Triumph Above All Novel

Chapter 297

Yulia found herself stumbling through her words as she tried to salvage her reputation in front of her daughter.Lola, however, was way smarter than her mother gave her credit for. She looked at Yulia and Skylar before clapping her tiny little hands together. “Lola know! Mommy and Daddy were kissing!” she exclaimed happily.Yulia gulped visibly. Not knowing what to do, she silently turned to Skylar for help. Skylar, on the other hand, was all too happy to play along with his daughter. “That’s right, darling. Do you want to kiss Daddy too?” he cooed affectionately.“Yes, Daddy!” Lola giggled in glee as she climbed atop Skylar’s broad chest and planted a sloppy kiss on his cheek. Yulia breathed a sigh of relief as she realized this was Skylar’s plan to save her from embarrassment all along. The three of them played around for a little while more before they got out of bed and headed for Kareem Fashion’s office.At the office, the receptionist greeted Yulia politely. “Good morning, Ms. Sue, there’s a lady at the office lounge upstairs waiting for you.”“When did she arrive?” Yulia asked.“Two hours ago,” the receptionist replied promptly.Yulia nodded her acknowledgment before heading toward the elevator together with Skylar. As the elevator doors opened, they spotted a young woman no more than thirty sitting by the sofa, her posture ramrod straight. Her clothes were definitely of high quality, Yulia noticed, and exuded an understated elegance even though it was not an obvious designer brand. She was most certainly someone of stature.The woman got up on her feet quickly as she heard Yulia and Skylar’s footsteps coming toward her. “Mr. Stone, Ms. Sue. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” the woman greeted.“You are…?” Yulia did not bother to hide the fact that she did not know who the woman was. The woman, however, did not seem to mind. “My name is Delilah Whitlock. It’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance,” she began tentatively. “I’ve heard that Mr. Stone is a master practitioner of acupuncture who has even healed late-stage cancer patients. I’m here to ask you to treat someone in my family,” Delilah’s eyes bore a gleam of hope as she spoke to Skylar.Skylar and Yulia had a sudden realization there and then. News of Skylar treating the stomach cancer case had probably gotten out, leading to Delilah Whitlock’s search for Skylar. However, Skylar was reluctant to lend his services. One could call him selfish, but he had returned to Cloudtopia to be with Yulia and Lola and live a simple life with them. He had no

intention of getting his hands dirty once again. He was not a doctor bound by an oath to save all lives.If he had an obligation to treat every single sick person in the world, he would die of exhaustion before he could treat all of them. Furthermore, he figured he could save more lives by fighting on the front line of the battlefield than treating the sick.“I’m sorry, Ms. Whitlock. That was a one-time special case. I don’t usually offer treatment to patients,” Skylar informed Delilah resolutely.A worried expression flashed across Delilah’s face. “Mr. Stone, I’m willing to pay as much as possible for your services,” she pleaded.Skylar shook his head. “It’s not about the money, Ms. Whitlock. I’ve made up my mind about not treating people. Please leave…,” he tried to let her down as gently as possible.Before Skylar could finish his sentence, the prim and proper Delilah Whitlock got down on her knees in front of him. “Mr. Stone, the sick patient is my grandfather. I’ve run out of all my options before I came to you,” she begged Skylar, her hands in a prayer pose. “Please, please help my grandfather!” Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.