan had been successful, Grace had a sudden realization. She pointed at David in shock, sayin
Frederick had a frown on his face before noticing David's actions. His face darkened, and he appeared in front of David immediately after, moving as unnoticeably as a ghost. David was still completely befuddled; he had not managed to react to Frederick's presence yet. Looking at David's disgusting face, Frederick could not find it in himself to hit the man at all, as he feared that his hands would be dirtied. Instead, he landed a violent kick on David, sending him flying. When David landed, his body toppled the massive round table in the room. He lay on the ground, whining in pain as he failed to climb up. David felt like his intestines had been punctured by the kick, and his stomach roiled in pain. While watching Frederick's actions, Grace clapped listlessly. "Great job."Frederick did not want to give her any response. He took out his set of silver needles, wanting to rid Priscilla's body of the drugs she had ingested.When Grace saw that, she asked excitedly, "You know h
Frederick inserted the needle into Grace's body. This was Grace's first time seeing Frederick in action, and it seemed that he really was somewhat capable. However, as far as she was concerned, this was about the extent of Frederick's prowess in medicine—getting drugs out of her system.That was less than what an ordinary doctor could do, so what use did his skills have? Regardless of what she thought, she kept on praising Frederick. "Wow, you're so good at this, Frederick! "I've always thought of you as an exceptional person, and I've always been convincing Priscilla to not divorce you. Just wait, I'll convince her further when I can move my body again."Frederick's face darkened as he listened to Grace's insincere words. He said coldly, "Shut up!"Grace shut up immediately. She thought indignantly, "I won't need to be at your mercy when I can move my body again, and I'll surely curse you to the end of the world so as to vent my resentment!"Frederick withdrew the needles a
"No… This is impossible. How are you unaffected?"Frederick smiled and said nothing. He had started learning medicine at a young age, and thus, he had ingested all forms of poison existing in the world. He had been resistant to all poisons since a long time ago. As if some mild drugs could make him pass out!Frederick applied some force into his grip. David's hand hurt so much that he let go of the bag of drugs, which Frederick snagged. He then forced David's mouth open with his right hand and poured the contents of the bag inside. "You like to put people into a vegetative state, huh? I'll make your wish come true!"David struggled against that, but all his efforts were insignificant. Soon, half of the bag's contents were inside David's mouth. He fervently washed his mouth with water, but it was already too late.He ran outside as if he'd gone mad. "Quick, call me an ambulance! Quick!"Frederick did not stop David from asking for help. Half a bag of the drugs was already enough
Grace had said for two reasons. Firstly, she hated Frederick and did not want Priscilla to get together with him. Secondly, Frederick had reprimanded her multiple times while treating her, and that made Grace, who thought of herself as better than Frederick, feel humiliated.Frederick already knew how Grace tended to go back on her word, but he did not expect her to tarnish his reputation in such a way after he had treated her. He frowned and said coldly, "I wouldn't have saved you today if not for June."Grace said with disdain, "Bah. Did I beg you to save me? "Don't think I have no idea about your nefarious motives. You only saved me because you wanted to look at my perfect body. "Also, you came to stop David this time only because you wanted to mend things between you and Priscilla."Hearing Grace's words, Frederick came to the conclusion that this woman was beyond saving. Wade said angrily, "Fuck! I didn't expect you to try making a move toward Priscilla when I'm injured
Grace's previous relationship with a foreign ex-boyfriend was not an exception. Hawks, who had a group of lackeys working for him, seemed to be quite powerful, and all of Grace's ex-boyfriends could not compare to him in that regard. Grace was happy to date Hawks for a while. She would be the secretary of Anderson Group on paper in the future, while also dating a boyfriend who had a presence in the streets. Vivianne would surely be terrified of her the next time they met each other, and that excited her.Frederick felt nauseated upon seeing how Grace and Hawks were cozying up to each other. He got ready to deal with Hawks quickly so that he could leave this place. Before he could, though, his phone rang. He noticed that the call was from a number he did not know, but he took it anyway. Tyger said on the other end, "We've prepared all the herbs, Mr. York. When will you be coming? Do you need me to send a car over to pick you up?"Tyger was anxious when it came to treating hi
Frederick's words made Hawks laugh out loud. "You want to deal with us in just two minutes? I'll wait and see who you can call here in five minutes!"Frederick sighed helplessly. "I'll do as you wish, then."Tyger said anxiously, "Wait for me, I'll be here in a jiffy." He then ended the call hurriedly.As Tyger was coming soon, and Hawks had made a request for them to commence the fight later, Frederick did not want to start anything for now. He sat at the side and poured himself a cup of hot water.After rushing here and teaching David a lesson, Frederick had treated two patients with acupuncture and wasted his time talking to Hawks. That was why he was really feeling quite thirsty.Looking at Frederick, who was minding his own business, Hawks felt like his efforts to show off in front of Grace were all for nothing. Frederick had shown him no reaction whatsoever, and he did not feel like he had been successful in asserting his dominance in the slightest. That annoyed him. "Fuck
Mary's case was the most severe, while Ivan's symptoms were the mildest, and Frederick could roughly deduce the sequence of transmissions among them. It was clear that Mary infected Nigel, who then passed it to Kimberly, then finally passed it to Ivan. Frederick also saw that Ivan was actually a decent person who unfortunately ended up being betrayed and infected. However, Nigel was primarily worried that Ivan might start trusting Frederick, as he wanted Ivan to believe in his capabilities to carry out his plan.Originally, he intended for Mary to insult Frederick for being poor and unskilled, but she ended up attacking him for having an unpleasant odor, which backfired when Frederick exposed her for contracting syphilis. Now, Nigel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he then said to Frederick, "Hehe, Frederick. We all know Ivy is a director, what exactly do you do to be worthy of her?"Nigel assumed that Frederick was just a low-level salesperson, something
Hearing Frederick's words, Kimberly jumped with joy and stopped crying. While wiping her tears, she pointed at Mary, laughing and said, "You're covered in syphilis, yet you're making fun of me.""Slut, I wonder how many people you've slept with!" After being pointed and insulted, Mary was furious and she was ready to fight Kimberly. "You bitch! I am going to teach you a lesson!" At this moment, Nigel felt terrible. If Mary was diseased, he'd be the first victim. He grabbed Mary and shouted, "Bitch, let me teach you a lesson first. Now I know why you always wanted the lights off! I thought you were shy, but you just didn't want me to find out."In a fit of anger, Nigel slapped Mary hard across the face. Just as Mary was about to explain, she was interrupted by another slap. Holding her face, she yelled angrily, "Nigel, how dare you hit me?! Do you want me to expose all your little schemes and tricks?"Nigel froze in horror; if Mary exposed him, it would have been disastrous.
Kimberly heard her laughter, and body odor had always been a sensitive issue for her; a wound she'd tried to cover up over the years. For Frederick to bring it up in front of everyone felt like rubbing salt into an open wound. Yet what hurt even more was Mary's laughter; as a fellow woman, it felt like salt to the wound, then roasting it. Kimberly was furious, pointed at Mary and said, "What are you laughing at? Do you want me to come over there and shut you up?"Mary felt wronged, she had only let out a reflexive laugh, but now Kimberly's anger was directed at her. "Did I laugh at you? What proof do you have that I laughed at you?""You're the one with body odor, yet you're taking it out on others. You're such an unreasonable woman!"Kimberly grew even angrier after hearing Mary's retort. "You're the one with body odor, your whole family has it!" "Look at what you're wearing, it's like you just threw on two pillowcases. You're a shameless woman, just trying to show off t
When everyone heard Ivy's words, they laughed even more. Her words effectively confirmed that Frederick did indeed have an unpleasant odor. It wasn't entirely her fault as Kimberly's words had been a bit of a trap. "Haha, if you smell, just take a shower and don't embarrass yourself here.""With all that cheap stuff on, no wonder he has a smell."Hearing this, Frederick simply gave a slight smile and then asked Mary and Kimberly, "Are two really that fragrant?"Mary and Kimberly lifted their heads proudly after hearing Frederick's words. "Why don't you ask everyone here, ask them if we smell good or not?""Exactly, go ahead and ask."Both of them considered themselves beautiful, and of course, they would smell pleasant. The men around them quickly chimed in, especially those eager to admire Mary, who was dressed in a way that gave them a bit of eye candy. "Of course, they smell good. How could these two beautiful ladies not smell good?""Hehe, Frederick with his cheap, th
In a hidden corner, Nigel said to Mary, "Damn it, that bumpkin Frederick keeps stealing my spotlight. I am worried that our plan won't go well later.""You should help me humiliate him properly, and Ivan's girlfriend will back you up."Mary pursed her lips and said to Nigel, "Every time something comes up, you just ask me to handle it. My bag hasn't been bought yet, and you've lost 300 thousand dollars"Although Nigel was annoyed by Mary hitting a sore spot, he kept his tone calm and replied, "Help me humiliate Frederick and talk him down in front of Ivan. After that, leave the rest to me. Once it's done, I'll get you more than one bag, I could get you ten bags and it wouldn't be a problem. I don't care about that small amount of money. You saw that Porsche just now, right? I wouldn't mind burning it if I had to." Hearing this, Mary was delighted and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, babe." She hadn't realized that Nigel was so wealthy and even had a Porsche. Up until th
Knowing Martin as someone who knew a lot about wood, everyone immediately looked as though they were ready for a good show. They were convinced that the Saint George statue couldn’t possibly be made of anything valuable.Martin let out a strange exclamation. "What the hell!"Kimberly, thinking that Martin was angry, quickly said, "Mr. Lawson, tell us what’s so disastrous about this wood. Are you saying it’s just a piece of junk?"Contrary to expectations, Martin replied angrily, "I’m saying that whoever preserved this Saint George statue was a jerk. This is genuine sandalwood, and yet it’s completely neglected, covered in dust."Most of the group had no idea what sandalwood was worth, but judging by the name alone, it sounded impressive.Kimberly asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you saying this is really antique wood?"Martin examined the statue carefully, scrutinizing every detail. "Judging by the texture, this carving must have been made at least 150 years ago."Everyone was
"The Saint George statue was indeed a fitting choice for a karaoke." Nigel chuckled, turning to Ivy.“Why didn’t you just go on Amazon and buy a new one for a few dozen bucks? This one is obviously second-hand. Or was it picked up from some junk stall?”Frederick heard Nigel’s mockery and nodded in agreement, a faint smile on his lips. “You’re not wrong. This statue actually was picked up from a street stall.”“At the Treasure Hall in the antique trade market, no less. And yes, it’s an antique.”The truth was, the statue was from the Victorian era. Even the owner of Treasure Hall, Dominic, had recognized its age but dismissed it as worthless, tossing it onto a stall outside.Frederick had picked it up casually, thinking it would come in handy one day, and now it was the perfect gift for Ivan.Hearing this, Nigel burst out laughing, clutching his stomach. “An antique? Treasure Hall? You’re really trying to fool us.”Kimberly chimed in, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she glance
The group’s attention was fully captured by Frederick’s words, their eyes all on him. Nigel, knowing that Kimberly had informed Ivy at the last minute and that she likely didn’t have a gift, sneered at Frederick."Well, if you’ve got a gift, go ahead and show it.""Considering Ivy and Kimberly’s relationship, the gift should be pretty decent, right?"Everyone was now staring at Frederick with anticipation, curious to see what kind of gift he could produce.Ivy, on the other hand, was completely flustered. She hadn’t handed any gift to Frederick, though she understood he was trying to help her out of a tough spot. But wasn’t this making things even more awkward?Nigel continued to press him, "Where’s the gift? Come on, take it out already.""After all this time, you still can’t take it out. Don’t tell me you don’t even have one."Frederick glanced at Nigel with a calm smile. "Oh? Are you planning to bet 300 grand with me again?"Nigel froze. There was no way he had another 300 t
Ivan was deeply moved, feeling as though all the unpleasantness from their school days had been swept away. A sense of childhood nostalgia, unique to old classmates, welled up within him.The crowd continued to shower Nigel with praise, giving him thumbs up one after another."A gift worth 10 grand is no small amount. Nigel is truly generous.""That’s right. These days, even classmates hesitate to prepare gifts, but Nigel has shown such generosity.."Most of the attendees had come because of their connection with Kimberly. Each had prepared gifts with costs ranging from a few hundred dollars. Compared to Nigel’s grandiose gift worth 10 thousand, their contributions paled in comparison.Hearing the compliments, Nigel waved his hand dismissively, feigning modesty. "It’s nothing, really. After all, Ivan and I are good friends from way back."Then, Nigel’s expression shifted slightly as he added, "Speaking of good friends, I’m sure it’s not just me and Ivan here who share a special b