Chapter 17
When Arys heard the valer, she grabbed the brocade box containing the Miracle Pill without a second thought and sprinted upstairs.
Travis was equally swift, but he never expected that Arya, who was always so elegant and composed, would be even faster than him.
“She managed to run upstairs in less than five seconds, like the vanished in the blink of an eye. Her moves looked more like she had done some training Travis wondered.
Arya rushed to her father in the second–floor bedroom immediately.
Seeing his complexion was even paler than before and his body was convulsing nonstop, she furrowed her brow
‘Shit! It seems like Father’s body is experiencing other complications, she thought.
Arya didn’t hesitate for a moment, taking out the pill from the brocade box and feeding it to Stephen.
Then she fetched a herbal pouch and accurately and swiftly inserted needles into various acupoints
is on Stephen’s head.
Under her efficient operation, Stephen’s body finally stopped trembling, and his complexion gradually turned a bit rosier.
Arya breathed a sigh of relief
Luckily, she returned in time. Given Stephen’s condition earlier, even if he had taken the pill, there would have been irreversible damage to his brain if delayed by one or two more hours.
“Arya, will your dad… be okay?” Maria couldn’t help but ask tremblingly by the side.
“Mom.” Arya turned to look at Maria and gave a faint smile, “Dad’s fine now. He should wake up in a few days.”
She knew her father was the mainstay for her mother. If something really happened to Stephen, her soft–hearted mother might not be able to hold on.
Maria was overjoyed to tears. “Thank goodness. Stephen, you must wake up.”
From behind, Travis’s puzzled voice suddenly came. “Arya, aren’t you studying modern medicine? Why do you know acupuncture!”
Arya turned her head and met Travis’s eyes full of doubt.
She had been so anxious to save Stephen that she hadn’t thought much and revealed her knowledge of traditional medicine.
Aher a moment, she explained softly, “Travis, traditional medicine and modem medicine are actually quite similar, Although my major is neurology, often go to the traditional medicine department to learn whenever I have time. By the way, I also know about internal medicine and andrology, if you need-”
Travis’s face suddenly darkened. “Arya, what nonsense are you talking about? I don’t need to see an andrologist! I’ve got stuff to do. Later!”
With that, he turned around and left quickly.
In fact, Travis did suffer from male dysfunction, but he hadn’t told anyone, not even his mom or sister
To him, this was s
super embarrassing
me issue with his manhood?
Arya naturally picked up on his weirdness
‘Could it be that Travis turned down all those hot actresses and stayed single all these years because of some
“Guess I’ll have to give him a proper check–up, she thought.
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After covering Stephen with a blanket, Maria turned to Arya, looking kind a serious. “Arya, come out for a sec.I need to talk to you.
Ayra was also planning to tell her mom about her marriage tomorrow.
A few minutes later, in the living room, Maria, still retaining her charm in her middle forty, looked at Arya sitting across from her,
She said with furrowed brows, “Arya, if the Keller Group really can’t hold on any longer, maybe… we should consider transferring the shares to your uncle? At least the debt crisis would be resolved that way.”
Even though Arya said she found a new Investor, Maria thought that was just to comfort her a big company like theirs going bankrupt overnight? who’d wanna invest? Who’d wanna pay off billions in debt for them?
She didn’t want to see her kids struggling to keep the Keller Group afloat.
For her, as long as the family stayed together, that was enough,
But Arya looked super serious. “Mom, the Keller Group is Dad’s hard–earned legacy. Me and Travis won’t let it go to anyone else.
“And I told you I found a new investor. He’ll be on board in a couple of days.
“No matter what Uncle Jared says to you, please don’t believe him!”
Arya knew her mom was always soft–hearted. If Jared kept blowing smoke in Maria’s ear, sooner or later, Maria’d waver
But with her in this family, she would not allow anyone to lay a finger on the Keller Group.
Maria looked down sadly. “But your uncle’s right. Your dad’s in a coma, and your brother’s in showbiz, no business acumen. If things keep going like this, the Keller Group will fall apart. It’d be better to ”
“Mom, trust me. I’ll get the Keller Group back to its former glory in no time.” Without dwelling on it further, Arya smoothly changed the subject. “Oh, and I have great news–I’m getting married tomorrow.”
“Married?” Maria was stunned. “Arya, who are you marrying? Malcolm?”
She was already aware of the situation where both her niece and Arya were kidnapped, yet Malcolm chose to save her niece over her daughter.
There was
no way she’d let her daughter marry such a jerk.
“Finn Barnett, Malcolm’s uncle,” Arya replied.
“What?!” Maria’s face fell. “You’re marrying Finn Barnett?
Though a homemaker, she heard plenty from Stephen about business.
Finn had a terrible rep among the elite. Rumors said he was ruthless, cold–blooded, and vicious
In just a few years, he made the Barnett family the top of Flodes’s five big clans through shady means.
Plus, she heard he had misogyny issues.
‘My daughter would definitely be mistreated if she married into that family!” she thought.
“Yes, him.” Arya nodded.
“Did the Barnett family force you?” Maria shot up from her seat. “Arya, if you don’t want to marry him, I will go talk to them. I absolutely won’t allow you to suffer in the Barnett family!”
At that moment, Arya deeply felt the “a woman is weak, but a mother is strong vibe from her mom.
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She knew how much her mom loved her. And she loved her mom just
n, I’m marrying Mr. Barnett on my own,” Arya said softly: “He’s both better looking and richer than Malcolm Marrying him? That’s a win, right?”
“Mom,
