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Paul walked over and grabbed Wyatt’s hand, bwhich /bbwas /bwiping Yunice’s tears. He said coldly. “Wyatt, if you want to disgust me, at bleast /buse a smarter method. Chasing after a woman I don’t want only makes you blook /bcheaper.”

Before Wyatt could bspeak/b, Yunice immediately countered, “By that logic, if I chase after a man I don’t want, wouldn’t that make Elsie just bas /bbcheap/b?”

bPaul /blooked at Yunice in surprise. She was bactually /bdefending Wyatt! Wyatt bnced /bat bPaul /bbwith /ba mocking smirk, finished wiping Yunice’s tears, and then casually held Yunice’s trembling hand in his palm. Yunice’s fingertips were cold, making Wyatt’s hand feel burning hot inparison. She looked up at him uneasily but didn’t pull her bhand /baway.

Paul’s eyes burned with anger. Yunice isn’t shaking Wyatt off. Does she really think Wyatt is a good person!

She might bnot /bknow what kind of person Wyatt was, but she knew he had helped her. If she didn’t side with Wyatt, should she side with Paul instead?

Paul stood frozen in ce. His rational mind told him that a heartless woman like her deserved whatever she got.

bBut /bhis eyes betrayed his unwillingness. So this bwas /bthe kind of easy woman Yunice was? Just a few days after breaking off their engagement, she had already found a new manb? /b

“Wyatt, Yunice is already discussing marriage. You’d better bshow /bsome respect, or if this gets to Grandpa, you won’t get away

with it

Yunice frowned. “Discussing marriage?”

bPaul /bsaid, “Your mom and bbrother /bare arranging it for y you. Don’t tell me you don’t bknow/b.”

Yunice really didn’t know. No one had told her anything. Seeing her pale face, Wyatt let out a shortugh. “Even people who are engaged can cheat. If you can do it, why can’t others?”

Paul was speechless, his face turning red. He instinctively nced at bYunice/b, but she wasn’t defending him like she used to. Dissatisfied, Paul was about to snap back at Wyait when he suddenly noticed something. He reached out and grabbed Wyatt’s

bWrist /b

“Why bis /bthe bracelet with you?” Paul’s mind raced before he sneered at Yunice. “So it was you…”

“You stole the bracelet and gave it away, then tried to frame Elsie? Do you know how guilty that made Elsie feel?”

bYunice /bbwas /bstill thinking about Owen trying to marry her off and wasn’t beven /blistening to Paul’s ranting. Seeing that Yunice bwas /bignoring bhim/b, Paul shook his head. “Yunice, do you know why I came here today? I bknow /bAlphasirox pills are important to you, so I humbled myself to bask /bfor the medicine on your behalf. But you really let me down.”

It sounded like Yunice was really in the wrong. But if Paul truly bhad /bgood intentions, then why did he stay silent when Elsie bwas /bfighting her for the medicine?

Yunice didn’t want bto /bargue with Paul in front of so many people. She had already drawn enough attention today. bPaul/bb, /bseeing bno /bbreaction /bfrom her, felt embarrassed and left in anger. But his departure didn’t make Yunice feel any better.

What bwas /bshe supposed to do when Owen came back? What if the Saunders family forced her into marriage? Legally, she bwas /bssified bas /bmentally ill and needed to be controlled by her family. Even if she ran baway/b, they could still bring her bback/b. She hadn’t even escaped the nightmare of her birth family yet, and now she bwas /babout to be thrown into the nightmare of marriage?

Feeling the warmth on her wrist, Yunice snapped out of her thoughts. bShe /bsaw Wyatt rubbing medicine between his hands to warm it up before gently applying it to her swollen wrist.

Wyatt said, “bI /bbwasn’t /bthe one who called Paul here.”

Yunice didn’t respond. Whether bPaul /bwas called here or bnot /bdidn’t matter. What bwas /bdone was done. There was no point in

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Chapter 24 Licorice Root

Yunice said, “I did use some tricks with the Alphasirox pills, but I only wanted to show you my value. That’s all,”

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As long as she had valueb, /bas long as she bwas /bneeded, she bwouldn’t /bbe trapped in the Saunders family. Wyatt wasn’t stupid. Being direct would make it easier for him to trust her.

Yunice said, “Solving the Aconite toxicity issue is simple. You can market Alphasirox pills as requiring a three–course btreatment/b. The first and second courses are taken alone, while the third is paired with Licorice Root.”

“Licorice Root?” Even people who weren’t in medicine knew it was amon ingredient.

“Licorice Root detoxifies and neutralizes poison. The toxicity of the Aconite in Alphasirox pills has a dyed effect. We just need to neutralize it when it takes effect. Yunice continued, “Wellinges Pharma must have already produced arge stock of the medicine. Destroying or recalling it would cause huge losses. Money is a small issue; Wellinges Pharma’s reputation is what really matters.”

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