Chapter 98  So Young, What Healing Skills Could She Possess

Raymond sneered from the sidelines, commentingFrom the periphery, Raymond watched with a smirk, his voice dripping with satisfaction as he remarked, "Serves him right."

Isn't that Wasn't this the kind of tacticstrategy Louis likes to use?

himself was fond of?He hadn't expectedhad never anticipated that the women around him, everyin his life, each one of them, were not to be trifled withunderestimated and employedcould employ similar methods.

tactics.Paige looked overcast a sidelong glance at Raymond and held, choosing to remain silent.Yet, within her tongue.

But internally she critiqued, a critique brewed: Blood relative or notties notwithstanding, how could that behe say 'serves him right'?

It looked likeseemed that the upcomingimpending internal strugglesconflicts within the Hawke Corporation were goingset to be quite athe spectacle.
Xena looked teary-eyed first atXena's eyes welled up with tears as she glanced between Paige and then at Raymond, as if she was searching for desperately seeking someone to believe her words.

.However, Raymond didn't show any extra emotion.

Raymond's expression remained impassive.She defended herself againonce more, "It wasn't me, reallytruly. Elijah and I are already talkingdiscussing marriage, why would I resortstoop to such measures? It must be Isadora, no one else could have done it."

Paige picked up a silver needle and glanced, her gaze casually atlanding on Xena, "She drugged him with two different substances? Who plays that dangerously?"

Who would dare to play such a dangerous game?"Xena was at a loss for words and didn't know how to argue anymore.

, unable to form a counter-argument.She could only insistmaintain her stance, "How should I know."

Raymond made a quickswift decision, "Charles, contactget in touch with the Wren family. Louis is unconscious, someone hasneeds to take responsibilitybe held accountable for this."

Xena uneasily lookedcast an uneasy glance at Raymond, but she soon calmed down.

quickly regained her composure.She was very clearcertain that only one drug had been used.

Such a drug was dangerousperilous enough on its own, who would be foolishreckless enough to mix two? That wasn't seeking a thrill-seeking; that was a death sentence!

Bringingwish!Dragging Isadora into the picturemess could indeed pinshift the blame on someone else, but Xena feared that when confronted, Isadora might also deny having used two drugs.

No matterRegardless, Xena couldn't afford to worry about that now.

The plan had been well thought out: getmeticulously crafted: procure the drug, administer it, and everything would goproceed smoothly – if only Isadora hadn't meddledinterfered and added another substance. If not for that, Xena might have already successfully seduced Louis successfully.

.And she wouldn't be subjectedhave to endure Paige's piercing, humiliating gazes.

stares.After disinfectingsterilizing the silver needle, Paige turned to Charles, "Come help, take offassist, remove all of Louis's robe."

Charles lookedglanced at Raymond before respondingreplying to Paige, "Ma'amMadam, the young master isn't wearing anything underneath."

"Physicians see no gender," Paige said plainly.

stated matter-of-factly.Raymond looked perplexedpuzzled, "No gender? He's not a child." Frowning, he saiddeclared, "I'll do it."

Then, Raymond moved forward in his wheelchair, and as he helpedassisted Louis out of his bathrobe, he also tookdraped a bath towel over him to providepreserve some semblance of privacy and dignity for Louis.

InsideInternally, Paige was ruthlessly mockingscoffed at Raymond's modest gesture.

Was that reallytruly necessary?

Paige stepped forward, "We can't easily take him to a hospital, so he's in my handshis care falls to me now. I'll first alleviate the effects of the drug from his body. Then, you all can find someone to help him bathe."

By this time, Louis had passed outlost consciousness and lay motionless on the bed.
In this passagepredicament, Paige found herself in a situation where conventional medicine wasn't going to cut it.wouldn't suffice. The potent effects of the medicinedrug could typically be counteracted in one way, but under the circumstances, the usual joys of male and female intimacy were not an option.

With precise movements, Paige manipulated the silver needles in her hand. She could reach an almostachieve a nearly similar effect by pinpointing certain pressure points on the body, though she was aware that the process would be somewhat unsanitary.

Xena stood by, clenching her teeth clenched in doubt. "Do you think you can handle this? A country girl like you, knowing how to heal? We might be better off calling a family doctor. Don't screwmess this up with Elijah. He's still young, if anything goes wrong..."

Her voice trailed off, the unspoken worries about potential long-term consequences hanging in the air. Xena's financial hopes rested on Elijah's wellbeing.

Despite Xena's incessant chattering, Paige didn't even glance her way. Her thumb and index finger deftly twisted at the tail of the needle, a slight prick and twist as she inserted it into the appropriate pressure point.

After inserting the first needle, Paige swiftly grabbed another and strategically placed it in a pressure point on the lower abdomen. Two needles went into the abdomen, and then she moved to place another two on Louis's thigh.

The final needle required Paige to partially lift Louis, strategically placing it below the second lumbar spine. Pausing at the pressure points, she would periodically twist the needles' tails, relying on her skills to counteract the effects of the medicine in Louis's body.

The subtle rotation of the needle by her fingertips demanded absolute strength and technique. As time ticked by, there were no signs of change from Louis.

Raymond watched from From the confines of his wheelchair, his eyes fixed on Raymond observed with rapt attention, his gaze locked onto Paige. This was his first encounter with her inaugural experience witnessing her renowned healing abilities in action. Bradley had often praised extolled the virtues of Paige's medical skillsexpertise, and she had even once offeredtendered an offer to treat Raymond's ailing leg.

While Raymond believed she had some had always harbored a certain level of belief in her knowledge, witnessingyet watching Paige's proficient methods in saving Louis erasedadeptness in tending to Louis's injuries eradicated any lingering doubtsresidual skepticism about her capabilitiesabilities. He didn't knowwas not privy to the full extentscope of her healing prowess, but it was clearevident that she hadpossessed a legitimategenuine talent in this area.

Time slowly passed, and Louis showedfield.As time trudged on, Louis remained unresponsive, showing no signs of awakeningstirring or any physical reaction, the. The towel coveringdraped over him still tented in place.

remained undisturbed.Xena, on the other hand, wasn'thowever, was not as willingreadily inclined to place her trust in Paige's skills. Impatientabilities. Her impatience and anxiousanxiety bubbling over, she approached, " Paige, questioning, "Paige, are you certain you can you really do this? If not, I'm calling our family doctor right now."

this instant."Paige detested being disturbedhad a strong aversion to interruptions during her treatments. Irritated, she turned with a chillingswiveled around, her icy glare that hadfreezing Xena frozen in her stepstracks. The intimidation was palpable - Xena recalled Paige fighting like a fury and didn't dare to sayhad memories of Paige's fierce combativeness and dared not utter another word. Yet, in the next momentinstant, her eyes wereattention was drawn to Louis's hand.
Xena pointed at Louis's hand and shouted excitedly, her voice ringing with excitement, "Paige, are you saving someone trying to save him or killing themkill him? Look at Elijah's hand, it's bleeding because of your treatment."

Paige took a deep breath.inhaled deeply. The acupuncture needle was still embedded in Louis's body, and she couldn't afford to stop manipulating it with precision and accuracyhalt her precise manipulations for even a secondmoment, let alone be distracted.

But Xena was such an annoyance!

Paige spoke coldlyproving to be a significant nuisance!Paige responded in a frosty tone, "Open your eyes and see what's really going ontruly happening with Elijah's hand."

Xena truly lovedharbored genuine affection for Louis, even though she had otherdespite her ulterior motives as well.

.She leaned in anxiously to examine, her anxiety palpable, to inspect Louis's bleeding hand. She hadn't noticed it when they came out of had emerged from the bathroom earlier; perhaps the water had washedrinsed the blood away.

Now, there was fresh blood onstained his hand.

Paige had seennoticed it alreadyearlier but hadn't addressed it because, as a littlesmall amount of bleeding was actually goodbeneficial for Louis at this momentjuncture, and the amountquantity of blood was not detrimentalharmful to his health.

Xena,Upon discovering the source of the bleeding, didn't understand at firstXena was initially perplexed, "Is that a cufflink? How did the cufflink end up jabbingpiercing Elijah's finger?"

Paige was really feelinggrowing increasingly irritated by the noisecommotion, "What? Don't you have a clue?"

any idea?"Xena's face turned redflushed as if she had been slapped out of nowhere, flushed withunexpectedly, her embarrassment and annoyance evident, but she swallowed her pride.

Right thenAt that moment, the Wren family arrived.

made their entrance.Charles openedpushed open the door, andrevealing the Wren siblings were standing at the entrance withthreshold, their father, the headpatriarch of the Wren family, their father, righttrailing behind them.

Upon seeingspotting Raymond in the room, the father recognizedidentified him as a senior member of the Carnegie family and immediately started apologizing.

promptly began to apologize.The Wren family admitted their fault openly, with acknowledged their culpability, their father bowing carefullyrespectfully and explaining toaddressing Raymond, "Raymond, this commotionchaos is all because I didn't teacha result of my failure to properly educate my children well. On my wayjourney here, I've come to understandrealize that it was my daughter's ignorance that led toprecipitated this incident. 

"Mr. Hoover, the Wren family will takeassume full responsibility for this matter. AlsoAdditionally, I've brought a private doctor with me. After all, this kind ofsuch an incident is not good for detrimental to the reputation of both the Carnegie family and the Wren familyfamilies. Let's tryendeavor to keep this matter within our peoplecircles, Raymond. What do you say?"

People are always cautious aboutwary of their reputation, but in that moment, Raymond gestured towards the bed.

"Mr. Wren, we already have a doctor here."
present."Mr. Sullivan glanced cast a glance at Paige, who was deftlyskillfully administering acupuncture to Louis, and his brow furrowedfurrowing slightly, "So young, and she's a female doctor? Raymond, doesis she truly have the skillscompetent to treat people?"