Chapter 108
Nicholas lowered his gaze, looking at the porcelain vial in his palm. With a flick of his finger, he uncorked it.
A clear, refreshing medicinal fragrance instantly filled the air.
“Smells great!” Nathan sniffed appreciatively.
Nicholas tipped one pill out. It was about the size of a small marble, a warm amber color with a smooth surface, and an intoxicating aroma.
Nathan leaned in, staring at the pill. “Is that… a faint pattern on the pill? What character is that? It looks like… the word for ‘heart p>
After recognizing the character imprinted on the pill, Nathan’s eyes went wide, and his voice cracked. “Holy crap p>
Nicholas frowned and shot a quick glance at Brianna on the bed. Seeing that the girl’s eyes were still closed and her breathing was steady, he turned a cool, sidelong look at Nathan.
Nathan flinched and immediately lowered his voice, but his exaggerated expression still conveyed his current state of agitation. “This… this is a Heartward Pill! The kind that sells for five hundred thousand dollars a pop on the black market p>
He raised a trembling finger, hovering it over the vial in the air. “The key is, money can’t even buy it! And she just… casually gave you a whole bottle p>
Nicholas’s lips curled into a deeper smile. “Yes. Casually p>
“You can say ‘yes’ at a time like this!” Nathan was so excited he was sputtering. “Five hundred thousand dollars a pill! She just said Brianna should take one a day. A month’s supply is thirty pills! Thirty! That’s fifteen million dollars! Fifteen million! She just casually handed you fifteen million dollars! Was that a dowry? That’s way too generous p>
Something in that sentence seemed to please Nicholas. A radiant smile spread across his ethereally handsome face, making his already fox-like, devilish features even more vibrant and soul-stirring.
Nathan was still in shock, waving his hands around. “Nicholas, you have no idea. These Heartward Pills are the exclusive, secret medicine developed by that legendary Ghost Doctor, the one who’s impossible to find, the one you’ve been trying to track down for years! The effects are insane! A single pill can bring a patient on the brink of death from heart failure right back to life p>
“They say the Ghost Doctor is eccentric and only releases one or two pills a month for auction on the black market. So many people have offered mountains of gold and silver and still couldn’t get ore And that young lady is she handing out the Ghost Doctor’s limited edition miracle drug like candy? How long has she been stockpiling these p>
Nicholas put the pill back in the vial and stoppered it.
He twirled the vial between his long fingers his posture relaxed. “Could it be possible that she is the ch Doctor p>
His drawn-out tone carried a knowing, profound meaning.
“Wh-what?!” Nathan’s voice nearly cracked again, but he managed to swallow the sound back down.
He slapped both hands over his mouth, taking a long moment to suppress his excitement The Ghost Doctor? That legendary white haired,
eccentric old creep is that young woman p>
Impossible!
Serena was so young, so beautiful. How could she possibly be that old weirdo?
Nicholas caressed the smooth vial, then handed it to Nathan before striding out of the room.
As he walked, a playful smile touched his lips. “Who ever said the Ghost Doctor had to be an old man p>
Nathan was floored.
No, seriously, the difference was just too huge!
So huge it was terrifying!