Chapter 317
“What do you mean by that?” The old man sounded annoyed. “Are you saying I did this to myself?”
“Of course not.” Richard gently touched his scar, and his eyes looked cold. “This scar looks more like the result of poisoning, and the scar rotted away instead of a burn.”
The man sounded even more stern. “Did Simon poison me?”
“That’s impossible,” Richard answered honestly. “Mr. Simon led an almost flawless life and was known for his honesty. If he failed to treat you, it would damage his reputation. People in the medical field care a great deal about their reputation, so he wouldn’t shoot his own foot like that.”
“So what are you trying to say?”
Richard met his gaze and calmly posed a question, “Do you have any enemies? This poison isn’t found in Bodgow but is common in Carajan.’
The man thought about it, and a familiar face came to mind. ‘Carajan… It must be that person.’
“Thanks for telling me. I had assumed it was a poorly treated burn, but it seems it was poison! “The old man then retrieved the medicine from behind him and offered it to Pearl. “I’ll give this to you for free.”
Pearl hadn’t anticipated stumbling upon an old case and even helping solve it. Nevertheless, she couldn’t just accept the medicine without compensation.
“I’d like to pay you the market price for it because I don’t want to save money on something like this,” Pearl said, pulling out a card from her bag and handing it to the man. “There’s around 141 thousand dollars on this card. If there’s any leftover, consider it an apology, as this all started because of my mentor.”
“Although I don’t need the money, Simon… has a great student!” The old man chuckded happily. “I might even introduce my son to you if you didn’t have a boyfriend.”
As soon as he made that comment, Pearl could sense the atmosphere around her turn icy. ‘Oh no, he’s angry.’
“Thank you, but there’s no need for that.”
“Well, if you ever break up, feel free to come and see me. I’ll keep my son available for you.”
Pearl just smiled as she put the medicine into her bag.
When Richard saw her expression, he couldn’t control himself and gave her a k*ss as a punishment.
“What was that?” Pearl jumped back, her hand covering her face in surprise.
Richard scoffed. “You’re attracting too much attention.”
Pearl approached him with small steps, playfully bumping her shoulder into his. “I didn’t start
- Besides, shouldn’t you be proud that your girlfriend is likable?”
Richard appeared more relaxed after her remark.
“By the way, I have a question,” Pearl brought up the scar on the old man’s arm, her curiosity piqued.
Richard looked away. “What is it?”
“How did you know the scar was caused by poison?”
Richard was silent for a while, then said, “Because I was poisoned when I was a kid.” It wasn’t
a good part of his life and he chose to suppress it, but the memories came flooding back. Pearl frowned. “Who did it?”
