"Oh! They came looking for Winter." The assistant grinned. "They must be planning to ask her for an internship, seeing that she's just been appointed our hospital chief and all.""Hmph!" Paco wheeled on Winter right then, his glare cold as he snapped coldly, "What do you take our hospital for?! This isn't a place for brats to sleep your way to the top. Get out of here!""What? Are we asking to stay?" Tina sneered in contempt and turned to leave again after shooting a cold glare at Winter."Wait…"Winter tried to speak, but she was so exhausted from the surgery that she could barely manage a syllable.Paco continued to snap at her right then, "I say, chief, you've already given me enough trouble for one day, so get it in your head—this is a hospital, not a place for Gene Pearce to keep lovers!"Then, pointing at Gus Zeller on the trolley bed, Paco bellowed, "Look what you've done! Do you know who that is? He's a retainer of the Sorano family! You let him die in surgery—do you re
Gus only had a one percent chance of survival, but some fresh graduate who was thought to be Gene's lover managed to succeed with that chance?!Hell, the man could even talk now!Paco felt as if his world was crumbling around him, as if the decades of medical knowledge he had did not amount to a couple brats.Around him, his assistants were gaping in shock.Paco could not do it! What gave those two the right to succeed?Was it even possible that their medical skills were superior to Paco's despite being less experienced?"Do you know the name Frank Lawrence?"Gus rasped at Winter and Jean Zims, though his eyes were still closed."Frank Lawrence?"Winter and Jean traded glances."He's my brother," Winter replied."He's my mentor," Jean said at the same time.Gus nodded and sighed in turn. "So it really was him… He saved my life again."Then, turning toward Paco and his assistants, he said quietly, "Frank Lawrence is mentor to Kenny Loggins of Morhen. That makes these girls
The girls felt contempt toward Winter while being left at a loss as to where they should undergo their internships.Just as Frank overheard their conversation, Jessica spotted him and did a double take. "Hey, isn't that Winter's brother?"Still, she soon scoffed. "You've really gone all out just to get your sister a job!""Yeah, sending her giftwrapped to some geezer's bed… No one comes close to matching your tenacity."The mockery left Frank confused, though he soon realized that they had misunderstood as they kept yapping away.Winter actually had the disposition to become the chief of Zamri Hospital—in fact, her skill in medicine was plenty sufficient, and she did not have to resort to any unsavory means.While the girls remained skeptical despite Frank's words, Frank simply dragged them along to see Winter so Winter could tell them herself.Still, when they arrived, they found Paco with a group of doctors and nurses, all on their knees as they apologized to Winter. "What…"
Frank and Lanecorp kept a low profile as they waited out the storm.As two months passed, Zamri more or less calmed down as the spiritron vein left the city, evident from the lack of martial elites being admitted to Zamri Hospital.Still, the spiritron vein was not Frank's concern—instead, it was Silverbell.She was the chief of the Martial Alliance, individually powerful and with plenty of martial artists under her command.And yet, Frank was worried as he heard that the spiritron vein was no longer in the Martial Alliance's possession.Even as the thought bugged him, Frank eventually got a call from Fenton—Silverbell's father—one afternoon."Master Frank." Fenton spoke calmly as usual, but Frank was sharp enough to notice a hint of worry."Tell me," Frank replied, much calmer and a lot less angsty.After all, he had truly learned that there were people much stronger than him all over Draconia."Silverbell and I lost touch, and it's been a week. Have you been in touch with he
Carol was definitely content with life—her daughter was now the chief of Zamri Hospital, her son was safe abroad, and she found herself a new partner despite being well advanced in years.Nash was content just like Carol, though he only had one cause to worry in his untameable daughter Kat.At the moment, she was staying in Riverton with Noel York and was involved in the production of a film.While Nash would complain that it was not a stable job, he would be grinning ear-to-ear even as he said that.Naturally, both him and Carol had Frank to thank for all of that. From a certain point of view, he was now their adopted son."Yeah, where do you have to go this late at night, Frank?" Nash asked as he brought kitchen utensils."Hehe… Just a small trip to Norsedam," Frank did not provide details to spare them from worrying.Still, just as he was about to leave, he ran headlong into Helen and an exhausted Vicky, the latter who immediately complained, "I can't do this darling. Helen's
After fidgeting restlessly for a while, Helen finally looked up at Frank, her cheeks flushed as she stammered, "D-Darling… I want what Vicky had, too…""Hahaha! I knew it!"Vicky exclaimed as she suddenly appeared behind Helen, grinning gleefully as she folded her arms before her chest. "Just spit it out already. Don't you feel embarrassed, fidgeting about at your age, Ms. Lane?""You stay out of this!" Helen wheeled on Vicky and snapped.When Helen turned, she saw that Frank was in front of her, leaning down to give her a warm kiss on the forehead.As she reached up blankly to touch her forehead, she looked up to see Frank's smile.Flushing in embarrassment, she turned and left, snorting. "Alright, that's enough already! It's time for dinner!"Even as she chased a giggling Vicky inside, Vicky turned to look at Frank. "Come home soon.""Yeah." Frank nodded, smiling.Later, even as Helen picked up a bowl on the table, she stared blankly at the dishes around the table as she hea
Edon was ready to point at Chet's nose and snap, but he froze as his brother calmly said, "The chief of the Martial Alliance is here in our residence.""What? The chief of the Martial Alliance?! You mean…""Yeah." Chet nodded somberly, looking at his brother's shocked reaction before adding, "She has been maimed, her cultivation almost lost.""Then, the spiritron vein…""She doesn't have it," Chet replied.As disappointment showed on Edon's face, Chet continued calmly, "I know what you're thinking—in fact, I was thinking it when I received her. However, she gave it up before she arrived, and the Martial Alliance lost over a hundred martial artists in the battle. There was no shortage of Ascendant ranks, and only she managed to escape, barely alive."Sighing somberly, Chet concluded, "For me, it's clear from this that the spiritron vein is too important for our family to even touch. Too much greed really consumes you."Edon lowered his head, clearly doing the math.When he looke
"Jaden is second in Skyrank!" Edon exclaimed anxiously at Chet. "And he's your son! Just think about it—if the boy grows further, we won't just become one of the strongest dynasties on the East Coast… We might even establish ourselves in Morhen!""I know." Chet sighed, leveling a cool stare at his brother. "But who aside from Hundred Bane Sect can save Jaden now? However, if we agreed to their demands, our family's cultivation and hard work that spanned over a hundred years would be for naught."Unlike the Martial Alliance, Hundred Bane Sect would have complete control over our family. Where the Martial Alliance is a loose organization, we would be reduced to their lab rats. Even if you were in my shoes, would you be able to sacrifice so many of us for Jaden's sake?""That's true, but…" Edon wanted to argue but scowled as he had no retort and sat down again. "Hehe… Chet, Edon."Just then, a pale man wearing glasses and a white suit entered.Edon was immediately glaring at him.