**Zane's Office Visit**
When Zane reached Mr. Calvin's office, he found the door shut. After a brief moment of hesitation, he knocked.
He waited for about two minutes, but there was no response. No sounds came from inside, and no one opened the door. So, Zane headed to the office next door, where he found someone.
“Mr. Calvin should be teaching a class right now,” the person inside informed him.
Zane thanked them and left, deciding not to wait for Calvin's return. Confronting him seemed pointless anyway; given his close relationship with Mr. Belcher, it was unlikely he could reclaim the funds.
With the documents Wade had given him in hand, Zane went home.
**Across Town**
Owen instructed Johnny to gather the ingredients needed for Mirabella's prescription. Most were easy to find, but a few rare ones weren't available in the market.
Johnny, a bit anxious, listed the missing ingredients separately and went to discuss it with Owen.
“Yes, I forgot to mention that some ingredients might only be found at the Pharmacists’ Guild,” Owen said, putting down his pen and recalling something Mirabella had previously mentioned.
“The Pharmacists’ Guild?” Johnny's frown eased. “Dane, the eldest son of the Reeves family, is with them. We could ask him.”
Owen nodded.
“But Dane got promoted to senior apothecary last year. With his new status, I'm not sure if he'd help us,” Johnny added after a brief pause.
Due to Owen's health issues last year, their relationship with the Reeves family had become strained. Although Owen had now moved to Riverdale, the Pharmacists’ Guild held significant influence there.
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