"Well, let's talk again when we have the opportunity. Right now, I have some personal matters." Zach pointed at the store owner standing next to him and gave a clear signal.
Brian's mother nodded, "Oh, yes, I'm sorry to delay you. I'll wait for you."
When Zach was speechless and she answered like this, the woman looked at Brian, "Baby, please go ahead and wait for me, okay? Don't run too far."
Zach frowned and glanced at the woman who didn't let Zach go at all. He could only let her go and looked at the boss, "I don't buy anything. I have some old furniture to sell. Austin introduced me here."
"That guy Austin! Then we are all friends!" The boss seems to be a guy who likes to talk as much as Austin, "What do you want to sell?"
"Cabinet, table, chair, bed..." There was a very old small desk in Zach's sight, which must have been the protagonist of the previous bargaining. Zach didn't know which nerve in his brain was wrong, and said this, "Also. There are small desks like this, but they are much newer than yours."
Zach was talking about Louise's desk.
The boss's face was momentarily embarrassed, "Haha. Sir, it sounds like there are a lot of things. Did you bring them over? Or should we send someone to take a look?"
"It's a lot, I brought some of it." Zach looked down in this small space and gestured to the location of the parking lot, "It's in my car."
"Then let me go and take a look with you." The boss put aside his embarrassment. It sounded like it was a 'big' business, and he took the lead.
Walking into the aisle again and heading to the Pixar parking lot, Brian's mother 'consciously' followed Zach. It seemed that she really wanted to wait for Zach to finish handling personal matters and have a good chat! Zach felt a headache.
As his head ached, Zach began to think about what this mother could say to him and how he would respond.
However. When Zach had no idea at all, the mother approached Zach and said, "Doctor, can I ask you a question?" It seemed that she didn't want to waste time.
"Uh." Zach frowned, "I'm not a doctor." Zach felt it was necessary to make this point clear, and we know that. Zach can't even understand the scientific name of Brian's condition! Even if he tried to pretend, he couldn't act.
"Oh." The other party was obviously a little surprised, "Then Doctor Browning..."
"I just have some special experiences, accumulated during the war. Dr. Browning can just apply these to Brian's condition." Zach twitched the corners of his mouth, with a special meaning in his eyes, as if sighing, "It's difficult. The old days." Zach hoped that such a cross topic could be put aside.
Don't forget that Zach has all the information on Brian, who's condition has been such a dual personality until now. It all started when his father, the husband of the lady in front of him, died on the battlefield. So Zach knew the 'wartime' topic could have an impact on this woman!
"Oh, that's right." Talk therapy is a form of psychotherapy, and Zach's excuse barely made sense. But there was a slight change in the woman's face. It was obvious that Zach had achieved his goal. "The doctor..." She immediately changed her title, "Mr...."
"Grand." Zach took out his business card, this response was completely unplanned. Zach could only try to maintain the rhythm and control it within the range that he could control. "You may have heard that I am Zachary Grande, the owner of Grande Funeral Home in the South District."
The woman looked at the business card in her hand and seemed a little shaken. She was not sure whether to continue asking the question she wanted to ask.
Our vampires seem to have succeeded, and it would be great if this would get rid of Brian's mother.
The woman still followed Zach. Thinking. Zach followed the boss, intending to urge the guy to hurry up, but in the crowded and chaotic Pixar Department Store, it was impossible to get up quickly. Now it takes some time to even go out, let alone go to the parking lot.
The woman thought for a while. Then he seemed to make a decision, "Mr. Grande, I still want to ask you."
In the chaotic flow of people, Zach, who didn't even see the door of Pixar, gave up, "Ask." Zach pursed his lips, but added, "I'm not a doctor, so if you want to ask about Brian's condition , I can’t possibly explain it as clearly as Dr. Browning.”
"Oh, I understand." The woman's tone was a little disappointed, but she continued, "Mr. Grande, have you seen Brian's case? Do you know his condition?"
The answer is that he knows it very comprehensively, but Zach obviously would not admit it. On the contrary, he still had reservations in his answer, "Dr. Browning only told me the part I need to know." Zach glanced at the woman with deep meaning. In a low voice he said, "I'm sorry for your loss. Your husband was a brave man."
While continuing to use 'war times' to distract the woman's thinking, Zach also invented his own position as Emilia's 'advisor'.
In Brian's information, at first he was not a multiple personality, but a simple psychological counselor for children from single-parent families during the war. Zach limited himself to this position, selfishly because he did not want to touch the mistakes made by Ian, but not selfishly because even if he touched them, Zach would not have a solution, which would only increase his troubles.
The woman was silent.
Zach's move to bring up her husband worked. But Zach didn't know how long this silence could last. After all, this was a woman who was so 'conscious' that she put aside her own affairs for the time being and waited for Zach to ask questions. Zach didn't think old events from the war would linger in her thoughts for too long.
After leaving Pixar Department Store and walking into the same dilapidated parking lot, Zach saw his truck. Zach quickened his pace and nudged the store owner towards the car quickly.
Opening the carriage, revealing the stuffed old things, the boss was obviously startled, "You said this is just part of it? There's more?"
Although the Grand Van is not as big as a truck, it is much larger than an ordinary van. This is something that can accommodate vampires and alphas rolling around in it!
Zach nodded and waved his hand, not caring much, "Just take a look and tell me a price, just don't make it ridiculously low."
"Tsk, let me take a look. This one is good, this one is also very good. Hey, have these been refurbished? They can be sold as brand new! These are not bad. It can be seen that they have not been used at all..."
While the boss was talking to himself, Brian's mother silently approached Zach and said, "Mr. Grande, I still want to ask you, please understand a mother's worries."
Zach sighed inwardly and nodded.
Her voice was low, "Sir, it's not that I don't want to believe Dr. Browning, but during the second treatment session, she overturned the previous diagnosis and even re-prescribed medication to Brian." She paused, " But Dr. Browning seemed to have some personal matters, and she didn’t explain why. She just asked Brian and I to follow the doctor’s orders, do what she said, and go back to wait for the next treatment... "
Zach pursed his lips, because what she was describing was Zach using Quinn to call Emilia out for a reason. Now it sounds like Emilia was reaching a critical point at that time.
Brian's mother looked at Zach, her face full of uncertainty and worry, "I'm just an ordinary person, I can only trust doctors, but as a mother, I'm a little worried." She seemed to not know what she was going to do. What did he express, "Sir, can you understand? I just want to confirm that Dr. Browning is justified in doing this and it is for Brian's good..."
Zach relaxed his frown. He understood and understood the reason for this woman's somewhat uncomfortable following. It’s just a mood seeking confirmation. At this time, Zach just wanted to say some beautiful and warm words to reassure this worried mother. Although Zach has no idea what Amelia did.
Zach organized his words and was about to speak, "I..."
"Mr. Grand?" The woman in front of Zach looked at him expectantly as he waited for an answer. Her eyes seemed to be attracted by something. The woman's gaze shifted and she blinked at something in the open truck box to confirm. Looking at Zach again, "Are you selling this small desk?" (..)