Chapter 1124

Rickard shook his head, and Hesper could only withdraw her gaze. She turned to look at the seemingly indifferent Pierette in front of her and clenched her fist. This was the first time she came across someone as impervious as Pierette. Before finding Pierette's weakness, extracting any useful information from her seemed as difficult as reaching the heavens. Realizing this, Hesper could only resign herself to the fact that they would gain nothing substantial from Pierette. She cast one final glance at Pierette, who seemed to be pretending to be asleep with her eyes shut, as if completely oblivious to their presence. After that, she and Rickard left the room. "What could be Pierette's weakness?" Hesper furrowed her brow. "She has no children, no lover, and she doesn't care about her family. She's like a sly fox, and I can't think of anything that would make her talk." She had hoped that they could get some information from Pierette, but in the end, other than a bad taste in their mouth, they got nothing. Taking a deep breath, Hesper shook her head. "Never mind, I should have expected this. Perhaps I was too impatient." Rickard had been holding Hesper's hand all along, and she smiled at him. "Let's put aside Pierette's matters for now. The people who ordered the medicine from us should've arrived now." Indeed, today was the scheduled time to deliver the medicine to various families. The previous night, they had prepared the medicines and sent them to the Savatiers' estate. Now, all they had to do was collect the payment. Thinking about the money they would soon receive, Hesper felt that the blows she suffered from Pierette earlier were instantly healed. "Let's go to the main gate," she said, calculating the time and glancing at her phone. Suddenly, she felt something amiss—those in urgent need of the medicine should have arrived earlier, or at least they should not be this calm and composed. 'Why hasn't anyone contacted me yet?' Furrowing her eyebrows, a bad feeling began to well up inside of Hesper. Seeing her reaction, Rickard also had a hunch that something unexpected had occurred, and they picked up their pace. Upon arriving at the main entrance of the Savatiers' Estate, their suspicions were confirmed. There was no one there. The carefully prepared medicine had been placed inside the entrance, with some of the younger members of the Savatiers standing guard nearby, but there was no sign of the expected buyers. Indeed, something had gone awry. "Ms. Rivera, has the agreed-upon time not yet arrived?" one of the juniors from the Savatiers asked anxiously, aware that an unforeseen problem had arisen. All the buyers seemed to be absent for some unknown reason. If no one showed up to purchase the medicine, not only would their plans be in jeopardy, but the Savatiers and Rikihisas would have to shoulder the staggering costs incurred for the medicine. "Don't panic. I'll go and investigate what has happened," Hesper reassured them before setting off to find out the cause of the unexpected turn of events. As Hesper spoke, the young members of the Savatiers instantly calmed down. Recent events had made them realize that Hesper and Rickard were the backbone of the family. As long as Hesper said she could handle something, they believed she could indeed solve it. Hesper turned her head and said to Rickard, "The only person who would come out to disrupt us at this time is Ranfik. I knew he wouldn't take that defeat at the banquet lightly. He has been biding his time all this while so that he could strike when the opportunity is right and catch us off guard." It turned out that Ranfik had already prepared his move in secret. "You stay here. I'll go look for Sherese."