Chapter 184

Throughout the night, Steven pondered whether to intervene and aid the Quarry family. Doing so might entangle him in a crisis, yet it could also present an opportunity. Eventually, he would have to leave Levix City and Southbank. The Quarry family, one of the four major families in the Drakon South, could serve as a stepping stone. Levix City felt constricting for Steven's aspirations. With Joseph's legacy now his burden, he sensed a duty to fulfill and a responsibility to bear. Answering the phone, Steven was surprised to hear a stranger's voice instead of Rose's. "Are you Dr. Lewis?" the caller inquired. "Who are you? And why are you calling me from Rose's phone?" Steven glanced at the screen, confirming the caller as Rose. "It's Patrick from the Quarry family in Freley City. Rose is with me, and she's suffering from pus-filled carbuncles. If you don't want her to die, come to the hospital," the voice demanded. "If you succeed, you'll be rewarded. If not, Rose will die." The