The Great Medical Saint

Jovian clutched his head and writhed from the intense pain throbbing from his wounds, but Matthew's words hurt more.

He shouted through gritted teeth, "Matthew, you must've gone mad! You're just a nobody! I'm going to be promoted to district leader, and my uncle's a city official. One call from him, and you'll be behind bars. How dare you slap me—"

Matthew yelled, "You're damn right that I'm mad!"

With that, he grabbed a plate of grilled fish from the table and smashed in on Jovian atop his head.

"Ah! It burns!" Jovian screamed in terror and agony as he clutched his scalded head.

More crashes followed as Matthew continued smashing plates on Jovian's head. They shattered upon impact and littered the floor with broken pieces.

Jovian's screams grew louder and more desperate with each hit. Half the dishes on the table were gone by now.

When he couldn't take it any longer, he began to plead, "Stop, please stop. I'll die if you don't. Please, I'm begging you. Spare me..."

Matthew's expression was icy. "I want you dead!"

Dead? Jovian trembled from the pain and horror at Matthew's deadly intent. He wiped the food and blood from his face upon realizing the Matthew he once knew

was gone. In his place was now a frighteningly ruthless man.

Jovian's lips quivered as he continued begging, "I-I know that I've made a mistake. Please don't kill me!"

Matthew snarled. "You had the nerve to get me to apologize without knowing what happened with the Fuller family. Are you still gonna get me to apologize?"

Jovian clutched his head as blood dripped from his wounds. He sobbed. "I get that I was wrong. I should've minded my own business. Please forgive me considering that we used to be classmates."

Matthew kicked him hard. "And how dare you talk about being classmates? Screw that! Get lost!"

The kick sent Jovian rolling over a distance away. He scrambled to his feet and clutched his face in fear as he bolted out of the room.

Adrian had been frozen in shock and finally realized the danger he was in after seeing Jovian sprint off. He cautiously backed up and inched toward the wall. Once he was at the door, he turned and ran out.

Clement stood up and slowly backed away. He carefully made his way toward the exit. Any thought of negotiating peace was gone, and he only wanted to survive.

"Stop!" Matthew's low chilling voice filled the room like an overpowering force. "Did you come here expecting me to apologize?"

Clement had just lifted his feet to retreat when he froze. His face was pale with terror as he frantically shook his head. "N-No... I didn't. come for an apology. I came to make

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peace. The Fuller family wants to put this behind us, to let go of the past and start over."

Make peace? Matthew frowned in suspicion. How was that even possible?

"Why did Jovian tell me to apologize, then? Do you take me for a fool?"

Clement dropped to his knees with a trembling sob. "I swear that I'm here to make peace. I have no idea why Jovian would say that. It doesn't have anything to do with me. Please trust me. I just wanted to settle everything and make peace!"

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Deep down, Clement seethed at Jovian. He had paid him handsomely to mediate and help the Fuller family escape from this vendetta, but Jovian's actions had just enraged Matthew and added fuel to the fire.noveldrama

The murderous gleam in Matthew's eyes was razor-sharp. "So, I have to apologize and make peace?"