Miranda's efficiency was indeed impressive. In just an hour, she had drafted both a contract and an announcement without any loopholes.
Yolanda picked up the pen, signed the asset transfer contract, and handed her copy to Dunstan. "Let's go to the hospital."
Under Miranda's expectant gaze, she picked up her medical kit and left the clinic. Miranda stared at Yolanda's retreating figure for a moment before quickly following.
…
An hour later, Yolanda had treated Lennox. His body was too weak and could barely endure the acupuncture. After Yolanda removed the needles, he passed out.
Yolanda wiped her hands with a sanitizing wipe and carried her medical bag out of the ICU.
"Ms. Henderson, let me walk you out!"
Miranda instructed Daphne to stay and care for Lennox while she followed Yolanda.
Yolanda produced a clear bottle containing a black pill the size of a fingernail. "Give him this pill when he wakes up. No food for thirty minutes after taking it."
"This pill is..."
"His condition should have been treated a week ago. The delay means acupuncture alone won't cure him; he needs medication."
Miranda took the bottle from Yolanda. "Can he be cured with just one pill?"
"This pill's effects last six months." Yolanda shook her head. "After six months, he must take another identical pill, or his heart will gradually fail."
"Then..."
The thought made Miranda's heart race, and then she laughed at herself. How could that be possible at all? Her childhood idol, the legendary agent known as "the Phantom," was a man.
…
Afterward, Riverdale returned to normal. Besides the Cavanaugh leadership change, no major news had emerged. The powerful families lying low in Riverdale paid no attention to such minor disputes.
Only the caught-in-between small businesses and second-tier families wanted to show loyalty to the Cavanaughs.
But when they tried to take sides, they discovered the previously hostile Cavanaughs had compromised. Miranda even publicly apologized to Yolanda after taking office. As for the Caldwells, the Yorkshire family, and other Creybia families, they had gone quiet.
What was left to boycott?
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