Penny complained furiously, “How despicable of them! They can't catch up to us in terms of their cancer and medical research, so they're requesting us to release our prescriptions to them free of charge!”
Leah was just an ordinary woman. Since she did not understand all the technicalities behind it, she asked curiously, “But didn't he say that he'll also distribute his company's vaccines and medicine for free?”
Penny shook her head and said, “That's different, Mom. His company's vaccines and medicine are still in the preliminary stage. They have not tested it in real life yet. Hence, they aren't effective for actual patients. Since they're failing to compete with us and know that they'll never catch up to us, they are announcing that they'll make their vaccines and prescriptions free for all. By requesting for us to do the same, they're trying to provoke us on purpose!”
Nathan nodded. “Yeah! Mom, you must've watched that famous medicine show on the television, right? They used to export so much medicine and sell it to the patients of Eurasia at such an exorbitant price. Why didn't they give it to us for free back then? Now that we've developed medicine for cancer and are selling it at a low cost, those foreigners are requesting that we give everything to them for free. Isn't it so hypocritical and unreasonable?”
Suddenly realizing what was going on, Leah became furious at Quentin's actions too.
Nathan picked up the remote control and switched off the television. He said to Penny, “Ignore all these. He's trying to provoke us on purpose. In my opinion, he is just a loser who is provoking us futilely after failing to compete with us.”
Penny nodded. “Yeah!”
At that moment, Queenie walked over and asked cutely, “Papa, Mama, I'm going to the cinema to watch the latest dinosaur movie with Aunt Kylie! Do you want to come with me?”
Since both Nathan and Penny still had work to settle, they said, “Let her accompany you. We'll go with you next time.”
Smiling, Queenie answered, “Okay!”
With that, she went out with Kylie happily.
Penny returned to the study room to work, while Nathan returned to his office at home.
He had a video conference with his subordinates at the Headquarters of the Chief Military Governor and gave them some instructions.
Oblivious to both of them, Kylie, Queenie, and Ava's car was being tailed by a Cadillac SUV the moment they left the neighborhood.
The person driving the Cadillac SUV was none other than the Grim Reaper, while the Double Swordsman was sitting beside him.
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