“Holy, is he that impressive?” “Seems like it.” “He’s the true God of medicine. He’s even better than Dr. Fallon.” The onlookers were in a heated discussion. They were especially stunned after finding out it was James who treated Thea. Meanwhile, James continued treating his patients. A fifty-year-old woman approached him. Taking her seat, she took off her hat. Wearing a mean look, she snarled, frothing at the mouth, “My head hurts. After eating your medicine, I lost most of my hair.” “Quiet,” James snapped. To keep them in check, James had to raise his voice. As expected, the woman who was shrieking fell silent. “Extend your arm.” She extended her arm. James took her pulse. Then, he said, “This has been a chronic problem of yours. You’ve had this headache and insomnia for more than a decade. It was these that led to your hair loss. What does your condition have to do with us? How about this? I’ll prescribe medicine to you for free. I guarantee your conditio
Thea made haste. Soon, the transfer was made. The deceased’s family was satisfied and carried the stretcher away from Eternality Hospital. James was quick too. With his unrivaled medical knowledge and amazing convincing skills, he dissuaded all the patients who came to make trouble. “Alright now, get going. There’s nothing to see here.” James stood and waved the onlookers away. Eternality Hospital was one of the largest hospitals on Medical Street. The commotion had attracted many passers-by, including a few distinguished doctors from the neighboring hospitals and clinics. “Hold it…” At that moment, a voice boomed. Huh? James turned and saw a fifty-year-old doctor in a white suit approaching him. James frowned. “Is anything the issue?” “This is Medical Street, where all the clinics and hospitals rely on their true abilities and not through some silly publicity stunt to be recognized. Eternality Hospital has pushed it too far this time. What if everyone else follow
“I thought someone died in Eternality Hospital. “ “I thought something was wrong with the medicine.” “Tsk, it was all an act.” “How shameless of them.” Disinterested, the crowd dispersed. In the hallway of Eternality Hospital, Gladys rebuked James, “What are you doing? That was the perfect advertisement opportunity. Now, you’ve ruined it all. What do you mean by a publicity stunt? Does this look like one to you?” James took a seat and lit a cigarette. Lex asked, “What’s going on, James? Did you really arrange for this?” “Arrange?” James’ face darkened. “How would I have the time for this? With so many things going wrong all at once, does this look like a publicity stunt to you? If we don’t say so, do we admit something was wrong with our medicine? Do you know how much damage that would cost us if the media got to the bottom of this?” Tommy stepped forward and said, “Are you trying to say something was wrong with our medicine?” James nodded. “Most likely.” Tommy
Lex stormed off. Tommy wore a scheming look on his face. Thea and her family did not stay at the hospital for long and returned home. “I’m so pissed.” Upon reaching home, David broke into a fit of rage. “It’s obvious they’re trying to frame Thea. It has to be Howard and his family. After Thea became the chairman, they lost all opportunities of embezzling the company’s funds. And so, they’re trying to bring her down.” James took a seat and said coldly, “That should be obvious enough.” Thea looked at James and asked, “How did you know something was wrong with the medicine?” James replied, “I’m a doctor, after all. I can tell a patient’s condition just by taking their pulse, and I noticed they all consumed the same medicine. That means it wasn’t outsiders targeting Eternality hospital. Rather, it’s someone in the family. Besides, they only switched some of the medicine for substandard ones as they didn’t want things to get out of control. After all, the medicine isn’t fatal.
He looked at Howard and said, “Howard, investigate the matter. If Thea was behind this all along, she wouldn’t be let off the hook so easily.” “Yes.” Howard nodded. Meanwhile, Tommy wore a scheming look on his face. He flashed Wendy a victorious smile. Lex stood up and headed upstairs to rest. In the hallway on the first floor, Howard looked at Tommy. “Do you have anything to do with this?” Discomposed, he hurriedly explained, “What are you talking about, father? How’s that possible?” Howard said coldly, “This is no small matter. If anything happens, it’ll bring about the destruction of the Callahans. Thea is no fool. She couldn’t have done such a thing.” Tommy indeed panicked when he saw the deceased’s family making a commotion. That was because his plan should have been flawless. He only wanted to create trouble for Thea. Although something was wrong with the medicine, it was not supposed to be fatal. “Father, Thea is bossing us around. If this continues, she’ll be
After making the arrangements, Howard returned to the Callahans’ villa. “Father, I’ve concluded the investigation. There’s indeed substandard and fake medicine in Eternality Hospital. Thea was behind this all along. She held Yosef Zaborowski, the person in charge of handling the medicine hostage and instructed him to substitute them for fake medicine. That way, she was able to pocket the profit for herself.” Howard chose his words carefully as he faced Lex. He was reluctant to do this. However, he would never hand the Callahans’ businesses over to Thea. His son, Tommy, only wanted to create trouble for Thea. He merely went along with it. “I’ve also discovered that the men making a commotion outside Eternality Hospital today were men from the Hills. They’ve long conspired to embezzle as much of the company’s funds as possible while they still held the reins of power.” Smash! Lex slammed the table. Howard’s heart skipped a beat. If Lex found out they were the main cul
Yosef was trying to frame her. “Grandpa, I’m innocent.” “Enough.” Lex chided, “Thea, no more of this in the future. Give up your position as the chairman for now. Howard will be the new chairman, while you’ll be the vice chairman. Learn from him in the meantime.” Lex turned to leave. Although Thea had made a grave mistake, she was competent. Besides, she had connections. As they had worked hard to bring her back, Lex did not chase her out of the family. Instead, he demoted her. Howard shook his head and sighed. “Thea, you’re still young and have a long way to go. I hope you’ve learned your lesson.” “I-I’m innocent!” Thea cried out. “Yosef, tell grandpa it wasn’t me. It’s not me. Why are you framing me? Why?” Howard helped Yosef up and said, “Yosef, this isn’t entirely your fault. We can only blame those who mess around thinking they have the authority to do so. You’re already sixty years old. You should retire.” “T-Thank you, Mr. Howard.” Yosef apologized prof
According to James, they should detach themselves from Eternality and establish their own business. However, Gladys was against it. It was obvious that this was a conspiracy by Howard and his family. Leaving the family was precisely what they wanted. Gladys could not stand for this. They knew it was a plot. Yet, they could not provide any evidence and could only watch helplessly. “Leave this to me.” James' heart broke upon seeing Thea’s aggrieved look. Pulling her hand, he consoled her, “I’ll reason with Yosef.” “It’s no use. If reasoning worked, he wouldn’t have framed me. We don’t have any evidence.” Thea shook her head, crying. “Don’t worry. I have a plan.” James stood and turned to leave. After leaving the Callahans’ residence, he gave Henry a call. He instructed him to call Jake Graham to locate Yosef’s place of residence. After the Blithe King’s succession, Henry lost the authority to use official intelligence networks. Hence, they could only utilize the u