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.”

right then, her heart welling up with

was no harm in letting Frank try even if he might

you, Frank.” she

little too comfortable, folding her arms before

feeling embarrassed, as it hurt to remember how her family used

this for Henry, and not her family,”

turned to Helen. “Where’s your

jibe to heart, since she knew Frank still had her

said. “Let’s go right

as they left. “Come

not stop Frank, and doing it would only make

just had to know her place

City Hospital, asking while she drove, “Does Vicky

visits on occasion,”

sigh of relief, her mood improving

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