"Sister Shizuka, my position should be very clear to you. Also, you should know the cost of treating someone in this field."
"So, you need to discuss this matter with her father."
At this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt very helpless, even somewhat exhausted.
"Sister Sayo, I know."
"And the condition they're asking for is Mahiru."
When Shiina Sayo heard that, a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes. What was that supposed to mean?
"To put it this way, they aren't asking you for any monetary compensation. They just want you to give them Mahiru."
After hearing that, Shiina Sayo understood what she meant. Some supernatural being had become interested in her accidentally born daughter and had decided to cure her, but the price for that was the girl herself.
A calculating gleam appeared in Shiina Sayo's eyes. She wondered whether she could use this situation to her advantage.
Shiro was not only eavesdropping, he was also using certain methods to sense her inner thoughts. After hearing them, he was speechless.
As expected of her.
Even in a situation like this, she still wanted to gain benefits from him.
It seemed she truly did not care whether her daughter lived or died.
"Who are they? What kind of person are they? What family or organization do they come from?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka thought the other party was worried and was just about to say something when a hand landed on her shoulder.
"Give me the phone. I'll talk."
Hiratsuka Shizuka was startled by Shiro's sudden appearance. Especially when his hand landed on her shoulder, her whole body trembled.
Then, after hearing his voice, she turned her head and saw a familiar face, immediately letting out a sigh of relief.
Afterward, she glared angrily at Shiro, as if saying:
"Don't you know you can scare someone to death?"
Shiro felt helpless as she looked at him like that.
If she was timid, how was that his fault?
Shiro had no intention of admitting he was wrong. At that moment, he spoke directly into her mind.
"Let me handle it. Her attitude has nothing to do with concern for her daughter. She only heard that someone supernatural is helping her, and now she's trying to find out what group I belong to so she can squeeze some money out of me through her daughter."
Hiratsuka Shizuka was first stunned by Shiro's ability to speak directly into her mind, and then she met his gaze with disbelief, as if saying:
"You're not messing with me, are you?"
Shiro returned her gaze, signaling her to see for herself, and then snatched the phone from her.
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at her stolen phone as if she had just encountered a robber and it was already too late to get it back. She could only glare angrily at Shiro, her eyes full of warning, as if saying:
"Bastard, don't cause trouble."
Shiro decisively ignored that look.
If he didn't cause trouble, would he still be Shiro?
Shiro took the phone and immediately spoke.
"Why don't you just ask me directly what you want to know? After all, I'm right here."
Shiina Sayo fell silent after hearing the young voice.
Who was this person?
The answer was already obvious.
"I didn't expect you to be so young. That is truly far beyond my expectations."
Shiina Sayo was genuinely astonished when she heard that youthful voice.
In her heart, she already had an answer.
Was this some young heir from a wealthy family?
At the same time, she understood why the other party wanted to help.
After all, it was perfectly normal for some rich young man to become interested in her daughter, because her daughter was not bad-looking.
And once she realized that point, she immediately thought about how she could profit from it.
However, the next words from the other side left her stunned.
"I know what you're planning right now, but I advise you not to do it."
"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Shiro."
When she heard the name Shiro, an expression of shock and disbelief appeared on Shiina Sayo's face.
How could she not know that name?
Her company was not large, at best medium-sized.
But even she held shares that were under his control.
More importantly, that person owned stakes in almost every major financial group across the country.
That was the most shocking part.
She knew of that person and had made many assumptions about him, but she never expected him to appear because of her daughter.
The enormous shock left her completely unprepared.
For a moment, she opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm not some kind of devil."
"I know what you're thinking, but I can only say that what I give you is yours. In any case, you don't want this daughter anymore, so why not simply let me cure her and then hand her over to me? I don't think you'll refuse, will you?"
When Shiro said that, although he was smiling, it was clear that the consequences of refusing would not be pleasant at all.
"Then I entrust Mahiru to you, sir."
Shiina Sayo did not dare argue much.
After all, opposing someone like that would bring her no benefit whatsoever.
The other party had already seen through her little schemes and openly warned her.
If she continued insisting, she would only be asking for trouble.
At that moment, she simply backed down, and all the demands she had planned to make disappeared from her mind.
Shiro was very satisfied with her choice to yield.
After all, if she were still trying to set conditions at this point, then either she believed she was incredibly capable and could play games with him, or there was seriously something wrong with her head.
But obviously, she was neither.
"Give me the address. I'll go cure her. Then explain the situation to her so she doesn't think I'm some kind of human trafficker or something."
Shiina Sayo listened to Shiro. Although he sounded as if he were merely speaking casually, his voice carried a will that could not be opposed.
She opened her mouth, but in the end only spoke the name of the place where the other party was staying.
After a few more words, Shiro ended the call and returned the phone to the person who currently looked completely bewildered.
"Shizuka, why are you looking at me like that?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: ...
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at this inexplicable scene before her and truly wanted to ask him:
"Did you perhaps wander out of some acting school?"
I clearly know why you're acting like this, yet you keep pretending you don't know.
Is it really that fun for you?
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