The Great Medical Saint

Caleb couldn't help but be amused, silently thinking to himself, "Well, don't blame me then."

Having been sat at the table, Caleb began to wait for the cards dealt into his hands. The sound of the cards shuffling made his body jittery in excitement.

He hadn't played Blackjack for more than ten days, and he had missed this particular sound that soothed him like it was in his nature.

Having seen Caleb staring at the table as he waited for his cards to be dealt, the old lady paused and smiled.noveldrama

"I can tell that you're not one to gamble, so you must not know the rules. I'll teach you.

"You can check your cards and cover them with both your hands so no one else will see them. Then, you can either hit, stand, split, double down, or surrender. But you can only surrender as a first action after the cards are dealt..."

Eventually, the old lady finished up her explanation and said, "If you want to win, you have to keep an eye on the dealer's cards. Make sure that you hit as close to the number 21, and hit it higher than the dealer's if you can.

"Alright. I've taught you everything there is now, so don't blame me if you lose later on."

The old lady began to work on her cards as she taught Caleb, shedding off all responsibility in case Caleb were to lose big time.

However, Caleb only smiled and said, "You shouldn't blame me if I win then. After all, you've taught me all of your skills."

Upon hearing that, the old lady chuckled. "I've been playing Blackjack for 60 years now, so there's no way you can beat me after only learning a few tricks from me. It's the experience that does the job, so try and catch up!"

Caleb nodded in response, secretly thinking that it was time for him to show off his skills.

Inside a small yard, there was a mat spread over a plastic film under a huge tree, and Lillian was sitting on the mat as she knitted a quilt. After Matthew had sent Lorraine to kindergarten, he immediately went over to lay on the quilt.

Lillian frowned upon seeing him and chided affectionately, "Can't you see I'm knitting the quilt? Hope off now."

Though Lillian had shooed him away, there wasn't a trace of anger present in her tone. Matthew then closed his eyes as he continued to lay on the quilt.

He loved laying on the quilts when Lillian was knitting them ever since he was young because the new quilts were knitted with a soft yarn that made them comfortable to lay on.

Not to mention, he felt pleased to hear Lillian scolding him instead of feeling angry. Even Lillian felt that Matthew was behaving a little weird these days, but he wouldn't tell her anything when she asked.

Still, she felt that she needed to get something out of him and asked subtly, "Why aren't you at work?"

Matthew smiled in reply. "I'm on break."

Though Matthew had killed the assassins from The Misfortune's Veil, he still felt a little worried about his family's safety, so he decided to stay by them and protect them in case anything were to happen.

Seeing that Matthew still refused to tell her the real reason, Lillian asked again, "Why'd you bring Lori to Opulent Club yesterday?"

Matthew then explained with a smile, "I wanted to teach her a thing or two about traditional medicine. I hope she'll harbor some interest in it."

Speaking of traditional medicine, Lillian suddenly thought of the mentor Matthew had mentioned before.

She asked, "Why haven't I met your mentor yet-the one who taught you all your medical skills? Ask him to make some time for us—I'll take your dad along and bring him some gifts to express our thanks."

At the mention of Nicholas, Matthew frowned and said, "He's always traveling, so I don't know when he'll return. Let's wait for the time being."

In the afternoon, after Matthew had taken Lorraine back from kindergarten, he saw Caleb talking to Lillian inside the yard. He then said to Lorraine, "Lori, this is my colleague. You can call him Mr. Murphy."

Lorraine then crisply greeted out loud, "Hello, Mr. Murphy."

When Caleb saw Lorraine, he smiled widely. "Oh, what a cute little girl you are. Here, I bought you some balloons."

Caleb had a daughter himself, but she had grown up now, so she would throw tantrums at times. It made him miss the times she was in kindergarten, and it struck a chord within him when he saw Lorraine.

At that moment, a man entered the yard and asked, "Who's Caleb?"

Matthew knitted his brows when he saw Thomas Braun. The latter was from Silverbrook, and he was a few years older than Matthew. But he seemed to have come all the way to settle some scores.

Matthew then turned to Caleb and asked, "What's going on?"

Caleb was confused, but he answered all the same. "I'm Caleb. Is there anything you need?"

Thomas then began to voice out angrily, "My grandmother is already more than 80 years old, but she came home crying till she went out of breath. How exactly did you bully her?"

Caleb's expression turned a little odd as he said, "You mean that old lady? We were playing Blackjack and she kept asking me to join them to make up for the numbers. She even boasted about her skills and said she's got 60 years of experience.

"In the end, she lost all 28 rounds when we played. Why is she crying about that when she said she's got 60 years of experience?"