Chapter 245 The Astronomer’s Ascent

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“You’ve got a faint medicinal scent on you–an herbal mix for treating heart and kidney issues in the elderly. It’s the kind of form that requires long–term use. Which means someone close to you–an elder,” likely–has been sick for a while. And the situation might not be looking good.”

Jack’s expression shifted slightly.

When he first realized it was Reba, he’d been ready to stir up trouble.

But Jasper had stayed quiet, and Scarlett had been calm the entire time.

So he’d held back.

Now, hearing what Reba just said, his emotions were a tangled mess.

“I thought Reba was all fluff, but maybe all those years in med school taught her something after all.”

He still didn’t believe she was really an astronomer.

Those things she said? They were either the result of someone feeding her intel, or just sharp observation and professional deduction–like what Pixel had just done.

“Pixel…”

“Let’s just watch for now,” Scarlett said coolly, fullyposed again.

The way she saw it: when the enemy strikes, you counter. If wateres, build a dam; if firees, dig ia /itrench.

Reba clearly hadn’te alone. Someone was backing her. So before reacting, they needed to understand her endgame.

Jack muttered under his breath, “Fine… it’s just Reba. No big deal.”

Still, he couldn’t help worrying.

If Reba gained credibility by guessing Kason’s situation right, her influence would skyrocket–and then it’d be a lot harder to get her locked up again.

At that moment-

Kason’s breath caught. His hand clenched tighter around the armrest.

“You’ve been making frequent hospital visitstely, haven’t you? Or… is it your father? Has his condition.

worsened?b” /b

Reba’s voice was calm as ever, but her words hit Kason like a hammer to the chest.

His father, Mr. Tristan, had been battling severe heart and kidney issues, and had been in and out of the hospital for a while now.

His condition fluctuated–sometimes stableb, /bsometimes not–and only top executives and ba /bbfew /bbclose /bfamily members knew the real statusb. /b

b“/bYou Kason’s voice trembled. “What belse /bdo byou /bknow?”

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Reba lowered her eyes slightly, as though sensing something.

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A momentter, she looked back up. There was a heaviness in her gaze, barely noticeable but unmistakable.

“Your father’s condition… I’m afraid he doesn’t have much time left.”

Boom.

The wordsnded like a thunderp over Kason’s head.

He shot to his feet, face drained of color, lips trembling. For several seconds, he couldn’t get a word out.

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe her-

It was that he believed her too much.

Because just recently, his father’s doctors had quietly warned him, urging him to prepare

And now this girl had said the same thing?

The crowd around them erupted.

“Holy crap! That was scary urate!”

“I heard Mr. Kason’s dad really is sick–my dad mentioned it once!”

“How did she know all that? His birthday, the car ident–and now even his father’s illnessb?!/b”

“She’s not a con artist. She’s the real deal!”

The skepticism vanished, reced by awe and conviction.

worst.

Kason stood there frozen. The arrogance and mockery werepletely gone–what remained was pure shock… and fear.

He looked at Reba like she was something out of this world.

“Please… please…” His tone had changedpletely. It was respectful now–almost pleading.

“My father… can you save him? I’m begging you–please help him!”

Reba looked at his panicked face and let out a quiet sigh.

“Life and death are written in the stars. Wealth and fate are beyond our control. I can only read the trends- I can’t change destiny. What you can do now is spend time with him. Do everything you can, and let the rest unfold.”

Kason’s disappointment was evident, but deep down, he knew she was telling the truth.

He took a shaky breath, pulled a thick wad of cash from his wallet, and ced it on the table.

His voice still trembled. “Master.,. this is for the reading. Thank you. Thank you for telling me ball /bbthis/bb. /b

Then, like a ghost, he turned and slipped through the crowd,pletely dazed.

bAs /bhe disappeared into the distance, all eyes turned to the bstack /bof bcash /bhe’d left behindb—/bband /bbto /bbthe /bbquiet /b

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figure seated at the center of it all.

The look of reverence, even fear, on the surrounding faces made it clear:

From this moment on, Reba’s identity as an “astronomer” was no longer in question. an “astronomer” was no longer in question.

She was established.

Scarlett narrowed her eyes.

Then leaned toward Jack, whispered something quickly.

Jack’s eyes widened. A grin crept over his face.

He thumped his chest. “Don’t worry. Leave this little favor to me!”

With that, he took off, chasing after Kason.

Meanwhile, Reba was already surrounded.

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Leo stood in front of her protectively, carefully keeping people at bay like she was some sacred treasure. “Ms. Wendy told me Leo’s always been superstitious–he even wanted Dora’s birth details.”

“Reba’s kind of the perfect fit for him,

Scarlett kept analyzing out loud.

Career–wise.”

“But with the divorce scandal, Leo’s power isn’t what it used to be. Doesn’t Reba worry all this will end up being a wasted effort?”

Now that the Joyner family was gone, it made sense that Reba would itry /ito leverage whatever she could to climb again.

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