Leon was shocked and could not believe what he heard. "Are you crazy, Ruth? How can a man and a woman be in the same bed when they aren't even a couple?" Leon roared."Who told you we are sleeping on the same bed? Dream on! I'm sleeping on the bed and you are sleeping on the ground." She said smugly."I see. You scared me for a moment there." He sighed a breath of relief, before coming to a realization. "Hang on. Why should I sleep on the ground? What kind of sick joke is that?""Who's joking? Are you going to make a frail woman like me sleep on the floor?" Ruth retorted.He was rendered speechless as Ruth was hardly frail, not to mention that she invaded his room."What on earth is wrong with you, Ruth Collins? You have your own room, so why do you have to come and sleep in mine?" He questioned in displeasure."It's simple. I told you that I'm not giving a single peaceful moment unless you hand me the other half of the Mysterious Maiden Method!" She said slyly. "If Iris Young se
He agreed to her unreasonable request and tolerated the fact that she robbed him mainly because she saved his life before. If anyone else did such things, he would have shown them no mercy."No way. I want it no!" Ruth said."Why you! Ruth Collins, I'm warning you. You better take the deal. If you continue to be this unreasonable, I will make sure that you never get your hands on the entire Mysterious Maiden Method no matter what you do!" He roared."But," She hesitated when she saw the anger in his eyes.She knew that Leon would have never put up with her if she did not save him and since he already agreed to give her the completed Mysterious Maiden Method in the future, there was no point for her to push Leon to the point where he lost his temper."Alright, then. It's a deal. Don't you dare go back on your words!" She said.His expression eased. "Don't worry. Since I've made you a promise, I intend on keeping it.""Okay. I'll believe you! Dear Mister Wolf, I won't keep you fro
"Leon, what is it? How's my grandpa?" Seeing the look on his face, Iris's heart sank."Iris, Elder Young is in a critical state. I think someone attacked him and damaged his central nerves connecting to his brain, which caused him to fall unconscious," Leon explained.When he first learnt that Albert fell sick, he assumed that Albert's pre-existing illness resurfaced again. However, judging from the current condition, Albert was attacked."What?""T- That's not possible!"Both Gilbert and Iris were stunned.They both thought that Albert's pre-existing illness resurfaced again, like Leon did, and were shocked that Leon would say Albert was attacked instead."What do you think you are talking about? My father has been struggling with his health. You must have treated him in a way that left some kind of side effects back then, causing his pre-existing illness to resurface again! Yet now you are saying that he was attacked? What a joke!" Gilbert said angrily.Albert was already in
"Back when the Holy Doctor saw Grandpa, he reminded me repeatedly to get Leon to look at Grandpa again. I was confused as to what he meant at the time, but looking at it right now, he might have certain difficulties that prevented him from telling us the truth!"Iris recalled the hesitant look on Graham's face when he treated Albert and the more she thought about it, the more she realized that there was more to the story."Iris, it's bad enough that Leon is running his mouth, why are you agreeing along?" Gilbert gaped at Iris."I'm not just agreeing along! Dad, the truth is right before our eyes. Can you stop being so stubborn?" She said angrily, "I was about to listen to Graham's advice and call Leon over, and you were the one who stopped me! If you didn't stop me, Leon would've cured Grandpa a long time ago and the two of us wouldn't suffer this much!"Gilbert was rendered speechless, because he knew that Iris was right.If Leon's diagnosis was accurate, he was extremely foolish
"The Shears are the biggest supplier for raw medical ingredients, so who else would have the ability to find a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years? You might as well say that you can't treat him!" Gilbert scoffed.Most of the herbs and raw materials for medical purposes were managed by the Shears and while other families might be able to obtain some, any herb that grew for hundreds of years was hard to come back.Since Gilbert was denounced from the Youngs and lost everything, he could not obtain such a thing."That's right! The Shears might have it!" Iris's eyes lit up, "Leon, why don't you visit the Shears and see if Cynthia can help get a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years?"Before Leon could say anything, Gilbert blurted out, "Iris, have you gone mad? Everyone in Springfield City knows that the Shears have turned their backs on Leon! You are sending him to his death if you send him to the Shears!" Gilbert gaped at Iris.After what happened between
"The eyes and the nose look way out of proportion, though. You're kind of bad at drawings," Leon said."Mind your own busi-" Cynthia was about to retort when she recognized Leon's voice. "Leon? It's you! Am I dreaming?"Stunned, she jumped to her feet and gaped at Leon."Of course, not." Leon smiled."It's really you! Yay!" Overjoyed, she leaped into Leon's arms.She just thought about Leon and he appeared right before her eyes the next instant, so she was excited beyond words."I-" He opened his mouth to speak awkwardly.Though Iris gave him permission to be with Cynthia, Iris would always remain to be the woman he loved most, so he was still having a hard time adjusting to Cynthia's acts of intimacy.However, he was only a man and after spending such a long time with Cynthia, the help and love she offered him melted his defenses away and he could not deny the fact that he did have feelings for Cynthia.After a pause, he opened his arms and wrapped them around Cynthia quietly
"But," Cynthia stilled.She knew that what Leon said made sense. Though Iris agreed to Leon seeing her, the love triangle between them was far too odd to be accepted by the Shears.She only made peace with Leon in secret and he was still considered an enemy to other Shears.If she alerted Benedict about what happened, it would not benefit Leon or her in any way."Don't worry, Cynthia. This is between me and Harold. I'll settle it! I actually came here for something else apart from seeing you!" Leon deadpanned."What is it?" She asked."I need a wild Panax that has grown for over three hundred years to treat Elder Young," Leon proceeded to explain the situation, not noticing that the way Cynthia's expression darkened by the moment."Leon, so you came looking for a Panax?" Cynthia asked darkly."Yeah, do you have it?" Leon asked with anticipation."I do. I have a wild Panax that's grown for three hundred and twenty years!" Cynthia said coldly.Since the second sales drive organ
Leon grabbed her hand and said shamelessly, "Cynthia, if you believe me now, can you give me the Panax?""No way! I said no!" He snorted and pulled her hand away from his grip."Why not?" His jaw dropped. He thought that he managed to appease her anger, but women were simply far to read and he underestimated how angry she was."I'm upset that all you think of is Iris! Is there a problem?!" Cynthia said wilfully."But," Leon widened his eyes, "Cynthia, why would you do this to yourself? You know better than anyone that I love Iris and if possible, I would much rather be your friend forever," Leon sighed and said.He felt conflicted in the face of Cynthia's love toward him.Though Iris gave Cynthia a chance and he did have feelings for Cynthia, he already had Iris and could not possibly make Cynthia happy.Leon was not a selfish man and if he could not give her his promise, he should let go of her as soon as possible so that she would not waste her youth waiting on him.He was wi