Thomas was not someone who liked to trouble others, especially for a small matter like this.

At 5.00PM, he had scoured all of the pharmacies in Irieson, but he was still unable to acquire all of the ingredients he needed.

“There’s no choice. I have to go to the Elliotts,” he mumbled under his breath, driving straight toward the Elliott Family’s pharmacy.

“Mr. Clifford?”

As soon as he stepped through the door, Timothy’s voice sounded. Rose was not around today, so her father was in charge of managing the store.

Without beating around the bush, Thomas said, “I’m here to get some ingredients.”

“All right. What do you need?” Timothy inquired solemnly.

Thomas headed to the counter and asked for a piece of paper, where he wrote the names of the herbs he needed as well as the amount.

When Timothy picked up the sheet of paper and took a look, he jolted in surprise at what was written.

“Rhodiola rosea, Century Lotus…”

single herb would cost an arm and a leg. What does Thomas need all these expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be. The Elliotts are now close with the Peralta Family and the Mortons as they’re all Thomas’ friends, and I haven’t heard of anyone who’s close with

Elliott, do you have

up his body would practically be a failure. If he had more time, he could perhaps gather the required herbs by

words. “We do have them, but we lack one specific herb—the Century Lotus. We don’t have it in stock, but we have sufficient

for Thomas to be overjoyed.

him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never to be forgotten, and they always had to serve him with utmost care. Thomas was not someone who liked to trouble others, especially for a small

quietly. After all, it would take some time to gather all of the

After all, it would take some time to

would have it either. After all, the Century Lotus is incredibly rare, and even

immediately disappointed. “Mr. Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have

that Timothy mentioning

“Sure, I’m glad I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford. Please wait a moment while

for Timothy to establish a favorable relationship with Thomas, he would naturally do as he asked. Moreover, the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in Irieson after generations of dabbling in the pharmaceutical business, and inquiring about this matter was a piece

asked around, and there is indeed an auction house that has the Century Lotus. At first, they planned to auction it next week, but I spoke

hoping that they would sell the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been

any hope for a private transaction in the first place, and he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus was available. Besides, he was not worried about money either. “It’s

we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and

ceded, “That would be nice. Thank you, Mr.

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