SWNOVELS Chapter 118
Chapter 118 Ulterior Motives
Penny patted the back of her hand. “I was joking. What a fright that gave you!”
“You’ve always been a joker, Penny.” Cordelia heaved a sigh of relief.
However, Emrys did not think so.
He could sense the lust in Penny’s gaze at him. Fiery and carnal, she looked like she wanted him all to her own.
Emrys was not thinking highly of himself. That was simply a particular proclivity of many rich
women.
It appears that having an in
done it and caught someone’s eye.
b*dy isn’t all good. I shouldn’t have come out barely dressed. Now I’ve
Cordelia and Penny remained chatting in the living room a little longer.
One of the things they talked about was Penny’s boyfriend back in university. Deeply in love and as thick as thieves, they had even decided to get married after graduating.
Cordelia asked her why they ended up separating.
After hesitating for a long time, Penny only managed a sigh without elaborating.
Cordelia did not think it strange, as she had only asked it out of curiosity. When Penny did not seem eager to talk about it, she did not press on.
As it was getting late, Penny rose. Before leaving, she gave Emrys another meaningful gaze.
The way she looked at him plainly conveyed her desire to swallow him whole.
Emrys shuddered.
After Penny left, Emrys asked, “What was she doing here, Delia?”
“What?” Cordelia snapped. “You failed to dress decently, and you’re blaming her for taking an interest in you?”
Emrys gave an awkward laugh. He knew Cordelia must have misunderstood him.
After a pause, she explained, “Penny’s husband owns a large company in Summerbank with business dealings with Gage Group, so she offered to set me up for a meeting with the owner of Gage Group.”
“I see.”
Emrys nodded. He did not tell her what he was really thinking–that Penny had an ulterior
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motive in mind.
The night went by.
Emrys arrived at Apricot Hall the following day. “How goes the practice on the Needle of Ninth Revival, Mr. Rodriguez?” he asked Duncan.
Duncan rose to his feet respectfully. “I’m almost there, Master Lund. Another week at the most, and I’ll attain full mastery.”
“Well done. After you master the Needle of Ninth Revival, I will teach you the Seven Stings from Hell.”
Duncan trembled. “Thank you, Master Lund!”
The way the pair addressed one another was interesting: Emrys called Duncan “Mr. Rodriguez,” while Duncan called him “Master Lund.” Each was known to the other in a bizarre juxtaposition.
“It’s been a while, Mr. Rodriguez!”
Suddenly, a middle–aged man with slicked–back hair entered through the door as he greeted Duncan with a friendly smile.
“It’s you, Mr. Balford,” Duncan replied warmly. “Come in. Have a seat.”
The man with the slicked–back hair was Roger Balford, a member of the Balford family of Jazona. He had warm relations with Duncan.
“Weren’t you retired, Mr. Rodriguez? Why are you running the practice?” Roger asked.
“It’s at my master’s request. Only after running the practice for a while did I begin to recall how providing medical assistance is meaningful work. Staying at home for too long seemed to have welded my bones together,” Duncan said with a laugh.
Master?
Roger mulled over the salutation. Mr. Rodriguez’s master must be a venerable old gentleman.
Without pursuing the thought, Roger said, “I have come today with an illness, Mr. Rodriguez, and I would like your opinion on it.”
“I see. Tell me your symptoms.”
“I seem to have trouble urinating, and very little of it comes out each time. What’s more, it’s always exceptionally yellow,” Roger recounted.
“Does it hurt when you urinate?” Duncan asked as he took Roger’s pulse.
“No.”
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“Any other discomfort?”
“Other than a little bloating, not much else,” Roger said after a moment’s thought.