Zach had always been pretty sharp, so when his sister suddenly dropped a bombshell with her words, he got the hint right away. He scratched his head, deciding it was best to keep quiet. When his sister got serious, she could be downright scary.


    Half an hourter, Mirabe wrapped up the session and was busy sterilizing the acupuncture needles. She asked, "Zach, when are you thinking of heading back?"


    "I''ll head back once I finish things up here, probably in a few days." Zach sat up, stretched his arms and shoulders, feeling alright, and grabbed his shirt to put it


    on.


    Mirabe nodded, "Cool, I''ll give you another acupuncture session the day before you leave."


    Zach paused midway through buttoning his shirt, looked at Mirabe in disbelief, and blurted out, "Another session?"


    "Yep." Mirabe tucked the leather scroll into its box and clicked the sp shut.


    Zach''s cheeks twitched, and after a moment, he asked, "Sis, be straight with me, am I sick or something?"


    He remembered those people injecting him with something when they took him, but the hospital checks came back normal, so he hadn''t worried too much. But if everything was fine, why was Mirabe so insistent on the meds and the acupuncture?


    Mirabe nced at him and threw the question back, "Do you feel sick?"


    Zach was at a loss for words.


    "Don''t you think the hospital would''ve found something if you were sick?" Mirabe added.


    Zach was speechless.


    Mirabe, holding the box, headed to the door. She paused, turned slightly, and said, “You think getting a doctor to prescribe meds for your health doesn''t cost money?"


    Finally, Zach''s expression cracked.


    So, the whole point was to save money with the acupuncture, huh?


    Zach flopped back onto the bed, wondering if he could handle having such a penny-pinching sister.


    Mirabe went back to her room, put her stuff away, and grabbed her phone to message David, asking for his delivery address. David was surprised to get the message. He hadn''t expected the youngdy to have already cooked up the medicine after just giving her the herbs yesterday. He thought about sending a voice message to set up a meeting but stopped himself.


    He could tell she wasn''t too keen on the Pharmacists'' Guild and worried that being too chatty might scare her off. David, eager to get his hands on the ancient remedies, decided to y it cool and keep her interested.


    He sent her the address for the Pharmacists'' Guild.


    After getting the address, Mirabe quickly arranged for a local courier to ensure it arrived the same day.


    Once done chatting with David, she pondered a bit and then fired off a message to "Don''t Pick My Ganoderma," asking for her address too.


    Sophia sent the address of her workce, just a regr herbal medicine shop.


    Around five in the afternoon, as she was gearing up to leave work, a delivery guy showed up with a package, "A delivery for Sophia."


    Sophia was puzzled; she hadn''t ordered anything online, and the big shot was in Ashford. Even with the address she provided today, the fastest delivery wouldn''t arrive until tomorrow.


    Yet, the package had her name and phone number, so Sophia thanked the courier and took it. The package wasn''t big, and she quickly tore it open. When she saw what was inside, her eyes widened, and she quickly checked the shipping address again.


    It was a local delivery.


    Sophia was momentarily stunned, then snapped back and grabbed her phone to send a message to Mirabe, "Hey, are you in Riverdale?"