Female Novel
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Frank nodded to confirm Vicky's words. "I already refined the drakeroot when your mom calledme earlier."
Helen was disappointed, but there was nothing she could do either—there was no way to revertthe pill back to the drakeroot.
Still, she simply resigned herself.
She was not particularly disappointed anyway since the drakeroot was not all that important.novelbin
"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 yourcousin's condition? I could take a look."
"Oh, forget it. None of the Southstream's healers could help." Helen trailed off and quicklycorrected herself when she realized she had misspoken. "I mean, it's very serious, and most ofthe healers insisted she needs the drakeroot."
Frank smiled. "I treated your grandfather when he was on death's door too. I should at leasttry."
Helen looked up right then, her heart welling up with emotion.
There was no harm in letting Frank try even if he might fail.
"Thank you, Frank." she murmured.
Vicky watched as the vibes between them got a little too comfortable, folding her arms before her chest
as she huffed, "Hmph. You're eager to suck up to the Lanes, aren't you?"
Her jibe left Helen feeling embarrassed, as it hurt to remember how her family used to abuse Frank.
"I'm doing this for Henry, and not her family," Frank said just then.
He then turned to Helen. "Where's your cousin? Let's make this quick."
Helen smiled and did not take Vicky's jibe to heart, since she knew Frank still had her in his heart.
"Riverton City Hospital," she said. "Let's go right now."
Vicky watched as they left. "Come home soon, Frank. I'll make dinner."
She knew she could not stop Frank, and doing it would only make him despite her.
She just had to know her place in this particular case.
Helen took Frank straight to Riverton City Hospital, asking while she drove, "Does Vicky always stay
the night at your place?"
"No. She just visits on occasion," he replied.
Helen breathed a long sigh of relief, her mood improving right then.
"By the way... My Aunt Jade is a little bad-tempered. Just try not to speak much around her..."
Still, she knew that her request was out of line. After all, Frank was coming to help, and theyshould not be mean to him even if things got frustrating.
Naturally, she was worried that an argument would ensue, which was why she wanted Frank tobe prepared.
Frank simply chuckled. "Bad-tempered? What, is she worse than Gina?"
Helen was left silenced at that.
Once they arrived at Riverton Hospital, Helen headed straight to Luna's ward.
As soon as she entered, Gina asked urgently, "Do you have the drakeroot?"
Helen shook her head. "Frank has already refined it into a pill."
"What?!" Gina exclaimed and reared her head as she howled.
How could the world be so unfair?!