The journey to Dumbbell in the North Province wasn't as harrowing as Adam felt it would be, asides from the driver's praises at intervals and loud personality, the drive was quite pleasant. The exhibition was a two-day event and he was a little late for the first day, considering the delayed time while helping the family by the road.As soon he arrived at the event, he thanked the driver and stepped out, heading towards the hall, he couldn't wait to find what had brought him to this part and finally be able to help his child,Adam heaved a breath and closed his eyes briefly before trudging forward with a small smile etched on his face, The hall was buzzing with activities as Adam made his way through, it was a large hall with different stalls as well as the main room where the auction would take place. Adam couldn't help but admire the view, taking it all in. He was glad General Olson had told him about this place, it seemed promising. "Over here Sir, I have the rarest and most uni
Not long after, a lady rushed towards them screaming with tears rolling down her cheeks.“I have been scammed by a lady here! Where is she?!”The woman demanded with tears streaming down her face as she darted her eyes around the stall, the seller seemed to have disappeared into thin air,“I said, where's that fake woman!" She cried out, almost sniffling as her eyes kept darting. Adam who already knew what was happening hid a smirk as he spared the proud man a glance,"Ma’am what's all the fuss about?! The auction is about to start, we can't have the hallway rowdy” the proud man stated proudly with a puffed-up chest,The ranting lady sneered at him and huffed,“I want my money back! Take this useless and rotten herb off my hand this minute" she whined, her voice almost crumbling under the weight of the herb she held, Adam felt a little pang in his heart for her, he could tell that she had been duped by the herb woman, who had almost caught him.He cleared his throat and faced the woma
Still chuckling to himself, Adam made his way to his seat as he waited for the event to officially start, the seats had been sold at high prices and there was a VIP section available, but having had enough with the shenanigans of VIPs and the hassles that came with it, he had reserved a normal seat in hope to remain incognito as usual. He was only here for one thing, purchase the necessary herbs and take a leave.Settling himself into the seat, he relaxed his back on the chair while subtly looking around the hall, he could see the pompous few with their noses in the air and their chest puffed out and shook his head.“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a variety of herbs for your selection. As you know, this is an exhibition and auction, and as auctions work, the items will go to the highest bidder, I hope you're here and ready with your money?!”A chorus of yes rang in the air, and the man nodded and smiled at the audience. In no time, he began calling different herbs that were up for sale
The crowd began to settle back into their seats, still casting a weary glance at Adam who wasn't fazed by their mutterings or mumblings. Though the crowd were seemingly settled, Mr Fannik who still felt unjustified wasn't, and so he stomped his foot and raised his voice,“So just because he claims he's an associate of General Olson, we're to believe his cock and bull story?!" He demanded, his face going entirely red,His questions caused the people to look at themselves as they also wondered and found truth in what he had spoken,“That's true! What proof does he have that he's associated with the General?! We all know he's a busy man and doesn't frolic with the commoner!" Adam turned to look at the woman who had spoken and shook his head mildly at her words, the woman in turn scowled at him and hissed, eyeing him in disdain,"Someone should call General Olson and confirm the truth!”The support competitor saw this as another opportunity and promptly shot up from his seat, after all,
Everyone had perked up on their seats, turned and were facing the back, casting curious glances at the back to figure out who had spoken, but she had yet to reveal herself, choosing to hide in the shadows,“Who has that kind of amount to spend?”"Seven million is a lot of money" “I wonder who the person is",All around people kept muttering, trying to catch a glimpse of the interested buyer to no avail.Like the other guests, Adam was perked up on his seat with furrowed eyebrows, as he awaited the MC's next step,The MC on the other hand was moving from foot to foot, they had clear instructions from General Olson to give the weird man any herb he had an interest in for free, but only a few minutes ago the man had been willing to buy it and not take it for free. The dilemma had caused beads of sweat to appear on his forehead, dabbing at it, he faced Adam's direction and gulped before speaking up,“Sir, are you interested in the herb? Would you like to bid higher or have it handed to y
Adam gaped at the two sisters he had helped, one of them scowled at him, while the other looked with eyes lowered, before he could say anything the scowling sister also known as Joan, sneered and hissed before she glared at the MC while jabbing a finger at Adam's direction,“Is this the supposed fool who has been haggling prices with my sister?! How blind can you lot get? Does this fellow look like one who can afford a decent meal?!”She shrieked and a few people in the crowd couldn't help their snickering at the jabs, the MC's ears and face reddened a little at Joan's words,It was only because of General Olson that he had been somewhat civil to Adam, but having this woman throw insults at him for trying to protect his face had him a little livid but he refrained himself from attacking her as well.Joan wasn't done with them as she faced Adam squarely and looked him over with curling lips, wrinkling her nose as though Adam was oozing,“You might have had my poor papa and sister here b
But before Adam could give a reply, Joan shrieked and hissed loudly,“How can you think his words to be the truth, Leila?!” She looked at Adam and sneered,“Dr Valila has assured us that only the Luminascent Bark can cure Papa, and yet you want to take the words of this impostor, over a renowned doctor like him?" She demanded as her voice went up a notch, still glowering at Adam, who only shook his head at her stupidity,“Joan can you please be sensible and listen! Papa hasn't been well for a long time and we've tried everything!" Leila chided her younger bratty sibling, who rolled her eyes at Adam.He cleared his throat and continued talking to the calmer and more sane sister,“The Luminascent herb has some qualities that are similar to the Fanciress Herbs. The sickness your father has is similar to the symptoms that the Luminascent can cure but is not the actual cure, as it would only make the person's situation worse.” Smiling a little, he continued while even the audience gave ra
Back in the Southeast Province, Louisa Martins sat lost in thought in Williams's now mansion that was practically a shadow of itself, the man she had married for his wealth and status had been reduced to nothing, he was running from different debtors and had nothing to his name,Her bickering mother made life worse as she constantly bickered about their lack of money, status, standards and the life she had previously lived, forgetting their humble beginnings. It was even worse now since the disappearance of her last lover who was funding her lifestyle.What Louisa couldn't get over, was Logan's message to her the last time he had been by, she had pondered over the matter and had yet to come to any decisive conclusion, it was utterly disbelieving to think that her ex-husband, Adam the very man she knew was somewhat rich and was allegedly the missing grandson of Marcus Raine,“Impossible" she muttered to herself, ignoring the cries of her new baby as she sat lost in thought.Louisa's ey