Vanessa's Doubts

When Lin Hai stepped through the Portal into the top-floor office of Fisk Tower, he saw Kingpin and Vanessa sitting side by side on the large leather sofa, seemingly chatting.

Like Chen Bing and Matt before him, Kingpin was somewhat surprised to see Lin Hai. He raised an eyebrow and said:

"Doctor Lin? Why did you come over at this hour? You didn't even call ahead. If I hadn't seen you through the Portal, I would've thought some other unfamiliar sorcerer had come looking for me."

Portals were visible from both sides. When Lin Hai opened a Portal leading to Kingpin's office, signs of one opening would appear simultaneously at the corresponding location in Kingpin's office.

As Kingpin was enjoying his weekend family time, his first reaction upon seeing magical sparks appear out of nowhere in his office was naturally caution. Only after seeing Lin Hai did he relax.

Lin Hai promptly expressed his apologies to Kingpin. "Sorry, Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Vanessa. I figured you'd be here over the weekend, so I came directly. But I brought some small gifts for the two of you and Richard as an apology for dropping by unannounced."

Kingpin waved it off. He did not take such a trivial matter to heart when it came to Lin Hai. Instead, he asked with interest, "Gifts? What kind of gift was worth making a special trip at this hour? Hurry up and show us."

At that, Lin Hai took three small cloth pouches with black backgrounds and golden patterns from his pocket. As he handed them to the couple, he introduced the effects of the bead bracelets.

Kingpin picked up one of the pouches, untied its drawstring, and poured out a bead bracelet.

The beads on this bracelet were clearly a size larger than the standard