Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 913:

Everyone was shocked when they saw the MindEase Elixir.

Despite their renowned medical expertise and their previous rise under Brian’s leadership, the Nash family still considered the MindEase Elixir to be a rare and valuable treasure. They didn’t get many chances to see a D Pill in person, let alone an A Pill.

The only time they had seen a MindEase Elixir was when Marissa had gifted one to Balthasar for his birthday. Since then, they hadn’t seen the elusive drug again. Balthasar cherished that singular pill, keeping it under lock and key as a family heirloom. He was very reluctant to consume it, so when the urge struck him, he would simply scrape a bit of the pill and make tea out of it. If any of his relatives wanted to catch a glimpse of the pill, they needed to ask for his permission and pray that he was in a good enough mood to oblige their request. Before today, every member of the Nash family thought they would never see another MindEase Elixir in their lifetime.

So, for Marissa to suddenly bring one out without any warning… their shock was certainly justified. Back then, when she gave Balthasar the pill, she told them it was a gift from Connor. Everyone just assumed that it was due to Arabella’s influence. No one could have imagined that Marissa could simply produce another one.

They all stared at the MindEase Elixir now, their eyes wide with amazement. They were more than eager to know how Marissa had come to obtain such a miraculous drug. Even Gerry and Crosby leaned closer to take a better look. Although they were unsure of what to feel about the events unfolding before them, their envy and greed still rose above everything else.

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Soon enough, Gerry let out a loud and dismissive scoff.

“That might be fake, for all we know.”

The other members of the Nash family glanced at each other, though no one dared to acknowledge his words. They could hardly believe Marissa had the MindEase Elixir, but no one dared deny it this time. After all, no one had believed Marissa the first time either, and they had all been proven wrong then.

They had learned their lesson. No matter how skeptical they were, they chose to hold their tongues in fear of yet another humiliation.

“Tiffany,” Balthasar said excitedly, paying no mind to his relatives, “where did you get this MindEase Elixir?”

Before Marissa could reply, Gerry interjected with a sneer.

“I’m sure it’s a fake. The one you brought out before was a gift from Connor. Surely, he couldn’t have gifted you another one. If he was this good to you, then why did he divorce you in the first place?”

“Exactly,” Crosby said.

“You and Connor are now divorced, so there’s no way this could be a gift from him. Where else would you get such a rare item? The only plausible explanation is that the MindEase Elixir is counterfeit.”

Marissa smirked. She was about to retort when she was interrupted again, this time by Balthasar. He snatched the pill box and sniffed it.

“No, this one is absolutely genuine!” he exclaimed.

“It’s the real deal!” Out of all of them, Balthasar was the only one who had had first-hand exposure to the MindEase Elixir. They couldn’t doubt his word.

Needless to say, everyone was astounded by his declaration, especially those who were silently suspicious.

“Tiffany, where did you get such a legendary and precious pill?”

“Is it actually another gift from Connor?”

“If Connor values you this much, how come he divorced you?”

“Connor didn’t give it to me,” Marissa replied nonchalantly.

“I don’t need his generosity. I have my own.”

“Hah!” Gerry let out a derisive laugh.

“Everyone knows that the MindEase Elixir is a rare treasure. No ordinary person can acquire it, no matter how rich they are. You’d have to be affiliated with the legendary doctor, Riss. There’s no way you could have used your status as the famous painter to get your hands on a genuine pill. Connor, on the other hand, is an esteemed figure in society. He could easily buy the MindEase Elixir from Riss. We could believe that story without batting an eye. But as for you, a new and peripheral member of Riss’s team…” Gerry paused to sneer at her again.

“Look, Tiffany. I take no great pleasure in embarrassing you like this, but your lie is too obvious. Just admit that you stole this pill from Riss.”

Marissa pursed her lips for a second.

“I don’t need to steal anything from Riss. Every time she makes a batch of the MindEase Elixirs, she hands them over to me. I am the first to see and handle the pills.”

There was a round of dry chuckles as everyone shook their heads at Marissa. They didn’t believe her, of course, and they scorned her for exaggerating her claims. She had only been a peripheral member of Riss’s team for a short time—how could she possibly receive such special treatment?noveldrama

Gerry guffawed and braced himself to mock Marissa again, but she didn’t give him the chance.

“Uncle Gerry,” she said, looking him straight in the eye.

“You treat the MindEase Elixir as some rare treasure, right? However, to me, the MindEase Elixir is just like any other everyday item. I have access to as many as I need, as much as I want.”

With that, she pulled a large box out of her medicine kit and opened it to show everyone its contents.

The box contained MindEase Elixirs, and they didn’t need to count them one by one to know that there were over a hundred of them.

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