Chapter 717



The place was silent.

No one dared to offend Iris, after all, she was Justin’s mother. Although they didn’t get along, it was said that Justin still visited the suburban village especially every month.

Besides, no matter how bad their relationship was, Justin would never stand by and watch other people bully his mother.

Therefore, no one would stand up for Lauren. However, Lauren could cure orchid diseases. Everyone there was an orchid lover, so none of them dared to offend Lauren either.

For a while, no one said anything.

However, the corners of Iris’s lips curved into a smile. Although she hadn’t asked Nora if she was really Orchidiance, it had given her confidence.

She looked at Lauren and said, “What’s the big deal about being able to cure orchids? My daughter-in-law can do it too.”

She looked at Nora with a proud expression.

Hearing this, Lauren looked at Nora.

A moment later…

“Pft.”

She let out a soft laugh.

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After laughing, Lauren said, “I’m sorry, I really couldn’t help myself. Madame Iris, what you said is very funny. I know Miss Smith is the disciple of the great Doctor Zabe, and I also know she is the famous surgeon Anti, but neither of those titles are related to orchids. Madame Iris, surely you don’t think all alternative medicine practitioners can cure orchids, do you? Flowers are different from humans.”

Iris also smiled as she listened to her. “Of course I do. It just so happens that my daughter-in-law has studied orchids a bit before. In fact, she’s…”

Before she could say ‘Orchidiance’, Lauren interrupted her, “Is that so? Then why don’t you come and take a look at Matthew’s Ghost Orchids, Miss Smith? You should know the previous condition of that pot of Phantom Orchids, shouldn’t you, can you cure it?”

Nora looked at her and calmly said, “Yes.”

As soon as Lauren wanted to answer, Iris pulled out a piece of paper. “This is the recipe my daughter-in-law wrote for that pot of Phantom Orchid. You can take a look at it.”

“Does Miss Smith really know how to cure orchids?”

“If you think about it, there’s a chance she knows. Miss Smith is the best alternative medicine practitioner after all!”

Once Lauren lost the advantage of being able to cure orchid diseases, the people around her immediately dared to speak up for Iris.

When Lauren heard them, she immediately took the recipe from Iris. After glancing at it, she said, “Iris, Matthew must have told you about this recipe, right? It’s exactly the same as mine! It’s a pity that, even though he made a copy, they’ve forgotten to include one ingredient!”

“He hasn’t forgotten.” Nora said unhurriedly, “It’s because the recipe doesn’t need that ingredient. Orchids are delicate flowers. The ingredient you added will damage it.”

“Will it harm it? No way.” Lauren said confidently, “That ingredient is supposed to revive the plant’s luster and brilliance, so how could it be harmful? What’s more, that pot of Ghost Orchids is being displayed so vividly and vibrantly in front of everyone right now. Everyone can see for themselves the current state of the flowers. In just one day, it has regained its vitality. Miss Smith, you are being too opinionated.”

Nora looked at the pot of flowers. “The affliction of disease makes one collapse like a mountain, and treating the diseased areas is like trying to pull strands of silk out of one. Using such strong medication will only keep the orchid alive for a while, but will cause it to wilt even faster. As an alternative medicine practitioner, surely you don’t need me to teach you something like that, do you?”

Lauren: “?”

Her off-handed way of speaking made Lauren angry. She said, “Ms. Smith, I know you are Justin’s wife. There is nothing wrong with protecting and defending your mother-in-law, but still, you can’t talk like that in such a careless way. This ingredient is certainly a bit strong, but I’ve tried it on other orchids before – there won’t be any problems in the future! Actions speak louder than words. I know you are an alternative medicine practitioner, but alternative medicine takes many years of practice to accumulate experience. From what I see, you don’t give medical consultations very often, so you probably don’t have much experience on the practical side, do you? Also, humans are different from flowers. I’ve treated a lot of flowers and gone through a lot of things before I gained experience, have you?”

Hearing this, Nora said calmly, “Then let’s make a bet.”

“What do you want to bet on?” asked Lauren.

Nora looked at the pot of Phantom Orchids and replied, “That there will definitely be trouble with this pot of flowers within the hour.”

Lauren scoffed. “Miss Smith, stop joking, how can that be, I’ve already cured that flower pot! How can anything go wrong when it’s so full of vitality! But since you said so, then all right, I’ll take you up on that bet, Miss Smith. If nothing goes wrong with the flowers, then I hope Mr. Hunt will allow Herman and me to go back to Hunt Manor and stay there.”

Nora’s lips curved into a smile. “All right. If anything goes wrong with the flowers, then I want you to apologize for wrecking someone else’s marriage back then.”

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