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Maelis’s breath quickened. Zinnia’s words sent a sharp pang through her chest. Hearing that Zinnia was strangled at birth, all her anger was instantly extinguished, as if a bucket of ice water had been dumped over

her.

Maelis shot Zinnia a sharp look, the resentment in her eyes slowly fading, but her words still biting. “As if we owe you anything,” she snapped.

Zinnia said, “For Timothy and Yosef, I made Chamomile tea and Soothing Soup. They required the use of a century–old ginseng, worth at least 1.6 million. There is a long list of other premium–grade ingredients as well.

“All my medicines are of the highest quality. I’m offering you fair prices. For a two–month course, the total cost is 3.3 million.

“As for the Moon Scar Cream you use, the minimum market price is 300 thousand per bottle. At auction, even several hundred thousand yuan per bottle is considered cheap.

“I gave you three bottles in total. I won’t charge you auction prices; just the market price, so that’s 1 million.”

Since Maelis insisted on being so calculating, Zinnia decided to play along with her rules. She thought, ‘If we’re settling accounts, let’s do it fair and square. I won’t take advantage of her, and she won’t take advantage of me.’

Zinnia rattled off a detailed list, leaving the Shaw family utterly stunned.

They might not be familiar with medicine, but they understand the value of a century–old ginseng. They thought, ‘She is exaggerating. Even our family might not be able to produce a century–old ginseng. How could a country girl like her possibly have one?‘

Maelis’s anger flared up again. She said, “Zinnia, have you gone money–mad? How could a country bumpkin like you possibly have century–old ginseng? And the face cream I use was given to me by Betty, none of your damn business!”

Zinnia took out her phone and displayed the ginseng appraisal report. She said, “Here’s the appraisal report. You should still be able to find the herbal residue from the medicine I prepared at your home. Feel free to have it tested.

“I’ll compile a detailed list of the medicinal ingredients I provided and email it to you. Moore’s Herbary conducted the valuation. If you have any doubts about the prices, feel free to have them appraised by other accredited institutions.

the quotes, feel free to submit the lowest valuation to me

through her phone and pulled up the patent certificate for Moon Scar Cream. She said, “As for the face cream you’ve been using, Mrs. Shaw, this is the patent certificate for the

verified.

know how you claim Betty got the cream, but I am certain I am the only one

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That’s enough for me to file a

threat of criminal charges. She thought, ‘Betty was just released from detention. If she went back, what would

voice sharpened with desperation as she snapped, “Don’t you dare

out if it’s slander or not,” Zinnia shot back, showing

stunned by how much had come to light. They thought, ‘How many things has Betty been hiding from us? And Zinnia isn’t at all what we thought.

up in a small town, yet could so easily come up with a century–old ginseng and other rare medicinal ingredients. The Lynn family couldn’t have provided them. After all, when Zinnia prepared those medicines, she

and said, “Zinnia, give me your bank account number. I’ll transfer the money to

family for good; there is no chance

“Now that everything’s settled, do not contact me again. If you continue to harass me, I will file a police report. Consider this your

words hundreds of times in

Zinnia had merely stayed with the Shaw family for two months. Beyond those negligible blood ties, she had no real connection to them whatsoever. If anything, she was the one who got the short

medicinal herbs Zinnia used for the Shaw family, particularly

those rich folks bid on their goods at auction was so boring that she

for now. A clear and final line

stood frozen for a long moment. She never

the security guards

lay