Chapter 1102
Hesper put the agreement away. All her hard work had paid off and the price of the Vitalis was made known. Hesper's expression calmed and she looked a lot more natural and gentle.
"Don't worry, sir. We won't lose."
The Rikihisas were in it for the benefits, but if the Savatiers lost, they would lose everything and there would be no way to turn the tide. She and Rickard could not lose, as they didn't have the right to.
"Tell me if you need any help at all."
Hesper nodded then looked around. "There is something I need from you, and it's very simple. All you have to do is show up during Ranfik Mustafa's bride selection dinner."
"Just show up?" Shun frowned but quickly came to a realization. "You want everyone to see that I'm cured?"
"Clever." Cunningness flashed across Hesper's eyes again. "People don't always believe what they hear, but if a bed-ridden man who couldn't stand up straight were restored to full health in a short amount of time…"
The people wouldn't continue to remain unmoved.
Shun nodded. He could understand the people whose lives were tormented because of the hallucinogen, and he knew the hatred they held for it because he was one of them.
However…
"I'm guessing you don't have any more Vitalis?"
He was shocked Hesper managed to find something that money couldn't buy to save him, but he was sure Hesper had no more of it up her sleeves.
Each costed $150 million! Even if she managed to come up with more, that was a price too high to pay.
"You're right, I don't have any more Vitalis," Hesper calmly said, without any guilt. "But I've found a way to control the poison in the body without the use of Vitalis."
"What?" Shun lost his usual calm and immediately stood up, looking at Hesper as if she was making things up.
Hesper calmly repeated herself. "I've treated two patients and my professor said there's no poison that doesn't have an antidote. If we understand the poison, we'll be able to work with it.
"Although I don't fully understand it yet, keeping it under control and slowing the poison down is possible."
Seeing her confidence, Master Rikihisa seemed to immediately believe what she said, that there would be a bigger surprise. Hesper had already given them so many surprises that they had become accustomed to it, so their first reaction would be to take it in stride.
Meanwhile, Rickard, who was waiting for her in front of the house, suddenly heard someone knock on the back door of his car.
He looked around quickly and saw two unexpected people. He squinted but still unlocked the doors and let them in.
It was Camille and Sherese. Sherese got into the car with her head hung low while Camille closed the door.
"What are you doing here?"
Camille pursed her lips. It was true. Although Rickard was neutral toward her, now there was a slight coldness in his tone. They seemed to have realized that she was using them.
"Juliette went to our home and recognized my face, then found out who I was. I thought Hesper's identity was exposed, so I found a way to get to the island."