Chapter 29
Cherished By Seven Sisters
Cherished By Seven Sisters +10 pearlâs Chapter 29 Franklin Sunderland Franklin Sunderland was lying on the bed, his stomach inflated as if two basketballs had been stuffed in there. He was sighing nonâstop, seemingly anxious.
The Sunderlands were equally worried.
When Emrys pressed Franklinâs stomach, the latter couldnât stop crying out in pain.
By then, Emrys had figured out what was going on. But before he could start treating Franklin, someone barged into the room.
âThomas, Iâve gotten Dr. Quick to come! Letâs hurry up and let him treat Dad!â
The one who had just entered looked very much like Thomas. He was none other than the second son of the Sunderland family, Lucas Sunderland.
A skinny elderly man with a medical kit entered after Lucas. He looked like he was in his sixties, and he looked suspicious.
Nevertheless, despite his mediocre appearance, he was one of the top physicians in Jadeborough. He was Elliot Quick, also known as the Doctor of One Prescription.
In other words, he was a physician who could supposedly cure a patient with one mere prescription.
Thomas furrowed his brows when he heard that Elliot had come. Of all times for this darn oldâtimer to come.
As it turned out, the Sunderland brothers had gone to seek Elliotâs help when their father first fell ill.
However, Elliot had told them he was not interested in consulting those who were not deathly ill.
Without a choice, the brothers had gone to look for other doctors, but the rest of the doctors could not help their father at all.
Elliot had only come now so that he could get the desperate brothers to pay any sum he wanted.
Naturally, Thomas was not happy about that.
Before he could say anything, Elliot scoffed, âWhat is this? Donât hire me if you look down on me.â
He was irked when he saw Emrys treating Franklin..
Lucas did not expect Thomas to have hired another physician, and he froze. However, he noticed that Emrys was young, so he had more faith in Elliotâs medical proficiency.
âDr. Quick, this is a misunderstanding. Please donât be angry. We only went to other doctors Chapter 29 Franklin â¦
+10 pearls because you didnât want to come. We canât just stand aside and watch our father suffer!â Lucas hastily explained, fearing that Elliot would just storm off.
Elliot clicked his tongue. âSo youâre blaming me for not coming sooner?â
âOf course not. Iâm immensely grateful that youâre willing to come and treat my father.â
âThatâs more like it,â Elliot said arrogantly. âIâll treat him, but the consultation fee will be double the initial price.â
âWhat?â Lucas blurted out. âDr. Quick, didnât we agree on the consultation fee? Why are you doubling it now?â
âHmph! Itâs a different situation now.â Elliot shot Emrys a contemptuous look before he continued to say to Lucas, âThe consultation fee would have remained the same if this brat wasnât around, but for you to invite him here is a sign of your distrust in me. Therefore, Iâm doubling the consultation fee.â
âIâ¦â Lucas did not know what else to say.
Thomas was enraged. Right as he was about to tell Elliot to scram out of their house, he heard Emrys say, âLet him treat your father first.â
Thomas suppressed his anger and said to Elliot grimly, âThe amount of the consultation fee isnât an issue as long as you can cure my father.â
It was only then Franklin dramatically put down his medical kit and started taking Franklinâs pulse. At the same time, he mocked, âBrat, you should thank your lucky stars that youâre getting to witness how I work today.â
Sure enough, Elliot was a professional. He soon diagnosed Franklin after a while of taking his pulse.
He wrote a prescription and passed it to Lucas. âPurchase the herbs listed on this paper and brew them now. Get three hundred milliliters of the concoction, and remember to exclude the dregs.â
Lucas immediately did as told.
There was a herbal store nearby, and Lucas soon returned with the necessary herbs.
Once he brewed the concoction, he brought a bowl of dark herbal tonic to Franklin.
Cherished By Seven Sisters Chapter 30 Useless +10 pearlâs Elliot said confidently, âOld Mr. Sunderland, youâll recover completely after finishing the medicine.â
Lucas had complete faith in him.
He was about to feed Franklin the medicine when he found himself in a predicament.
âDr. Quick, my dad vomits everything he swallows. I canât feed him this!â
âReally?â
Elliot furrowed his brows. He retrieved the bowl and fed Franklin the medicine himself. Unfortunately, the elderly man immediately spat it out.
1 âOld Mr. Sunderland, you must finish this medicine. How will you recover otherwise?â Elliot said sternly.
Franklin was in a feeble state at present, and he would have struck Elliot with a resounding slap if he was strong enough.
Do you think Iâm deliberately refusing to drink? My b*dy is refusing to take anything! Damn it! I canât even drink water now. How could he ask me to drink the medicine? Is he a fool?
Seeing that Franklin refused to finish the medicine, Elliot grew anxious.
This wonât do. I canât destroy my reputation as the Doctor of One Prescription.
Elliot knitted his brows and fell deep into thought. A while later, an idea occurred to him. âWhy donât I massage your stomach, Old Mr. Sunderland? That way, you might be able to stomach the medicine.â
He then began to massage Franklinâs stomach using a traditional massage method.
âOw! Where are you pressing?â
Franklin had been feeling weak, but when Elliot began to massage him, he suddenly jolted upright as a sharp pain coursed through his b*dy. In a moment of confusion and alarm, he reflexively slapped Elliot.