chapter 123

The living room was silent, with two people facing each other.

"So, how is Dr. Niko doing?" asked Axel.

Dr. Niko's wife immediately let out a long sigh, seemingly burdened with many thoughts. She couldn't sit still, visibly squeezing the fabric of her pants. Her foot was moving, tapping repeatedly.

"I've already told you, even though we've spent a lot of money on my husband's treatment, it won't cure him. There's been no change at all. He's still the same, completely paralyzed, with only his eyeballs moving," she said.

Axel intensely studied every contour of the woman's face, feeling that a lie was emanating from that aging visage. The woman in front of him seemed dishonest; just look at her forehead covered in sweat, even though the weather was very cold. It was quite amusing indeed. It wouldn't be Axel if he couldn't read the woman's body language.

"Is that so, Ma'am?" Axel asked to confirm. He stared intently at the pupils of the woman speaking to him, trying to read the meaning be
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