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

of public

the little girl particularly invoked the people’s

public opinion could be

spit alone

ashen look on her face. “Perhaps we should close Apricot Hall for a while and lay low until this

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

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with an icy look on his face. “Caylie, we cannot back down, not even a single step. If we do, they will

too, was seething

to unveil itself,

weak voice piped up from

is a good man! He saved my

toward the

girl whom Lincoln had diagnosed with Heat

right. Dr. Lund is a good man. If it weren’t for him, Nancy would have died in the hands of that incompetent doctor, Lincoln

pointed an accusatory finger at Lincoln

into

on? Why have the accusations suddenly shifted toward Dr.

“Ma’am, please clarify. The one who delayed your daughter’s treatment the

it. Nancy had Cold Syndrome, not Heat Syndrome. It was this incompetent

eyes darted to

help but wonder if they had misunderstood the