The Pinnacle Of Life

“You are wishing for my mother’s death, aren’t you?” Nancy Carter was livid.

“I was just stating the truth.” Alex Rockefeller heeded no attention to Nancy. “Now that I

am here, she will live.”

“Who knows if you are deceiving us?” Nancy retorted.

Meanwhile, Wallace Yoke checked the old lady’s pulse again.

For three full minutes, he remained motionless with a solemn expression on his face.

Finally, he shook his head. “I am sorry, I don’t think I can do anything here.”

Alex told Hailey Lawson, “Why don’t you leave everything to Doctor Yoke and me? Wait

for us outside the bedroom.”

“Sounds good.” He escorted a scowling Nancy and Zack out. Hailey left as well.

Jim Sabinsky wanted to remain and help, although, in actual fact, he was waiting for a

chance to expose Alex’s ruse.

“Sure, why not?” Alex grinned.

Three men and an old lady were the only ones left in the bedroom.

by not

at the old lady, seeing Jim’s skeptical reaction. “How many people do

on the bed right now?”

answered

“I suppose you saw

why don’t you get

checked?”

student, albeit having the same

he focused his Chi onto his fingertips before directing

straight to the bed.

many do you see

to the bed and let out an

and almost

lying motionless in bed, but beneath her neck

kid, dripping with water.

not a kid. It

“Is this the rumored diabolical reaper,

Rockefeller?”

nothing more than mere folklore.

is just an

student on the

know? There is more to this world than we will ever

reaper really exists. I witnessed one in my younger days. Instances of

been recorded in various literature passed down