A Mortal’s Medicinal Elixirs

A Mortal’s Medicinal Elixirs

Chapter 102 The Barretts

“Yes, Mrs. Barrett,” the security guard replied.

The barrier went up and both cars drove in.

It had been ages since Melisenna last came here. William drove all around the residential area before he finally located the building that stood at the easternmost corner. The Barretts owned a total of 22 houses which were all inside this building. Troy gave his three sons three units each, kept one for himself, and sold off the rest. Apparently, the houses fetched over a million.

As they needed an access card to use the elevator, William had to call his second uncle, Ashton.

The call

went through and the person on the other end asked, “Who is it?”

“Uncle Ashton, it’s me, William,” William replied. “We’re here to visit Grandpa for his birthday.”

“Oh, Ashton hummed indifferently. “Hang on. I’ll get someone to head down.”

William ended up waiting for over twenty minutes.

Mia began to get a little angry. “Let’s leave, William. I don’t want to head up there!”

“Since we’re already here, we might as well stick around. There’s no rush,” William said evenly.

Another ten or so minutes passed before a teenage boy finally walked out of the building. He had a cigarette between his lips and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. His hair was dyed flaming red and he had a string of piercings along his earlobes, as well as a nose piercing.

He eyed William and asked, “Are you William?”

William nodded. “That’s me. You must be Adley, right?”

Adley Barrett was the son of William’s fourth uncle, Clement. Adley was only sixteen this year so he was around Mia’s age.

Adley scratched his ear and replied, “Yeah. Let’s go up.”

Melisenna and Mia were standing right beside William but Adley didn’t bother greeting them. He didn’t offer to help with the gifts either.

William didn’t say anything. He left the gifts in the car and had Jason wait downstairs while the three of them followed Adley up to the house.

Troy had a lot of children and grandchildren, so at the time, he asked for a duplex that was over two thousand square feet in size. He and his wife took care of all their grandchildren except for William and Mia.

While they were in the elevator/Adley kept puffing away on his cigarette. Mia kept coughing from the smoke, but he didn’t care. Instead, he studied the pretty girl in front of him and asked, “You’re my cousin, right? What’s your name again?”

away and ignored him.

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nearly stumbled to the ground. He

“How can you

you’re still ung? William asked coolly.

of your bloody business!”

elevator doors slid open and Adley swiftly walked off out of fear

to the eastern unit and knocked

are you smoking again, Adley? Put

but walked into the

lady’s expression soured when she spotted Melisenna, William, and Mia.

Mom,” Melisenna quickly

old

his birthday, Grandma,” William responded

looking at a stranger. Are you William? Look how big you are now. My,

said with a dry

across the trio. Her expression darkened when she saw they were empty- handed. “An adopted son is nothing like a biological one. It’s been years since you last came over and yet you can’t even

William refuted coolly. “They’re all in the car. There were too many things for us to carry so we

was evident that she didn’t believe him. She opened the door a little wider and said, “Whatever. Just admit that you came empty–handed.

were there with their families, as well as Willian’s aunt and her family.

the middle with a

man had a kindly look on his face as he teased his great–grandson.

A somewhat familiar voice rang

He looked around the room and

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toho invited us over but here they are turning their noses up

Bryan has been gone for two years now. Melisenna has had

had to raise four children and you’re still living off of me,” Troy snorted.

not around anymore but he left behind

he found it strange that Beau invited his mother to join the birthday celebration.

Bryan’s my son. I deserve a share

penna and asked, “Melisenna, when Bryan died, how much money did he leave behind? How

many properties?”

chilled to the

belongs to my maternal grandfather, William replied

did I hear that you guys demolished