At the same time, as Grande Pharma's majority shareholder cum head of pill-making, Frank would like to contribute by recruiting young talent, repaying Vicky's faith.He would not have bothered giving a lecture otherwise.Still, when he arrived at the lecture hall punctually in the afternoon, he was intercepted by a male student.He had blond hair and ear-piercing which gave him the air of a delinquent, and he was pressing a hand on the wall, blocking Frank's path as he sneered, "Hey, what's your name?"Frank was not bothered to answer the delinquent and walked past him. "Hey, I'm talking to you!"That sent the delinquent into a rage, and he picked up his baseball club, swinging it at Frank from behind! Several female students who came for Frank's lecture screamed when they saw that!Thud!However, Frank caught the baseball bat firmly in hand, and the delinquent could not pull out from his grasp."I'm very busy," Frank growled, his eyes flashing coldly, "so I don't have time
Then, glancing at Winter who stood behind Jean, Hal chuckled. "Yo, what do we have here? I've never met you around this faculty before, beautiful! Don't worry, I'm very reasonable—if you can't afford my fee, spending the night with me at a motel works too."On the other hand, something snapped in Frank when he saw Hal's lustful leer at Winter.He strode up and grabbed Hal by the shoulder, growling, "I was going to make a good impression with the students, but trash like you had to dwell here."Then, even as Hal looked on in confusion, Frank slapped him viciously across the face and sent him rolling over the floor."Get out of this faculty this instant!" Frank snapped.The students around them were subtly cheering, having had enough of Hal themselves."Did you just hit me?!" Hal pointed at Frank and snapped even as he pushed himself off the floor. "Don't you dare fucking run away! I'll be back" The students around them appeared really concerned even as Hal threatened Frank.As
Even as Frank faced off against Hal and his thugs, the students craned their necks, peeking out curiously from the lecture hall.Some of the more cowardly female students were already pale in fear.It was not as if there had not been such confrontations at the medical faculty—things simply ended badly for those who confronted Hal."That's enough from you, Hal!" Jean bellowed as she ran out of the lecture hall.It was her idea to invite Frank as a guest lecturer, and even she would never forgive herself if anything happened to Frank, let alone Winter.She was certainly cursing herself for forgetting that Hal was such a bastard!Hal simply licked his lips and shoved her aside. "It's not my fault, Jean—he's so full of himself I need to straighten him out, or I'd lose face now!""Frank…" Winter cried as she ran out of the lecture hall as well, flustered because she could not do anything.Still, she knew enough that getting involved would only end up burdening Frank."Don't worry—I
Even as Bravo panted heavily, Hal told him over the phone, "Someone beat me up at school.""Beat you up?" Bravo actually stopped moving his hips, frowning. "Didn't I tell you to behave and not to cause trouble?""No! This brat is so full of himself that he shows no respect to anyone, not even you. He even said…" Hal paused, lowering his voice in fear of provoking his bad-tempered brother. "He even said that he'd beat you up even if you came.""What?!" Bravo was furious—someone dared to disrespect even him? Still, his anger notwithstanding, he had been ruling the streets of East City with Kurt long enough to be better than just some brute. Pausing for a moment, he withheld his rage and asked, "Did he give a name?""F-Frank Lawrence…""Frank Lawrence?!" Bravo did a double take at the name. "Did he mention anything else?""He's supposed to be the head of Grande Pharma pharmaceutical research or something…"There were plenty of Frank Lawrences in Riverton. However, only one fa
Every student was gaping in astonishment as Hal, coerced by his own brother, apologized to Frank.Turning toward the impassive Frank, they were all suddenly left wondering who on earth their lecturer really was.The ladies especially had a twinkle in their eyes.Meanwhile, Jean was relieved to see that Bravo held so much respect for Frank, just as she became further curious about Winter's brother.Winter was herself proud for some reason, even puffing up her modest chest."Winter, weren't you saying he's your brother? Come on, introduce him to us.""That's right… and upon a closer look, isn't he drop dead gorgeous?""Go on, Winter. Ask him for us, okay?"The other girls' curiosity and interest left Winter flustered, and she snapped, "Stop it. My brother isn't the type who messes around.""Hoho… Judging from that reaction, don't tell me that there's no blood relation?""Heh. She's just guarding her prey."The teasing left Winter flushed. "S-Stop it! That's not true!""Not th
Bravo nodded. "Oh, of course. I'll wait for you,"He was in no hurry, crouching as he waited in the hallway, even lighting himself a cigarette.Frank did not chase him off and returned to the podium in the lecture hall.He had certainly earned the respect of every student, and not just the girls—even the boys were at once grateful and worshipful.Still, the silent lecture hall was soon interrupted by a shrill, sarcastic voice. "Hmph. Just look at him, getting all smug because he has some powerful friends. Who knows if he really knows medicine?"Frank turned to find that it was the girl with dyed blonde hair from earlier who had rushed to Hal's side after Frank floored him.It seemed that she was upset with Frank because of Hal."So, you are skeptical about my medical knowledge?" Frank remained unaffected, standing on the podium with his hands clasped behind his back as he smiled. "I can already see the swelling bags under your eyes and the yellow specks at the corner of your eye
On the other hand, Winter was unusually protective despite her usual delicate mannerisms, shielding Frank as she snapped, "F-Frank is a very busy man."Her classmates were certainly dissatisfied."That's sly, Winter!" "Yeah, aren't you just keeping him to yourself?""It's alright, Winter." Frank patted her head and smiled—he never received formal education himself and was therefore not averse to the students' eagerness to learn. "If you're all interested, I'll try to make time for a lecture every month.""Once a month…?"The students were all disappointed, though something was better than nothing.Winter blushed even as she braced herself against the other girls' pointed looks. "That's plenty! Frank is very busy!" Frank made a solemn face just then. "Alright, class dismissed."As the students all thanked him earnestly for his lesson, he was once again reminded of his junior apprentices who always fooled around.The thought left him clenching his fist.As he strode out th
However, why would the Salazars of Sunny City have a problem with Kurt, whose operations were based in Riverton?Seeing the confused look on Frank's face, Bravo sighed. "You might not know this, but the Salazars had an agreement with us. We would secure a piece of land and pull strings across Riverton, while the Salazars would build a pharmaceutical factory, which they claimed would help them win a monopoly over Riverton's pharmacy business."Frank frowned. "If I recall, Kurt was poisoned even before the Salazars' Beauty Pill hit the market."Bravo nodded solemnly. "Yes. They did not like our asking price, and things went sour. Mr. Stinson must have been poisoned right then… But they returned after a while, very agreeable this time. They even had no problems with Mr. Stinson raising the price by twenty percent, though you saw the outcome for yourself—their Beauty Pill lost to the Turnbulls' Rejuvenation Pill, and that was when they refused to pay us the outstanding cost."Watching