Chapter 231

Mr. Burton cast a knowing glance at Haynes, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"Oh, you're here to get some medicine for that young girl, aren't you?"

Jasper blinked in surprise. "Didn't you say you couldn't tell if Rachel was unwell?"

Mr. Burton chuckled, "True, I didn't see it. I guessed."

Jasper was left speechless.

This old man had a sharp tongue, just like Stella!

Haynes, who had heard from Jasper about the old man's eccentric nature, didn't take Mr. Burton's teasing to heart. Instead, he locked eyes with Mr. Burton, his voice steady and serious.

"So, how much time can you buy her?"

Mr. Burton glanced at Rachel once more. His eyes, though cloudy with age, were piercing like a hawk's, making Rachel feel exposed and vulnerable, as if he could see right through her.

and

Curing a terminal illness was

all of whom were powerless against Rachel's condition. They weren't asking for

was this old man, claiming he could cure her. Was he

were as sharp as a knife's edge. "You haven't even examined her or reviewed her medical

"Why else do people call me

stared at him intently. "Mr. Burton,

issuing a warning of his own. "Old man,

we'll

any of the symptoms I mentioned wrong?" Jasper was

come to me should know, I

"If not money,

smirked

reach Haynes by phone but soon received a call from Mr. Burton. "Hey young lady, the clinic's been a madhouse lately. We're short on

a moment,

bit miffed, "What? Now that you

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