Even though the Chuzzle Battle Zone had provided lodging, Victor Green and I, being habitually solitary, had found our own hotel.
"Mr. Raymond, how did things go with the Sean family? Did you and Miss Sean get engaged?" Victor Green asked with a smirk the moment we walked into the room.
I shot Victor Green a sharp look and said, "Stay out of it. Just get some sleep."
"Hmph, you won't even tell me. I could see how well Miss Sean treated you. You two must have secretly gotten engaged," Victor Green grumbled.
I paid him no attention, settling cross-legged on the bed and sinking into deep thought.
Judging by the dying energy surrounding Jerry Sean's features, it seemed he might not last even six months.
What would Mabel Sean do when that time came?
The pressing deadline filled me with enormous pressure, so much that sleep was the last thing on my mind.
That night, instead of resting, I decided to take out the herbs and work on refining pills.
