A few minutes later, Benjamin's driver stepped out of the elevator and approached him. "Mr. Cooper."
Benjamin gestured toward Bradley and said, "He's injured. Take him back to the Johnson residence and inform his parents to keep a closer eye on him."
The driver nodded. Then, he turned to Bradley and firmly grabbed his arm to drag him away. The entire process didn't even take three minutes.
Shannon watched as Bradley was taken into the elevator and whisked away. Then, she turned to Benjamin as if to ask. "Is this what you mean by not wasting your spiritual energy?"
Benjamin met her gaze and smiled faintly. He offered no further explanation.
As Janel watched Bradley get taken away, there was a hint of fear in her eyes when she looked at Shannon and Benjamin. "Who… Who are you? What do you want from me?"
Shannon explained, "Don't worry. I'm here to ask you about someone."
As she spoke, her gaze flicked to Janel's flat stomach. "The person who sold you that special remedy pill and guaranteed you'll conceive a child."
Janel instinctively placed a protective hand over her stomach, and her expression turned wary. "What about him?"
Her eyes flicked suspiciously between Shannon and Benjamin. Then, it seemed as if something dawned on her. "Do you want a child too?"
Shannon and Benjamin were slightly flustered. The former explained, "I just need to know if they contacted you after you confirmed your pregnancy."
"How do you know he contacted me?"
Janel looked surprised, but she admitted. "But you're too late. He came by yesterday and left."
Noticing Shannon's serious demeanor and the handsome Benjamin at her side who seemed deeply concerned about her, realization hit Janel.
Her expression turned sly as she leaned close to Shannon. "Actually, I have half of that medicine left. Do you want it?"
From what she'd witnessed of their earlier actions, it was clear they weren't ordinary people. But she didn't associate the seller of the special remedy with supernatural strength.
She simply assumed Shannon and Benjamin wanted a child too. Perhaps Shannon needed a child to solidify her relationship with Benjamin like her.
Shannon's eyes lit up at hearing she had half of the special remedy pill left. "You kept some of it?"
Janel nodded. "It's an unregulated product. I was worried it might be harmful, so I only took half a pill as a test."
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