Chapter 146

"Wow! Even an ex-convict dares to come shopping!" Gilbert emitted a cold snort and deliberately raised his voice to draw the attention of nearby bystanders. All eyes shifted from Perseus to Gilbert. There was a general aversion and disdain toward ex-convicts among the onlookers. To put it bluntly, they were intimidated. "What did you say? Why don't you say that again?" Perseus took a deep breath, opting against physical confrontation. He had no desire to soil his hands. "What? You have the guts to commit a crime but not the galls to admit it? You've done it, but you don't want others to talk about it? Am I wrong to call you an ex-convict?" Gilbert refused to appease Perseus. Despite the latter's connections with Arnold and William, he remained unfazed. After all, he had an exit strategy. If he found himself unable to continue his tenure at Beacon Hospital, he could pursue employment elsewhere in the healthcare field. In the worst-case scenario, he could take up a clerical ro