Chapter 147
“I’m trying to figure out if there’s any way I can improve those odds, even just a little. The Carsons invited someone from the Moore family, but the person was no help at all.
“We still have to find another solution. Anne is so young; it would be such a shame if she never wakes up.
Charlie didn’t hide anything. His desire to help Anne came purely from a doctor’s duty. He just wanted to save his patient, nothing more.
As Anne’s attending physician, Charlie felt that a fifty percent chance was already significant, but to Daniel and his family, the risk still seemed too high to accept.
Hoping for the highest possible success rate, the Carsons called in someone from the Moore family. They figured that even if the collateral branch of the Moore family hadn’t inherited most of the main family’s medical expertise, it would still be better than nothing.
But to their disappointment, the person who showed up turned out
good–for–nothing heir.
Charlie thought, ‘No wonder the Moore family has been on a downward spiral for twenty years. Once the main branch died out, the whole family became a disorganized mess, just living off their past glory!
The Moore family, once mentioned in the same breath as the Perkins and Lynn families, had become almost unheard of. The Stark family only rose to prominence later. Back then, it was the Moore family that truly dominated the pharmaceutical industry, with a global presence.
Zinnia said, “Charlie, maybe you should run another brain scan for Anne tomorrow. Neurological conditions can change from day to day. Who knows, her situation might be different by then.”
Charlie smiled and said, “Yes, daily check–ups are routine for all patients.”
Hearing Charlie bring up the Moore family again, Zinnia hesitated and asked, “Charlie, who
are
the Moores?”
her
curiosity.
Though Zinnia wasn’t sure if her Master had any connection to the Moore family, she couldn’t
She obediently refrained from seeking her Master out, as he had forbidden, but whenever something possibly related to her Master came up, she couldn’t help but pay close attention.
C
Charlie explained, “The Moore family used to be one of Jinston’s most prominent families, standing shoulder to shoulder with ours. But about twenty years ago, for reasons no one understood, they suddenly packed up and left the city for good.
“But just three years after moving abroad, the main branch of the Moore family was wiped out in an explosion, with all three members perishing in that tragedy. Now, the collateral branch has taken the reins of the family.
“The collateral branch of the Moore family has been riding on the coattails of their former patriarch’s legacy. They’ve learned nothing useful, just squandering their days away.
“The person they sent to help is nothing but a good–for–nothing heir. Not a shred of the Moore family’s true medical expertise has been passed down to
him.”
Charlie’s voice was tinged with regret, and when he thought of the current situation of the Moore family, deep disappointment made his words reflect this sentiment.
He thought, ‘Without the main branch of the Moore family, the family can’t last much longer. If they keep letting the collateral relatives squander their legacy like this, they’ll fade into complete obscurity before long.
Zinnia blurted out, “Why did the Moore family/move abroad twenty years ago? And how did that explosion happen just three years later?”
Charlie said, “I’m not entirely sure about what happened twenty years ago. I was just a kid back then. All I know is what the family elders told me.
“As for the explosion, I heard they might have been sabotaged. When our family found out, they sent people to help at the time.”
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Charlie himself wasn’t very clear about what had happened twenty years ago. He just remembered the adults in his family lamenting the Moore family patriarch, such a brilliant and extraordinary man, had perished in that explosion.
The entire family of three was lost in the blast; none survived, which left Charlie’s elders deeply grieved,
