Chapter 57:

As Ayla presented what she claimed was evidence, the crowd’s interest peaked, only to quickly deflate when they saw it was just an invitation to a medical conference. The room filled with a ripple of disappointment, their skepticism remaining intact. Undeterred, Ayla asserted with confidence, “Riss will publicly declare me as her apprentice at the upcoming medical conference in two weeks. That should dispel any doubts about my honesty.”

Seeing that skepticism lingered in the living room, Ayla continued, “You’ve all seen the MindEase Elixir I gave Grandpa, right? If I didn’t know Dr. Riss, how could I possibly have bought it?”

Those words seemed to soften some of the lingering doubts among the Nash family members. Balthasar, feeling remorseful, instructed a servant to help Ayla onto the sofa and offered her words of comfort. Gradually, other family members joined, extending their apologies for doubting her. With renewed confidence, Ayla shot a challenging look at Marissa and Landen

Landen responded with a nonchalant shrug, still uncertain about Ayla’s claims, while Marissa, amused, went upstairs

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the door interrupted her. Quickly hiding the diary, she opened the door to find Landen, his arms full of medical books. Without waiting for an invitation, Landen

by his sudden decree, Marissa responded with a touch of amusement, “It’s late. I’m heading to

Landen was clearly not ready to drop the subject. “You need to join me in studying,” he insisted earnestly, noticing Marissa’s reluctance. He gently guided her to sit beside him. “Do you want to keep letting Ayla bully us? If she really becomes Dr. Riss’ apprentice, what position will that leave us in

Dr. Riss’ disciple is impossible,” Marissa declared

you see how confident she was earlier? What if it’s

other day, she claimed Riss was a man in his thirties, which we know isn’t true,” Marissa countered. “Enough with the excuses. Regardless of what Ayla claims, we need to be proactive. I saw Riss today. She’s about our age and already an accomplished doctor. Shouldn’t that embarrass us?” Landen argued, pushing a medical

really serious about

maybe you wouldn’t have to suffer indignities even if you were ousted by the Daniels family one day,” Landen explained. Although his words were unpleasant to the ear, Marissa felt his genuine concern. She played along, pretending to study and posing questions to him, impressed by

charge of the Nash family, why not compete to become Riss’ apprentice yourself?”

Riss’ attention.

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