Chapter 73

Jayden had assumed that Amelia slept so much because she was naturally lazy. He hadn't realized it was because she'd stayed up working on Tiana's prescription. Perhaps he'd misjudged that particular habit of hers. It didn't change the fact that he disliked her for being a gold digger. Her determination to cure his grandmother's illness was clearly just a calculated move to secure the family's wealth and status. In his eyes, materialistic women and schemers were the most contemptible kind. Across the room, Amelia was inspecting the medicinal herbs Daniel had handed her. She knew he was a good person, but he was careless and prone to mixing up herbs. In her past life, she had been victimized by him and almost got into trouble, so she would take no chances this time. Daniel watched impatiently as she methodically opened and examined each sachet. He frowned and grumbled, "What are you looking for? You think we'd shortchange you on herbs? We filled your order exactly as listed. If you