Chapter 55
Despite the bright sunlight outside, it was dark and gloomy inside the room. The air was thick with the smell of herbs
Sunne sniffed the air, recognizing some of the ingredients as those used for promoting blood circulation.
She glanced at Shane and said, “Open the curtains.”
The room was too dark to examine anything properly.
But before Shane could respond, a pillow suddenly flew out of the shadows, Suzanne instinctively ducked to avoid it, but it landed squarely on Shane’s.
face
Shane winced in pain as the pillow hit his nose. His anger immediately flared. “Who attacked me?!
He was thankful it was just a pillow. If it had been something else, his handsome face might’ve been ruined.
Just then, Suzanne tumed on the lights, and the room was instantly illuminated.
The space was a mess, filled with scattered items. It was difficult to even find a place to step on
On the bed, someone was moving under the blankets. His muffled voice came from beneath. “Get out of here. I don’t need you to treat me
Suzanne and Shane exchanged a brief look. She gave Shane a subtle signal, and he understood immediately. He shut the door behind them and quickly pulled the curtains open
Sunlight streamed into the room, and the person in the bed, Rodney, trembled violently beneath the blanket.
Before Suzanne could step forward, Rodney suddenly threw off the blanket and swung a punch at Shane
“Oh my!” Shane barely had time to react but managed to block the ponch
Rodney, dressed in all black, was tall and siender with a sharp face. There was a faint scar near the corner of his right eye. He glared at Suzanne and Shane as he muttered angrily, “I don’t need your treatment. Gecout!”
Outside, Marvin paced anxiously when he heard the commotion. He had no idea what was going on in there and feared that Rodney might hurt someone.
At that moment, hurried footsteps came from the stairs.
Marvin’s wife, Suzy Halt, nished upstairs. Her eyes filled with concem as she asked, “What’s going on? Why did Rodney suddenly have an episode?”
She was about to push past Marvin to go inside.
Marvin quickly blocked her. “Wat. The miracle doctor I hired is here.”
Suzy’s eyes brightened, and she instinctively grabbed his arm. “Really? Is it Dr. Jane Smith, the one you mentioned before?”
“Yes. Rodney will definitely be saved this time.”
Sury was overjoyed. “That’s great news!
The sounds from outside filtered through the door into the room, but Suzanne paid no attention to them. Her gaze remained fixed on the man in front of ber.
Rodney’s resistance was only malding it harder to treat him.
Suzanne stepped forward quickly and drove a needle into Rodney’s head acupuncture point.
Rodney, who had been attarling Shane just moments before, froze instantly. His eyes were the only part of him still functioning, and he glared at Suzanne with burning fury.
Rubbing the spot where Rodney’s punch had hit him, Shane wine od in pain and mumered, “Good thing he’s not that strong. Otherwise, I’m afraid would’ve ended up beaten half to death.”
He was glad he had followed Suzanne into the room. If he hadn’t, it might’ve been her getting hit instead.
With her small frame, she wouldn’t have been able to withstand too many punches.
But Suzanne was too focused on the task at hand to respond to Shane. She stepped closer to Rodney and checked his pulse. His defiant gaze only grew indre intense
He shouted, “What did you do to me?”
Because of the needle, he couldn’t move at all and could only let Suzanne do as she pleased.
