Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1393

---- Chapter 1393 Tiana purred over the phone, "Trust me. | can show you what it really means to be treated like a king!" Andrew rolled his eyes, cursing silently. 'This damn woman's getting bolder by the day.' With a hard click, he ended the call. Then, he headed off to wake Lauren, Francesca, and Aspen. After calling for them multiple times, none of them got up. All three complained about sore bodies and begged for a full day to rest. Andrew did not push it, letting them recover.

Meanwhile, Dylan and Natasha took over guard duty at Serenity Villa, maintaining tight security. Andrew stayed in and began sorting through the prizes he had earned at the Grand Medical Summit. He only had one word for everything: perfect. Among his rewards were five stalks of rare medicinal herbs, each aged around five centuries. He did note ---- with a hint of regret that two of the five herbs had overlapping properties, meaning one of them would not be particularly useful to him.

Nonetheless, "not useful" did not mean "worthless". Even if he sold that extra stalk at an auction or collector's fair, it could easily fetch at least seven million dollars. Still, he was not hurting for cash, and he was not about to start selling off treasures. Aside from the herbs, there were other miscellaneous prizes, including the antique gold acupuncture needles Francesca had been eyeing. He picked one up, gave it a flick between his fingers, and tested its resilience.

The strength and flexibility were top-tier, a perfect match for Francesca's style. Then came the most critical item-the treasure map fragment Rafael had placed as a stake. Andrew compared it with the piece he already possessed. Unfortunately, the two did not align. From the shape and markings, he could roughly determine that the full treasure map had to consist of six pieces.

---- With two in his possession and possibly one in Quinton's hands, that meant the remaining three likely belonged to Mosby. In other words, the cunning man had the most chips on the board. Andrew carefully secured the fragments close to him and headed out. Malcolm had extended the invitation several times already, and today, he was finally going to visit Blumedale Hospital.