Smith hurriedly said, “There is a significant improvement, and the doctor said that he is temporarily out of the life-threatening situation.”Liam asked, “How many pills have you given him?”“One!”Liam then said, “There are no side effects with our Apothecary Restoration Pill. If his condition is critical, you can give him more of the pills. He can take one pill every half an hour, and he can just take all seven pills today so that it can be guaranteed that he will not be in a life-threatening condition for at least the next two or three months. Otherwise, if his cancer cells continue to spread and grow, he might fall into a critical condition again soon.”Smith hurriedly asked, “If we finish all the pills today, what about tomorrow, then?”Liam said, “I’ve already told you that if he finishes all the pills today, it can at least ensure that he can continue to live for another two or three months. If his cancer cells are well-controlled, it might not be impossible for him to live
Very soon, Jimmy’s ward was filled with a large number of doctors in white coats.All the top oncologists in the entire Mayo Clinic were gathered here.Those who could enter the ward were without exception all the heads of departments and the big shots in the laboratory, whereas those with a slightly lower rank could only stand and watch in front of the large glass window outside the ward.Everyone had heard that there was a huge miracle in the ICU and that the FDA executive, Smith’s son had actually gotten a huge therapeutic effect because of an Oskian traditional medicine. It was also said that he would be monitored as he continued taking this medicine. Therefore, no one wanted to miss out on this opportunity to either witness a miracle or a rumor. At this point, Jimmy then swallowed a pill in his mouth with his mother’s help.The pill melted in his mouth once again, and Jimmy was surprised as he said, “Mom, the pill just melted in my mouth... It melted even faster than cotton
“Really?!” When Jenny heard this, she was ecstatic, and her tears fell one after the other.Although she was not a doctor or an expert in the field of medicine, she was still a top student who had graduated from the Ivy League, after all.She knew that the reason why her son could not see anything was because his optic nerve had been compressed by the tumor.So, now, she knew very well that since her son was gradually regaining his vision, this proved that the tumor that was compressing his optic nerve had, in all its probability, gone into remission!She choked up and said, “That’s great! That’s really wonderful!”The strength in Jimmy’s hands had also improved greatly and so, he struggled to lift his right hand, which had the IV infusion tube and the blood oxygen monitoring probe attached to it with great difficulty as he gently wiped the tears off the corners of his mother’s eyes and said, “Don’t cry, Mom. You should be happy that I’m getting better!”The fact that Jimmy was a
Very soon, the doctors and nurses wheeled the young Jimmy to the nuclear medicine center. After being injected with the contrast agent, Jimmy was then taken to the CT room for a full scan.Half an hour later, the scan results came back, and a large group of doctors gathered in front of the computer to review Jimmy’s latest CT images. The attending doctor simultaneously opened the images from half a month ago, and upon comparing them, he exclaimed, “This is simply too unbelievable! A large number of lesions in Jimmy’s body have actually shrunk substantially!”Since Jimmy’s cancer had already reached the end-stage, there had long been multiple metastases including tumor lesions in the lymph nodes, bone, liver, and lungs, and all of them were not small in size. The largest of them was even as big as the size of a baby’s fist.Due to the exhaustion of treatment methods, Jimmy’s cancer cells had been spreading even faster and faster, and the tumor had been growing. According to t
So, she could not help but ask Smith, “Honey, you have to find a way to get another box of the Apothecary Restoration Pills for Jimmy today! Based on the current trend, he should already be able to go home and recuperate if he takes another box of the medicine!”Speaking of this, she could not help but choke up again as she said, “Jimmy has not slept at home for three years now...”Ever since Jimmy had entered the critical stage, he had not been released from the hospital’s twenty-four hours supervision. Even when he had gone to Europe to receive treatment, he had also been sent directly from the hospital to the airport before taking a special medical charter plane directly to Europe. So, for Jenny, she would really love to be able to bring her son home.In her opinion, as long as they could ensure that her son could take the Apothecary Restoration Pill, he would certainly be able to get out of the hospital and recover properly at home.After all, to her, the credibility of the A
At this moment, Smith simply did not know that Liam had not even left him with the opportunity to kneel and grovel to apologize to him.Meanwhile, Liam was already on the flight route back to Aurous Hill.Although the speed of Charlie’s private jet was not as fast as the Concorde, the interior decoration in the private jet was not any worse than that of the Concorde. Right then, Liam was resting on the plane that was more luxurious than a five-star guest room, and he did not suffer any hardship or toil on the journey back at all.On the other hand, Smith had started utilizing his connection in the Washington Police Department early in the morning to begin investigating Liam’s place of residence. As Smith only knew how to pronounce Liam’s name without knowing the proper spelling, it took a lot of trouble for him to find it.Later, his friend from the police department then used the screening method to collect the statistics on all the Oskian male travelers who had checked into Was
Smith held his chin. ‘Strange…It does not make sense for him to pretend not to be able to hear me if he’s in the room, right? Wouldn’t that be too childish?’ Smith was helpless, and he could only continue knocking hard on the door.At this time, the door of the room beside him was pushed open. A shirtless brawny man cursed, “Are you f*cking courting your own death? What are you knocking for so early in the morning?! Do you believe that I’ll crack your head open?!”Smith could only apologize when he was faced with this kind of typical cowboy-style bearded man, “Sorry, I’m so sorry. I’ll keep my voice down. I’ll be quieter...”The brawny man pointed at him and said through clenched teeth, “Keep your voice down?! If you dare to make any more noise from now on, I’ll beat the crap out of you!”Smith hastily kept his mouth shut, and he could only keep reaching out his hand to salute the other party in a very submissive manner.It was only then that the other party finally let him go,
After hearing the sincerity in Smith’s apology, Liam put his smile away and said seriously, “Mr. Smith, although I’m indeed very dissatisfied with you, there is no need for me to lie to you. I’ve truly returned to Oskia. Can’t you hear that there is still the sound of the plane engine here? The plane that I was on has just landed, and it hasn’t stopped yet.”After that, Liam put his cell phone close to the window, and Smith, who was on the other end of the line, could immediately hear the sound of the plane engine.After Smith heard the sound of the plane engine on the other end of the phone coupled with the fact that there was no movement inside the room in front of him, he immediately realized that Liam had indeed left. In that instant, he collapsed emotionally as he covered his head and sighed, saying, “Mr. Weaver... you... why did you leave without even telling me?! At least... At the very least, give me a chance to make it up to you...”“You don’t need to make it up to me,” L
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze
Meanwhile, Raymond sighed unhappily. "I really can't afford four hundred grand—like I said, there's not much to offer here in my shop, which I've been investing a lot in. I'd have to pay rent to the owner soon as well, and everything would end terribly for me if I paid that much…"Billy blurted right then, "You said it's medieval and worth millions, didn't you? You'd make a fortune if you sold it!"Raymond sighed again. "Million-dollar antiques aren't that easily sold, and people would be especially skeptical with a small business like mine. I could sell it at an auction too, but that's only happening when someone decides to organize one, not to mention the troublesome appraisal processes it involves.""And right now, I just think it's medieval in terms of style, but I'm no authority in the matter. In the end, it's up to experts and specific groups that would verify it, and if I messed up, it's entirely my loss.""Even if I'm lucky and it's medieval, I'd still have to wait until th
"Invest?!"Billy was left dumbstruck at the term.What even was this fool up to? This definitely wasn't in the script! What about the questions he was supposed to ask? It was like sitting for a grade-schooler test and suddenly being hit with a bar exam!In the car, Jacob blurted out, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Is he really going to pay 250 thousand?!"Zachary pursed his lips. "Maybe he's just throwing us bait. Think about it—if we took the deal, we'd have to leave a contact number.""After that, he would trick us and say he sold it for ten million and lure us in for the five million. We'd definitely show up, wouldn't we? Once we came, it might turn out that he has called the cops and would even produce\ the bronze sculpture as evidence. Wouldn't we be just shooting ourselves in the foot?"Jacob was left in misery, his face contorting as he pouted, "But you said the cops wouldn't get involved…"Zachary rolled his eyes, "Yes, they wouldn't most of the time since that
However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy
In Treasure Measure, even Billy was having a hard time understanding what was going on.Before he came, Zachary made it very clear that he was here to dupe Raymond Cole, and he had come.As such, his job was now to claim that this bronze sculpture which was made in the last century was actually from the Renaissance era and then sell it to Raymond at a cutthroat price.But now, Raymond himself was saying that it was medieval? What was that supposed to mean?Even as he was left confused, he blurted out, "Sir, if you say it's from medieval times… then how much is it worth?"Raymond thought about it and said, "It's quite an unpopular item, but it's not to say that no one would buy it or that no one likes it. The main issue is that there were plenty of wars at that time, and most bronze would be used for weapons. Copper production would be low with rationing as well, so bronze tools were naturally rare for civilians.""Gilding is common for better quality items, and from the northern