Leon asked, smiling. "Leon, I heard all about your resignation and your breakup with Iris. I was just wondering what happened—why would the two of you break up out of the blue?" Ariel asked with no intention of sugarcoating her words at all. This was the real reason she invited Leon for dinner. "Why does there need to be a reason for breaking up?" the smile froze on Leon's face. He initially felt a lot better after drowning his sorrows in alcohol the night before and talking to Cynthia, but now, his pain was once again brought to the surface by Ariel's mention of Iris. He finally realized just how important Iris became to him! "Can you give me a proper answer? If you still think of me as a friend, you should be honest with me," Ariel said in displeasure. "Um, alright." Leon let out a sigh and decided there was no point hiding it anymore, so he told Ariel the truth about everything. "Iris suspects you as the mastermind behind her kidnapping? She questioned your inten
Ariel gaped at this. She initially wanted to help Leon win back Iris's heart out of kindness, but she never thought Leon would reject her outright! "What happened in the past should stay in the past. Since she no longer trusts me, there's no point in me begging her to change her mind. The fact that she has mistrusted me once means that there likely will be a second, third, and God knows how many times. "Even if you helped me win her back this time, what will happen in the future? What if she still chooses to mistrust me if something else happens down the line? Am I supposed to beg for her to change her mind again and again?" Leon said solemnly. He could not help recalling the term he came across on the internet recently—the word, simp, would perfectly describe someone like him if he were to beg for Iris's forgiveness over and over. Besides, Iris was not the only one who mistrusted him, even Elder Young and Gilbert were the same. If he were to put down his ego and beg for Ir
Louisa's intentions were clear: she wanted to help Leon win Iris's heart back. "There's no need for that, but I appreciate your help," Leon rejected her. "Why not?" Louisa was astounded by this. The fact that Leon even managed to win Iris's heart in the first place could be chalked up to her doing, and she knew just how much Leon loved Iris—she did not understand why he was willing to give up on her just like this. "This is far more complicated than you think. Not only does your cousin mistrust me, but your grandfather and uncle as well. All in all, I think it's better if I remain on my own to clear my head, and maybe we can see what happens," Leon replied. "Are you worried that my grandfather and uncle will stop you?" Louisa fell silent after asking this. She knew that Leon was right; even if he managed to win Iris's heart, that did not guarantee that Elder Young and gilbert would change their minds. "Well, whatever it is, Lewd, I still think you're the perfect man for my
Cynthia was a little displeased to see Leon on the phone. "Are you going out again, Leon?" "Yes, Fane wants to see me," Leon muttered sheepishly. He only began working for Cynthia for two days and spent both of those days out, it was no wonder Cynthia was disapproving of this. "Fane again?" Cynthia asked dubiously as she gave Leon a once-over. "Leon, have you possibly changed your sexual orientation after your heartbreak?" "Change my sexual orientation," Leon froze and immediately realized what Cynthia was referring to. "Cynthia, please don't take things the wrong way. I'm perfectly straight!" he said nonchalantly, but the truth was, he could not help feeling repulsed by the thought of this. "That's good to hear! I don't wish to have fallen for a man with strange fetishes like this!" Cynthia said, giving him a mischievous grin. Leon rolled his eyes at this. Knowing that Cynthia was pulling his leg, he took no notice of this and instead went downstairs after grabbing his c
"Mister Wolf, excuse my crudeness, but I hear from Snow and Fane that you have already attained the Peak Innate State. Judging by how young you are, the only explanation as to how you could've achieved that is you must've learned your skills from someone far more powerful. Can I know who that is?" Vincent asked, determined to get to the bottom of this. "Um," A sheepish look crossed Leon's face. He could never reveal the truth to Vincent, especially not since it was the biggest secret he had to keep. Snow could tell how reluctant Leon was to answer this and thus quickly came to his rescue. "Father, why are you asking so many questions? Are you interviewing him?" "Um, I guess you're right. It was inappropriate of me to do so." Vincent smiled, but the truth was, he was feeling a little displeased by this. Leon was their guest, and usually, he did not like placing his guests in such awkward positions, but this was different. Fane boasted to him about Leon's talent and powers the
"I'm guessing it must be because of her poor health," Miss Woods answered earnestly. "I think so too." Vincent sighed with a look of despair. His wife was always, and on top of that, she stuck with him through poverty while he was trying to make a name for himself in the Gangster World, and this predisposed to her poor health in later life. This was made even worse by her giving birth to their children, and gradually, her health deteriorated to a point where she frequently got sick and had to spend months in bed at a time. Vincent sought out many doctors and spent a lot of money and effort trying to treat his wife's condition to no avail. On the contrary, Gloria's health deteriorated over the last two years, and she occasionally would collapse on even the mildest exertion. This was not good at all! Vincent despaired at this, but there was nothing much he could do. "Snow, Fane, please don't worry. Missus Poole has fainted because of the cold forces that have invaded her
"Oh, this is Mister Wolf, a friend of Fane's," Vincent explained. "Is he a doctor?" Doctor Chase asked, frowning. Every time Gloria fell sick, Vincent would give him a hefty bonus if he successfully nursed her back to health; if Leon was also a doctor, this would deprive him of the monetary reward that rightfully belonged to him! "Um," Vincent was unsure of this too and instinctively cast Leon a questioning glance. "I'm not a doctor," Leon answered, shaking his head. "Not a doctor?" Vincent, Fane, and Snow were shocked by this, especially Vincent. He already deduced that Leon was probably mediocre at best, but now, after hearing Leon admit that he was not a doctor, he could not help doubting Leon's capabilities even more! Doctor Chase chuckled at this. "Mister Poole, this man isn't even a doctor, how can you simply allow him to treat a patient? Who will bear the responsibility if something bad happens?" "I-" vincent's face fell at this. The truth was, he was so desperate
"I think it'd be better if he took over!" Vincent said calmly. Even though he did not trust Leon's capabilities, he still tried to be as polite as he could, considering Leon was their guest and he was doing this out of kindness. "But-" Leon was hesitant. "No but's! You should step away, lest you get in the way of Doctor Chase's job!" Vincent said, waving his hand in dismissal. He was beginning to become a little impatient now. "Oh, alright." Leon sighed and had no choice but to step down and let Doctor Chase take over, who immediately brought out a lot of high-tech medical equipment and proceeded to perform an extensive examination on Gloria. "Since you're busy, Mister Poole, I won't take up more of your time. I shall leave now," Leon said, giving Vincent a polite bow. After all, there was no point in him staying any longer, considering Vincent did not even seem to believe in his abilities. "Don't! it's such a rare occasion to have you come to visit, Leon, it would be