"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
Frank took a cab to Turnbull Villa right away, where Vicky and Walter were present, along with a beautiful woman and a burly man who looked like a bodyguard.Walter was the first to greet Frank. "Welcome, Mr. Lawrence.""Mr. Turnbull." Frank nodded.On the other hand, Vicky stayed seated beside the woman, appearing tame and disciplined.Just then, the woman asked, "You're Frank Lawrence?"There was a hint of disdain in her eyes.Frank frowned slightly but replied. "And you are…?"Before Vicky could speak, the woman introduced herself. "Susan Redford. I'm Vicky's mother.""So you are Mrs. Turnbull. Pleasure to meet you," Frank nodded, surprised that Vicky's mother carried such a presence.So one could tell that she was an heiress herself, though strategic marriages were probably normal for dynasties like the Turnbulls.Susan was studying Frank in turn. "My daughter told me you're extraordinary in medicine and martial arts?""My knowledge is superficial. I hardly hold my own,"
It happened in a split second, and Frank presumed that Cliff would concede.After all, they were just sparring, and Frank had no reason to murder a bodyguard of the Turnbulls.To his surprise, however, Cliff never sensed a thing and kept attacking him!"Stop!" Vicky shouted at that very moment. "That's more than three! Frank won!"Cliff stopped in turn.His boss only told him to threaten the kid—he had enough self-control to not kill Frank.He quietly backed away. Then, straightening his clothes, he suddenly realized that his collar button was gone and swore under his breath, "Shit, where did it go?"At the same time, Vicky turned to her mother. "Frank can take the wonderroot now, right?"Susan nodded. "Yes. Also, I'll be leaving soon—Cliff will stay as your bodyguard.""My bodyguard? That's unnecessary—Frank is my personal bodyguard." Vicky refused right away, wrapping her hands around his arm. "And there's still Yara, who is the daughter of the governor. You really don't hav
"What is that?" Frank asked in curiosity. Vicky leveled a mysterious gaze on him. "It's a pharmaceutical company. You can better harvest the rare medicinal ingredients from across the world if you join us—in fact, I'm doing this for you!""Haha…" Frank chuckled—he had just met her days ago, and he really doubted Vicky would go that far for him. "Let's just be honest, alright? What is it that you want?"While he was interested in such a company, Frank knew that nothing was free in this world. This was a give and take, and there must be a catch.Vicky smiled. "I want you to be my boyfriend.""What?" Frank appeared stupefied—he did not want to make enemies for no reason, especially since she was already engaged.Vicky giggled when she saw that it was a no. "I'm just kidding. Anyway, my side of the family has been eager to expand our medicinal business into Middleton. I've always been in charge of that, but I also know my uncle's side of the family would definitely send someone over
Helen did not dawdle and hurried to Henry's room.The room with antique furnishings was now swirling with the scent of medicine, with various emergency medical equipment brought into the room.Two nurses were working busily, and Helen ran up to Henry to find him on his last legs."Grandpa…" she murmured miserably."Frank? I-Is that you?" Henry slowly opened his eyes, thinking she was Frank."It's me, Helen," Helen quickly said."Helen?" Henry appeared surprised and mustered his spirit to continue, "You're here? Where's Frank? Why isn't he here with you…""Grandpa, we're already divorced," Helen said awkwardly. "He's not coming."Henry's breathing turned ragged and his tone became urgent. "Helen… You shouldn't have divorced Frank… You shouldn't…"His reaction shocked Helen. "Please, Grandfather. You're scaring me… calm down!"The nurse nearby sighed just then. "He's been calling the name Frank Lawrence a thousand times over, unable to eat or sleep."Helen pursed her lips—she
Gina absolutely disagreed. "What do you mean by others? Mr. Wesley has helped us so much!"Peter agreed. "From where I'm standing, he would be better as my brother-in-law than Frank.""Just shut it," Helen shot him a glare and refused to say anything further. -Frank arrived in an hour, but no one greeted him since he amounted much less than a son-in-law.Only Helen did, although she too had opinions against him because of what happened before. "Hey."Frank asked right away," How's Gramps?""It doesn't look good."Frank nodded. "I'll see him."With that, he walked past the crowd and made a beeline for Henry's room."How are you, Gramps?" he asked when he saw Henry.The man had been waiting and promptly looked up at Frank's familiar voice. "You're really here, Frank."Frank held his hand while taking his pulse. "Yes, I am."Henry was in turn calmer when he saw Frank. "My family has wronged you, Frank…"Frank shook his head and assured him, "You'll be fine as long as I'm a
Suddenly, the door opened, and Gina and the rest of the family rushed inside.The instant she saw Frank holding a hand on Henry, she promptly rushed up to stop him. "What are you doing?!"Frank frowned. "I'm treating him.""Treating him?!" Gina glowered in contempt, shoving Frank off. "A lowlife like you? Buzz off!""What…" Frank was speechless. Henry frowned in turn. "Frank is helping me.""What would he know?" Gina snorted. "You have nothing to worry about now. Sean Wesley spent a fortune to buy a super pill when he heard what happened."Henry growled through his teeth. "I don't need that. Tell him to leave.""What are you saying? Mr. Wesley has helped us so much and he's interested in Helen," Gina said smugly. "He'll soon marry her too.""What…"Henry fainted at Gina's words, leaving everyone shocked!"Grandfather…""Move." Frank shoved his way forward, intent on helping Henry."No, you move!" Gina snapped right then, "Who do you think you are, telling me to move?! Do
Sean's heart skipped a beat.In reality, he had only heard about the Ichor Pill while having a drink with Tidus yesterday—there were none left aside from the one Gerald consumed.When he heard Henry was sick, he simply bought some vitamin pills that would not help at all. He disguised them as the Ichor Pills, since the vitamin pills were harmless.It was his contribution if Henry recovered, while if Henry did not, his time was simply up.Sean certainly did not expect Frank to say that it was fake directly!However, before he could speak, Gina was already snapping, "Shut up! Are you doubting Mr. Wesley? Do you even know a thing about medicine?!"Beside her, Peter was glaring at him in contempt. "That's right. What gives you the right to doubt Mr. Wesley?"Haha!Sean was absolutely thrilled—with the Lanes around, he did not even have to come up with an excuse!Frank glared at them in turn. "I won't waste my breath with you. Right now, I want to save Gramps."However, Peter and