Chapter 1083

‘It's okay if the fish that I want won't take the bait for now. I haven’t even released the most crucial piece of news just yet.’ To be able to cure the side effects of the hallucinogenic drug was nothing at all. After all, Vitalis was as rare as hen’s teeth, and only one of its kind had appeared in the past thirty years. If there was no top-tier ingredient at a world-renowned chef’s disposal, it was next to impossible for him to produce an exquisite meal, so being able to cure the illness was not Hesper’s main advantage at the moment. ‘The tables will turn as soon as the Rikihisas find out that I have another Vitalis in my possession. Anyway, I’m not the one who’s anxiously trying to save my own life, so there’s no need for me to act in a hurry.’ After around two days, the Rikihisas could no longer stay put and sent someone over to invite Hesper over to the Rikihisas’ residence. Their attitude was completely different from the last time she had come to visit them. When Hesper came to the Rikihisas residence with Juliette last time, they were only treated as ordinary guests. This time, they were seen as distinguished guests, and they were invited into the residence respectfully by the Rikihisas. When she saw Hesper again, Yuko’s expression looked a little shocked as if she did not expect to see Hesper so soon, and through such an occasion—— A few days ago, she thought Hesper only wanted to provide her with an excuse to stay away from the marriage, and it was only a groundless promise. She indeed did not expect Hesper to give her such a big surprise so soon. "Master Rikihisa welcomes you." Hesper nodded towards Yuko across the crowd and walked into the room. The patriarch of the Rikihisas was lying on the bed, looking extremely haggard, unable to sit up at all. Sitting next to him was his eldest son, Shinra Rikihisa. As soon as he saw Hesper, he immediately got out of his chair and strode up to her. "Are you Ms. Hesper Rivera?" He actually started the conversation with an honorific, so Hesper nodded slightly. "Let me take a look at Master Rikihisa’s condition first. Things look... quite serious." "Yes, of course, please do." The Rikihisas were different from the Mustafas. Ranfik and Sharmila were the only ones needed to keep the entire Mustafas upright. If something were to go wrong with Master Rikihisa’s health, the entire family would collapse in an instant, so how could his son not be nervous?! Hesper walked to the bedside and took a look at Master Rikihisa’s condition. Unlike Quincey, whose symptoms were not obvious at all on the surface, Master Rikihisa’s eyes were tightly closed at this time, and he looked so scrawny that a gust of wind was all it would take to sweep him off the bed. Hesper frowned, stretched out her hand, and took Master Rikihisa’s pulse. It could only be said that the Rikihisas were very lucky that she actually came in time. If this encounter were to take place another day or two later, that would surely mark the end of Master Rikihisa. "Is my father’s condition very dreadful? Ms. Rivera, if you can cure my father, the entire Rikihisa family will be in your debt, and if you want anything in return, all I need is a word from you..." Hearing this, Hesper turned her head and glanced at the eldest among the Rikihisas siblings with a half-smile. The man was Yuko’s father, but unlike Yuko, who seemed indifferent toward the matters surrounding the Rikihisas, her father looked just like someone who would agree to anything for the sake of money. He could not even conceal his shallowness from someone that was meeting him for the first time. "Do you really not know what I want?" What Hesper wanted was for Yuko to not marry Ranfik, and Shinra did not even have to think hard in order to know this. However, it seemed that the Rikihisas were about to use Yuko as a bargaining chip, and if they wanted Hesper to save Master Rikihisa’s life, they would have to give up the potential benefit that would come with Yuko’s marriage. "About that..."