Chapter 198

• The doctor arrived swiftly and administered an injection to Grandpa Reed, stabilizing his condition. Slowly, he regained consciousness, though his breathing remained labored, and his face was pale with fatigue.
• With a weak voice, Grandpa Reed addressed Gavin, his tone a mixture of desperation and self-pity. “Gavin, are you really willing to throw away all the years of goodwill between our families for her sake?”
• Pausing to catch his breath, he added, “Miss Liza refuses to forgive Sophia, and I can’t force her to. If you no longer wish to collaborate with the Reed family, so be it. But…” He hesitated for a moment before continuing with a heavy sigh. “I’ve heard you have over a hundred stalks of Healing Herbs. My health is failing, and I’m gravely ill. If it weren’t a matter of life and death, I wouldn’t be asking this of you. Surely, you wouldn’t let an old man like me die, would you?”