Cherished By Seven Sisters by Melvin Houle

Cherished By Seven Sisters

Chapter 61 A Misunderstanding

Lincoln kept his silence.

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He was deliberately tarnishing Caylie’s reputation, kindling the crowd’s resentment toward her.

His reason? Was it of any importance?

Not in the slightest.

He didn’t even need to provide an explanation, unable to conjure one even if asked. Regardless, the outcome was just as he had wished.

A spark of fury ignited in Emrys‘ eyes. He stepped forward, his voice laced with menace, “How dare you slander my sister? Do you think I don’t dare to strike you?”

To his surprise, Lincoln intentionally patted his own face, goading, “Come on then, hit me as hard as you can. Let everyone see just how crude the people of Apricot Hall are. With your violent temperament, who would dare to let you treat them?”

His words set the crowd buzzing.

“Apricot Hall resorts to violence when they can’t win an argument!”

“What a brute! And he runs a clinic? If you’re so fond of fighting, why not start a gang? Even Hendrik, the leader of Midas, wouldn’t stand a chance against you.”

“When I was at Apricot Hall the last time, this young lad jumped out and caused a scene. He even slapped Dr. Faraday.”

“I was there too! It was him. He was the one delaying the treatment of that little girl. She was barely a year or two years old. How could he be so cruel?”

outrageous! Apricot Hall should be shut

of

issue of the little girl particularly invoked the people’s sympathy, and the shared

public opinion

alone could drown

at Emrys with an ashen look on her face. “Perhaps we should close Apricot

venomous nature of these people’s tongues and couldn’t bear to

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his face. “Caylie, we cannot back down, not even a single

was

the truth to unveil itself,

piped up from the

all lying! He is a good man! He saved

crowd turned toward the direction of

to the little girl whom Lincoln had

stepped forward to come to Emrys‘ defense. “Nancy is right. Dr. Lund is a good

an accusatory finger

crowd went into

accusations suddenly shifted toward Dr.

who delayed your daughter’s treatment the other day was this

“No. That’s not it. Nancy had Cold Syndrome, not Heat Syndrome. It was this incompetent Dr. Faraday

eyes darted to

others couldn’t help but wonder if they