What street shopping? Revenge was what mattered!

The police came knocking and ordered the clinic shut down.

Sean wasn't stubborn enough to go head-to-head with them.

If they wanted it closed, then fine. At worst...

He could see those injury-prone people at night from now on, only working the night shift and handling things like bandaging wounds.

Linda Carter was licensed, after all.

Another option was to find a licensed doctor and reopen the clinic.

Then no one would have anything to say.

After closing the door, Sean turned to Linda Carter.

"You seem pretty happy about this."

"Happy? No... I'm very upset."

Linda lowered her head, struggling not to laugh.

"..." Sean was furious at this girl.

"We need to hire a doctor. You handle it. I'll have Ava go with you."

"Huh?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Go do it now!"

(⊙x⊙;)

Linda wanted to die. Was he really determined to make her work around the clock until she died? What happened to finding another night-shift nurse? He hadn't taken any action at all!

Just as Linda was considering slacking off, she suddenly heard Sean say:

"If you can't find one, then go get a license yourself!"

"..." Linda instantly threw the thought of slacking off out the window. Get a medical license herself? I'd rather find one for you!

Was that something a human being could do? What a miserable life~ But there was no helping it~

The clinic still had plenty of money, and paying a doctor's salary definitely wouldn't be a problem. The problem was what kind of doctor she needed to find!

Because of the clinic's special nature, the doctor had to be trustworthy. Otherwise, White Clinic would become famous within three days!

It would definitely make the headlines!

Linda felt like getting a medical license herself might actually be more feasible.

Sean didn't concern himself with any of that. After assigning the task, he left.

He needed to find out who was behind this. If he didn't get to the bottom of it, he wouldn't be able to sleep.

They dared offend Dr. White? Did they not know what it felt like to want to die but be unable to?

He didn't go looking for anyone else. He headed straight for Lincoln Center to find Elektra.

That woman definitely knew something. Last time, she had warned him that Kingpin might be setting his sights on his clinic. With patients paying tens or even hundreds of thousands at a time, even Kingpin couldn't ignore the profits involved.

And if he could control Sean White, Kingpin would gain endless wealth and even fame!

Sean easily figured out the reasoning behind it.

It wasn't that he hadn't considered the X-Men, but he felt the people at the academy probably wouldn't stoop that low.

Sean didn't take a car. He simply walked.

He moved quickly. At his speed, he might reach his destination before he even finished waiting for a car.

A figure appeared on Broadway, seeming to walk but moving even faster than a runner.

That was Sean.

At Sean's home.

Vanessa and Elektra were putting on makeup and getting dressed. The two women planned to go shopping today.

Even an assassin like Elektra found it hard to resist the temptation of shopping. Just as they were trying on outfits, Sean returned.

He walked right in on the two women changing clothes.

He merely raised his eyelids a little, then sat on the sofa without changing expression, as though he were waiting to enjoy a fashion show.

Vanessa rolled her eyes at him and said irritably:

"Why are you back? We agreed on three days!"

"You agreed to that. I never did. My luck's been bad lately, and staying at the clinic could invite trouble. You have no idea how thrilling last night was!"

"Oh? What happened?"

"Someone who traveled through time appeared on the second floor of the clinic. She seemed to have come from the past and was half-dead. Her clothes looked like something we'd see in a medieval movie."

Sean tried to make the incident sound more mysterious, but he had always been a blabbermouth who only cared about getting to the point. What tricks did he know? So he spilled everything at once.

"And then?"

"And then? I threw her onto the sidewalk across the street. Linda even kindly called 911 for her."

"..."

Vanessa was utterly helpless with this outrageous boyfriend of hers. How did he always manage to surprise her?

Normally, whenever he encountered any illness, he wanted to treat it. Why had he thrown someone out this time?

"Was she dangerous?"

Vanessa knew him fairly well. If he was even willing to turn away business, then there could only be one explanation.

"More than dangerous. Time... If she wasn't a mutant, then she had to be some top-tier big shot. I can't afford to provoke someone like that. I didn't want to gamble. Think about it—she could travel back twenty years, to when we were still children... What if she just crushed us to death..."

Sean's words made Vanessa shudder. She glared at him again.

Elektra was used to danger and didn't find what Sean said particularly frightening.

She continued changing clothes on her own. This time, she tried on leather pants that hugged her thighs tightly, making her legs look especially long.

"That one looks good," Sean said to Elektra.

In response, she rolled her blue eyes and didn't appreciate it at all. She immediately took off the long pants and changed into denim shorts.

She really gave him no face at all~

"You didn't come back specifically to tell me a story, did you?"

Vanessa asked as she changed clothes.

"Oh, right. The police came earlier and told the clinic to close."

At that, Vanessa stopped and looked over in surprise. Even Elektra frowned as she waited for Sean to continue.

"They said someone reported us for practicing medicine without a license. Linda doesn't have a physician's license."

"That's not right. If that were the case, they would arrest you directly!"

Elektra spoke first.

"Yeah, that's what I thought too. So someone's targeting me."

"You seem to be hoping to get arrested?"

Elektra said with a half-smile.

Sean's mouth twitched. He wanted to be arrested by the police? How could that be? Elektra clearly had some misunderstanding about him. He would never like that black girl Misty Knight!

Vanessa came over, sat beside Sean, took his hand, and said worriedly, "It's fine if the clinic can't stay open. Our bookstore business is doing pretty well, enough to cover our expenses."

Sean patted her hand.

"Don't worry. The clinic isn't important. It was only a front to begin with. I just want to know who's behind this."

Then the two of them looked at Elektra at the same time.

Elektra didn't know whether to laugh or cry under the couple's gazes.

"I only know that Kingpin has his eye on you and your clinic. As for what he plans to do, I don't know."

She spread her hands to show that she had no idea.

Sean rubbed his chin and asked with a frown:

"If it were you, what would you do?"

"First, make you close down, then use a new clinic to lure you into joining..."

Elektra suddenly stopped mid-sentence. Perhaps this really was Kingpin's doing!

Sean clapped his hands, pulled Vanessa into an embrace and kissed her, then stood up and kissed Elektra as well before saying viciously:

"There's an eighty percent chance it's that guy!"

Elektra wiped her face in disgust and glared at Vanessa irritably.

Vanessa only chuckled, apparently finding it amusing to see Elektra taken advantage of by Sean.

"I'm leaving!"

"To do what? Come shopping with us!"

Vanessa invited Sean.

"You two have fun. I'm going to have a talk with Kingpin!"

Sean: Mr. Fisk, your girlfriend is also named Vanessa?

Kingpin: I know your girlfriend is also named Vanessa.

Sean: Change her name...

Here's the second update, though it's a little shorter. I still have quite a few things to deal with, sorry about that~

Also, I'd like to ask for your opinions. Who do you think would be suitable for the doctor?