CHAPTER 42

"What do you think of my

mother's condition, Mister Wolf?" Lily asked nervously. "It's a little complicated, and

not that easy for me to try and explain. Fortunately, however, the issue at hand is only a

minor problem of inflammation. I believe she'll regain her health if I give her some

pressure point treatment and have her consume some herbal medication for the next

couple of days," Leon comforted with a smile. The treatment that Serena previously

received was conducive to her spinal cord recovery, and it was almost fully healed. It was

the subsequent complications that made the situation a little trickier. Those complications

posed no serious problem should they be treated in time, but there would be grave

consequences if allowed to fester. At best, she would be paralyzed. At worse, her life

would be at risk. "You can cure her? That's great news!" Lily was overjoyed. She

originally intended to just give things a try without placing too high a hope on Leon's

medical skills, so it came as a surprise to her when Leon said that it could be cured. The

news made her just as excited as she was surprised. "Minor, you say? There's a bunch of

professional doctors. in this hospital who can't come close to curing my mother's illness,

and you're telling us it's minor? Don't you see what's happening, Lily? This guy is

spouting a load of bull! Don't be fooled by him!" Jared pulled Lily's arm and scowled at

Leon. Leon's words. became the proof Jared needed to show that everything was madeup with the sole purpose of winning over his sister! "Well…" Lily regained her

composure right away as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her head. The hospital

previously informed her that her mother had a spinal cord injury, which was completely

inconsistent with Leon's claims of inflammation! Leon was only an amateur, and it was

only natural for her to believe the hospital because they were the authority on the subject.

"Perhaps you misjudged, Mister Wolf? My mother is struggling even to sit up now. It

can't be just a minor problem, can it?" Lily asked hesitantly and began to doubt Leon's

medical skills. She felt that he did not have sufficient skills to detect her mother's illness.

"I didn't misjudge it. If I say it can be cured, then that means it can be cured!" Leon said

sternly. "Is that so? Then can you guarantee that you're a hundred percent confident in

curing my mother's illness? "Jared smirked coldly. "Of course not! No one would dare to

give such a guarantee when it comes to healing someone else's illness! That being said,

I'm at least ninety percent confident!" Leon said truthfully. Even if a person suffered the

simplest of colds or fevers, no doctor can ever be 100 percent confident in guaranteeing

that the illness can be cured, more so when it was a tricky illness that involved

complications. A success rate of 90 percent was no doubt a very high confidence level!"I

see! Isn't that clear enough for you, Lily? He's just fooling us!" Jared scoffed.Having

already deemed Leon to harbor dishonest intentions, Jared took Leon's less-than-ahundred- percent confidence level to mean the same as having absolutely no confidence

in curing the illness!Once, Leon, had Lily eating out of the palm of his hand, he can beat

around the bush and produce all sorts of excuses to avoid taking responsibility."I'm

telling the truth, Miss Cameron! I mean it when I say it's curable. If it's not, I would've

been upfront and told you that it's not! I have no reason to lie to you guys!"Leon was not

very pleased. He only offered to treat Serenaout of kindness, but Jared just had to

question his medical skills time and again.No one, not even a person with a good temper

like him, would be happy at being subject to repeated doubt!Lily's heart skipped a beat

and she immediately had a realization. What Leon said was right in her opinion, because

he helped them without expecting anything in return and was not greedy for any

monetary compensation. There was no reason for him to lie!