The slap startled Cheryl. It made her cheek burn up.
And the worst part was what Claire had said. Cheryl knew that she was innocentâshe was just a
doctor, nothing else. Why did she have to endure such treatment?
Claireâs loud yelling caught the attention of numerous nurses and families in the hospital.
Cheryl was pissed off. âPlease mind your words, madam. Please do not spout such nonsense.â
Claire was an extremely hot-tempered woman, the type to hold a grudge and get revenge.
She swung her hand again, slapping Cheryl across the face. Cheryl couldnât even dodge it.
Claire yelled, âBullsh*t! Mind my words? Anyone would know that youâre the one who should mind your
words! Seducing someone elseâs husband like the sl*t that you are, and even hugging in public like
this! Why donât you just admit to being a shameless sl*t? I saw everything! Thereâs even saliva on your
clothes! You guys just arenât naked yetâ¦â
Everyone was looking at them now, gossiping softly.
Cheryl was so triggered she felt like bursting in anger.
Alex was still in a daze just a while ago. But he snapped back to reality and pulled Claire aside.
âMum, donât accuse Dr. Cheryl. We didnât do anything. I⦠I was just too sad and wanted a hug.â
âSad and wanted a hug? So youâre saying that youâd get in bed with her if youâre sadder, huh?â Claire
said. Suddenly, she noticed that the Love in a Fallen City necklace was hanging around Cherylâs neck.
Her expression darkened. âAnd if you say youâre not cheating, what is she wearing around her neck
then? You lied to me yesterday. You said you gave it to a five-year-old girl. What is that then? Is she a
five-year-old girl? You jerk, youâve been living off of us and yet youâre here clinging to another woman.
What kind of man are you?â
Alex wasnât in the mood to quarrel. He yelled with reddened eyes, âCan you just stop this please? My
mom is dying, sheâs dying! Canât you see?â
He brought his hands to his face and wiped his tears.
Claire turned to look at Brittany. Lacking sympathy, she huffed, âSheâs better off dead. Sheâs no
different from being dead now anyway.â
âWhat did you say? I dare you to say that again!â
âSure, Iâll say it again! I said, since your mom is better off dead, she wonât be a burden then!â
With a loud smack, Alex slapped Claire hard across her face.
Claire was very taken aback by his actions.
She burst into fury, lunging forward to fight Alex. âYou bastard! How dare you slap your mother-in-law,
you piece of trash! Karmaâs going to get you for this! You should just die along with your mother! Iâll
have my daughter divorce you as soon as she comes back! I wonât tolerate you and have your
ungrateful ass under my roof. Get out of our lives!â
She scratched Alex, forming lacerations on his body.
Alexâs blood boiled with anger. He pinned her to the wall and swung his fist towards her direction.
Claire screamed in horror. With a loud thud, she realized that Alexâs punch landed on the wall instead.
She pushed Alex away immediately, running for her life.
Alexâs knuckles were now bleeding profuselyâit was an awfully gory sight.
He suddenly felt numb and flopped to the ground with a pained expression.
Blood was seeping into the black ring he was wearing, but no one noticed.
A dim light shone through the ring and entered Alexâs body in a flash.
âAh!â Alex could feel immense pain in his head.
He screamed out loud as the pain engulfed his consciousness.
âWhatâs wrong with him?â
âDid he faint from crying too much?â
âOh what a pity, Alex is such a filial child!â
Everyone chattered in the back. They couldnât bear seeing Alex like this as they all knew what type of
person Alex was.
As for Claire, no one believed any of the accusations she had made.
âAlex? Alex!â Cheryl rushed to Alex and knelt down beside him. He wasnât moving at all. She then
urged the crowd to give them some space and carried him onto a bed with the help of a few other
nurses.
One of the nurses asked, âDr. Coney, what happened to him?â
Cheryl replied, âIt could be that he couldnât accept his motherâs fate. Letâs just let him rest here for a
while.â
Alex was in an unconscious trance. His consciousness seemed to have entered some weird space. A
blurry figure appeared in front of him, and whispered into his ear, âI am Blaine Rockefeller, the God of
Medicine, your ancestor.â
âWhat? God of Medicine? Hey, hey, what are you saying? What ancestor?â Alex was in shock.
âYouâre wearing the black dragon ring, and you have my blood in you. How am I not your ancestor?â
The voice said. âThe black dragon ring is something we leave to our descendants. With your blood, I
hereby gift you a chance of a lifetime: the Ultimate Book of Medicine. With the breath of the gods, you,
as my successor, are to deliver all sentient beings from sufferingâ¦â
âHuh? What skills?â
Alex was slightly taken back, yet a large amount of information rushed into his mind before he could
even react. He could feel a strong gush of energy flowing through his entire body. Alex felt as if he was
surrounded by ocean water.
Suddenly, there was a stinging pain in his head. He jerked up from the bed with a scream.
He rubbed the back of his head. He felt as if he just had a strange dream.
However, he realized that he really received the Ultimate Book of Medicine.
âHoly sh*t, was that all real?â Alex murmured in disbelief.
âRight, what was that black dragon ring the guy mentioned?
âCould it be the ring that dad gave me?â
He immediately looked for his ring and realized that it had shattered into pieces.