The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate

As the green specks of light drifted into Donald's body, both Vicky and Irving could feel his life force rapidly recovering. However, Joseph, Elvis, and the other doctors couldn't see this life force. They all thought Vicky's actions were nothing but a farce.

Joseph feigned anger and said, "Why hasn't the old man woken up yet? Are you intentionally trying to let your grandfather die?! You unfilial granddaughter!"

Vicky remained undisturbed by Joseph's interference. She continued to focus intently on releasing her Healing Art. Since she could already sense her grandfather's life force recovering, giving up was not an option. This was the only way to save his life.

"Didn't you hear what I said? Stop it right now!" Joseph attempted to further disrupt Vicky's actions. He knew that Elvis and the sanatorium doctors believed Vicky's efforts were doomed to fail. If Donald didn't survive, Joseph could easily place all the blame on Vicky.

At that point, he could undermine Vicky's position within the Smith family. Not only would he drive her out of the family, but he would also make her boyfriend, Irving, pay the price.

Joseph cast a sidelong glance at Irving, who returned it with a cold, steely look. Though it was just a glare, it silenced Joseph instantly. In that fleeting moment, Joseph felt an overwhelming sense of murderous intent.

"Don't worry. You've already made some progress. If you keep going, you will definitely save your grandfather," Irving said to Vicky in a gentle tone.

Vicky nodded and continued to focus on her Healing Art.

As time passed, Elvis and the other sanatorium doctors began to notice a slight improvement in Donald's complexion.

"This is impossible! We, as professional doctors, couldn't do anything, so how can this woman with no medical experience possibly cure Donald?" one of the sanatorium doctors exclaimed in astonishment.

Elvis turned around and shot a cold look at the doctor who had spoken. "Silence!"

At Elvis's command, the other doctors fell silent. Although Elvis was also surprised by Vicky's apparent success, he believed that even if she made some progress, it didn't mean Donald could be fully cured.

Elvis was a highly experienced medical expert. He had long concluded that Donald's illness was incurable. For the past year or two, he had employed very conservative treatment methods. Elvis's approach was merely to ensure that Donald wouldn't suffer too much pain. It could not truly cure his illness.

The entire ward fell into an absolute silence.

As more and more life force gathered within Donald's body, his eyes slowly opened. His face looked remarkably rosy, as if his illness had been completely cured.

The doctors at the nursing home were equally astonished. It seemed as though Donald had suddenly been healed by some kind of magic, making them doubt their many years of medical experience. This was truly beyond belief!

After waking up, Donald slowly raised his hand toward Vicky. Vicky hurried over and covered her grandfather's hand with both of hers.

"Grandpa, you finally woke up! I thought I would never see you again," Vicky said, her eyes red and brimming with tears.

Donald's expression was very calm. He looked at his granddaughter with affection and said slowly, "You saved me. You are indeed my good granddaughter. I always knew you would never abandon me."

Unable to hold back, Vicky threw herself into Donald's arms, crying. Donald gently stroked Vicky's hair, and tears began to flow from his eyes as well.

While Vicky and Donald were enjoying their family reunion, Joseph, seeing that the situation was turning unfavorable, quietly slipped out of the room. However, Irving had no intention of letting Joseph escape so easily.

Irving shut the nursing home's main gate, making it impossible for anyone to leave. He believed that there were definitely people in the nursing home who were colluding with Joseph.

When Joseph reached the main gate, he found it locked. "Damn it! I've been outsmarted by those two brats!" Joseph quickly took out his phone and called his trusted subordinate.

"Where are you right now? Get to Benevolent Sanatorium immediately! I'm trapped here, and you need to come rescue me!"

"Chairman Tang, how did you end up getting trapped in Benevolent Sanatorium? Isn't that where Donald is staying? What on earth is going on?" The person on the other end of the line sounded clearly puzzled.

But Joseph had no time to waste. He yelled into the phone, "Didn't you hear my orders?! Just follow my instructions and get here—no more questions!"

Joseph angrily hung up the phone. Although he had displayed anger in front of his subordinate, his primary emotion was actually fear.

Vicky being able to save Donald was something Joseph had never anticipated. Moreover, Vicky not only had Donald as her backing, but she also had a new boyfriend, Irving, who was extremely capable.

Joseph began pacing back and forth near the nursing home's main gate, trying to figure out what to do next.

Back in Donald's room, Elvis and the other nursing home doctors looked on in disbelief at the scene before them. To them, it was nothing short of a medical miracle.

Donald, who had such a severe illness, had actually been saved by Vicky, who seemed to be merely performing some kind of ritual.

"How did you do it? How could you revive a patient with such a severe illness out of thin air?" Elvis finally couldn't hold back and asked Vicky.

At this moment, Vicky and Donald had been talking for quite some time. Donald nodded to Vicky, signaling her to explain how she was able to save him.

Vicky turned her head towards Elvis, her expression a mix of anger and disdain. "I was able to save Grandpa because I genuinely wanted to cure him. Unlike you, who deliberately prolonged his illness. You never truly intended to treat him; you were just biding your time, waiting for him to die."

Vicky's words left Elvis completely stunned.

"Ms. Tang, I have no idea what you're talking about. Donald can attest that I have always been doing my utmost to cure him. But his illness is extremely severe and complex. Even though we gave it our all, we couldn't find a way to heal him. Just because you performed a miracle doesn't mean we didn't try.

Donald, you tell them—did we not put in our best effort to treat you?"

After his initial shock, Elvis quickly regained his composure. He believed that he had covered his tracks impeccably. Even if he had some sort of understanding with Joseph, no one else would know about it.

Just as Elvis finished speaking, Irving, who had been standing silently beside Vicky, suddenly spoke up. "So, are you saying you didn't take any benefits from Joseph?"

Irving's question immediately drew everyone's attention to Elvis.

Elvis looked at Irving with an expression of disbelief. The transactions between him and Joseph were incredibly secretive. No one else was supposed to know about them. How did this young man in front of him know?

"I know what you're going to say; you'll definitely deny it. But let me ask you, where were you at 3:00 PM on June 14th, two summers ago?" Irving directly pointed out the time of Elvis and Joseph's dealings.

The reason Irving knew this so precisely was that he had just used [Soul Link]. Unbeknownst to Elvis, Irving had already used the [Soul Link] skill to uncover all of Elvis's secrets.

Elvis stared at Irving in utter disbelief, unable to fathom how this secret had been exposed!

Seeing Elvis's expression, everyone else could pretty much tell that Irving was telling the truth.

Donald's face remained stoic, but his mood had taken a turn for the worse. He never imagined that his youngest son would conspire with his attending physician to set such a trap for him. If it weren't for Vicky and Irving, he would have remained in the dark.

Elvis felt extremely unsettled. He knew things were not going as planned. What he had thought would be an easy task was now completely disrupted by the unexpected appearance of Vicky and Irving. He was infuriated!

Elvis had been cornered by Irving with no way out. His expression shifted rapidly, and after a moment, he let out a couple of cold laughs.

"I didn't want things to come to this. I have a great deal of respect for Donald, and I genuinely wanted to maintain a good working relationship with the Smith family. As for who calls the shots in the Smith family, that doesn't concern me in the slightest."

Elvis then turned his gaze directly toward Donald.

"Donald, do you really believe that Joseph's capabilities are inferior to Vicky's? Do you honestly think that Ocean Group should be handed over to a girl with no work experience and no exposure to significant challenges?"