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At first, Charles did not understand why Richard suddenly changed his expression, but after tasting the orange, Charles

understood.

It is delicious. No wonder Grandpa wanted to take all the oranges for himself. If it were someone else, they would probably have the same thought. Charles thought.

Silently, Charles tightened his grip on his basket and cast a wary glance at Richard.

Charles‘ concern was not unfounded. Richard did, in fact, glance at his basket several times over the next few minutes.

But for some reason, in the end. Richard let Charles‘ oranges be.

Taking advantage of the moment, Charles hurried back to his room with his basket.

Once inside, Charles immediately sent Kelvin a message, detailing everything that had just happened.

Charles knew he could not win against his unreasonable grandfather, but his father would surely have a way to deal with

him

Meanwhile, downstairs, Richard was still blissfully unaware that he was about to face consequences. He happily sat there, hugging a basket of oranges, eating away.

Yvonne is truly a sweetheart. The oranges she grows taste this good, Richard wondered,

Thinking of the bananas, oranges, and grapes in his own orchard, Richard was already looking forward to them.

Feeling full of energy, Richard even skipped his afternoon nap, choosing instead to sit on the couch and devour oranges one after another.

Just then, a bodyguard walked in from outside and delivered a statement as if announcing some terrible news. “Mr. Adler, Dr. Jonathan is here. He is waiting at the door”

Richard suddenly froze. He glanced at the small mountain of orange peels beside him and his hands, now stained yellow. His expression shifted rapidly. He was doomed.

When he was younger, Richard feared nothing. But as he aged and his health declined, various illnesses started catching up

with him.

His doctor, Behram Jonathan, was a strict and dedicated professional who came every two weeks to check if Richard was feeling unwell.

If Behram ever caught Richard ignoring his medical advice, he would not hesitate to scold Richard fiercely.

When Richard was supposed to quit smoking, he

small cake, and he had refused to eat more than a single bite just to avoid

how terrifying this doctor

oranges, and scurried around, trying to find a place

them.

frantically cleaned up the

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confident

the strong scent of oranges in the

led Behram inside.

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looked like he had just come straight from the hospital. He was still in his white coat. In one hand, he carried a cold. metallic–looking

in, Behram caught the overwhelming scent of oranges

his tall stature, he

medical kit. Behram asked directly. “Did you

brow twitched. He held up two fingers.

gaze briefly stopping at Richard’s yellow–stained fingers. His face remained expressionless. “Tell the truth”

“I

for a long moment. Neither

out a blood testing device from his case and pricked Richard’s finger to check his blood sugar. Behram watched the screen for a few seconds before asking. “When did

eat them?”

eating for about ten minutes,

a hint of surprise in his tone.

his head slightly to ask Richard, “What kind of oranges did you eat? Are they high in

high. I guess. They taste really

“Give me one. Let me take a

his beloved oranges felt as painful as cutting off

was Richard’s doctor. Richard had no choice but to

dug out the oranges he had just hidden, and

orange landed in Behram’s hand. Behram held it

looked just like any

them for over ten minutes, and yet his blood sugar had not changed.

to figure it out, Behram decided to

peeled the orange and popped a piece into his mouth,

twice, his expression

a complicated gaze. His face remained stoic, but compared to before, his

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