The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 240

As Alex and Josephine crossed the threshold of the Kane estate, he spotted a semi-circle of white coats aristocracy clustered like ravens in the marbled fover.

"You're finally here, young man! Come in, quickly!" Lidia cried, her smile nearly swallowing her face

A tipple of unease crawled down Alex's spine before he forced it away.

Vancouver's medical

"You claimed you could cure my daughter," Jericho said, his baritone iron-hard "If you can't, admit it now."

"I stand by my word," Alex answered, a calm smile cutting across his face. "But the Heaven Root is my price yes or no?" Jericho possessed the Heaven Root, a relictare herb.

Fortune and patience had handed him a single piece, and only recently had it ripened enough to be swallowed.

He guarded it for Bella's future years, because every powerful family in the province would claw for it if they smelled the chance. "Fine," Jericho said, frost edging each syllable. "Heal her, and the leaven Root is yours. Fail, and God help you."

"You'll have your answer soon."

Without another word, Alex stepped to Bella's bedside and took her pulse.

She slept soundly, her color already improving under the miracle pill's haze.

To erase the rare defect chewing at her heart, Alex would have to needle open buried meridians, letting energy flush the organ clean and stronger than nature intended; tiny vessels still lay stubbornly blocked.

With his inner force he could burn those channels clear and set the rhythm free. "Well?" Jericho demanded, suspicion coiling in his eyes. "Can you do it?"

"Challenging," Alex admitted with a nod, "but within my reach."

"Then try-but if my daughter suffers, you better..." Jericho growled. "Relax,” Alex said, rolling up his sleeves. "I didn't come to watch her die."

He drew his first needle, but a thunderous shout cracked across the hall.

"Stop!"

"Hands off that girl!" the voice boomed.

"Dr. Joane?" someone gasped, and the room exploded with chatter.

The assembled physicians practically melted into gushing fanboys, their excitement punching through the mansion roof.

was the legendary healer herself-Dr.

name was law; beside her, the other experts shrank

startling beauty only sharpened her

then curved

pleaded, guiding her

thought you hired me to heal her. Care to explain?" Alex asked, his brow

effort, son," Jericho said, "but with Dr. Joane present, I won't gamble my child's

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out?" Alex's tone turned lacial. "That's disgraceful." Owen sneered. "Disgrace is thinking you're in Dr. Joane's league) "My daughter, my choice," Jericho said flatly.

him to

"But what of the

what?" Jericho snapped. "You've done nothing. Earn it first." Alex's

was his habit, but Jericho's ingratitude scraped his nerves

theatrics," Jericho barked. "If it's money you crave. leaves more of those pills;

signal, a guard lugged in suitcases fat

it," Jericho said. "Pill for pay-we're

a million dollars for this pill

heard the man," Scarlet added, arrogance dripping. "Grab the loot

a cold,

move, Mr. Kane. Pity you're betting on the

room erupted into angry

never failed!" someone barked. "People call her an

Bella, what

this nobody question her!" came

ring of doctors closed in, spitting

did you study, boy? On

and lived it down. "Head too big for your shoulders, huh?" Scarlet taunted. "Know your place." Jericho pointed

edge, Mr. Kane. Miss this

the bribe aside, turned on his

reached the courtyard when Lidia hurried after

I'll push Jericho to honor the Heaven Root. Please, don't leave

studied her. "Can you

my husband if I

"Then

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