Chapter 992

The person had his back against Toby; perhaps the person heard footsteps approaching him, so he turned around gradually to face him. It was none other than Tim, who had come up with an excuse that he was going to do the ward round!

Toby and Tim were unsurprised to see each other appear at this spot and clearly, they had both agreed to meet up right there.

"Just tell me, is it found in Little Leafs report?" Toby looked at Tim and spoke in a low voice.

Tim leaned against one side of the wall. "Fortunately, she's fine. She didn't inherit Titus' kidney failure condition."

As soon as Toby heard Tim's reply, the tense expression on Toby's face finally relaxed slightly. "That's great."

However, Toby was not entirely at ease because he recalled that Titus' condition had just been discovered a few months back, which meant that over the past fifty-odd years, Titus' kidneys were perfectly fine and it had been a sudden occurrence. Perhaps it had not been a sudden occurrence and Titus' kidneys had actually decreased in function over the recent years without him realizing. Finally, he collapsed at the point when his kidneys had deteriorated beyond working conditions.

As soon as Toby thought of that possibility, he shut his eyes for a moment. When he reopened them, there was a solemn look in

them. "Little Leaf hasn't been diagnosed to have inherited that condition right now, but would it be possible that in the next ten or twenty years, she would end up inheriting that same condition and collapse in her fifties, just like Titus?"

diagnosed in the first place

soon as Tim heard Toby's query, he reached into the pocket of his white coat and took out a packet of cigarettes. He retrieved one from the pack and placed it into his mouth before

Tim. "No, thanks. I've quit smoking. She prefers that I don't smoke." As he said that, he lifted his chin

lenses glinted under the light as he retracted the cigarette. "You don't need to emphasize that last sentence." Tim could clearly tell that Toby

about and he impatiently urged Tim to continue, "That's enough. Hurry up and answer my question. Will Little Leaf end up in the same

lighter was faulty and he

of that, so he reached into his suit pocket and took out a gold-colored metallic

not mistaken, this was custom-made for the Queen of Erendale and it is an identification token for the male member of the royal family. There are only two of these in this world. One belongs

business trip to Erendale and met the Queen once. She gifted this to me

had confiscated from him

the car together. She had mentioned that since she trusted him to not smoke again, her returning his lighter would be a gesture to emphasize her statement. She knew that even if he

a 'clink' sound as the lighter was uncovered; the fiery flames lit up too and subsequently, his cold expressionless face glowed and the scene was nice. He craned his head forward to move the cigarette on top

continued to twirl the lighter in his hands after that and did not have any intention to return it to Toby. "What would you say if you gave this to me? You've quit smoking, right? You won't need this lighter, then. After all, you won't be lighting anyone's cigarette given your identity." After he said

was because of the luxurious lighter and he found that the puff of his cigarette seemed much nicer than

knitted. "I don't mind giving it to you, but I have

deal!" Tim instantly stopped his act of flinging the lighter into the air and caught it with

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