The Pinnacle Of Life

With both Claire and Beatrice being as unhelpful as they could, it was just a disaster to Dorothy.

Claire pointed to Alex. “Go make us some dinner, we haven’t cooked anything yet!”

Dorothy said, “It’s quite late already, you don’t have to cook. Let’s just eat out, I’ll treat all of you to hotpot.”

Suddenly, Claire turned to Alex and said, “You may leave now, we don’t treat outsiders to dinner.”

Beatrice added. “Exactly, we’re no charity.”

Dorothy was losing her mind. ‘Alex came all the way here to help us out, spending 500 thousand just because of you. How could you still say that with a straight face? Have you no shame?’

Just as Dorothy was about to speak up, Alex said, “That’s alright, I have other things to tend to anyway. I’ll be off now. Dorothy… don’t push yourself too hard. If you don’t have enough money, I’ll come up with something.”

Claire huffed. “You’ll come up with something? And what would that be? Another fake check? All you will ever be is a loser. Get lost! I’m annoyed just from seeing your face.”

‘This woman

didn’t want to waste any more energy arguing with them. Alex hopped into his car

as quickly as it usually

flash, two

on California social media for one night. Everyone went on with their normal lives the next day and stopped

left his house as well. He had been researching on the

the stove had a carving of an ancient

of Medicine

used sigils

in the villa’s basement. She was wearing her usual red dress outfit, sitting on a stool elegantly with her

Alex, “Brother, you’ve been looking at that shabby stove for two days. Did you manage

well under pressure.” Alex was poking his head into the stove. His voice echoed out of the