Frank nodded to confirm Vicky’s words. “I already refined the drakeroot when your mom called me earlier.”

Helen was disappointed, but there was nothing she could do either—there was no way to revert the pill back to the drakeroot.

Still, she simply resigned herself.

She was not particularly disappointed anyway since the drakeroot was not all that important.

“Oh… Never mind, then.” She flashed a pained smile.

Frank stared at her for a moment in thought for a long while and eventually said, “What’s your cousin’s condition? I could take a look.”

“Oh, forget it. None of the Southstream’s healers could help.” Helen trailed off and quickly corrected herself when she realized she had misspoken. “I mean, it’s very serious, and most of the healers insisted she needs the drakeroot.”

Frank smiled. “I treated your grandfather when he was on death’s door too. I should at least try.”

then, her heart

Frank

Frank.” she

as the vibes between them got a little too comfortable, folding her arms before her

as it hurt to remember how her family used

and not her family,”

Helen. “Where’s your cousin? Let’s

not take Vicky’s jibe to heart, since she

City Hospital,” she said.

watched as they left. “Come home soon, Frank. I’ll make

could not stop Frank, and doing it

her place in this

Riverton City Hospital, asking while she drove, “Does Vicky always

just visits

sigh of

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