Chapter 1168

David stroked his beard thoughtfully, sitting up a bit straighter as he spoke in a low, mysterious tone, "Hey Paul, ever heard of the Massolio family?"

Paul suddenly coughed, "Cough, cough..."

Thinking Paul might have a sore throat, David quickly dug into his pocket, pulled out a tin, and handed him a lozenge.

Paul gave him a quick look, then took it.

Once Paul started sucking on the lozenge and stopped coughing, David

continued, "They say the Massolio family has roots going back to some legendary healer, with skills so impressive they can pull someone back from the brink of death. Quite the tale, huh?"

Paul crushed the lozenge between his teeth, inwardly rolling his eyes at the exaggeration. "Too much folklore," he thought.

"But, you know, there are loads of versions of this story, and no one really knows

if

the

gaze drifted, and he skeptically remarked, "Rumors are just that,

smiled and shook his head, "Exaggerations or not, I think there's something

had a hunch that the person who taught him about ancient herbal

him for more, just

in front of him, satisfaction clear on his face, "These orchid seedlings

made David see him as a wise figure, quite different from

it off, "No need for the formalities, President. Just stick

need your

"Of course," Paul answered.

step away, leaving the

more minutes, lost in thought, before heading back to his cabin. He grabbed his fully charged phone, opened a video app, and started watching a

and he got busy with other things, so he hadn't kept up with the show. Now, with

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