Chapter 8
The next day, before dawn, James was already up.
He hadn't slept all night, yet he felt incredibly energized.
What alarmed him the most was a feeling of a fire burning inside his stomach, searing his internal organs.
'Could it be because of the ginseng fruit I ate before?' James thought.
He quickly made a guess, pondering if the changes were due to the ginseng fruit.
But that shouldn't be the case, right? Wasn't it just a hyped-up fruit?
Was he poisoned, or did it actually have some efficacy?
Not knowing how to deal with it, James could only run up to the rooftop, hoping to harness the power of the Life Gem to digest it.
After the digestion process, James felt a surging power within him!
This power made him somewhat irritable, but fortunately, James had a good mindset and suppressed these aggressive thoughts.
He glanced at the Life Gem on his left hand, which now appeared dull and lusterless in its white parts.
He had used up all seven white lights!
However, there were still six black lights remaining.
James didn't know how to restore the white light. It seemed that he couldn't use the Life Gem to save anyone for now. He would have to learn medical skills earnestly.
To his surprise, his learning efficiency today was ten times that of yesterday!
Things that would normally take a long time to learn, he now understood at a glance.
The Life Gem had previously transferred a lot of knowledge into James's mind， which included acupuncture and massage techniques that could heal and save lives.
In addition, there were many combat techniques.
James spent three hours learning acupuncture, massage techniques, and combat skills.
After studying, James felt like he became completely different!
Firstly, he became very knowledgeable and understood a lot of medical information.
Moreover, his strength had increased significantly!
He also noticed a layer of greasy dirt on his body, which was sticky and very uncomfortable.
He quickly took a shower.
During the shower, James noticed that the scar from a previous dog bite had disappeared, and even his skin had become whiter.
Due to his increased strength, he accidentally damaged a tile in the bathroom while showering.
Just as James finished showering, he heard Addison's screams coming from the second-floor gym, sounding extremely painful.
James initially didn't want to go over. Still, hearing Addison's severe screams and knowing that Charles and Mary had gone out for a morning run, he hesitated for a moment but finally decided to go upstairs.
"Mrs. Smith, what's wrong?" he asked.
In his view, Addison stood on the yoga mat in the gym, barefoot, with her hands joined and raised high, maintaining a yoga pose.
Her voluptuous body was wrapped in tight black clothes.
From her proud bust to her slender waist, from her smooth back to her raised buttocks, and from her long legs to her bare ankles...
Every curve showcased maturity and beauty.
James had to admit that Addison still had charm.
Seeing James appear, Addison disdainfully shouted, "Get out!"
"You're useless. Call Mary and the others."
James frowned and said, "Mr. Smith and Mary have gone for a run. They might take a while to come back..."
Before James could finish, Addison's body wobbled, and she started to fall to the floor.
James rushed forward in a swift motion, catching Addison before she hit the ground.
"Mom, what happened to you?" he asked.
At the same time, he noticed Addison's strange posture. Her hands were joined and raised, and she was very stiff.
James pressed down on her hands.
Not touching would have been fine, but upon pressing, Addison screamed again. "It hurts!"
James felt her pain, so he quickly released his pressing hands.
At that moment, the Life Gem detected Addison's injury, and a piece of information surged into his mind.
[Condition: Misaligned tendons and meridians, reversed blood flow, must be treated immediately. Otherwise, they will snap...]
[Cause: Excessive yoga practice...]
[Insufficient energy to repair, but massage can be used to treat...]
James instructed Addison to stand properly and said, "Mrs. Smith, you've pulled your tendons practicing yoga..."
Addison cursed, "Nonsense, quickly call Charles and Mary to take me to the hospital..."
"Hurry up, it's too uncomfortable, too painful."
She felt her tendons tightening more and more, and the pain in her body was intensifying.
There was no time to waste.
James said, "Mrs. Smith, I can help you. You just need to adjust a few bones."
Seeing Addison's face turning redder, he scanned her major parts and said, "I just happened to have seen a similar health program."
Addison scolded, "Get out. What are you messing around for at a time like this?"
"You can't even compare to the cleaners at my clinic. What illness can you treat?"
Addison scolded with a stern face, "Quickly get out. Don't make a mess in front of me; I get annoyed just looking at you."
James said, "Mrs. Smith, there's no time. If we delay any longer, your arm tendons might snap."
He took a step forward and reached for her arm.
He didn't want to deal with Addison, but thinking of the impact on Mary if she became disabled, he felt compelled to help.
"Lecher," Addison scolded.
Seeing James's heat approaching, Addison was shocked, thinking, 'Is he about to molest me?'
She roared angrily while retreating a few steps.
Addison asked, "James, what are you doing?"
"Beast!"
"I'm your mother-in-law."
She instinctively retreated, but James was already in front of her, his hands touching Addison's arm.
Her skin was smooth.
James administered a physical therapy session to her, allowing Addison's blood flow to normalize.
Then, James's fingers moved down.
His fingers landed on her waist, squeezing hard, and with two crisp sounds, Addison's tendons were back in place.
Although her arms were back to normal, Addison still held them high, and the initial pain had her nerves on high alert.
She was already scared.
This didn't stump James; his hands slid down, landing on Addison's pants.
He pretended to pull them down.
"Bastard!" Addison roared in anger.
Her hands swiftly dropped to cling to her pants.
To practice yoga without restrictions, she didn't even wear underwear, just the thinnest of tight pants.
How could she let James strip them off?
Taking advantage of Addison's hands pulling on her pants, James pinched her abdomen.
Addison's body shook, and all the soreness disappeared instantly.
At that moment, Charles and Mary appeared at the door, rushing to the front of James and Addison, asking, "James, what are you doing?"
Mary pushed James away and said angrily, "How dare you molest my mom?"
Charles's veins bulged, and they shouted, "You beast, in daylight, molest your mother-in-law? I'll kill you."
He punched James in the shoulder.
They had just returned from a morning run, and upon hearing Addison's screams, they rushed up to find her looking ashamed and James pulling on her pants, creating an indecent scene.
They subconsciously assumed James was molesting Addison.
James's body swayed slightly, and then he withdrew his hands from adjusting the bones.
Addison was furious and said, "Hurry up, call the police, send this bastard to jail."
Mary looked at James with disgust, saying, "James, you're a bastard."
James's performance yesterday had made Mary think he was starting to show promise.
But she never imagined James would turn out to be such a pervert!
Dare he molest her mother?
She was heartbroken!
James's expression remained calm, coldly looking at Addison, saying, "Mrs. Smith, you owe me an explanation!"
Addison paused, then looking at her agile hands, she quickly realized that James hadn't molested her but was treating her.
But she didn't explain it to Charles and Mary.
She asked, "Explanation? What explanation?"
She sneered , "Don't you know what you did?"
Addison was still thinking about the embarrassment from last night's birthday party.
Charles said, "We caught you molesting Addison. What else do you have to explain?"
He pointed at James and cursed, "Get out."
He wanted to call the police, but he feared airing the family's dirty laundry.
James stared at Addison and said, "Mrs. Smith, won't you really clear my name?"
A loud slap echoed.
Mary glared at James with gritted teeth and said, "Bullying my mom and then threatening her to clear your name. Do you think we're all dead?"
The slap left a burning sensation on his face, and five finger marks appeared on James's cheek.
James suddenly clenched his fist, but seeing Mary's pale face, he relaxed it again.
Touching the pain on his cheek, James gave a sarcastic laugh, looked at Addison, and then turned to leave the yoga room.
Mary wanted to scold him further but was struck by James's dejected face, and she suddenly found herself unable to say anything.
That slap widened the distance between them even further.
Then, her eyes caught sight of the camera in the corner.
Addison liked to record every yoga session.
Mary walked over and played back the video.
Her face changed dramatically.
"Mom, James wasn't molesting you. Your arms got stuck during yoga, and he helped you put them down." Mary said.
She placed the camera in front of Charles and Addison.
Charles looked up, and his face changed, too.
He had been blinded by anger, but now, after seeing the video, he immediately spotted the flaws.
If James had truly molested Addison, she would have dealt with James harshly, not just casually telling him to get lost.
Addison explained, "Yes, I got my hands stuck during yoga, and he helped me with his poor medical skills."
She pushed Charles away angrily and said, "But what of it? Am I obligated to explain to him?"
"Do you want to stand up for me? Are you going to hit me? Go ahead, kill me, kill your mother."
She acted like a hooligan, almost rolling on the ground.
"You..." Charles was so angry his scalp tingled; it was bad enough to wrong James, but he had also irrationally hit him.
'What am I supposed to do now?' Charles thought.
And Addison, witnessing the event unfold without stopping him or explaining, wasn't that putting him in an unjust position?
"What about me?" Addison shouted, "The Smith family has supported him for a year; he embarrassed me last night; can't I make him suffer a little?"
Charles felt like he had lost all face, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
Mary had a splitting headache, saying, "Mom, Dad, you two must apologize to James."
"Nonsense, why should I apologize to an ingrate?" Addison said.
"I apologize to him. Can he even bear it? Isn't he afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Mary turned and left the villa...
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