Richard Valkar’s Dominance Has Come

Chapter 5

Lydia raised an eyebrow and let out a short dismissive laugh.

She opened the door wide and stepped aside, “Richard, the Rolls-Royce you rented and the actor you hired are here for you.”

Without giving it a second thought, she already assumed that Richard had formulated all of it to pretend he was wealthy in front of them.

“Good day sir.” The young man bowed. “Your ride is right outside.”

Richard immediately recognized that they were from Janae and got up to leave.

“I’ll be on my way now,” he told Sir Wilson and bid him farewell.

Lydia kissed her teeth loud enough for him to hear, “You’re so pathetic, for real. At least you should have made your looks align with the wealth you’re trying to fake before anything.”

Richard ignored her, walked past her and left.

Lady Wilson crossed her arms and laughed. “Did he really think we’d be that gullible? Renting a top luxury car and bringing in actors.”

“He thought we’d be dazzled and fall at his feet,” Lydia replied and laughed.

Sir Wilson’s face twisted in disapproval as he watched them. “I’m sure Richard wouldn’t do that. He might indeed be different from before, so don't jump to conclusions.”

“Richard? Please!” Lady Wilson scoffed while Lydia let out a dramatic sigh. “Aw, looks like someone’s been successfully fooled,” she said, making her and her mother burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, back at Janae’s house, Doctor Ben was ready to begin treatment now that all the necessary herbs he needed had been prepared.

Watching the doctor finalize his preparations, Janae bit her lower lips nervously.

She didn’t really think Dr Ben should proceed because it might put her grandfather into a permanent coma with no chance of waking up.

Whereas, Richard on the other hand might actually be able to cure him.

“Doctor Ben..” Janae called. “Please can you wait a little longer… I already invited another doctor to help treat grandpa.”

Doctor Ben’s expression immediately hardened. “What do you mean, Ms Janae? Are you doubting my exceptional medical abilities now?”

He was greatly displeased.

“No doc..” Janae tried to reassure that that wasn't the case.

But Collin, already worried that Doctor Ben might get even more upset and leave, roared, “That’s enough Janae! We have Doctor Ben here and he’s all we need!”

No doctor could match up Ben’s skills in the whole of Kora, so he wondered what Janae’s fuss was about.

Ben was popular among the elite and known as ‘Kora’s genius doctor’

“Let’s not waste any more time, doc. You can begin,” he ordered.

But Janae stopped him. “Wait. I promise you, this man coming is not just any doctor; Daniel and I met him earlier today while carrying the Master Healer’s exclusive card.”

“He even predicted what would happen to grandpa and the timing accurately! I’m not even joking!” she added.

“Really?” Collin asked in surprise. He was beginning to give it a thought until Daniel spoke up.

“Dad, don’t listen to Janae. The young man is one of Dr Jung’s apprentices and even if his predictions were correct, it was most likely just a lucky guess.”

Ben’s eyes lit up instantly, “The young man is one of Dr Jung’s apprentices?” he asked, a wide grin spread across his face.

“Yes..”

“Will he be coming with Dr Jung?” Ben asked, overjoyed at the prospect of meeting the Master Healer.

“No,” Janae answered. “Just the apprentice will be here to..”

Doctor Ben’s smile immediately faded upon hearing Janae. He pursed his lips, “Let me be frank with you all..”

“The skills and experience needed here are on a completely different level. This isn’t something an ordinary apprentice can step in and handle. That young man can never and would never be of help!”

“Anyway, it’s your decision to make,” he flatly added. “If you do not trust me, I will simply take my leave.”

“No, no. Doctor you can proceed with the treatment,” Collin quickly said. He couldn’t afford to lose Dr Ben for an unknown apprentice that’d likely fail.

Aside from that, it was not easy for the Vesters to have the legendary Dr Ben over to treat Sir Vester. It was only all through the help of Cane’s family.

So why risk it? He thought.

“Good,” Ben proudly responded before picking the first acupuncture needle to place on Sir Vester.

Just as he was prepared to press the needle into place, the door swung open.

“Stop!” Richard ordered after seeing what the doctor was about to do. “If you begin that procedure, the poor man would have no chance of waking up.”

“You’re not even doing the said procedure the right way, are you trying to kill the old man?” Richard frowned.

Dr Ben’s hand froze mid-air, the needle hovering just above Sir Vester’s skin. He turned his head slowly to see who dared to stop him.

“And who are you, barging in with your unfathomable ignorance?” he asked, irritation flashing in his eyes. “Do you know who I am??”

He was extremely furious.

How dare anyone challenge him??

With one glance, he could tell he’d been practicing medicine long before Richard was even born, yet this young man had the effrontery to challenge him.

How dare he!

Ben turned his blazing gaze to Collin and the latter immediately barked, “Who are you and who let you in here? Get out!”

“Dad,” Janae intervened, “He’s the doctor I just spoke about.”

“I don’t care! Get him out now!”

Richard huffed in displeasure at their doubts and disrespect.

“Let me make things clear,” he said. “I am not here to prove a point but to fulfill my master’s promise to treat Sir Vester.”

Without further explanation, he remained where he was and took out his silver needles from his kit.

Placing them in his left hand, Richard closed his eyes before moving his right hand above the needles to consecrate the energy around them.

Suddenly, the needles began to move with a growing force. And by the snap of his right fingers, the needles rose all at once, together and still in the air.

Without opening his eyes, he released his hand from its snap-position, making each needle spin gracefully through the air as if being controlled by great energy.

In less than a second, each needle uniquely twisted and turned until they landed on Sir Vester’s acupoints with great precision.

Everyone collectively gasped, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Janae, more than anyone, instinctively reached out to steady herself, as if struggling to comprehend what she had just seen.

“How.. how is this possible?” Collin murmured.

While others only understood what had happened on a superficial level, Ben knew its true depth.

His eyes were almost bulging out of its sockets as he stared at Richard in utter awe.

Richard opened his eyes slowly and nodded when he saw the placements of each of the needles.

“Remove the needles in 24 hours.. nothing more or less, and he’ll be completely healed,” he instructed.

With that, he turned to leave.

But Dr Ben ran to his front and stopped him. “Sir,” he bowed. “How… How did you do that? How do you even know the long lost Katharos Needle Technique??”

The Katharos needle technique was only practiced centuries ago and rumors say that only two people in the entire nation are capable of performing it today.

Ben’s dream had always been to become the third person but he’d never had the opportunity to master it.

He immediately fell to his knees, “Master…”