Augustus was shocked. That old man was trying to take Adrian away!

Although Adrian was not breathing now, he was only on the brink of death. If the old man actually took him away, then it would be troublesome!

At a critical moment, Augustus did not stop and ponder. He took out a silver needle and stabbed it at Adrian’s Renzhong acupuncture point.

The Renzhong was the hall of longevity and was used to soothe a person.

With this needle, Adrian’s soul was fixed in place!

No matter how strong the old man was, with this Soul-Fixing Needle, he would not be able to touch Adrian.

However, before Augustus could move on to the next step, Natalie pushed him aside.

“What are you doing? How dare you touch Adrian when he’s already like this!”

Augustus explained hastily, “Madam, I can really save your son. Please believe me!”

The crowd could not bear to watch anymore.

“The child is already dead! How can you save him?”

“Stop lying. You’re just acting in front of Mr. Steele!”

“In order to curry favor with a bigshot, you don’t even spare a child. You’re not human!”

The people’s vicious taunts stabbed Augustus like a knife.

Evan grabbed Augustus’s collar with a livid expression. “I’m telling you, I’ll never remember you no matter how grandiose you are! I won’t be polite to you if you dare to touch my son again!”

Augustus did not want to waste his breath. The Soul-Fixing Needle could only temporarily suppress the soul, but if it was delayed any longer, all his efforts would go down the drain once the needle’s effects expired!

“Sorry!”

Augustus pushed Evan away. Then he waved the willow branch he snapped earlier and smacked it on Adrian’s body.

Thwack thwack thwack!

Evan’s eyes turned red with anger when he saw this scene.

His son’s death had already stricken him with grief, but this man refused to give up and even whipped the corpse!

What a heinous deed!

“I’ll kill you!”

However, just as Evan rushed forward, he suddenly saw a black mist flying out from Adrian’s body and instantly dissipated.

Evan’s spine chilled. For a split second, he clearly saw the face of an old man in that black fog!

At the same time.

“Cough cough…”

The deceased Adrian actually coughed twice.

“Adrian!”

Natalie was overjoyed and hugged Adrian.

The crowd was completely stunned.

He brought the dead back to life!

He really brought the dead back to life!

Evan did not dare to believe what was happening, but the iron-clad facts were right in front of him, so he had to believe it.

When he thought about the black fog just now as well as the old man’s face, he finally understood that Augustus was not a liar and he had good intentions.

“Benefactor, please accept my bow!”

Evan immediately knelt in front of Augustus.

Natalie also knelt down with Adrian in her arms.

“Mister, I misunderstood you just now. I apologize!”

Augustus quickly helped them up. “It’s okay. What’s important is that the child is fine.”

“But I still don’t understand. What happened to Adrian?”

Everything that just happened was too bizarre. Evan could not figure it out.

There were many eyes watching them, so Augustus took Evan to a corner before saying slowly, “I want to ask you a question first. Did you bring Adrian to a cemetery or anything similar recently?”

“I don’t think so…” Natalie denied it.

However, Evan thought of something. “We didn’t go to a cemetery, but when we were on our way back from the countryside today, Adrian said that he wanted to pee, so I took him to the roadside. There seemed to be a few deserted graves not far from the place. Could it be…”

“Before Adrian passed out, did he display any abnormal behavior?”

“Yes!” Natalie was very sure. “Right after the dishes were served, Adrian desperately ate as if he were crazy. He even ate his least favorite pig liver. It was as if he hadn’t eaten for days!”

Augustus nodded. “I knew it!”

“Brother Augustus, what’s going on?”

Augustus then told them his analysis.

That old man must have attached himself to Adrian when he was peeing by the roadside. The old man probably did not have anything to eat before, so he borrowed Adrian’s body to eat desperately.

After eating his fill, the old man fell asleep, but Natalie and the others thought Adrian fell into a coma.

Augustus noticed this, which was why he stopped Rowena from performing the CPR on Adrian.

The old man could be considered benevolent when he was still unconscious, but when he was woken up, his resentment was so great that it eventually caused Adrian to fall off the building.

At that time, everyone thought that Adrian died, but it had only been the second floor and there was a line of bushes below, so the possibility of a fatal injury to the body was small. That was why Augustus concluded that Adrian could still be saved!

After listening to Augustus’s narrative, realization dawned upon Evan and Natalie.

“I didn’t think that we would mistake such an able person for a fraud! Brother Augustus, I’m really sorry!”

Augustus waved his hand. “It’s normal that you wouldn’t believe me in that situation. There’s nothing wrong with Adrian’s body anymore, but it’s best to go to the hospital for a checkup.”

“Also, when you have time, go to that roadside and present some offerings, and it should be fine.”

“Thank you,” Evan said as he cupped his fists. “After I take care of Adrian, I’ll definitely thank you properly some other day!”

After saying goodbye to Evan, Augustus remembered that he had not settled the bill yet.

However, when he went to the front desk, he was told that it was already paid.

“Did you make a mistake? Who settled it?”

“I did!”

Augustus turned around and saw a tall figure in a red dress standing behind him. It was the lady boss, Rowena Croft!”

“I’m the lady boss of this restaurant. How should I address you?”

Rowena’s face was beautiful and her eyes were like silk, and her body exuded the charm of a mature woman.

“Oh, my name is Augustus Cross.”

“Hello, Mr. Cross. It’s very nice to meet you!” Rowena graciously extended her hand.

Augustus reached out to return the greeting and felt a smoothness in his hand.

He had to admit that this woman maintained her beauty very well.

However, Augustus did not dare to have any improper thoughts. He only gently shook her hand and quickly let go.

Rowena smiled. With her beauty, countless men in Halmont City wanted to win over her affections.

However, the man in front of her did not have any misconduct. At the very least, he was a gentleman.

“Earlier, it was thanks to Mr. Cross that I avoided a calamity. It’s also because of Mr. Cross that I wouldn’t need to feel guilty for the rest of my life because of Adrian, so this meal is on me!”

“How could I possibly…”

“There’s no need to feel reserved. Please accept it or I’ll feel guilty!”

Seeing Rowena’s persistence, Augustus could not keep refusing. “Then I’ll respectfully accept!”

“Thank you. In addition…”

Rowena handed a card to Augustus. “This is the platinum card of Summit Corporation. It includes restaurants, hotels, karaoke establishments, and other entertainment venues.

“In the future, if you spend any money in any shop under Summit Corp, you can enjoy the most honorable treatment with this platinum card! This is just a token of my appreciation, so please accept it.”

Augustus was slightly surprised. He thought that Rowena was just the lady boss of Halmont Banquet, but now it seemed like her establishment was much bigger than he thought!