Not to seem defeated too quickly, Edmund had to stomach this pain even though it was tearing his stomach mercilessly.Then, he answered Roderick. "Haha! I understand your tricks. You must be really afraid of my entourage, so you're scared and want to know if they're close by before you trespass. Could that mean you are really afraid of being beaten up by them?"Eh!What a pity!Roderick couldn't believe that this was the only thought that had come into Edmund's mind.Well, he wasn't very surprised about it. After all, once a fool always a fool. For that, he just had to let him display more of his foolishness.Edmund spoke up right away. "As for my entourage, I assigned them to handle some assignments for me, and they are earning handsomely."Roderick wondered who had asked him for the unnecessary news he was casting.Edmund stared at Roderick more disgustedly and said, "Yes, they are earning handsomely and living very well, unlike you, whose life is in shambles."The celebrity herbali

Meanwhile, as soon as Roderick set foot inside the restaurant, a young lady dressed in a fitted black suit quickly rushed toward him."Welcome to Secrets and Savour, Mr. Holmes. I was personally instructed by Mr. York to lead you in. May I show you the way, sir?" the young lady asked in a very respectful tone. She was the manager of the restaurant, Cindy Hackett.Roderick nodded in response, and Cindy quickly led the way to the VIP space Jacob York had personally reserved to receive his distinguished guest.The restaurant was so quiet at that moment that every footstep they took echoed loudly against the walls.The truth was that, as soon as it was 10 AM, Secrets and Savour dismissed every customer in the restaurant and refused to admit anyone else.This wasn't for any other reason but because the chairman of Secrets and Savour was expecting a very special guest. He couldn’t be careless enough to allow anyone to cause trouble before or during his distinguished guest’s visit.The young

In the VIP space, Roderick was sitting quietly while Jacob and his friends hurried about, trying to serve him with the best of the best.The elderly men had chosen to serve him all by themselves without using the help of any of their employees.They settled on this because they found it unreasonable to have their employees serve Roderick while they were the ones who personally needed his help.These rich, wealthy men found it unreasonable to sit cross-legged, watching someone else run around to serve Roderick's needs in their presence.They thought that, to seem reasonable and genuine in seeking help from Roderick, they had to choose to serve him as if they were slaves.Of course, yes.They needed Roderick's help to save their lives with his miraculous healing ability.However, instead of being pleased by these efforts, Roderick felt totally displeased.He was already feeling very uncomfortable as the way the big four were honoring him was getting out of hand.Then, he called out for

Unbelievable!Arnold’s head raised immediately, staring at Roderick in total disbelief.He didn’t want to believe his ears that he had heard Roderick correctly.Arnold couldn’t believe that Roderick rejected his gift because he found it too expensive.What?!“How could he even think so?” Arnold wondered.This time, he was quite surprised, wondering whether Roderick knew the worth of what he had done for him.Roderick was the one who healed him from his deadly kidney disease and gave him the chance to live longer on earth.If not for his help, Arnold couldn’t deny that he would have joined his ancestors by now, given the report he had gotten from his doctor.Arnold couldn’t believe that he was already afraid he had offended Roderick by offering him a car worth only tens of millions instead of presenting him with one worth hundreds of millions.Who could have thought that the reason behind Roderick’s displeasure was that he found the gift too expensive?Then, Arnold quickly spoke up. “M

Benjamin hadn't finished his words when Roderick's eyes had already lifted in total surprise.He gently accepted the wooden box from Benjamin to examine the rare ginseng root."A century-old ginseng root? That's not just rare, but a globally valued root," Roderick slowly opened the box as these thoughts reeled through his mind.A ginseng root wasn't among the rare roots he needed to treat Oliver Santos, but laying hands on such valuable herbs wasn't something he could take for granted.Upon opening the box and making eye contact with the rare root, Roderick was mind-blown as it confirmed how old the ginseng was. It really was a century-old ginseng root.Given how surprised Roderick was to see the century-old ginseng, he didn’t know when he asked Benjamin, "If you don't mind, can you tell me how you were able to find this?"Arnold and his friends had their hearts leap right away.The enthusiasm on Roderick's face at this moment was unbelievable to them.Now, they began to wonder if it