Chapter 23 50 % 35 vouchers They soon arrived at William's place , a charming old house at the foot of the mountain . The yard was filled with drying herbs , and as soon as they stepped inside , the air was thick with the smell of medicine . By the herbs stood an old man with a white beard . Sherry stared at him with curiosity . William turned when he heard them , gave them a sideways glance , and snorted coldly . " Well , look who's here . Still alive , huh ? " he said , his tone full of sarcasm . He thought , ' This guy really takes the cake . All I said was 1 needed to adjust his prescription , and he acted like it was a death sentence , going home to try killing himself . As a doctor , nothing annoyed him more than people who didn't appreciate their own lives . Julius was unusually quiet in front of him , not saying anything back for once . But William still wasn't having it . He didn't bother inviting Julius in and just walked past , heading straight into the herb field and ignoring him completely . It was winter , so the herb field was kept warm , much like Zeina's flower field . Sherry felt right at home and couldn't resist running over . William noticed she was behaving herself , not touching anything or pulling up the edelweiss he'd worked so hard to grow , so he let her be . Edelweiss usually grew in high - altitude areas , and it had taken William a lot of effort to figure out how to grow them by hand . But this place was far from their natural environment . Even though he'd managed to get them to grow , they weren't doing very well , and he wasn't sure if they would make it . He carefully tended to his precious herbs , with Sherry trailing behind , talking nonstop . William turned and saw her squatting on the ground , chatting with the edelweiss as if they could actually respond . He couldn't help but think , ' Kids really know how to have fun . Two days later , when William walked into the herb field , his eyes landed on a spot , and he suddenly stopped . He quickly walked over , crouched down , and took a closer look . To his surprise , the edelweiss looked much stronger than before . He thought , ' How did they suddenly start thriving like this ? ' And it wasn't just the edelweiss . The saffron and dendrobium nearby also looked much healthier than they had two days ago . This whole patch seemed to be exactly where Sherry had been playing . William started to get suspicious . When Sherry showed up , he called her over and asked her to play around the ginseng beds while he kept a close eye on her from a distance . As he expected , the ginseng Sherry tended to grow much better than the rest . William took a closer look and was even more shocked to find the potency had improved as well . He thought , " This kid is amazing . She was born to be a top - notch herbalist . Soon , Julius noticed that William's attitude toward him had softened a lot . William even gave him a rare smile. But Julius couldn't shake the feeling that something was off . He watched William warily and said , " William , just say what you want ." 1/3 Mon , Sep Chapter 23 Julius thought to himself . Why does he sound like I am planning something ? Well , he is kind of right Then he cleared his throat and said , " Come on . Let me check you ." 3.56 % 35 vouchers After checking , William didn't scold him for slacking off on his medicine like usual . Instead , he actually sounded concerned . Your body's seriously worn out . You really need to take better care of yourself . " He continued . " You've got to get your health back up before I can give you any strong medicine . Otherwise , your leg might be beyond saving . So , until you recover , why don't you stay here ? " Hearing that , Julius frowned . William had a hot temper and hated being disturbed . For him to actually invite Julius to stay was definitely out of the ordinary . Julius thought , ' When someone acts out of character , something is fishy ! Sherry overheard their conversation and dropped the flowers in her hands , running over excitedly . " Uncle Julius , will you really get better ? " William glanced at her , stroking his beard . " Yes , but it'll take some time . " Sherry quickly added , " That's great ! As long as you get better , it doesn't matter how long it takes . Don't be scared , Uncle Julius , I'll be right here with you . " Julius noticed a sudden spark in William's eyes and thought , ' So that's why he's being nice to me . He wants Sherry to stay . But why ?' His eyes drifted toward the herb field , where the plants had grown much taller since their arrival . That was when he understood the whole thing . green thumb Julius remembered how his mom always said that any flower Sherry cared for would thrive . It looked like her worked on herbs , too . ' So that's what William wants . He wants to keep Sherry here as his little helper to grow herbs , ' he thought . He let out a quiet chuckle , squeezed Sherry's hand , and said , " Be good . Let's go home . It's more comfortable there , and I'll get better faster , okay ? " Sherry , always easy to persuade , nodded enthusiastically . " Sure ! Uncle Julius , let's go home . " " No way ! " William blurted out , suddenly anxious . He met Julius's knowing look and gritted his teeth , thinking , ' Well , this guy saw right through me . ' He snorted and said , " Alright , name your terms . " Julius didn't waste time with pleasantries . He held up two fingers . " First , you have to pay Sherry a salary . " He was not letting her work for free . William rolled his eyes , thinking that Julius was money - obsessed . " Fine , " he said . If there was one thing he wasn't short on , it was cash . " Second , " Julius said , glancing at Sherry , " make sure you take care of her health , too . And no bitter medicine . " He knew Sherry had already had enough of that . William grumbled and thought , ' Since when is herbal medicine not bitter ? ' But seeing how cute and well - behaved Sherry was , with her miraculous herbalist skills , he decided to let it go . After a moment of thought , he said , " Alright , I'll put together some nourishing recipes to help her get stronger . " As he spoke , he checked Sherry's body , and his eyebrows shot up . He immediately started scolding , " Weak spleen , poor lungs , and malnourished . How do you people even raise a kid ? If you can't do it right , just let me take care of her ! " William really felt bad for Sherry , so Julius didn't bother arguing back . 2/3 02:04 Mon , Sep 8 GGG . Chapter 23 3.56 % 35 vouchers Sherry gently tugged on William's sleeve and whispered , " Mr. Yaxley , please don't scold Uncle Julius . It's not his fault . He only just started looking after me . " She thought . ' Before this , I was always with my mom . But I don't blame her . Life was really hard for her , and just raising me was already amazing . Sherry looked timid but stood up for Julius . William couldn't keep scolding after that . He immediately told someone to prepare some herbal medicine and used the most bitter herbs for Julius's medicine . ' Let's see if he can handle this . Maybe next time he won't be so mouthy , ' William thought . But it wasn't Julius who was hit by the bitterness first . It was Sherry . She gave a little shiver and scrunched up her face . " Mr. Yaxley , why is this medicine so bitter ? " ' Seriously , why is she doing a taste test of the medicine for Julius ? ' William wondered . Julius , on the other hand , was used to it . He gulped it down in one go . Sherry watched anxiously from the side , her face scrunching tighter as if she were the one drinking it . She felt so bad for Julius . The moment he finished , she rushed to get him some water and handed him a piece of candy with the wrapper already peeled . Watching this , William felt his heart soften . He rewrote the prescription to something more normal . ' Forget it . No more torturing him . It's the little girl who's really suffering here . She's just too endearing for this , he thought . He couldn't help blurting out , " Lucky you . Where did you even find her ? I wish I could find a kid like her , too . " Julius grinned and gently stroked Sherry's chin . For the first time , he felt a little grateful to Harold . " She's one of a kind . You'll never find someone like her . " 3/3 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!