"Auntie…”The little one called out to Rosalie weakly when Rosalie carried her.Rosalie gently touched the little one’s face and said, “Here, drink this medicine so that it won’t hurt as badly anymore.”The little one, of course, believed her. She obediently leaned against Rosalie.Estelle’s tiny face wrinkled only after taking a sip.Rosalie placed the cup by Estelle’s lips again, but the little one refused to open her mouth this time.The little one had been ill since she was a toddler. She had been taking pills and getting injections, but she seldom drank herbal medicines.As a result, she could not stand the bitterness of it.When Rosalie was worried about how to make Estelle drink the medicine, Lucian walked into the tent.“Estie, drink the medicine and I’ll give you candy!”The little one crouched before Estelle and shook his fist at her.Estelle looked at Lucian hesitantly. Thinking she would get candy later, she cooperated by opening her mouth and drinking the herbal
As Rosalie tried to reverse her car quickly, she heard the moans of the little ones from the back seat.Rosalie was anxious and failed to control her limbs. They shuddered.The next thing she knew, the car dashed straight into a big tree opposite.Rosalie’s mind went blank for a moment.Noticing the car was about to crash into it, Rosalie snapped out of her daze and lifted her leg from the accelerator.However, it was too late! The car crashed into a tree trunk.The car shook violently before the engine extinguished.The little ones in the back seat had severe stomachaches. The shake caused them more pain, and they could not hold back their tears.“Mommy, are you alright?”Lucian witnessed the whole process. The first thing he did was comfort the two little ones and ask about his mommy’s condition.Rosalie’s hands were still shaking.She heard the cries of the little ones and Lucian’s concerned question.However, all she could focus on was the shaking tree before her.They
Rosalie closed the car door and dialed Mary’s number.It took a while for the call to get through.“Rosalie? Aren’t you out camping? What’s up?”Rosalie could hear the noise from the other end of the call. “What are you doing?”Mary sounded distressed. “I’m in hell. I have to work overtime again.”As she spoke, the noise at the other end became louder again.Before Rosalie could say anything, Mary said, “I have to go now. I’ll call you back later.”Then, Mary hung up the call.Looking at the dark phone screen, Rosalie felt disappointment rising, but she did not redial Mary’s number.After a moment’s hesitation, Rosalie tried dialing Leon’s number.Leon picked up the call soon after it went through, but he was not in the city and could do nothing.Rosalie said nothing when Leon asked her what had happened out of concern. She brushed him off and hung up the call.She did not have time to explain and did not want to cause them so much trouble.Her only two friends were busy a
Hearing the little one’s voice, Byron’s heart sank slightly, “What’s wrong?”Lucian looked at Nox and Estelle beside him. “Do you have time? Can you come and get us?”Byron frowned. “Isn’t your mommy there? What happened to you?”His first thought was that something had happened to them.Otherwise, the little one would not have asked that.In the few seconds between the conversation, Byron heard a few sobs.That confirmed his guess.“Our car crashed into a tree, and…”The little one was about to tell Byron about Nox’s and Estelle’s condition. However, Byron’s voice interrupted from the other end of the call.“What’s going on now? Are you badly hurt? I’ll come at once!”With that, Byron strode to the elevator.Lucian quickly explained, “We’re not injured, but Nox and Estie are ill.”Byron was already in the elevator when he heard this.On the other hand, Lucian wanted to say something but could not explain it clearly. Hence, he could only say, “I’ll get Mommy to talk to you
Hearing his proposal, Rosalie was moved but still hesitated.Byron was not someone from the medical field, after all. He might not be able to differentiate the herbs.Not to mention her dosage requirements.Even the slightest error in the herbal quantity would affect the medicine.Byron had already started the car. “I’m going to the research institute now. You think about what medicine you need, and I’ll call you when I get there.”After that, Byron hung up the call without waiting for Rosalie to respond. Then, he dialed Luther’s number.“Where are you, sir? The meeting in the conference room...”Luther saw Byron leaving without hesitation just now. He looked back at the executives waiting in the meeting room, feeling troubled.Byron ordered Luther in his deep voice, “I have something important to deal with. Let’s stop the meeting here today. You can ask them to disperse.”Upon hearing this, Luther agreed and conveyed Byron’s message.Byron hung up the call and dashed toward
Byron took out his phone and called Rosalie. “I’m at the research institute.”Rosalie did not hesitate to tell him the names of the herbs she needed from the other end of the call.The more he listened, the gloomier his face got.He understood the names of some of the common herbs.However, the rest confused Byron.Rosalie was too anxious that she only realized Byron might not recognize those herbs after telling him all the names.Rosalie forced herself to calm down and slowed down her pace. “Why don’t you ask Dr. Graham to take you to the warehouse?”Byron agreed. Then, he told Yves what he wanted in simple words, “The warehouse.”Then, Byron looked away.Yves sensed Byron’s cold attitude and frowned slightly as he led Byron to the warehouse.“I’m in the warehouse,” Byron told Rosalie he was in the warehouse.Rosalie frowned and pondered about how to explain to Byron where to get those herbs.When they stored the herbs, they did not consider situations where outsiders woul
Jealousy had corrupted Yves’ mind.He thought Rosalie called him because she had noticed something about the fire.However, he did not expect it was because of something like this.He had done so much, yet Rosalie did not care about him—not even a little.If that was the case, he did not mind teaching her a lesson.With that thought in mind, Yves took his time and slowed down his pace intentionally. He even dawdled by pretending there were mistakes in his calculations.Since Rosalie was in a hurry, he decided to let the party Rosalie wanted to cure suffer a little longer.Only then would Rosalie know who to look for if she needed help in expertise matters like this the next time. He was better than Byron in the medical field!“Aren’t you done yet?”Byron watched the minutes pass and frowned as he asked.Yves lifted his head and said calmly, “We have to be strict when portioning the herbs out. I have to weigh them accurately.”Byron pressed down the anxiety in him and frown
“I’m going to decoct the herbs.”Rosalie came back to her senses.However, as soon as she moved, Estelle, who had dozed off, subconsciously held onto her clothes.When little ones were ill, they would subconsciously hold onto someone who could make them feel secure.Apparently, Rosalie made Estelle feel secure.Aware of the little one’s grip, Rosalie was shocked. She did not put Estelle down. With Estelle in her arms, she took the herbs and got out of the car.“Please help me look after Nox, President Lawrence.”Then, Rosalie glanced at the little one leaning against the backseat with a worried look.Before Byron could agree, Lucian promised with his cute voice, “I’ll take good care of my brother!”Rosalie smiled at Luciana and carried Estelle to the tent.All their equipment was still there. It was the only place she could make medicine.Byron looked at Rosalie, who had walked away. Then, the little one in the car caught his attention.“Mommy...”The little one was in pai