Chapter 21: Treat Me

The Lashbrook family fell strangely quiet over the next couple of days. No one came after Kevin Letherdale again, and they stopped pressing Sowden Corp, too. It gave the Sowden family a rare chance to breathe. They cleared the remaining balance with their materials supplier, and even had some money left over. That went straight into developing Rejuvenation Ointment, and everything moved along smoothly. For safety's sake, Gerald Wokey escorted Faye Sowden to and from work those days, just in case...