Frank nodded to confirm Vicky's words. "I already refined the drakeroot when your mom called me earlier."

Helen was disappointed, but there was nothing she could do either—there was no way to revert the pill back to the drakeroot.

Still, she simply resigned herself.

She was not particularly disappointed anyway since the drakeroot was not all that important.

"Oh... Never mind, then." She flashed a pained smile.

Frank stared at her for a moment in thought for a long while and eventually said, "What's your cousin's condition? I could take a look."

"Oh, forget it. None of the Southstream's healers could help." Helen trailed off and quickly corrected herself when she realized she had misspoken. "I mean, it's very serious, and most of the healers insisted she needs the drakeroot."

Frank smiled. "I treated your grandfather when he was on death's door too. I should at least try."

Helen looked up right then, her heart welling up with emotion.

in letting Frank try even

Frank."

a little too comfortable, folding her arms before her chest as she huffed, "Hmph. You're eager to suck up

as it hurt to remember how her family used to

this for Henry, and not her family," Frank said

Helen. "Where's your cousin? Let's

heart, since she

City Hospital," she said. "Let's go right

they left. "Come home soon, Frank. I'll

not stop Frank, and doing it would only

her place

Frank straight to Riverton City Hospital, asking while she drove, "Does Vicky always stay the

just visits on occasion," he

sigh of relief, her mood improving

My Aunt Jade is a little bad-tempered. Just

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