Chapter 22
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Chapter 64: I’ll Give You Anything You Want
Everyone turned and looked over to see a slender figure casually standing there. The young woman looked charmingly beautiful, and her cat-like eyes were slightly downcast as if she was sleepy and tired.
Yet she also gave off a sense of unbridled arrogance.
Her fair slender fingers went to her pocket and she took out a black pill wrapped in a white paper. After tearing off the simple and crude white wrapper, she held it between two of her fingers and looked at Jon. She said, “This is the real deal itself—the Carefree Pill.”
Jon’s eyes widened the moment he saw her. The young woman simply resembled Yvette Anderson too much, making him a little dazed. It was just like that time back when that other young woman had stood in front of him and declared proudly, “I’ve successfully made the Carefree Pill!”
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, “Dr. Lincoln, have a look at it! Is that the Carefree Pill?”
Dr. Lincoln was a well-known traditional medicine practitioner in the circle.
Upon the request, he took a step forward and took the pill from the young woman. Then, he scratched off a bit of it, held it to his nose, and sniffed it carefully.
A moment later…
“It’s the Carefree Pill! In addition, it seems like it was made recently!”
“What? Made recently? That young woman seems to be from the Anderson's.”
“Could it be that Yvette really was the one who created the Carefree Pills?”
“…”
As soon as the words left the speaker’s mouth, the hall fell quiet.
Simon’s eyes lit up and he immediately said, “Mr. Myers, you have nothing to say now, do you?!”
Jon regained his composure very quickly. He said mysteriously, “I had made medicines together with Yvette back then. I didn’t expect that she has also successfully created the Carefree Pill…”
He was trying to make up for the embarrassment just now.
“Heh.”
Melissa chuckled softly.
Although she hadn’t said anything, it nevertheless made Jon’s face burn as if someone had slapped him a few times!
Everyone exchanged looks with one another.
Suddenly, Dr. Lincoln stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Anderson, may I know if the pill is for sale? I’m willing to pay $15,000!”
As soon as he said that, everyone else also regained their senses and started to swarm toward Simon.
“I’m willing to pay $23,000!”
“I’m willing to pay $80,000!”
“I’m willing to pay $150,000!”
“…”
This was obviously a conference, but if anyone were to pass by outside, they might have thought it was an auction house instead.
Simon ignored them all and carefully put away the pill that Dr. Lincoln was holding. He said, “This pill…”
Before he could say the words ‘not for sale’, Nora said unhurriedly, “… is for sale, of course.”
Simon, “!”
The Myerses could even make a name for themselves in New York just by relying on a mere pill. Did Nora have any idea just how valuable the pill was or not?
He was about to speak when Nora started taking out more pills from her pocket. One, two, three… She took out a total of twenty pills!
She said calmly, “The Anderson's new product, the Carefree Pill, will be launched at the end of this month. The retail price will be… $3,000 per pill?”
She had originally planned to price them at $1,500 each, but going by their fervency just now, it seemed like she could also sell them at $3,000 without any problem?
Nora was still wondering whether or not the price was too high when the crowd started shouting:
“I want 200 pills!”
“I want 2,000 pills!”
“Mr. Anderson, I want 3,000 pills!”
All the drugstore and hospital's procurement team representatives started to yell out their orders.
Simon swallowed and subconsciously glanced at Nora, who said dispassionately, “The production process for the Carefree Pill is a complicated one, so we can only produce up to 10,000 pills per month.
They will not be sold at wholesale price but retail price.”
“…”
Everyone was a little disappointed, but someone nevertheless approached Simon. “Mr. Anderson, if I order 5,000 cartons of Vitality Water, can you sell me 200 Carefree Pills? I’ll buy them at retail price, not the wholesale price!”
Simon replied, “… Okay.”
“Me too! I want some too!”
The crowd, who had been rather dismissive toward Simon just a moment ago, surrounded him one after another.
Deputy Dean Lucas of the Traditional Medicine Hall also squeezed into the crowd. He said, “Simon, on account of our friendship, you have to give me 500 Carefree Pills no matter what!"
Unfortunately, before he could squeeze into the crowd, Sheena stopped him.
With an icy smile on her face, she said, “Interested in our products, Deputy Dean Lucas? They’ll cost you four times the usual price.”
Deputy Dean Lucas, “…”
He had demanded a 60% discount on their products just now and now, the Carefree Pill’s price had quadrupled!
Sheena was definitely doing this on purpose!
Justin, who was standing nearby, looked a little stunned.
His original intention was to give her money, but now…
“The pill retails at $3,000 but she’s selling it to us at $800 each. In other words, we earn a profit of $2,200 per pill, which makes $11,000,000 in total! Mr. Hunt, Miss Smith has actually given us such a large cut of the profits!”
Behind him, Sean was calculating the numbers. He remarked, “Why does it feel like we ended up taking advantage of Miss Smith?”
Justin, “…”
He was originally intending to return her a favor, but it seemed like his debt was increasing instead?
The chilly look on his face and the impatience in his heart had already dissipated at some point.
The corners of his lips suddenly curled upward and even the beauty mark at his eyes was exuding joy.
The young woman amid the crowd had already meritoriously retired by now.
She slipped away quietly, leaving all the hustle and bustle to Simon, and walked toward Justin.
She had a bit of a complicated look—there seemed to be a little hesitation, as well as a little uncertainty. What was she intending to say to him?
To think it was actually putting her in such a spot.
The smile at the corners of Justin’s lips widened a little further.
But just as she got closer and closer to him, the woman suddenly turned and walked toward Joel, who was next to him, instead.
Justin, “?”
The smile on his face suddenly froze.
Nora was indeed feeling a little hesitant and unsure.
She didn’t know whether what she was doing was right or wrong, but she simply followed her heart and walked up to Joel. She said, “Mr. Smith, the Anderson's are willing to provide your uncle’s medication at no cost.”
Joel had already heard the commotion a long time ago.
However, he hadn’t expected Nora to take the initiative and offer him the pills.
His flirtatious eyes raised slightly, but his smile also completely disappeared. His eyes were icy-cold as he replied, “I appreciate your kindness, but…
“My uncle doesn’t ever take any of the Anderson’s medicines.”
After speaking, he nodded coldly at Nora, turned, and left.
Nora was rendered speechless.
Not expecting a response like that, she was stunned to the spot.
A low voice reached her at this point. “Ian Smith has great pride. Your mother embarrassed him back then. He’ll never use the Anderson's medicines.”
Nora turned to see Justin standing behind.
She clenched her jaw and then sighed.
There were mistakes that one could make up for, but there are also some that one couldn’t.
In that case, there was no need for her to meddle anymore.
Seeing that she didn’t seem to take it to heart, Justin coughed and slowly said, “Miss Smith, the new product…”
Nora waved and said, “Since I’m giving it to you, just take it.”
Justin chuckled softly and asked, “Is there anything you want, Miss Smith?”
Anything I want…
With her eyes all bright and shiny, Nora looked at him and asked, “Will you give me whatever I want?”
There it was, that scorching gaze again.
Justin let out a low “Yes”, his voice deep and sultry.
Nearby, Sean was rendered speechless.
Boss! I can’t bear to watch you anymore!
Ding!
His cell phone beeped. He looked down to see that someone had sent him the photo of Nora’s daughter that he had asked for just now.
Chapter 65: Someone Was Investigating My Daughter!
Justin stared at Nora intently with his head lowered.
There wasn’t any of the cold and unfeeling demeanor he usually had.
The well-tailored custom-made suit set off his big and tall figure, making him look tall and straight.
Dim light flickered in his dark, deep eyes, and even the beauty mark at the corner of his eye seemed a little darker than usual.
He seemed to be looking forward to something, yet also nervous about it.
Were Pete here, he would have discovered that the egocentric tyrant, who had always acted arbitrarily, actually looked somewhat nervous at the moment…
The woman’s eyes were big and shiny and had none of their usual laziness as she gazed at him.
Her appearance made his heart suddenly race. For a moment, he suddenly had the illusion that he would agree to whatever she asked for, no matter what it was.
Her lips parted and a few words popped out. “I want you…”
Justin felt as if the whole place had turned silent around him. The corners of his lips curled upward subconsciously, and even his dark eyes seemed like they were gradually lighting up like a sunny day.
Then, he heard the second half of her sentence: “…-r son.”
Justin was bewildered.
The bolt from the blue made him dumbfounded.
In fact, the man, whose expression had never betrayed his feelings, couldn’t quite keep a straight face anymore.
Even his voice sounded a little stiff as he said, “What?”
Seeing how big his reaction was, the light in Nora’s eyes dimmed little by little.
She just knew that it wouldn’t work.
That bit of profit that the Carefree Pills gave probably wasn’t even a drop in the bucket for the number one family. How would it possibly move him?
Thinking about it from his perspective, if he were to offer to buy Cherry… Well, if he allowed her to sleep at the Hunt's residence, it wasn’t entirely impossible, either.
Nora lowered her gaze, her long eyelashes casting their silhouette on her cheek. With a little disappointment, she said carelessly, “Just kidding.”
Justin, “…”
Nora’s cell phone rang at this time.
She nodded at Justin, then walked a few steps away and answered the call. Solo’s voice rang out from the other end of the call. He said, “Anti, I found signs that someone was searching the Internet for your daughter’s photo just now!”
Nora was puzzled.
Her eyes narrowed and she immediately looked at Justin, only to see that his assistant standing behind him was currently whispering something to him.
Justin looked up and glanced at her. Then, his assistant held up his cell phone, apparently about to open the email and show him the photo…
Nora panicked. She hung up and immediately took a step forward. “Mr. Hunt!”
Justin, who was about to open the email, was taken aback and he looked at her.
A cold glint flickered in Nora’s eyes and she came right up to Justin. Then, she tiptoed, reached out one hand, and held his shoulder as she said in a low voice, “Your clothes are wrinkled.”
With her cell phone in her other hand, she ‘accidentally’ bumped it against Sean’s cell phone that Justin was holding. While pretending to pat his clothes, she counted silently:
Five, four, three, two, one…
Time’s up.
Nora was about to take a few steps back to put some distance between the two of them when a large warm hand suddenly held her around her waist.
“Look out.”
A waiter happened to be passing by behind her.
Nora felt as if the palm on her waist was burning hot. She raised her head in discomfit and her gaze met with the man’s smiling lip corners.
His lips were thin, but their shape was refined and good-looking.
His nose bridge was very tall, making him look very gallant.
His pupils were very dark, making them seem deep and bottomless.
Up close, his face had a bewitching charm to it.
Nora felt as if the air in her lungs had been sucked away, making her chest feel tight and stuffy. She hurriedly pushed him away and took a few steps back.
After she steadied herself, she said, “Thank you.”
Then, she turned and left.
As he gazed at her fleeing in embarrassment, Justin looked down at his fingertips.
The woman really had a fantastic figure. Areas that should be fleshy were fleshy, yet her waist was so slim and slender. It was as if he could hold it with just a hand.
After a while, he finally looked at the cell phone. However, the screen had turned black.
An astonished Sean said, “Is the battery flat? It shouldn’t be, though. The battery was more than 60% full just now. Why can’t I turn it on anymore.”
After hacking Sean’s cell phone, Nora lowered her gaze and tapped away on her big and heavy cell phone for a short while.
At this point, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of her.
Nora looked up—Tina was supporting Jon and looking at her with hostility.
As she tossed her cell phone into her pocket, she also heard Tina say cheerfully, “Miss Smith, something awesome is about to happen to you!”
She deliberately raised her voice, attracting the attention of everyone around them.
Jon let out a cough and said, “So, you’re an old friend’s daughter. Back then, your mother and I were good friends. Even though she went astray and ruined herself, now that you’re back, I should guide you in your mother’s that you’re a surgeon? I wonder if you’re interested in traditional medicine?”
A question mark slowly appeared in Nora’s mind: ?
Tina said, “Miss Smith, are you so happy that you’re lost for words? My teacher, Mr. Myers, is about to take you as his student, so hurry up and acknowledge him as your teacher!”
Nora, “!!”
Tina straightened her back and slowly said, “Miss Smith, perhaps you’re not very familiar with the traditional medicine scene here. At present, there are a few masters of traditional medicine in New York—Dr. Myers, Dr. Lincoln, and Dr. Jenkins. The three of them were students of Dr. Silvester Zabe, the most famous practitioner of traditional medicine many years ago. However, Dr. Zabe hasn’t seen any patients for many years, so there’s no one better than Mr. Myers now.
“Mr. Myers is also the deputy dean of the New York College of Traditional Medicine. There are scores of people trying to apply to become a postgraduate student under him. It’s your honor that he’s willing to take you as his student.It’s a blessing that many are begging for!”
As soon as she said that, the people around them immediately started to speculate among themselves.
“No wonder Mr. Jon is so skilled in traditional medicine. As it turns out, he was under the tutelage of Dr. Zabe. But wasn’t it said that Dr. Zabe didn’t take any students?”
Jon smiled lightly and said, “I was lucky enough to have studied under Mr. Zabe for a few years. I suppose you can call me an unofficial student of his!”
Dr. Lincoln, who had helped to verify the Carefree Pill just now and was of equal standing as Jon, muttered, “I heard that Mr. Zabe officially took in a student a few years ago and taught them everything he knew… But that’s just a rumor, though. I’ve never seen that little junior of mine, so I have no idea whether they’re male or female!”
Dr. Lincoln’s words didn’t attract anyone’s attention, though.
Tina said, “Acknowledge Mr. Myers as your teacher here first. You can officially pay him a visit to complete the procedures next time.”
Nora slowly said, “No, it’s fine.”
Disregarding how that man must be up to no good in his bid to take her as his student, and that he would probably make her lend him the Carefree Pill’s formula to study and observe later on; just the fact that were she to become Jon’s student.
Wouldn’t their hierarchical positions become all messed up?
Speaking of which, she was certainly being rather rude. Even though she had come to New York, she hadn’t gone to visit her teacher yet.
While she was lost in her own thoughts, Tina’s expression had already changed. She and Jon were about to say something when next to them, Joel Smith answered a phone call and his expression suddenly changed drastically.
He quickly took a couple of steps toward Jon and said, “My uncle is dying. Please come with me immediately and have a look at him…”
Chapter 66: An Incurable Illness?
Jon, who didn’t dare slight him, answered, “Okay!”
Before leaving, he looked at Nora and said, “You’re still young, so you should give some things a little more thought. Mr. Smith, let’s not waste any more time and hurry over!”
After Jon and Tina left, the people around them started to gather around Nora.
“So, you’re Yvette Anderson’s daughter?
Becoming Jon’s student is a great opportunity. Don’t pass it up!”
“She’s still young, but Simon, you’d best be sensible! Look at Tina; after she became Mr. Myers’ student, she became an attending physician at Hospital Finest. She also became a lot more well-known.”
Amidst everyone’s persuasion, Nora, however, merely stared in the direction where Joel and the others left.
Ian Smith was dying.
Should she go over and have a look?
However, when she thought of what Joel had said just now, she abandoned the thought.
Never mind. Everyone had their own destiny.
The conference ended with a perfect conclusion for the Andersons. All the goods piled up in their warehouse sold out. In addition, with the Carefree Pills, Harmonia Pharmacy’s position in the traditional medicine industry also stabilized somewhat.
At the very least, when they left, the others no longer looked at them contemptuously like the way they did in the beginning.
It was only after he saw that the Andersons had left that Justin looked at Sean, who had already taken out his spare cell phone, logged in to the email account, and opened the email from just now.
The photo, however, was of a baby who had just turned a month old.
Honestly speaking, all newborn babies actually look more or less the same.
However, the baby in the photo looked soft and chubby, and it was obvious that she had very attractive facial features.
Justin suddenly thought of Pete when he was a baby. Due to his poor health, he had been nothing but skin and bone.
At the Andersons.
After Nora and the others stepped through the door, the whole family sat on the sofa in the living room.
Simon had just answered a call from his daughter. He said excitedly, “Sheril says that they’ve already produced 50 pills based on the formula! The formula works! We can really mass-produce Carefree Pills!”
Melissa glanced at Sheena, who hadn’t said a word since she entered. She said, “It seems like Yvette did indeed improve the formula and even had Nora bring it back. This shows that despite her leaving home, she hadn’t forgotten the Andersons.”
Sheena’s complexion was dull and ashen. Her lips were pursed tightly and she felt dejected.
Simon, who didn’t notice anything, instead asked, “Nora, are you really not going to study under Jon?”
Nora replied, “No.”
After thinking for a while, Simon said, “I know it’s because Jon was making things difficult for us that you…”
“There’s no need to discuss any further about this. I’m not interested in learning traditional medicine from him,” said Nora, who interrupted her uncle straightaway.
Sheena frowned. “What are you interested in, then?”
Nora raised an eyebrow and kept quiet for a while.
At once, Sheena couldn’t help but reprimand her. “I heard that you’re a surgeon? Do you have a medical license? Which college did you graduate from? Which hospital are you working in? Are you a doctor specializing in
outpatient service or an attending physician?”
Nora replied, “I work by myself.”
“You work by yourself? In that case, how many operations can you do in a month? Why don’t you train in the hospital for a few years since you’re still so young?”
Melissa tugged Sheena’s sleeve. “Sheena, don’t say any more for now.”
However, Sheena pulled her sleeve back and said, “So, you want me to apologize to your mother? Okay! I’ll do it! I shouldn’t have said that about Sis! But Nora, as your aunt, there’s something I have to say!
“Your mother was renowned as a young lady of great talent in New York back then, but you grew up elsewhere instead. The way how you’re incapable of anything damages your mother’s reputation! That is something I absolutely will not allow!”
“…”
Nora felt that this second aunt of hers took reputation and things like that too seriously.
She stood up and walked upstairs. “I’ll go and take a look at what Cherry is doing.”
Sheena immediately became angry. “You—”
Melissa grabbed her hand and said, “She’s only just returned, Sheena. Give her some time to adapt. Don’t worry, even if you don’t bring it up, I’ll do my best to groom Nora, nonetheless!”
Nora, “…”
She really didn’t need it.
She went upstairs, entered her bedroom, and immediately heard Cherry in the midst of her games.
“Chesty, come on! I caught someone who’s alone!”
A voice rang out in the voice chat: “Coming! I’m coming!”
Then, Cherry let out an exclamation of surprise and said, “No, there isn’t just one person but two! Ah, there’s one… two more in the bushes! Chesty, there are four players away from their team!”
“…”
“Come on! Why are you running away, Chesty? Why are you so lousy?!”
“Cherry, they have four people on their side while there’s only two of us. Are you sure the four of them are away from their team?”
“Why are you chickening out? I can beat five of them by myself! Are you a man or not?!”
“I’m your uncle!”
“Oh. Those who didn’t know would’ve thought you were my aunt instead!”
“…”
Seeing that Cherry was engrossed in her game, Nora reminded her to pay attention to the time and went to take a bath.
Cherry blinked with her big cute eyes and stared at her cell phone. “Chesty, Mommy’s back, so I’ll have to log off soon! Are you still streaming the gameplay?”
Chester replied, “Yes, I am. The viewers in my live stream are all calling for you to start live streaming too!”
Cherry became very interested when she heard what he said. She asked, “Will anyone watch if I live stream?”
Chester replied, “Of course! I’m a hotshot streamer with millions of fans. When we challenge the rankings with our two-man team, you’ll definitely get a lot of traffic!”
“Okie-Dokie!” Cherry said, “I’ll start a live stream tomorrow! What do I have to prepare?”
Chester asked, “Do you have a computer at home? You’ll have to buy a good camera, preferably one that comes with a beautifying feature!”
“No problem!”
The two sillies chatted cheerfully. Cherry even grinned happily as she dreamed of becoming a little star.
Once she started live streaming, would it mean that she would be able to give history trivia and even do poem recitals in her live stream and let everyone see how much of a genius and beauty she was?!
_
The Smith's residence was located near Third Avenue in New York.
Interior decor in the manor was low-key and exuded elegance in every detail.
Several servants busied themselves with their chores, yet they didn’t make any sound. It was apparent that they were well-trained.
All the members of the Smith's were gathered outside the master bedroom door. They sat on the leather sofa and stared anxiously at the bedroom door.
In the bedroom, a big and tall man was lying on a large gray bed.
Even though he was nearly fifty years old, Ian didn’t look his age at all. Apart from how he was unusually pale, he looked as if he was in his thirties.
Even though his eyes were closed and he was unconscious at the moment, his features exuded the elegance and sobriety of a man who had enjoyed a high social standing for a long time.
If one looked closely, one would realize that Nora and Ian had very similar lip shapes.
A solemn Jon checked his vitals gravely while Tina stood straight and carefully sized up the luxurious decor around her.
Even at his current level, Jon was just a bigwig in the traditional medicine circle. To true top-notch wealthy families like the Smith's, he was just a doctor with a little more skill than most. Their status and the amount of power each wielded weren’t comparable at all.
Joel had a troubled look on his face. When he saw that Jon was done with the checkup, he asked anxiously, “How is my uncle?”
Jon frowned and replied, “Mr. Smith has no will to live, so there’s nothing that can cure him. Please prepare for his funeral.”
Joel’s expression changed drastically. “Is there really no other way, Mr. Myers?”
Jon replied, “There may be someone who can do something about it.”
Joel asked anxiously, “Who is it?”
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