I’m Someone Else

Chapter 295

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…”

and even a 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.

you have

failure. If he had more time,

looked troubled at his words. “We do have them, but we lack one specific herb—the Century

enough for Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of

best 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 him with utmost care. Thomas was not someone who liked to trouble others, especially for

all, it would take some time to gather all of the ingredients he

quietly. After all, it would

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

I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions

mentioning the auction meant that he

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

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 of

Lotus. At first, they planned to auction it next week, but I spoke with them and they agreed to hold the auction earlier.

with guilt as he spoke. He had tried his best to communicate with the auctioneers, hoping that they would sell the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been rejected in an instant. After all, a rare and precious treasure like the Century Lotus could only truly

head. He never held 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 fine. May I ask which auction house it

happens to be a listing we’re eyeing at

be nice. Thank you, Mr.

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