Chapter 70 I Believe Him

• “Director Lowell, is this Dr. Lambert really a traditional medicine practitioner?” Miguel glanced at Finnian, doubt creeping in. At first, he’d been too worked up to question Finnian’s skills. But after Penny’s reminder, he noticed Finnian looked way too young—didn’t really seem like a traditional medicine practitioner at all.
• And this was his mother’s life on the line. He couldn’t be careless. His thoughts lined up with Penny’s—maybe Catherine had been fooled by Finnian.
• Finnian rushed over out of kindness, yet the family questioned him. That stung. His face cooled, and he told Miguel, “I’ve got a rule when I treat people: if you trust my medical skills, I treat. If you don’t, I won’t. But since you’re a soldier, I’ll let it slide this time.”