The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

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 welling

letting Frank try even if

you, Frank.”

her arms before her chest as she huffed, “Hmph. You’re eager to suck up to the Lanes, aren’t

jibe left Helen feeling embarrassed, as it hurt to remember how

Henry, and not her family,” Frank said just

to Helen. “Where’s your cousin? Let’s

did not take Vicky’s jibe to heart, since she knew Frank still had her in his

City Hospital,” she said.

watched as they left. “Come home

stop Frank, and doing it

just had to know her place in this particular

took Frank straight to Riverton City Hospital, asking while she drove, “Does

visits

a long sigh of relief,