The Established Siblings of the Pack

“Um…” Kingsley scratched his head and changed the topic. “I think we should see your father now.”

“Okay, mister!” Yvonne would go with whatever Kingsley said.

They came into the house once more, and Kingsley went to Yvonne’s father’s room. There was only a bed-stove and two chairs in it. A man in his fifties was lying on the bed, and he was nothing more than skin and bones. This man was Joshua Johnson, Leroy’s father. Joshua noticed Kingsley coming in, and he pushed himself up, leaning against the wall behind his bed. It was a simple movement, but he was already wheezing.

“Dad, this is Leroy’s colleague. He’s…” Yvonne just realized that she did not know Kingsley’s name.

“Kingsley. Kingsley Nicholson,” Kingsley introduced himself. “I’m Leroy’s colleague, and I’m here to give you guys some gifts from the company.”

was shivering with excitement. “Oh, thank you very much. It’s already really kind of you guys to give Leroy a job, and now you’re giving gifts? That’s really generous of you.” He kept

Leoric waved his hands. “Mr. Nicholson did

bad guy down

He kept bowing at Kingsley. “You

Mister is a doctor too. He says he can heal you! You have a chance

have to undergo five or six operations if he worked with them, but there was only an infinitesimal chance for him to stand

back up. His wife eventually left him because she could not bear the weight of the family, and he lost all hope ever since. When Yvonne said Kingsley could heal him, he was in disbelief. It has been more than a decade. Can I really stand back up again? “I-Is it true, Mr. Nicholson? Can you heal me?” Tears welled up in his eyes. He was worried that this was just another

on the edge of the bed. “Let me take

extended his gnarled arm

“I can heal you, but you’ll have to regain your

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