"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
"Huh? How can this be?" Doctor Chase could not believe this. He continued to try a few more times, but Gloria did not stir. "What's going on, Doctor Chase? Why isn't my wife waking up?" Vincent asked anxiously. "This seems to be far more serious than her previous attacks," a solemn expression crossed Doctor Chase's face. In the past, he could easily wake Gloria up with just a few simple maneuvers, but now, despite trying them multiple times, there was no sign of Gloria waking at all. One did not need to be a genius to figure out this was far more serious than what happened in the past! Vincent grew even more panicked at this. "What should we do now, Doctor Chase?" "Don't worry, Mister Poole. I have one last trick up my sleeve; I'm afraid we have to give her a resuscitation shot," Doctor Chase replied hesitantly. A resuscitation shot was a type of injection given to awaken comatose patients, but it came with side effects that would affect each individual differently based
Doctor Chase sneered at this. "Mister Poole, I'm not well versed in conventional medicine, so I'm not sure how to explain this, but please believe me; Missus Poole's condition is not suitable to receive a resuscitation shot at all!" Leon turned to stare at Vincent earnestly. Leon spent the last couple of months helping treat various disorders and diseases, thus he managed to gain some experience in medicine, which compelled him to think that giving Gloria a resuscitation shot would likely worsen her condition and even cost her life! "You! Mister Poole, this man's trying to get in my way. Please get him out of here so I can treat Missus Poole appropriately!" Doctor Chase shouted. "Please get out, Mister Wolf! I was tolerating you considering you're a guest in my home, but I hope you know where to draw the line!" Vincent, too, was irritated by Leon's constant meddling. If Leon were able to vocalize his concerns properly, perhaps he would consider trusting him, but he could not
"Father!" Both Snow and Fane were displeased by Leon's treatment. After all, he was their guest, and yet not only did their father try to threaten him with violence, but he was now kicking him out of their house! "Fane, I'll only repeat myself one last time—send this man out!" Vincent shot his son and daughter a sharp glare. Snow was unbothered by this, but Fane was always terrified of his father, and could not help shuddering at this. He did not dare to further irritate his father. Leon could not believe that his kindness was taken like this! No matter how mild-mannered Leon was, he still could not help feeling outraged at this mistreatment. He stayed for the sake of helping Gloria, and now that Vincent did not appreciate his kindness, there was no point staying any longer! He tried his best; it was Vincent who was too stubborn to listen to what he said, and there was nothing else he could do. "Alright. I'll excuse myself then!" Leon scoffed and turned to leave. "I'
Doctor Chase was trying desperately to evade all blame on him. "Send her to the hospital? How can you say that so nonchalantly? How will my mother even tolerate the journey there, considering how weak she is now? I'm afraid that she'll be dead by the time she arrives there!" Snow shrieked in anger, her eyes red-rimmed with tears of rage. "I-" Doctor Chase did not know how to refute this. He knew Snow was right; Gloria's condition was so critical at this point that one could not even be sure whether she would survive the journey to the hospital! "Don't worry, Snow, I'll find a solution. I won't let anything happen to your mother, even if it kills me!" Vincent tried to reassure her, but deep down, even he did not know what else to do. "What solution are you going to find? This is all your fault; Leon warned us so many times not to give Mother the resuscitation shot, but you were the one who dismissed him and even chased him out! This is why Mother ended up this way! If anything