Chapter 123

Shane was just racking his brains to come up with an excuse to dismiss Rachel, then this opportunity came along. He turned to Matthew. "Are you sure that I'm going to recover right away after the treatment?" Matthew nodded. "I'm certain. You'll be back to normal after 30 minutes." Jeffrey sneered. Traditional medicine was known for its delayed-onset efficacy, yet Matthew had the audacity to make such a claim. He glanced at his watch and chuckled. "It's 9:00 am now. We'll see what happens by 9:30 am." Rachel could no longer stay quiet. Brewing herbs was mandatory in traditional medicine, and this process alone usually took half an hour. Jeffrey was being unreasonable. She couldn't help but interject, "Shouldn't you start the clock after the medicine is prepared?" Jeffrey smirked. "To be honest, Mr. Wright doesn't believe in traditional medicine at all. He's already being very generous by wasting 30 minutes on this. If you're incapable, just forget it." Knowing that her attemp