The tattooed man did a double take.Someone that strong there was in this little apothecarium all this while?Frank stepped out to the lobby just then, with Janet hiding behind him.He was about to start cooking a pill, only to hear the commotion outside.He stepped out and saw in surprise the two goons chasing Janet, and he kicked them without holding back.He then looked around the lobby and found Kim and Liv as well."Who are you?" he asked icily. "You have some balls to cause trouble here." The tattooed man glanced at Frank but soon dismissed him as he barked, "Get him."His gang of goons promptly charged, while Janet cried in warning, "Watch out, Mr. Lawrence!"However, those small fries were completely insignificant in Frank's eyes.He shot forward like a bolt, dancing between the goons as he sent all of them flying with each one punch."Shit…" The tattooed man paled—so Frank was really strong!However, even as he watched his men fall one after another, he whipped ou
Frank pointed at Flora Hall's plaque. "Certainly. This is Riverton's most famous apothecary."Kim looked around and decided that Frank was not lying with all the shelves and cupboards where medicinal items were kept.Moreover, she had definitely been struck on the way here. She could feel that her body was a mess and had trouble breathing.And considering that the man was a healer, she promptly held out her wrist.With a single tap, Frank determined where her injuries were. His fingers moving as fast as lightning, he touched Kim over her chest, and she immediately felt a pang of pain there."What do you think you're doing?! How dare you molest Ms. White!" Liv was glaring furiously as soon as Frank touched Kim's chest and promptly pulled Kim toward herself while snapping, "To think I believed you were a proper doctor, when you're just taking advantage of women!" Frank frowned at Liv. "You're really terrible with words."Liv was going to snap at him again, but Kim stopped her.
"What's wrong, Ms. White?!" Liv cried even as she tried to help Kim to her feet, just as the White family's men arrived.The bodyguard in the lead saw that Kim was unconscious and quickly asked, "What happened to Ms. White?""She was hit when some hitmen attacked," Liv quickly said."Quick, get her to the hospital." The bodyguard quickly carried Kim into the car, which sped straight to Riverton City Hospital.After a surgery that lasted an entire night, Kim was finally kept out of danger.Eron White, the head of the White family, arrived just as dawn arrived and asked the bodyguards, "How is she?"They kept their heads down in silence as one answered, "A gang of hitmen attacked her, and she sustained internal injuries. But she's safe now.""What do I pay you for?!" Eron snapped furiously. "There are so many of you, and she still got hurt?!"Liv explained, "I take full responsibility, Mr. White. Ms. White wanted to take a stroll, and I couldn't stop her."Eron turned toward Liv
Eron told Kim, "It's alright. Don't move—just stay put and rest."Kim nodded. "Is my condition very serious?""Don't worry," Eron assured her. "The hospital chief is bringing in a specialist. They'll definitely make you better.""Really?" Kim smiled."Of course." Eron nodded repeatedly. "You'll be fine as long as I'm around."Kim said nothing after that.In reality, she did not really care about her injury.She was in Riverton because of her arranged marriage. She did not like her fiance, however, and left her hotel in the middle of the night to flee Riverton and the arranged matrimony.Naturally, that went south, though she actually thought since last night that it would be good if she died like this.Soon, the doors to her ward opened again, and two men entered.It was Kuno Yaffe, the middle-aged chief of Flying Sword Sect.His only son, Jan Yaffe, who was just a little past twenty, stood beside him.Kuno hurried toward them, nodding at Eron as he asked, "Mr. White, I hea
"Hmm?" Frank looked up and recognized both women right then—were they not chased into Flora Hall last night?It was almost too much of a coincidence…"You know her, Liv?" Eron asked in curiosity."Yeah. Last night, he…"Liv was going to say that Frank molested Kim but quickly stopped herself since the Yaffes were with them, and they would most certainly get upset…"What happened yesterday?' Eron asked in curiosity. Fortunately, Kim reacted quickly and said, "He was the man who saved us last night when Skyhawk Sect pursued us.""Oh, really?" Eron was surprised and looked at Frank with less contempt as he was surprised someone in his twenties was that impressive.Hali smiled. "Exactly what I was saying—Mr. Lawrence is as prodigious in medicine as he is in martial arts."Jan frowned and strode up. "In that case, treat my fiancee right now—you will be handsomely rewarded if you succeed."Frank, however, completely ignored Jan and walked right up to Kim. "I've told you last night
Most importantly, Frank was just too young! It would have been fine if he were an elderly healer.Scratching his head, Eron asked, "Is there no other way?"Frank shook his head. "There's only one way to treat her. You reserve the right to refuse, naturally."Jan snorted coldly right then. "Hmph! The way I see it, you just want to take advantage of my fiancee! Needing her to take off her clothes? I've never heard anything more ridiculous!"Frank glanced at Jan's piggish face and rattish eyes, with the latter looking at Kim as pervertedly as possible.To think an upstanding maiden like Kim would have to suffer a fiance like him… Still, he was not inclined to meddle with anyone's engagement and shrugged. "If you don't believe me, then forget it.""Mr. Lawrence intends to treat me," Kim said just then. "Gender isn't a factor when it comes to treatment. Just let him do it."Unlike the others, she was actually convinced that Frank had no ill intent.However, Jan quickly reasoned,
Hali was certainly at a loss—the White family were the ones who asked for the best healer, but they were now chasing Frank away.Still, Frank waved him off. "It's not your fault, chief. Don't apologize for them—I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving now.""I'll walk with you." Hali personally escorted Frank outside.Meanwhile, the Yaffes' men brought Dan to Riverton City Hospital soon enough.Seeing Dan's white hair and beard, everyone in the room was nodding in approval since that was their ideal image of a healer.Kuno introduced him. "This is Dan Zimmer, the head of Riverton's Flora Hall.""Your reputation precedes you, Mr. Zimmer."Eron hurried to Dan, shaking his hand with both his hands—his daughter was saved!Dan smiled politely. "You're exaggerating, Mr. White. Mr. Yaffe has already informed me about your daughter's situation along the way—time is of the essence.""Yes, yes." Eron nodded repeatedly and walked with Dan to Kim's bed.Like Frank, Dan felt Kim's
Dan's eyes lit up as he asked, "Are you serious, Mr. White?""Of course," Eron replied.Dan smiled. "Well, I can't treat your daughter, but there's one person in Riverton who can. He's a savant in both martial arts and medicine—he definitely can help your daughter.""How is his medical knowledge compared to yours?" Eron asked in curiosity.Dan waved him off and sighed self-deprecatingly. "It'd be no exaggeration to say that I'm far beneath him—by a hundred times, even.""There's actually someone so amazing in Riverton?" Eron exclaimed excitedly.After all, Dan could tell someone hurt his daughter just by taking her pulse—someone that good would be a big deal in Riverton.However, Kuno was rubbing his chin as he asked in curiosity, "I've been here in Riverton for years, but I've never heard of any such person."He certainly would have heard about that someone if he really was better than Dan."I wouldn't be surprised." Dan simply chuckled. "He never cares for prestige. All he d