Chapter 25: So Big!

Three days later, Joyful Cafe reopened, right next to Harmony Herbal Clinic.

Fiona was incredibly busy, juggling her clinic duties with coming over to my place daily to tidy up and cook meals whenever she had a spare moment.

Having her around made me, a guy who'd never had a woman in his life, feel like I finally had a home.

But the cafe's business was still slow, with just a few regulars dropping by.

Alicia was a regular visitor. She'd started a game boosting team and they took turns working.

Those four ghosts still showed up every Monday, with Cedric dropping by occasionally as well.

Before I knew it, it was the end of July, and the heat was really kicking in.

One evening, around seven, Fiona and Alicia had dinner with me at the cafe before leaving, and I stayed until almost nine. With no customers in sight, I closed up shop and headed to the back of the herbal clinic, which had also closed its front door. I wanted to chat with Fiona.

The two places were right next to each other, and Fiona had given me a key to the back door.

I opened the door and went in, noticing the light in the front consultation room was still on. I walked over but didn't see anyone. I called out "Fiona," but got no response.

Maybe she went out?

Thinking that, I headed towards Fiona's bedroom. Just after a couple of steps, the lights went out, and it was a blackout.

Before I could react, I heard Fiona scream from inside.

I freaked out—was someone trying to hurt Fiona?

I rushed towards her bedroom in the dark!

As I pushed the door open and rounded a corner, catching sight of Fiona's bedroom up ahead, a shadow unexpectedly lunged towards me. Swiftly sidestepping, I found the figure mirroring my movements, both of us evading each other's path.

We ended up colliding with each other.

With a familiar scream, I realized it was Fiona. I quickly hugged her with both hands, twisted my body, and turned myself underneath to cushion her fall!

But then I was stunned.

We hit the ground, and two warm, soft parts pressed right against my face! I didn't react at all and instinctively tried to break free.

My head ended up rubbing back and forth between the two soft mounds.

In a daze, I even caught a faint whiff of her scent.

"Get off me!" Fiona sat up from me, and then my face got a solid slap.

I covered my face, not saying a word, when the power suddenly came back on.

By the light in the living room, I saw Fiona, completely naked with a towel around her slender waist, sitting on top of me, glaring angrily. 'So big!' I couldn't help but marvel inwardly, and then I felt a warm trickle from my nose.

"Dennis?" Fiona recognized me.

"Fiona..."

"Is your nosebleed from me hitting you? Or did it just start on its own?" She looked worried.

"Nosebleed? Probably from you hitting me."

Fiona wrapped herself in the towel, stood up, and helped me to my feet. "Hurry up and take care of your nose."

I nodded, stealing a glance at Fiona's slightly flushed face, my mind reeling. So those two soft things just now were...

I hurriedly ran off, clumsily dealing with my nosebleed.

Fiona soon came out in her pajamas, her face still flushed.

"Fiona, why did you scream when the power went out?" I asked.

Fiona came over and pinched my nose, a smile playing at her lips. "When the power went out, I was fumbling for my towel and touched something furry, which scared me. Later, I realized it was the plush toy I had placed by the door."

I smiled wryly. "I came in and didn't see you, called out to you but got no response. When I heard you scream, I rushed over, and then..."

We chatted for a few minutes, my mind still a bit scattered, when my phone suddenly rang.

I took it out and saw it was Allen.

Last month at Ronald's house, I drew a StarAmulet for Allen. Half a month later, he personally brought thirty thousand dollars to the herbal clinic, but I didn't accept it.

Fiona had told me before that for these big shots, the less we take their money, the more they respect us! And not taking money would make them owe us a favor.

Allen had completely turned his luck around now, and he was back on track.

This time, he was calling because a friend of his in the city had encountered some trouble, and he wanted me to help.

Since learning astrology from Lorenzo, I had slowly gained some fame and had become a somewhat well-known astrologer. After a brief chat, I agreed, and Allen arranged to pick me up early the next morning.

The next day, I called Alicia over early to help look after the cafe. Allen personally drove over to pick me up, and we headed straight to the city.

On the way, I learned that the person I was going to help wasn't actually Allen's friend but his father-in-law. While Allen owed much of his success to his father-in-law, he held little status within the family.

His father-in-law had been suffering from a strange illness for three years. Every few days at noon, he would experience excruciating headaches, but despite visiting many hospitals, no cause had been found.

Allen brought me along this time, hoping I could cure his father-in-law's illness and thereby improve his own standing.