Captured by Love’s Embrace
CHAPTER 37

Chapter 37 Fake Wild Ginseng

More than two years ago, Blood Shadow was on a mission and passed through a dense forest. She discovered two wild ginseng plants at the entrance of a cave.

Believing them to be rare, she decided to take them.

During that time, she was accompanied by a fellow disciple who had once saved her life, and was her only trusted partner within Dark Shadow.

Unfortunately, her friend did not survive that mission.

Blood Shadow buried her partner on the spot. As she passed through Taragon City in confusion, she casually threw the two wild ginseng into Maven Apothecary.

Once something is given, it should not be taken back. What Mr. Garth did with the ginseng, whether he sold it, gave it away, or consumed it himself, was none of her concern.

Furthermore, Mr. Garth had shown concern for her when he noticed that she was not in a good state..

However, if he had promised to use it only for emergencies and was being deceitful about the price, then after taking her things from here today, Isabelle would never set foot in Maven Apothecary again.

“Get a ladder and take down the item from the second compartment on the top right for Miss Jenkins,” Mr. Garth instructed the young apprentice.

“Sir, let me get it.” The middle–aged man seemed to have repented and wanted to make amends for his mistake.

Mr. Garth looked at him and kindly nodded.

The middle–aged man breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took the ladder from the young apprentice, climbed up, opened the compartment, and was about to reach inside when Mr. Garth said, “Take both of them.”

“Huh.. “The middle–aged man hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Mr. Garth then turned to Isabelle and said. “These two–hundred–year–old wild ginseng were given to me by a little girl. She and you ….

After observing Isabelle, he smiled kindly and said, “You two are around the same age, and your personalities are somewhat similar.” He then sighed, “Unfortunately, she hasn’t been here for a long time. Young lady, I believe we are destined. I will give you these two wild ginseng. Bring them home and use

them.”

“Get a box. Iwill pack it for Miss Jenkins.” The middle–aged man held the two wild ginseng, quickly wrapped them up. When the young apprentice brought a box, he began placing them inside.

“Hold on,” Isabelle suddenly stopped him.

The middle–aged man was startled and looked at Isabelle with confusion. “Is there a problem?”

“I want to see what the two–hundred–year–old wild ginseng looks like.”

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“What? Do you think there’s something wrong with the items in our Maven Apothecary? Besides, what does a young girl like you understand about wild ginseng?” the middle–aged man spat out words like a venomous snake. “My master is giving this to you our of kindness without asking for a penny. You are truly ungrateful.”

“Gary, watch your language,” Mr. Garth reprimanded him.

“Isn’t it normal for a customer to inspect the medicine they are? Show it to her, Mr. Garth said

with a stern expression.

However, the middle–aged man did not move with the wild ginseng in his hand.

At this moment, Mr. Garth could sense that something was amiss. He immediately stepped forward and forcefully took the ginseng from the middle–aged man’s hand.

Upon opening it, he discovered that it was not a two–hundred–year–old wild ginseng at all.

It was clearly a common artificially cultivated ginseng from the store.

Mr. Garth was shocked. “Where are my two wild ginsengs?”

He questioned the middle–aged man and quickly asked the young apprentice to climb up the ladder and check. However, the compartment was empty.

“Mr. Garth, there is nothing here, the young apprentice reported.

The middle–aged man fell to his knees, crawled towards Mr. Garth, grabbed his trouser leg, and burst into

Tears.

“Sir, it was Gary who was blinded by greed. I deserve to die. You can scold me or hit me. The middle–aged man cried bitterly, filled with regret.

“You… Mr. Garth pointed at the middle–aged man, too angry to speak.

“It’s difficult to guard against a thief within the family!” Mr. Garth was so angry that he raised his hand.

“These two wild ginseng are incredibly rare and valuable. Giving them away won’t make people remember your kindness. It is only fair that we charge a small fee for the medicine when people need it to save their lives.”

“You… you sc*undrel.” Mr. Garth was trembling with anger, and finally, he slapped the middle–aged man.

hard across the face.

The middle–aged man fell to the ground, got up, and slapped himself a few times before continuing to grab Mr. Garth’s clothes.

“Sir, you have hit me and scolded me. Please forgive me this time. I won’t dare to do it again.”

Mr. Garth pushed him away and pointed to the door. “Get out, leave Maven Apothecary, and never let me see you again.”

Witnessing Mr. Garth’s resolute expression, the regret and fear in the middle–aged man’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by cold and ruthless determination.

He gradually stopped crying, looked at Mr. Garth, a after a while, he stood up an

after a while, he stood up and walked out without

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looking back.

“Stealing, embezzling, passing off artificially cultivated ginseng as hundred–year–old mountain ginseng. tarnishing the century–old reputation of Maven Apothecary, and then simply walking away as if nothing happened. There is no easy way out in this world,” Isabelle said calmly.

This successfully halted the middle–aged man in his tracks.

He glared menacingly at Isabelle, warning. “Shut up. This is none of your business. If you continue to be so reckless, believe me, I will make sure you never speak again.”

Initially, Mr. Garth wanted to let him go out of respect for their master–disciple relationship. However, upon seeing his lack of remorse and his violent temper, which made him unfit to be a doctor, Mr. Garth regretted his previous blindness. He shouted to the security guard at the door, “Stop him! Alvin, call the police!”

Witnessing this, the middle–aged man began to panic. He pushed away the security guard who had just entered and attempted to flee.

But in the next second, he was easily subdued by Isabelle, who swiftly moved behind him like a ghost.

The middle–aged man was pinned down by Isabelle. After struggling and realising he couldn’t escape, he started cursing and threatening Isabelle.

Soon, the middle–aged man was taken away by the police.

“I deeply apologise for this mess.” Mr. Garth endured his grief and asked his assistant to bring the two finest ginseng from the store for Isabelle.

He also gave Isabelle the item she had requested.

It was a set of acupuncture needles.

Isabelle took them, replaceing them to be exactly the same as the one she used.

While people were aware of Dr. Seely’s surgical expertise in saving lives, they were unaware of her exceptional skill in traditional medicine. It was so superb that it was capable of reviving the dying and healing the wounded with a mere silver needle.

“Young lady, can you tell me who your friend is?” Mr. Garth inquired.

His ancestor had been a skilled blacksmith, but this craft had only been passed down to his cousin grandfather.

The acupuncture needles available in the market were vastly different from those crafted by his cousin grandfather. His cousin grandfather had mentioned that he only gave them to those destined to possess them, charging only for the cost of materials. Few people were aware of his cousin grandfather’s craftsmanship. So far, he had only given them to that child.

When he received Isabelle’s call, he initially believed it was that child on the other end of the line. However, the voice did not resemble hers, and upon seeing Isabelle, he realised they were two different people.

“It is the one you have in mind, Isabelle confirmed.

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Upon hearing this, Mr. Garth was not overly surprised. He inquired, “How is she doing?”

“She is doing very well. Observing Mr. Garthy’s kind and approachable demeanour, Isabelle pondered for a moment before adding, “She asked me to visit you.”

Unexpectedly, Mr. Garth displayed an expression that said, You can’t fool me, and hummed, “She wouldn’t.”

Despite having only met a few times, Mr. Garth could discern that the young girl was not the type to readily express concern for others.

Isabelle did not say anything further.

She simply took the medicine and needles and then left.