Chapter 16 Clear the Inventory

Evelyn didn't say anything, she just glanced at Charles and quickly walked upstairs.

Since middle school, she had unconditionally trusted him ever since Charles stood up for her.

Perhaps Charles exerted too much force, or maybe David didn't stand steady himself.

If David hadn't grabbed the handrail in advance, he would have fallen to the ground.

No one expected that an outsider would come to the Thompson mansion and act recklessly.

Helen raised her eyebrows and immediately questioned, "Who are you? My Thompson family cannot tolerate an outsider coming here and causing trouble!"

Some of the young members of the Thompson family glared angrily at Charles, showing a posture as if they would pounce on him at any moment.

Charles had no intention of actually causing trouble in the Thompson family.

He explained with a conciliatory attitude, "I just think that you adults don't need to bully a younger person. Besides, the one who is seriously ill upstairs is her grandfather, and you have no right to deprive her of the right to visit her family."

Although it was an explanation, it sounded more like an arrogant statement.

As a result, the faces of the Thompson family members became even more unpleasant.

Evelyn quickly arrived at the door of her grandfather's room and was about to knock and go in when she was stopped by two middle-aged men.

"Evelyn, your grandfather is receiving treatment. It's not a good time to disturb him."

"That's right, it won't be too late to visit after Dr. Richardson finishes the treatment."

The ones who spoke were Evelyn's eldest uncle, Hank Thompson, and fourth uncle, Reid Thompson.

Her father ranked second in the Thompson family and was the least favored.

Fortunately, Evelyn, who had been obedient and sensible since childhood and had a good business sense, was highly valued by Elder Thompson and was showered with affection.

"Dr. Richardson? Where did you find this doctor? Why didn't I know about it beforehand?"

Evelyn stared suspiciously at her two elders.

She had previously brought in the most renowned medical experts from both domestic and international sources, but they couldn't diagnose her grandfather's condition.

Coupled with the prolonged delay in his condition, it became increasingly difficult to cure.

The current Elder Thompson was particularly averse to seeking medical treatment.

Logically speaking, he would never agree to let family members bring doctors to treat him casually.

"You don't need to worry about that. Just focus on your own responsibilities," her third aunt, Michele, suddenly reminded indifferently.

"If you apologize to the Wilson family now, maybe the situation can still be salvaged."

Despite the Thompson family's impressive YNT Entertainment Company label, which gave the impression of prosperity, in reality, they had reached a point where their financial chain was about to break in the past half year.

If they didn't have enough funds injected soon, the company might have to declare bankruptcy.

This was not what the Thompson family wanted to see.

So they placed all their last hopes on Evelyn alone.

However, they never expected that Evelyn would choose to call off the wedding at the most critical moment.

Evelyn fell into silence in place.

She wondered if the only way to achieve a happy ending was to marry into the Wilson family.

Everyone in the Thompson family would be happy, as well as the Wilson family. The only one who wouldn't be happy was herself, and she felt truly exhausted.

If it wasn't for the fact that she still had some nostalgia for this world.

Perhaps might have chosen suicide in this oppressive environment a long time ago.

She wished time could turn back to more than a decade ago.

In the middle school classroom, occasionally opening the window to feel the breeze and observing every move of Charles, was the happiest moment of her life.

"Cat got your tongue? If I were you, I would immediately kneel in front of the Wilson family and beg for their forgiveness," Linda said mockingly.

Charles suddenly chuckled, "I must say, you look pretty good too. Although you can't compare to Evelyn, marrying that Henry would be more than enough for you."

"What did you say?!" Linda suddenly glared at him.

"Do you want me to repeat it? Sure thing. But I don't talk for free," Charles replied.

"You actually want payment for saying it?!"

Linda, who considered herself a socialite from a prominent family, was usually well-mannered and sophisticated.

Now she felt insulted by arguing with a poor nobody who knows where he came from. It was a disgrace to her noble identity!

On the other hand, Evelyn expressed gratitude as she looked at Charles.

She knew he was standing up for her and had even saved her twice in one day.

At this moment, the door of the Thompson patriarch's room opened.

Two figures in white coats walked out of the room.

The elderly man on the left wore glasses and looked somewhat thin.

As for the young man on the right, he appeared refined and seemed to be the elderly man's student.

When the young man came out, he specially passed the notebook and pen to the old man.

"Dr. Richardson, how is my father's condition?" Hank hurriedly asked.

However, Dr. Richardson just wrote down the names of several medicinal herbs in his notebook, tore the page out, and handed it to Hank. 

"According to the herbs written here, go to my pharmacy and get 2.5 kilograms of each."

"Afterwards, every three days, boil them in a specific proportion for two hours and feed it to Elder Thompson."

Dr. Richardson's explanation excited Hank and the others.

It seemed like there was still hope for Elder Thompson!

The previous experts they had consulted either shook their heads in confusion or simply walked away. It seemed like Elder Thompson had an incurable disease.

The most crucial issue was that they couldn't even determine the cause of the illness, which caused great anxiety among the Thompson family members.

"Alright, Dr. Richardson, I'll make arrangements right away!"

Hank was about to call his son over when he noticed Evelyn furrowing her brows.

She was right there and saw all the herbs written on the paper.

In the past six months, in order to cure her grandfather's illness, she had researched various methods online, consulted experts personally to identify the cause, and even sought help from numerous traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.

Over time, she naturally became familiar with many medicinal herbs.

Curiously, she asked, "These seem to be the most precious herbs on the market, right?"

"What did you say?" Dr. Richardson frowned and questioned.

On the other hand, Hank quickly tried to appease the situation. "Dr. Richardson, please calm down. My niece is just straightforward in her words."

"I didn't say anything wrong. Are you planning to have the Thompson family help you clear your inventory by buying 2.5 kilograms of each?"

"Shut up!" Helen suddenly shouted.

"We went through so much trouble to invite Dr. Richardson to help our father, and you're causing trouble?!"

Dr. Richardson coldly glanced at Evelyn and smiled mockingly, "Little girl, do you think you know more about medicine than I do? Or perhaps, do you know a more capable doctor than me? Why don't you call them over and let us have a showdown?"

"I..." Evelyn hesitated, but suddenly Charles appeared beside her unnoticed.

After reading the herbs on the paper, he chuckled and said, "I heard that the old master's condition is quite severe. Can you prescribe a recipe for clearing heat and detoxifying to cure him?"