Chapter 139
“Or Cosmo and I can just die. I
Jenny sobbed. “But Cosmo is still a child…”
Matthew was d
deeply moved, and he soon came to realize how brutal those people could be.
Worried about Cosmo, he urged, “Stop crying. Why don’t you call the man and tell him that you’ve gone to get Medieval Medicine? You must make sure that your brother’s safe.”
Jenny whisked her phone out in a haste and called the man. The call connected after a few rings.
On the video call, Noah smiled and questioned, “Have you found Medieval Medicine?”
Jenny chanced a glance at Matthew, who nodded in return.
With newfound confidence, she answered, “Yes. I can get it by tomorrow. Let me have a look at my brother first. I’ll only retrieve the book once he’s safe.”
Noal nodded. “Sure. I’ll let you see your brother.”
He began walking, and the camera shook slightly. He seemed to pass through a long corridor before entering a room.
Adjusting his phone, he aimed the camera at the bed.
Jenny screamed the moment she saw the sight before her. “What did you do to my brother?”
Bedridden, Cosmo was hooked up to an IV with an oxygen tube and various other medical instruments attached to him. He looked like a seriously ill patient undergoing treatment.
Seeing her lively brother reduced to this state, Jenny was horrified. The unbearable feeling of helplessness was weighing down on her.
Noah chuckled. “He’s getting an IV drip to prepare for surgery. If you don’t hand over the book in one day, I’ll sell his kidneys. If you delay another day, I’ll sell his corneas.
“If I still don’t have the book by the third day, I’ll sell his hair, vessels, pancreas, bone marrow, joints, intestines, liver, heart, skin… I’ll sell everything that’s worth money! Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
“Decide when you want to hand over Medieval Medicine!”
He hung up promptly after.
Jenny’s face paled with fear. Quivering, she grabbed Matthew’s hand and blurted out, “You have to save Cosmo, please! I’m willing to do anything in return if you save him.
“I can be your wife no, you already have a wife. In that case, I can be your lover. As long as you’re willing to save my brother, my life will be yours.”
Recalling what Noah had said in the video call, Matthew clenched his fists in anger. His fists were balled so tightly that his nails had dug into his palms. Blood began trickling down his hands, yet he barely noticed.
This was Matthew’s first time encountering someone so ruthless. He treated Cosmo, a living human, like a comm Hearing Jenny’s pleas, he shook his head and said, “Jenny, I will save your brother, but I’m not going to make any unreasonable demands. Your grandfather saved my mentor, and I’m merely repaying that debt.
“I’ll save your brother right away once I get the forged copy of Medieval Medicine tomorrow.”
Matthew and Jenny stayed up all night at the clinic, and a car finally pulled up at the clinie entrance the next morning.
An old man got out of the car. He glanced up at the clinic’s sign and ambled into the clinic.
Seeing that Ansel had arrived, Matthew rose and asked, “Is the copy ready?”
Ansel produced a book and handed it over to him. “I always strive to fulfill your demands. Have a look at it. Are you satisfied?
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he wasn’t careful enough, looking as if thousands of people had flipped through it.
Its edges were worn down, and each page was ragged. It looked as if it could turn into ash at any given moment.
Faded letters on the book’s cover vaguely spelled out “Medieval Medicine“.
Flipping through the book gently, Matthew found the prescription for Seedsaver Potion. Neat cursive letters lined the yellowed pages, exuding an air of dignified sophistication. Several ancient hieroglyphs were also spotted across the
pages.
Matthew looked at Ansel. “Is this a real or fake copy?”
Ansel chuckled. “Of course it’s a fake. I wouldn’t have spent an entire day on this if I had the real one.”
Matthew nodded. “Thanks for your hard work. You may leave now.”
Glancing at Jenny, Ansel nodded. He turned around and left.
With the forged copy of Medieval Medicine in his hand, Matthew urged Jenny to call Noah.
“Tell him to release your brother, then I’ll give him the book”