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
Even Helen was looking at Sean in astonishment.The man himself actually felt a little embarrassed as he was caught in disbelief—did he somehow end up buying the real Ichor Pill? Maybe he should buy more later and stockpile it…"Haha! As long as Henry's fine." Gina laughed before shooting Frank a look. "See? Weren't you calling the Ichor Pill a fake just now? What do you have to say now that Henry's fine?"Peter joined in without qualms. "Come on, Mom. You really think he's some miracle healer or something?"Frank rolled his eyes.He was not bothered to explain—they would not believe anything he said now anyway, even if the reason Henry recovered was not because of the fake pills.When he turned to leave, however, Henry promptly stopped him. "Where are you going, Frank? You can at least stay for dinner…"Frank flashed a pained smile. "I'll pass. I have to go now—I'm busy.""No." The old man did not want him to leave at all and tried his best to keep him. "You saved my life. H
As things tensed up between Sean and Frank, Frank's cab arrived.Sean did not make a move and smiled instead. "Be careful when you walk the streets at night, kiddo."Frank snorted in disdain. "I could say the same about you.""Fuck you," Sean cursed as he drove off.-Meanwhile, Henry completely ignored Gina and the rest after Frank left.Gina approached Helen just then, "Dear, wasn't Big Bright's Lyndon McCoy sick too?"Helen nodded. "Yeah. What about it?"Big Bright was a distributor of construction materials, and Lane Holdings was always buying from them with reasonable prices. Moreover, Lyndon was known to be a loyal, honest man.Gina quickly said, "Since Mr. Wesley brought two Ichor Pills, there's one left… Don't you think the McCoys would be indebted to you if you helped Lyndon? Bargaining would be so much easier after that!"Helen became pensive—her mother actually made sense.With the West City project commencing soon, Lane Holdings would need a huge supply of constr
Moreover, Henry had taken the pill and was fine. There was no faking that.Lyndon then asked, "And what do you intend to do with it, Miss Lane?"Helen smiled faintly. "I'd like to give it to you, Mr. McCoy."Lyndon was immediately wary—nothing came for free, and would Helen give him such a miraculous pill?"And do you have a condition, Ms. Lane?" he asked. "Or perhaps you need a favor?""In reality, Lane Holdings doesn't have that much capital available," Helen said bluntly right then. "Now that we've secured the West City project, we are in need of copious amounts of building materials. I'm hoping that you would grant us some rebate, Mr. McCoy. In turn, we will be using your building materials exclusively with the West City Project.""I can grant you another ten percent rebate on top of all current rebates," Lyndon said."Thirty," Helen said sternly."Twenty.""Twenty-five," Helen said. "Mr. McCoy, this is a long-term project. In fact, you'd earn even more once the developmen
Rocco rushed up to Helen and grabbed her by the collar. "What did you feed my father?!""T-The Ichor Pill!" Helen cried in confusion."Shut up!" Rocco bellowed in rage. "Then how do you explain what happened to my dad?"Helen was left biting her lip—she had no idea what had happened either!Just then, Gina went up and said, "Please, Mr. McCoy. There may be a misunderstanding here. It probably isn't the pill!"Luckily for them, Rocco was still somewhat rational."If anything happens to my dad," he growled coolly, "neither of you are leaving this place alive."With that, he had the family bodyguards keep them locked in a guest room, while the servants promptly called for Dan Zimmer from Flora Hall.Helen was left pacing around in the room, while Gina sat on the bed, clutching her head as she grumbled, "Oh, it's game over… this is really bad. Shouldn't the Ichor Pill have helped Lyndon McCoy? Could it really have been the issue here?"Pausing for a moment, Gina then urged Helen,
Henry said, "Me? I'm feeling just fine. What is it?"Helen breathed a sigh of relief—the Ichor Pill was clearly not the issue. "No, I was just asking.""And why would you suddenly ask?" Henry was curious—they had just seen each other hours ago.Such concern was out of place, even from Helen.The way she put it made it seem as if they had been apart for months!"I gave Lyndon McCoy the other Ichor Pill," Helen admitted. "His condition worsened after that… I don't know if it's the pills, or if Lyndon's condition is just too critical."Henry smacked his lap at her words. "It's definitely the pills."Helen was confused. "B-But you took it yourself.""Pfft." Henry snorted in disdain. "That's bullshit. Frank's the one who saved me, not that what's-his-name. Where are you now?""The McCoys locked us up," Helen admitted. "They probably won't free us if Lyndon doesn't recover.""Oh, you…" Henry sighed in disappointment. "Just try not to upset them further. I'll try to get you out."W