Chapter 82: The Damned Urge to Win


    Duru Medical Hall.


    Under the illumination of the crystal chandelier, a little girl with fair skin was sipping milk from a small cup. She had a pair of golden deer antlers on her head, and despite looking a bit thin, she was still cute and fair.


    Rnd sat across from her, with a gentle smile on his lips. The little girl was picked upst night and, although she had been as ck as coal, she turned out to be quite adorable after being cleaned up.


    When the girl finished her milk, Rnd spoke in a warm voice, "Dora, where is your mother?"


    Dora looked up, with a milk mustache still on her lips, and her eyes immediately turned red. She whispered, "She''s dead. She died when she gave birth to me."


    "I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have asked."


    Rnd quickly apologized, feeling like he hadmitted a crime with his previous question.


    "It''s okay, Brother Rnd saved me and my father. You''re our savior." Dora held back her tears, shook her head resolutely, and asked with concern, "Is my father... okay?"


    Looking at the sensible child, Rnd''s heart softened. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the milk mustache from her lips, smiling as he patted her head. "Don''t worry, I''m the most skilled doctor in the Abyss. I''ll cure him."


    "But..." Dora hesitated and pointed her finger, "Father said that the best doctor in the Abyss is Doctor Charlotte."


    Rnd''s expression stiffened. It was Charlotte again...


    Even such a young child knew about Charlotte?


    The damned urge to win.


    "Well, Charlotte is indeed a good doctor." Rnd smiled and nodded, telling himself not to be jealous. It was just a child''s opinion, and she would change her mind soon.


    "Let''s go. I''ll take you to see your father. He should be awake now." Rnd took Dora''s little hand and walked towards the door.


    Ivan had been seriously injuredst night, receiving five or six stabs in a fight with someone. If it hadn''t been for his luck to encounter Rnd, he wouldn''t even have had time to be taken to a clinic.


    The injuries had been treated, but what truly worried Rnd was his severe addiction to magic drugs. His body had been depleted, indicating that he had been taking the drugs for at least six months. It would be difficult to endure the drug withdrawal when the addiction red up.


    "Where is my daughter? Dora... Where is Dora?" As soon as they reached the door, Ivan''s weak and anxious voice could be heard.


    "Father! Father, I''m here!" Dora let go of Rnd''s hand and quickly ran into the room.


    Rnd nced at his hand and felt a slight sense of loss. If he had a daughter as adorable as her, it would be wonderful.


    But he hadn''t even gotten married, so where would a daughtere from?


    "Dora." Ivan tightly embraced his daughter, tears streaming down his face when he saw that she had been cleaned up and dressed in a beautiful little dress.


    Last night, he thought he would surely die, gambling on the people in the carriage taking pity on Dora and taking her away.


    But he didn''t expect that he would survive and that Dora would be taken care of so well.


    After waiting at the door for a while, Rnd finally entered the room.


    "You must be Lord Rnd. Thank you for saving me and Dora." Ivan quickly held onto Dora and was about to kneel in front of Rnd.


    The servants had informed him of who had saved him when they delivered breakfast this morning.


    Lord Rnd of the Duru family, the head of the Duru Medical Hall.


    The true power in the Abyss.


    Rnd reached out and supported Ivan, preventing him from kneeling, and smiled, "No need for that. I just did what I could."


    He helped Ivan back to sit on the edge of the bed and asked, "Do you feel any difort in your body now?"


    "Other than feeling weak all over, I have no other difort." Ivan shook his head.


    He was well aware of how many stabs he received from those guys yesterday.


    He thought he would surely die, but when he woke up today, he couldn''t find a single wound on his body.


    Only a few shallow pink scars remained, which were hardly noticeable unless one looked closely.


    Rnd truly lived up to his reputation as the head of the Duru Medical Hall. His medical skills were truly remarkable.


    "That''s good." Rnd nodded slightly, a hint of surprise shing in his eyes. He thought Ivan''s drug addiction would have red up, but based on his words and actions, he didn''t seem to be forcibly suppressing the addiction.


    Could it be that he took magic drugs yesterday? And he is still in the excited phase?


    But that didn''t make sense either. As the head of the Duru Medical Hall, Rnd had seen many patients addicted to magic drugs.


    After taking the drugs, their emotions would be extremely excited, and their behavior and speech would be abnormal.


    Ivan''s current state didn''t resemble the behavior after taking the drugs.


    "The package you were carryingst night is ced at the foot of the bed," Rnd casually mentioned.


    Ivan, upon hearing this, looked a little nervous at the package for a moment but quickly averted his gaze and replied, "Thank you."


    "What is he so nervous about?" Rnd narrowed his eyes. He had inspected the packagest night in the carriage.


    Inside were two bottles of ordinary stamina potions and two bottles of unknown potions, but it was certain that they were not magic drugs.


    Worried that Ivan''s addiction might re up and harm Dora, Rnd directly asked, "You have been taking magic drugs, haven''t you?"


    Ivan''s face showed a look of shame upon hearing this. He lowered his head and replied softly, "Yes, because of the magic drugs, I lost my family fortune and ended up in this sorry state. I have failed at life."


    At that moment, a small hand reached out and tightly held Ivan''s hand. Proudly, the little girl said, "Father has stopped using magic drugs now. He is the most amazing tailor in the Abyss, and he can make beautiful dresses."


    Ivan''s deste heart trembled as he looked at the little figure standing in front of him, the soft hand in his palm injecting him with immense energy, making his heart warm and tender once again.


    Rnd felt a pang of sourness. Even though he had fallen into such a wretched state, in his daughter''s heart, he was still the best tailor, a towering father figure.


    But he also keenly grasped an important piece of information.


    "You have quit using magic drugs?" Rnd cautiously asked.


    Logic told him that this was impossible.


    For someone like Ivan, a severe magic drug addict, had reached the end of his life and could only wait for death. It was impossible for him to sessfully quit using magic drugs.


    However, his current physical condition truly seemed like he hadpletely ovee the drugs, as there were no signs of magic drug addiction.


    This was beyond his understanding.


    "Yes... yes." Ivan nodded, his gaze is evasive, not daring to meet Rnd''s eyes.


    Upon hearing Ivan''s admission, Rnd''s eyes widened, but he managed to restrain his outburst and maintained hisposure in front of the child. He asked, "How did you manage to quit?"


    He had participated in several treatments for mild magic drug addicts, but there was only one sessful case, which left severe aftereffects.


    The addiction would still re up every half month, and the patient had to be tied up by family members to endure it.


    Other patients either couldn''t bear the pain of the addiction andmitted suicide, or they couldn''t resist the temptation and started using magic drugs again, giving uppletely.


    For someone like Ivan, a severe addict, to sessfully quit using magic drugs was simply impossible!