Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss Chapter 1224

Chapter 1224: Chapter 1196: Owed to the Child Chapter 1224: Chapter 1196: Owed to the Child “What does this have to do with my mother?” Kiara didn't understand.

“Nothing, I'm just glad to see you're doing well–that is, psychiatrists need a complete family. A healthy family fosters a healthy mindset. After all, we face so many dark, wounded hearts every day, we need a warm place to return to at home. Although your mother doesn't speak your language, she loves you a lot.”

Yuzo Joel's explanation resonated with Kiara. Compared with her past life, her career was much the same, but her heart truly felt warmer in this life.

Setting aside her prejudices, Kiara found they had quite a bit in common. Without judging Yuzo Joel through a tinted lens, she actually found him to be rather agreeable.

Despite the significant age difference, they communicated with ease. Yuzo Joel had a youthful spirit, and after chatting casually like friends for a while, Kiara steered the conversation back on track.

“You still haven't said how you dealt with that person so quickly.”

Instead of answering directly, Yuzo Joel pulled a small box out of his pocket and handed it to Kiara.

“I haven't given you a gift for your pregnancy yet, so this is for you.”

Kiara was eagerly waiting for him to resolve her questions, so she was a bit disappointed to see him offering a box. Nevertheless, she politely accepted and opened it to find a delicate necklace with a pendant about the size of a thumbnail, which was even set with gems.

“This is too valuable, I can't accept it.” Kiara tried to give it back.

“Keep it. You want to know how I smoothed things over with that person, don't you?”

“This?” Kiara fiddled with the necklace, puzzled. Could it be more than an ordinary chain?

Yuzo Joel pressed on the pendant, and it split open on both sides, revealing three tiny pills inside. What the…?!

“This is medicine refined by your Third Senior Brother. When used, you crush it–it's colorless, tasteless, and quickly evaporates in the air. The person who smells it, combined with our sect's unique hypnotism, will swiftly enter a deep subconscious state. However, this state doesn't last long, at most a minute.”

Kiara looked petrified, her expression as if to say: You can do that?!!

She was all prepared to listen to some unheard theories, but he just nonchalantly admitted to using drugs…

Isn't that a cheat? A cheat!!!

“There's such medicine in the world?” Isn't that overpowered?!

“Those are precisely your Third Senior Brother's specialty. He roams outside year-round looking for these peculiar plants, there's nowhere he hasn't been. He can produce many kinds of medicine targeting the central nervous system. He should've met you this time, but he couldn't leave because he's waiting for a plant to blossom to harvest its stamens. The teas I brought you can be drunk when you feel uncomfortable; they're excellent for stabilizing a pregnancy.”

“…Can I take it as if you're making drugs illegally? There's no drug admission system, right? Are they complying with the OTC drug standards?” Kiara was still trying to wrap her head around all of this.

“Haha, you can see it that way if you like. Our medicine can't be made public. One reason is that it's special. Take the one Third Brother is making, for example–the flower is rare, with only a few dozen plants in the world, all in virgin forests. The flowers bloom every few years, and only yield a few pills, so they can't be mass-produced or disclosed. Otherwise, if two powerful people get sick at the same time, who should you treat? And if our Psychiatry Department's medicine gets misused, it would be a huge trouble. Therefore, every generation in the Seven-Acre Farm must produce someone skilled in making medicine.”

While Yuzo Joel spoke casually, Kiara listened in alarm.

“Did I just hear some secret of your sect?”

Such things shouldn't be shared lightly with outsiders, should they?

“It's a secret to others, but not to you. Keep this necklace with you. If you encounter a situation like today, just do what I described. Your usual methods are alright, but they take too much time and energy. A pregnant woman should rest and not overstrain herself. This medicine works on ninety-nine percent of people. The remaining one percent who can't be hypnotized, like your Arua, are resistant to hypnosis.”

“This medicine must be very precious, right? To give it to me just for the sake of stabilizing the pregnancy, is that appropriate?” Kiara felt something was amiss.

“There's nothing inappropriate about it. This isn't considered too precious around here; we have a production of about twenty or so of these a year. It's just right for your use. It's purely plant-based and has no impact on the pregnant woman or the fetus. If you hold your breath for 5 seconds when you press it, you won't be affected. This medicine must be used in conjunction with our field's specialist hypnosis guidance. It only has an active phase of one minute when used, so in the hands of others who don't know how to use it, it's pointless. You can use it with peace of mind.”

Going around in such a circle, all for the sake of Kiara worrying less and taking good care of her pregnancy, Kiara would be a fool if she didn't understand the intention behind it.

“Why are you so good to me?”

He had disclosed such a closely-guarded secret of the sect to her, and treated such precious medicine almost like a toy, giving it to her; this compelled Kiara to ask one more question, for where in this world was there love without reason?

“Guess?”

“I guess…”

Time froze, and the two of them looked at each other without speaking. Mario Yuno, with a vegetable in his left hand and a knife in his right, stood in the kitchen and watched this scene through the glass; he was actually also paying attention to Yuzo Joel and Kiara.

The kitchen door blocked out some of the conversation, coupled with the interference from the exhaust hood, he couldn't hear the dialogue between Kiara and Yuzo Joel; however, he could see their lip shapes and expressions.

For some reason, Camden felt that when Yuzo Joel said “guess,” the expression was full of expectation, even a bit nervous, and there was a flash of complicated emotions–like he hoped Kiara would speak but was also worried about her response. It was very convoluted indeed, and Mario Yuno couldn't understand it.

Why was this person so strange?

“I guess… you want to take me as your apprentice?”

When Kiara said this, Mario Yuno saw a hint of disappointment on Yuzo Joel's face.

“Yes, that's right. Are you willing to take me as your master now?” Yuzo Joel suppressed his complicated feelings and reverted to his usual smiling demeanor.

Kiara held the warm teacup in her hand, feeling somewhat conflicted.

“I'll be honest with you, when I sent you that email asking for help, I considered coming over and staying with you for a few years but–”
“But now you have a baby, and you can't bear to leave home, can you?” Yuzo Joel empathically took over.

Kiara gave him an apologetic look, “I was in a dilemma for a long time, but I still can't let go of home.”

This choice was absolutely impossible for her in her past life.

She always believed a woman should put her career first and should not miss out on such a great learning opportunity.

Yuzo Joel had something she needed, and she wanted to further enhance her strength as well, but she couldn't bear to be apart from Mario Yuno. Therefore, she made a decision for herself.

If she could have the baby before the entrance exam, she would stay in Linville and continue working on her doctorate with Professor Liu Taylor. If she still had no children, then she would go to the Southern Region to find Yuzo Joel and come back after a few years.

“I really want to give my child a good family environment. If here, my husband could witness her growth at any moment, she could have a complete home. If I went to the Southern Region, she wouldn't see her father, and I feel like I would owe something to my child, so I'm sorry, I can't come to find you.”

“Owing something to the child…” These four words touched Yuzo Joel, and he seemed to look a bit sad.

Chapter end

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