"What?"

Helen was obviously surprised and murmured, "But there must be a mistake. Huub Droitner seemed so polite and agreeable, which was why I was fine with him asking to see you." "Can't judge a book by its cover."

Frank chuckled. "You'd better watch out. I can see that he bears ill will."

"We're just business partners, and I was thinking about using his family's government connections. Since they mean to do harm, I'll just have to call it off."

Helen was determined, too-if Frank sensed an issue, she would not waste her breath.

However, after hanging up and Frank dismissed it as a brief interlude, the Southstream Lanes found themselves in trouble a few days later.

Gavin Lane, Helen's uncle, was supposed to return after a couple of days from a business trip, but it had been a week since he was last seen.

His family could not reach him and there was no sign of him in Zamri, and there was nothing suspicious about the people whom he met for business talks either.

They all testified that Gavin had left after their meeting-as to where, they had no idea.

Another couple of days had passed when the Lanes received a short and simple text from Gavin's number:

It's the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom or

"What's the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom?"

had come to Zamri looking for his

Frank scowled in turn.

would have known about the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom. On top of that, none of them could have known that Yosil Darman had given Frank the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom,

one person was so obsessed

out how far she would take her obsession, Frank regretted sparing

asked anxiously, "Frank, what's the

was only her

also shown

her as the head of

wanted to save

explained,

"An herb?"

and Roth breathed a sigh of relief

were wondering what the ransom was, but it was

Winter Lawrence was the current head of Zamri Hospital, a major medical facility-it just made this

"You misunderstand. The Bloodcrane Spiritbloom is an extremely rare herb. Forget

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