“One billion dollars,” Benjamin said impassively.
Adam involuntarily gasped.
He had heard before that the Wonder Doctor might charge billions of dollars for her services.
When the Murphy family asked the Wonder Doctor to treat Evelyn’s paralysis, they spent a billion dollars too.
This time, however, Adam was extremely reluctant to pay the amount.
He could have his condition cured for free. All he had to do was to hand over the full antidote to Emmeline.
He only had himself to blame for trying to trick Emmeline. That trick cost him a billion dollars!
The more Adam thought about it, the more frustrated he was. That triggered Living Agony, and the pain made him groan.
Benjamin suddenly heard the other party groaning. He guessed that the person must be suffering from the effects of Living Agony.
He really wanted to laugh, but he knew he could not.
“If you can’t afford the consultation fees, I’d advise you to seek help elsewhere. The Wonder Doctor is very busy,” Benjamin said and pretended to end the call.
“Wait!” Adam said hastily. “I’ll pay! It’s only a billion dollars, right?”
“Mm. I’ll give you the bank account details soon. You can pay half the amount as a deposit, and the Wonder Doctor will meet you tomorrow.”
“Alright! Just send me the details,” Adam said.
Shortly after the call ended, Adam received a message containing the details of an offshore bank account.
He ordered his assistant to transfer 500 million dollars to that account.
There was still 500 million more to pay!
Now that he had lost the Imperial Palace, he did not have any means of making major transactions.
It was very hard for him to earn one billion dollars!
He thought for a while and made a call to Meriwether Mansion.
The butler answered the call. When he heard that Adam was the one calling, he said, “Mr. Adam, who are you looking for?”
Adam thought for a while and said gruffly, “My mother!”
“Of course. Madame Ryker has just come home from her weekly bridge gathering. I’ll inform her.”
“Mm.”
A few minutes later, Julianna’s voice was heard. “Adam? Is that you?”
“Yes, Mother,” Adam said sullenly.
“You sound ill. What’s wrong?” Julianna said.
“I did tell you I’m ill!” Adam huffed. “I wonder if you ever cared about me!”
“You’re ill because you drank too much, right? That always happens to you, isn’t it?” Julianna said.
“It’s different this time. I’m really ill!” Adam said.
Julianna was shocked. “You’re really ill? Are you okay? What illness is it?”
“It’s really serious. I need some money to save my life,” Adam said.
“Oh, my poor boy.” Julianna was about to cry. “What’s going on? How did it get so serious all of a sudden?”
“I know, right? I’m hoping the Wonder Doctor can save me, but as you know, he charges an astronomical sum,” Adam said.
Julianna knew about that. The Wonder Doctor had saved Oscar twice.
As far as she knew, it was not surprising for the Wonder Doctor to charge hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars.
She was hesitant to ask how much her son needed.
“I need 500 million dollars,” Adam said. “I’ve already paid 500 million dollars as a deposit, and I need 500 million more tomorrow.”
“500 million dollars?” Julianna frowned. “But I’m planning to host Adrien and Lizbeth’s wedding this month. 500 million dollars is a big sum.”
“Adrien is getting married?” Adam did not expect to hear that.
“Right. I want them to get married so they can give birth to several children!” Julianna said.
“Well, that’s none of my business. All I want is 500 million dollars!”
Julianna was very reluctant to say yes.
“Mother! Don’t tell me you’re not willing to give me the money!” Adam said menacingly.
