Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 508

Nora shot Liam a deeply skeptical look.

This was... the legendary medical genius he spoke of?

He looked more like a tourist who had wandered into the wrong building.

Liam cleared his throat, radiating second-hand embarrassment. Before he could do damage control, Dr. Vane suddenly cut to the chase. "Let's get one thing straight. Ground rules."

He cleared his throat, abruptly shifting into a deadly serious posture. "First: You pay me after the cure. If I fail, you owe me nothing. Second: I have a temper. Do not interrupt my process. Third..."

He paused, his sharp gaze locking onto Hudson, giving him a thorough visual sweep. "His condition... is a total nightmare. The price goes up."

Nora and Hudson exchanged a quick glance.

Jacking up the price before even making a diagnosis? Was he running a scam?

Dr. Vane squinted, slowly raising a single finger. "I don't ask for much. Just this!"

Nora frowned slightly. What did that mean?

A million dollars?

Ten million?

Hudson had endless resources, but they weren't going to let themselves get extorted.

Nora turned to gauge Hudson's reaction.

Seeing their stony silence, Dr. Vane's bravado completely faltered. He looked at his extended finger, suddenly feeling extremely self-conscious.

Did he ask for too much?

Coughing awkwardly, he quickly retracted his hand. "Of course, seeing as we were brought together by fate, I can offer a ten percent discount... Let's say, nine thousand bucks! Deal?!"

"???"

A row of invisible question marks appeared above Nora's head.

How much?

Before he could finish his sentence, Hudson snatched the terrifying pill and swallowed it without a second of hesitation.

Nora leaped out of her skin. "Hudson!"

But it was already down his throat.

The air in the room violently flatlined. Everyone stared intensely at Hudson.

The seconds ticked by, each one stretching into an agonizing eternity.

"How do you feel, sir?" Liam asked, his voice trembling with tension.

Hudson frowned, instinctively parting his lips to answer, but a blinding, suffocating pain suddenly erupted in his chest.

The next second—

Gah!

A massive mouthful of dark, blackened blood violently spewed from his lips!