The boy clung tightly to the man, his eyes brimming with desperation as he looked at her. "Ms. Flora, please save my brother! He's on the brink!"

Flora's lips twisted into a sly smile. "Relax, it's just a minor issue. He's not going to die."

Mr. Atticus was taken aback. "Minor issue?!"

I thought he was knocking on death's door?

Flora pulled out a small knife and skillfully made a shallow cut on the man's chest. Almost immediately, the man, whose face had been an alarming shade of purple, began to breathe easier, and his complexion started to return to normal.

Putting the knife away, Flora chuckled. "The poison's neutralized. Their condition was due to blood clots blocking their lungs. A simple fix."

"What?!"

Mr. Atticus's face contorted in shock. He rushed to check the man on the ground. His face went from green to white and back again, glaring daggers at Flora. "Are you messing with me?!"

Rage boiled in his eyes. Who would've thought he'd get played by a woman!

The poison was already neutralized!

were just suffering from

danger, he'd instinctively assumed his detoxification method had failed. Seeing his reaction, Flora turned to him with a smile that said it all: "Yup, I played you. What're you gonna do

"You!"

furious he felt faint and collapsed to the

exchanged uneasy glances. Clearly, underestimating a woman had been a

She's ruthless...

detoxify everyone. Once done, the various

and the folks from Empire Base and

she was utterly exhausted, her

massaged them. Just then, a staff member came running in to report that Crimson had woken up! Overjoyed,

against the pillows, eating porridge. Her

grimaced with each

she

touch of

want something tasty!"

spirit returning. She sat down by the

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