"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
"Cynthia, I remember that I never got to finish my massage for you. I owe you a massage. Are you tired now? Do you feel like having a massage?" He smiled endearingly as he switched to a different tactic."You still remember? I guess you're not that horrible after all!" Cynthia scoffed and beamed at him.It was not that Leon fawned over her that made her happy, but the fact that he remembered the details of the time they spent together. Though it was only a massage, she was over the moon that he cared enough to remember."Of course! Cynthia, why don't you lay down? I'll give you a massage!" Leon said enthusiastically, knowing that he used the correct tactic and that it would only take him some time to cheer Cynthia up.Cynthia sat on her leather chair and lifted her legs wrapped in black stockings and placed them on Leon's lap to enjoy his massage.Back when Leon massaged her, they were merely friends so he held back; however, since they were more than friends after everything that
Her concern was that the Shears might not have the wild Panax Leon looked for and Leon looked for it elsewhere."You'll regret it for not listening to your father! I told you that Leon doesn't have what it takes to get the Panax from the Shears! After what he did to them, asking the Shears for help is just as good as asking to be killed! I told you not to do it, but you just won't listen. Look what happens!" Gilbert snorted smugly. He already warned Leon not to go to the Shears, so if Leon died, he would have no one but himself to blame."Who said that I can't get the Panax?" Leon strode into the room calmly."Leon! You're fine!" Gilbert was shocked to see Leon return safely.He thought that Leon would at least be severely injured by the Shears and did not expect him to be completely fine."Leon, you're finally back! What took you so long?" Iris hurried over excitedly."Well," He muttered sheepishly.It took him hours to massage Cynthia and cheer her up, but since it was not som
"Iris, I'm going to make this into medicine. Once I'm done, I'll start treating Elder Young," Leon said."Sure. I'll go with you!" Iris said, before leaving the room with Leon.Gilbert was left in the room as he stood alone blankly.Inside the kitchen, Leon cut one fifth of the Panax and boiled it in water to make the medicine for Young.Once the medicine was prepared, Iris and Leon returned to Albert's room to find Louisa and Ruth inside as well, as they wanted to see if Leon was truly capable of curing Albert."Leon, I'll entrust you with my grandpa," Iris said hopefully."Yeah. I'll try my best!" Leon nodded, before walking over to the bed with the medicine."Hang on!" Gilbert stood in Leon's way with a dark expression. "Leon, are you sure that you can cure my father?""Well," Leon hesitated."What's wrong? Are you not sure, Leon?" Iris's heart sank when she saw his hesitation.Though Leon managed to revive her the time before, the blade never actually wounded her heart an
"Iris, I'm just worried that he might be an amateur and might cause your grandfather's condition to worsen," Gilbert smiled sheepishly and slumped."So what? Grandpa is pretty much like a dead person now and even the Holy Doctor was at his wits end! It doesn't matter if Leon can cure Grandpa so long as he tries his best! If something does happen to Grandpa, it's just how things are meant to be. You can't possibly blame Leon for that!" Iris deadpanned coldly."But," Rendered speechless, Gilbert wanted to argue, but could not say a word."Uncle Gilbert, can you move out of the way now?" Leon asked.Gilbert looked down on Leon since the first time they met as though they were enemies from their past lives. Even after Gilbert lost everything, his contempt for Leon did not cease and Leon could not understand what gave Gilbert the idea that he had any rights to look down on anyone.Since Gilbert was prejudiced against Leon, Leon ran out of patience with Gilbert as well.If only Gilbert
"Leon, so you have been bragging when you said that you can cure my father!" Gilbert mocked when he knew that Leon could not wake Albert right away."Dad, treating someone isn't that easy! Besides, Grandpa is in a critical state right now. Isn't it normal that it will take Leon a few days?" Iris retorted."Who knows? Your injuries from the time before were much worse, but he revived you right away, didn't he? If he can't even wake Dad up now, how can he be capable of curing him? I think he just had the wrong diagnosis!" Gilbert said.He never believed for a moment that his father was attacked and was doubtful after hearing Leon's diagnosis, but was only forced into compromising since Iris supported Leon and reality showed that Leon could not revive Albert.Leon was extremely displeased for being doubted time and time again, but explained patiently regardless, "Uncle Gilbert, Iris was treated in time, so my treatment worked right away. It's different for Elder Young and his conditio