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Chapter 100
Adrian certainly didn’t need anyone to lead the way, but seeing that the others had already piled into the car, he resigned himself and followed.Skyline General Hospital, Emergency Department.Hurried footsteps tangled with urgent voices; warm blood soaked through the sheets, trailing off the bed and onto the floor.It was a race against Death. Every heart in the room was strung taut, no one daring to slacken.The metallic reek of blood went unheeded; there was only relentless, repeated effort.“Cardiac arrest—charge the paddles!”“The patient’s hemorrhaging massively. Notify the blood bank—now, now, now!”“What are you standing there for? Hand me the gauze!”Jasper Emerson didn’t bother to wipe the sweat beading on his brow. He rushed from one task to the next with the rest of the department heads, too frantic to think.Philip Mason had finally clawed his way into a position here; now he was in the ER, doing whatever was needed. Swallowing his nausea at the sight before him, he pass
Chapter 99
Adrian and Lorenzo Watson stared each other down. Suddenly, Adrian moved—he’d figured it out. It wasn’t that Lorenzo was incapable; he simply hadn’t learned the full Positional Bone-Setting Method. Knowing Lorenzo’s temperament, the medical text he’d inherited must have preserved only nine techniques. The remaining nine had been lost.“Got it,” Adrian said with a nod.Lorenzo blinked. “Got what?”“The Positional Bone-Setting Method has eighteen techniques.”Enlightenment dawned on Lorenzo. “The book I found had only nine. Do you know the other nine?”Adrian arched a brow and smiled. “I do. Want to learn them?”Lorenzo clapped, eyes turning fervent. “I want to take you as my master!”Adrian’s smile froze. There he went again.“You refuse?” Lorenzo’s face fell at once, souring. Adrian didn’t dare reject him outright; if the old man started another scene, Daisy would be furious.“What matters now is treating him,” Adrian said, steadying the moment.The security guard no longer cared how
Chapter 98
“Isn’t that obvious? This old man’s technique is the real thing!”Lorenzo Watson was glowing with pride. The crowd was full of wonder; those who hadn’t been chosen looked stricken with regret.“What a chance to miss—I can’t believe I blew it!”“Me too. I wasn’t picked. I’ll be up all night kicking myself!”“Stop. I’d gladly have my arthritis flare up just to have Mr. Watson treat me…”Basking in the praise, Lorenzo beamed. “Kid, you see how formidable I am now, don’t you?”Adrian nodded, perfectly serious. “I do.”But before Lorenzo could enjoy it for a full minute, Adrian added, “Your technique isn’t flawless. You know the Positional Bone-Setting Method, but you don’t know when to leave room for breath.”“Medicine is like a person. Bone-setting without breath is like working without rest. The technique won’t ‘break,’ but it will remain superficial.”Lorenzo stared, astonished. Breath? He scratched his head. He’d practiced for decades, often feeling he was just shy of the key—especial
Chapter 97
Seeing Adrian neither agree nor speak, Lorenzo Watson hopped up, trying to catch his eye.“Face me! If you won’t, I’m not leaving. Not leaving!”His tantrum stunned the crowd. They had always pictured Lorenzo as a venerable elder—only to find he was a mischievous old rascal. And an unreasonable one at that.Adrian longed to knock the little old man out and drag him away, but he couldn’t.Daisy had just returned from R&D when she spotted the scene in the lobby: a crowd gathered, a strange elderly man squaring off with Adrian. Trouble again? Her heart jolted. She hurried to Freya.“Freya, what’s going on? Did Adrian stir something up?”Freya shook her head and leaned in to explain the situation.Only then did Daisy understand. She stepped up beside Lorenzo and said politely, “Mr. Watson, this is a workplace. Causing a commotion here really isn’t ideal. Why not schedule a proper time to compete with Adrian?”Lorenzo shook his head at once, flatly refusing.“No, no. What if the kid runs?
Chapter 96
“The lobby’s in trouble. An elderly man is making a scene, rolling around and demanding to see Adrian—says he’s issuing a challenge. He’s old, and our people don’t dare lay a hand on him.”It was the receptionist on the line. Before Freya could speak, the girl had already laid out the situation—clearly urgent.Freya frowned. Looking for Adrian?“Did you find out who he is?”“No. Security is here, but they don’t dare act. He’s elderly; if he turns it around and accuses us…”“I understand.”Freya hung up, anxiety gnawing at her. When she turned, Adrian was already standing behind her. She jumped.“Are you part cat? You move without a sound. Nearly scared me to death.”Adrian scratched his head, sheepish. “I got up when I heard the call.” Freya sighed. “Reception says there’s a strange old man downstairs, insisting on challenging you… Where are you going?”“The challenge is on the table. I should at least take a look,” Adrian said, already heading for the door. A “little old man,” huh?C
Chapter 95
Adrian looked at the four of them as if they were idiots, then absently touched his own face.“I admit, I did kill quite a few just now.”Quite a few? It was over three hundred! Quentin Newman and the others screamed inwardly.“But I don’t kill indiscriminately. If I wanted you dead, I’d have done it already. Why wait until now?”Quentin swallowed hard. “Then… why are you here? What do you want from us?”He rushed to add, “As long as you don’t kill us, we’re willing to pay—handsomely.”The other three bobbed their heads in frantic agreement, terrified of falling behind.“Money, women, property, art—whatever you want, I can provide,” Tessa Dawson said. If Adrian so much as nodded, she’d produce it on the spot.Adrian grinned. Tempting as the offer was, he had something else in mind.“What if I want your allegiance?”The four of them grimaced in unison, exchanged a look, and let out a collective sigh.“What? Unwilling? Then I suppose I’ll have to kill—”“It’s not that we’re unwilling!”
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