Sean moved up beside Helen just then, staring at her in concern, "Are you okay, Helen?"Helen rubbed her head. "I'm fine, but shouldn't I be in Leo's office? What are you doing here?""I was worried, so I had Mr. Wesley come with me," Gina replied. "Did Leo Grayson do anything to you?"Helen touched her cheek, then her clothes.It seemed that Leo did nothing to her aside from slapping her a few times, leaving her puzzled—the man was ready to cut her into pieces!"I'm fine, but why did Leo let me go?" she asked."It's all thanks to Mr. Wesley," Gina said, realizing with a start and turning toward Skymex Club. "See? The whole place was locked down by the governor's men."Helen turned to see many men in uniforms from the governor's office standing in front of Skymex Club.Gina in turn started to fawn over Sean. "Your father's amazing, Mr. Wesley. He could even pull strings with the governor's office!""Huh…" Sean stiffened, though he soon laughed. "Haha, of course! My dad does ha
Frank frowned—Helen had asked Vicky for help?So that was why Yara showed up! However, before he could tell her about Yara and Vicky, Helen pushed him away.He quickly caught her wrist. "There's a misunderstanding—""Save it. You can stay with Vicky Turnbull as a dog." Helen shook him off and stormed off in disgust.Gina shot him a look of disdain in turn. "I don't mind telling you that Helen called Ms. Turnbull, but she didn't care if you lived. But my daughter still found sympathy in her heart to beg Leo Grayson—you wouldn't know what killed you if not for her!"Rolling her eyes at him, she left with Sean, who was all smiles since he was the happiest person present.On the other hand, Frank was left standing there, conflicted. He was actually surprised that Helen had gone to Leo to beg for his sake—he had really been severe.However, she was already gone, leaving him alone standing on the curb in the cold night.-After a long while, Yara stepped out of Skymex Club and n
Dan, however, was completely confused when he arrived at Gerald's residence to find him coughing repeatedly, occasionally spitting blood. "Dan, why did my condition get so bad?" Gerald asked.Dan could only rub his beard and ask, "Your pulse is a mess. Did you eat anything bad recently?"Gerald shook his head repeatedly. "No… and I took the medicine like you ordered me to…"That left Dan even more confused, and he growled through his teeth, "Your symptoms are all so bizarre. This is beyond me now.""What?! How?!" Tidus Simmons cried, grabbing his arms. "You're the best healer in Riverton! You have to save my father!""I'd rather nothing happen to him too," Dan said bitterly. "But I have limits, and…"He trailed off, but he basically meant there was no hope.Tidus felt his breath leave his lungs as he dropped to a heap beside his father.Still, Gerald appeared calm. "It's alright. Death is merely nature running its course—no one can ever beat it."Nonetheless, the bedroom was
There was an urgent knock on his door just then, and Frank opened it to find a man he did not recognize.Still, his finely tailored suit made it clear he was not your average Joe, and there was a burly black-clad bodyguard behind him."Who are you?" Frank asked.Tidus did not waste his breath and asked bluntly, "Frank Lawrence? I'm Gerald Simmons' son."Frank promptly understood. "It seems your father's condition is worse than I thought."Tidus seized his collar right then. "You did something to him, didn't you?!"His father was perfectly fine despite being sick on occasion but was suddenly dying after meeting this brat! He really doubted this brat was innocent!Frank simply smiled. "Your father is plagued with multiple conditions, with his thorax being maimed during his younger days. It was always on the verge of aggravation. Also, I just need to lift my finger and he'd be dead—why go through so much trouble?"Tidus considered that for a long while before eventually growling
Everyone promptly ran to the doorway, but Frank was nowhere to be seen.Only Tidus was there, clutching his arm and wobbling as he hurried back."Tidus? Where's Frank?" Kenny promptly asked."No. That pompous bastard said my father's thorax was maimed during his youth and was already nearing death," Tidus growled through his teeth. "He demanded that my father go to him personally—I was going to argue, but he dislocated my shoulder!""What?!" Kenny exclaimed furiously. "He's so full of himself! I'll bring him here myself!""Hold it!" Dan suddenly barked and ran right up to Tidus. "What did you say? How does he know about your father's injury during his youth?!"Tidus did a double take. "No, he's just spewing crap. My father never mentioned anything like that…"Dan sighed lengthily. "Actually, it did happen, but he had supposedly made a full recovery. Also, only he and I are aware… Not even Vicky Turnbull would have known!"Everyone traded glances at that.Frowning, Norman sugge
Peter, Gina, and Helen were actually curious about who Sean had just spotted.They looked as he headed over to the large group of people at the entrance, groveling like a humble slave.Gina paled. "W-Who on earth are those people?"Even Sean himself had to fawn over them!Helen soon narrowed her eyes.She did not recognize the rest save one—Norman Schmidt."One of them is the chief of Riverton's commerce guild," she said. "I don't know the rest."Peter looked utterly envious—when could he mingle with the bigwigs like Sean did? "Gosh," he sighed. "He's even on talking terms with the chief of Riverton's commerce guild… Amazing!""Wow!" Gina exclaimed and turned toward Helen with a serious look. "He's a special man, mingling with the likes of such bigwigs. See how far his influence extends? You have to win him over soon!"Helen was speechless. "Stop prying, Mom.""Why? You're already divorced.""Enough. Let's finish up here—I have to go back to the office soon." Helen ignored
Annoyed, Tidus snapped angrily, "How much do you want?! We can pay you—just name your price!"Frank snorted in disdain. "Money is pointless to me.""Then what is it that you want?" Norman demanded—there was someone in this world who did not want money? Laughable!"A Myriad Hue Snow Lotus from Sky Peak," Frank replied, "or a Radiant Panacea Cap of the South Sea. Do any of you have it?""What…"Both items Frank mentioned were rarer than gold—people would go lifetimes without seeing them, let alone possess them."I don't have either," Tidus replied. "But treat my father, and I'll do all I can to procure them.""Are you giving me an IOU?" Frank asked in return."We can't gather them right away," Tidus explained. "Can't you give us time?"Just then, Dan glanced at Gerald, who was exhaling more than he inhaled.If this dragged on, he would be dead before Frank would help.Stepping up, he said, "Mr. Lawrence, I don't possess the medicinal ingredients you asked for, but my establish
"This feels amazing!" Gerald exclaimed as he strode up to Frank and bowed. "Mr. Lawrence, I apologize for being as short-sighted as I had been in the past. I have truly done you an insult.""It's no issue, Mr. Simmons," Frank replied evenly. "I'm simply doing my duty as a healer.""Wisdom and magnanimity—you are a shining example of your generation," Gerald laughed heartily and whipped out a debit card. "There's five million in here—consider it a little gift from yours truly."Frank shook his head. "Mr. Zimmer has covered your payment."Hearing his name mentioned, Dan flashed an awkward smile. "I'm afraid my shortcomings almost hurt Gerald. We're lucky you're with us, Mr. Lawrence!"He was suddenly thrilled—he was thinking he could emulate whatever technique Frank would use to treat Gerald, only for the man to achieve what he could not with just a pill.What sort of miracle pill was that?!It was not just him either—Kenny and Norman were getting curious as well, and their gaze a