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…”

expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be. The Elliotts are now close with the Peralta Family and the

you

be a failure. If he had more time, he could perhaps gather the required herbs by offering a substantial sum, but he was pressed

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

overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering all the necessary ingredients had

Timothy turned to instruct his staff to gather the herbs Thomas requested, while he personally escorted Thomas to the second floor and offered him a cup of their best tea. His father had reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never

After all, it would take some time to gather all

all, it would take some time to gather

some thought, Timothy suggested, “Mr. Clifford, to be frank, it’s not just us that are out of stock of the Century Lotus; no one in Irieson would have it either. After all, the Century Lotus is incredibly rare, and even the seventy-year and eighty-year varieties are difficult to obtain. However, if you absolutely need it, it is not entirely impossible to get

you know if there

as he understood that Timothy mentioning the

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

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

later, Timothy returned with his phone in hand. “Mr. Clifford, I’ve 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

they would sell the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been rejected in an instant. After all, a rare

for a private transaction in the first place, and he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus

be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and I’ll

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

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