Chapter 168

Jessica was frozen on the spot and struggled for words when she saw how h

umbly Malcolm was seeking guidance from Dustin.

She had never once thought that the arrogant and haughty Dr. Malcolm Shan

e had such a side to him.

And most importantly, the person from whom he was modestly seeking advice

was the boy toy, Dustin Rhys. It was mind–boggling indeed.

"I don't think I'm fit to give you any advice, Dr. Shane, but I'd gladly

help wherever I can. We can both share our thoughts. Dustin smiled.

"Sure, we can do that. Now, have a look here…" Malcolm took out the ancie

nt manuscript and immediately dove into it. He started pointing out some

of the areas that he had trouble understanding.

"Oh, this is actually quite simple. Take this for example: Put a hundred

different insects into a jar, and let them fight among themselves. After

a month, open up the jar, and by then there will only

be one remaining insect. The rest of them would have been eaten up by thi

s surviving insect, and this will be the poisonous insect that you're aft

er. Such a poisonous insect is usually used to cure other poisons in a me

thod known as counteracting poison with another poison.

"As for this, it tells us how to neutralize the poisonous insect's venom.

So what you need to do is smoke the licorice herb until it turns black,

then combine it with some soybeans and extract the juice. Once the patien

t consumes the juice, it will neutralize the venom of the poisonous insec

t. But of course, this is only applicable to the venom of common poisonou

s insects. And this here. Dustin spoke eloquently on all the topics that

Malcolm had questions about, and he managed to give him all the answers h

e needed.

After hearing what Dustin had to say, Malcolm felt enlightened. "Hahaha!

You really are talented! I'm so impressed, and I've learned so much from

you today!"

Malcolm was practically dancing with joy. He looked nothing like an exper

t or a person of status.

"What-

.." Jessica watched bewildered. Was this really the haughty Dr. Shane who

was constantly contemptuous of others? With how he was behaving, he look

ed more like a schoolboy!

Also, what was this mystic art that they were going on about? Would a ren

owned doctor like Dr. Shane

actually take interest in something like that?

"Dr. Shane, if you have any other questions, you can discuss them with Du

stin some other time. As for now, we need to talk about the press confere

nce." Natasha interrupted them when she saw how excited they were over th

eir discussion.

"Oh, right… Malcolm realized that his behavior was slightly inappropriate

.

He nodded and said, "Just let me know what you need me to do, young lady.

"

"There's nothing you need

to do. Just sit up there on the stage, and if you see anyone you recogniz

e, you may greet them," Natasha replied with a smile.

"Is it that simple?" Malcolm could not believe his ears.

"Yep, it's that simple." Natasha nodded.

"That's no problem at all!" Malcolm went and took his seat on the stage a

nd continued reading through the ancient manuscript.

"Natasha, so what if you managed to invite Dr. Shane here? Do you think t

his will suffice to go against Edwin Hummer?" Jessica asked

in all earnestness.

Though it was true that she was awestruck by Malcolm's

presence, that did not mean that he had the means to help the Harmons win

this battle against the Hummers.

In the end, what mattered most in this competition between the two famili

es was the quality of their product.

"We'll find out soon enough." Natasha did not explain any further. With a

glance at her wristwatch, she turned to Dustin and nodded. He immediatel

y got the signal and pulled out his phone to make a call.

At the same time, over at the Hummers' press conference…