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…”

someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be. The Elliotts are now close with the

you have

be a failure. If he had more time,

herb—the Century Lotus. We don’t have it in stock, but we have sufficient quantities of the other

This simple fact was enough for Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering all

tea. His father had reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never to be forgotten, and they always had to serve

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

his tea, Thomas waited quietly. After all, it would take some

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

Thomas was immediately disappointed. “Mr. Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century Lotus on their

he understood that Timothy mentioning the auction meant that he had some

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

perfect opportunity 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

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 spoke with them and they agreed

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

never held any hope for a private transaction in the first place, and he didn’t mind as long as

replied, “There just so happens to be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and I’ll go with you

be nice. Thank you, Mr.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255