Although she was not a vegetarian, she also had very clear control over her intake of meat. She rarely ate red meat and raw seafood, and she would usually eat chicken, which had a lower calorie, regularly. However, in a place like The Heaven Springs, chicken was one of the most unappealing ingredients. So, there would only be soup which was made out of chicken stock served on the table, but this soup would generally be used to cook very precious and expensive ingredients like shark’s fin, abalone, and fish maw, which were regarded highly as high-end ingredients in Oskian cuisine.Alas, this kind of food was very difficult for Kathleen to swallow. In her opinion, the feast of the highest level which was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in The Heaven Springs was just a large table of low-quality protein and a possible gout package. She felt that if she were to continue eating like this, she would get anorexia sooner or later.So, she called the waitress to come in and asked h
At this time, Smith, who was desperate, was still begging the waiter from The Heaven Springs, and he did not notice Kathleen, who was standing and looking at him from not too far away.Smith only wanted to meet with the people from The Apothecary Pharmaceutical as he was in a hurry to try to find a way to get his hands on a little more Apothecary Restoration Pills. Otherwise, his son would start to run out of the medicine soon. However, the waiter from The Heaven Springs did not relent at all, and he even put the word out and said, “Sir, if you continue being such a nuisance, we will have to call the police!”When Smith saw the other party’s firm and resolute attitude, he knew that it would be of no use for him to continue staying here today. So, he could only speak up and say, “Please tell Mr. Albert that I will be going back to the hotel today first. I will come back to visit him tomorrow...”After Smith had said that, he turned around and left The Heaven Springs on foot. At t
“That’s right...” Smith let out a long sigh and said, “Mr. Albert said that the people from The Apothecary Pharmaceutical are not willing to meet me.”Kathleen nodded and asked him again, “By the way, Mr. Smith, you mentioned that you wanted to meet someone named Mr. Wade. Can I ask you who Mr. Wade is?”Smith said, “Mr. Wade is the head of operations at The Apothecary Pharmaceutical. He is the person who is in charge and makes all the decisions related to the sales of the medicines. He was also the one who gave us twenty boxes of the Apothecary Restoration Pill last time.”Kathleen asked him again, “What is Mr. Wade’s full name?”Smith thought for a moment, then he frowned as he said, “I’ve only met him once. I do not seem to recall him mentioning his name when we met the last time. When Liam Weaver made the introduction, he only introduced him as Mr. Wade.”Kathleen asked again, “What does Mr. Wade look like, then? How old is he?”Smith thought for a moment and said, “He looks
Smith’s curiosity was also piqued by Kathleen’s words and so, he asked her, “Miss Fox, which auction house is holding this auction? I can try to find someone to work around it and see if there is any way to add a spot.”When Smith said this, he did not think that there was anything wrong with it. After all, he was the person-in-charge of the FDA, and he was a standard upper-class elite person. So, he knew many people from all walks of life, and he thought that he would certainly be able to find some connections from several internationally renowned auction houses.However, when Kathleen heard this, she could not help but smile slightly as she said seriously, “Mr. Smith, this auction for the Rejuvenating Pill is not an ordinary auction. It is being hosted by a local antique company in Aurous Hill, and the threshold for registration is extremely high. Only those with assets of more than ten billion dollars are eligible to register. I estimate that your connections probably will not be
“Before Vintage Deluxe was set to hold the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill, the entire Vintage Deluxe’s valuation was only a few hundred million dollars. It does not even account for even 1% of Moore Group. So, it could be seen that Jasmine Moore was not valued in the Moore family at all before this.”“But even if that was the case, Jasmine Moore still managed to overpower both of them and become the successor of Moore Group at such a young age...”After Kathleen had said that, she then added, “Furthermore, from these materials, it can be seen that there is no information about Jasmine Moore’s uncle and her cousin brother in the middle and higher-level positions in Moore Group. This proves that Jasmine Moore did not only overpower them, but she also managed to push the both of them out completely.”As Kathleen spoke of this, she could not help but sigh as she said, “I’m now very curious as to how a young woman who had lost her parents at a young age and was not appreciated in her
Kathleen gathered and put together a large pile of information in front of her. She sighed as she said, “I really didn’t expect to have so many things to think about in a small city like Aurous Hill…”She added, “Whether it’s Jasmine Moore, Liam Weaver, or that Kobayashi Ichiro, there must be someone who’s exceptionally adept and all-powerful behind them!”Sherry asked, “Young Lady, do you think that the person behind them is also Master Wade?”Kathleen nodded and continued calmly, “I think that in these incidents, the characteristics of that mysterious person behind the scenes seems to be overlapping. It’s very likely that he’s the same person.”As she spoke, she picked up Weaver Pharmaceutical’s original financial statements. “Look! Weaver Pharmaceutical used to be a medium-sized pharmaceutical company, and its market is also within Oskia itself. As you can see from their financial statements, most of the medicine they sell has a quick turnover but yields only a small profit. Thu
“Yes,” Sherry said. “Among them, 40% work in public hospitals, 30% work in private hospitals and clinics, and 30% have opened their own clinics. The most famous of them is an old doctor who goes by Anthony Simmons. He opened a clinic called Serene World Clinic in Aurous Hill, and his business is excellent. There are also rumors that he once cured a high paraplegic patient!”“Anthony Simmons?” Kathleen seemed to have caught something, as she frowned and muttered, “I think I’ve heard of this man before. A few years ago, there was an Oskian medicine summit in Newcoe Hill. My grandfather was very interested in it and specifically flew over to participate. Although I didn’t go, I’ve read some written materials relating to the summit, and they included an introduction of Anthony Simmons. He has quite the reputation in Oskian medicine.”Sherry asked, “Young Lady, could the mysterious person that we analyzed just now be him?”Kathleen frowned. “I don’t think so...”Sherry said, “From all t
After Jacob was injured by his subordinates, he was taken to Silverwing Hospital immediately by ambulance.Anthony Simmons was invited by Charlie to come to Silverwing Hospital in person, to feed Jacob half of the Healing Pill.Therefore, all of Jacob’s medical records from the moment of his injury until his recovery were all kept in Silverwing Hospital’s large medical record system.Over the years, with the development of computers and the internet, almost all hospitals have started using electronic medical records. It did not only save all the patients’ information, but also the results of each medical examination, the medical records filled out by the doctors, the diagnosis certificates, and most importantly, all of the patients’ medical imaging data. As such, the doctors could easily access all the information at any time. Although this large medical record system was convenient, it also left a huge hidden danger, and that was the fact that information security could not be ab
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi