By the usual tropes of urban wish-fulfillment novels, when the Doctor protagonist stepped in to save a life, the patient's family should have instantly lost all critical thinking.
The moment he declared, "I can cure this!", they were supposed to believe him unconditionally, without a shred of doubt.
Yet, Henry Wade had completely shattered that expectation. To be precise, the protagonist's usual IQ-lowering talent had failed.
And the reason? Alex's special title: [Modern Villain].
This title granted immunity to those nearby, preventing them from being affected by Eric's reality-warping protagonist aura and the so called iq reduction.
Henry Wade's reaction? That was how a normal, rational person should respond.
Beside him, Sera was also sitting in the car, sipping from a bottle of milk shake. She'd been feeling dehydrated lately and needed to replenish her fluids.