Female Novel
Chapter 342 All At A Loss
Chapter 342 All At A Loss
"Uh... Alright! Let's get back to the topic," Altha chuckled awkwardly.
At this moment, everyone in the hall turned their attention towards Raphael, with a hint of suspicionon their faces.
"Who is this young master? He looks different from everyone else!"
"That's right! Even Mr. Pearce listens to him."
"Look at his followers, all of them seem to be experts with bulging temples."
"Have you not seen it? Mr. Pearce's granddaughter has been following Mr. Macdonald closely witha courteous attitude."
"When did Miss Pearce become so proactive?"
The crowd whispered among themselves...
"Oh my..."
Just then, a beautiful figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd and stumbled towards Raphael.
It was Harlow!
The middle-aged follower next to Raphael reacted quickly and blocked her with his arm.
"What are you doing?" he asked coldly.
Harlow looked flustered and adjusted her messy bangs while still looking pretty.
Her eyes were watery as she said pitifully, "I'm sorry, someone pushed me just now. I... I didn'tmean it."
"Mr. MacDonald, thank you for letting your man catch me or I would have fallen."
Although Altha had not properly introduced Raphael yet, even a blind man could tell that he wasextraordinary.
How could Harlow miss such an opportunity to show herself in front of him?
Raphael glanced at Harlow and there was an imperceptible hint of mockery in his eyes beforeturning back to Altha and saying, "Continue."
Altha nodded and raised his voice again, "Everyone here today is an outstanding figure in themedical industry."
"Since today is a medical exchange conference, we naturally have to compare our medical skills."
"Those who perform well will not only establish their reputation through this conference but alsoreceive Thousand-Year Snow Lotus as reward!"
"Oh? How do we compare?" A senior doctor asked loudly.
Altha smiled, "That's a good question! The method for comparison is simple. Whoever can cure Mr.MacDonald's strange illness wins."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned their attention towards Raphael, showingconfusion on their faces.
Lachlan was blending in with the crowd, wondering if the real deal was finally starting. If not, hemight as well leave...
"Oh? What's wrong with Mr. MacDonald?" someone asked.
Altha didn't say anything but looked at Raphael and said, "Mr. MacDonald, you..."
Raphael hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded.novelbin
It was embarrassing to reveal his illness in front of so many people. However, he had no otherchoice if he wanted to get better.
After all, he came from a hidden family and nobody would know who he really was after this event.These people wouldn't have any contact with him either.
With that thought in mind, Raphael expressionlessly began taking off his clothes.
Half a minute later...
Hiss!
Everyone present showed expressions of shock and disgust while gasping for air!
Penelope had been standing next to Raphael all along but now her face turned pale as she quicklystepped back away from him.
Harlow did the same thing by taking several steps back to keep a "safe distance" from Raphael.
At this moment, Raphael stood shirtless revealing his "unsightly" body covered in some kind ofkeratin disease that made him look like an old tree bark covering his skin all over.
Just one glance at it would make anyone feel goosebumps and shivers down their spine.
Even more disturbingly were the small wood-like fragments falling off whenever he moved aroundeven slightly!
Who could have thought that Raphael who looked so handsome actually suffered from such terribleskin disease?
At this moment, feeling the peculiar gazes from the people around him, Raphael's eyes flickeredwith a coldness deep within.
Especially when he saw the two women who had just been trying to seduce him and get close tohim, now retreating as if avoiding a plague, a shadow of gloom appeared on his face.
"Don't panic everyone! Mr. MacDonald's skin disease is not contagious!" Altha reassured everyonewhile waving his hand gently towards them.
The next second, he looked around expectantly saying, "Is there any skilled doctor here willing tohelp treat Mr. MacDonald? Or perhaps any pharmaceutical company owner has an effectiveprescription on hand? As long as you can cure Mr. MacDonald's illness even partially, thenThousand-Year Snow Lotus will be yours."
"And, on top of that, you can also gain the friendship of Mr. MacDonald. I am truly grateful to him!"Altha's voice fell and there was a commotion in the room.
"I'll take a look," said an elderly doctor with white hair and beard, stepping forward bravely. "Oh, it'sMr. Kelly from Qusall."
Altha's eyes lit up at his words and he gestured for him to come over.
Tobias Kelly made a sound of agreement before walking over to Raphael and examining himclosely, taking his pulse, checking his eyelids, observing his tongue coating...
After a series of observations, Tobias furrowed his brow and shook his head repeatedly.
Finally he said that he had never heard of this strange disease where the skin turned into wood.
Seeing this result made Altha sigh bitterly while Raphael and his entourage looked disappointed aswell, but they had expected as much...
"Is there anyone else? Even if it doesn't work out, you can still try," said the middle-aged followerwithout any prompting from Altha.
One by one, other doctors who were confident in their medical skills or skilled in treating difficultdiseases stepped forward to examine Raphael's condition, some even used blades to scrape offsome keratinized tissue for closer inspection!
But ultimately they were all powerless!
Altha's face grew increasingly grim while Raphael and his company looked more disappointed thanever before.
When the last doctor left dejectedly without anyone else coming forward for quite some timeafterwards, Raphael turned livid with anger!
"All useless! A bunch of quacks!"
"All just mediocre physicians!"
Raphael cursed through gritted teeth until suddenly he locked eyes with Penelope and Harlow, thengave them an evil smirk!!