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Owen intended to do something with his eyes narrowed , Suddenly , Aria withdrew her hand .
As a result , the needle pierced into Hannah’s thumb . Blood quickly oozed , and Hannah grimaced for the sharp pain .
Fuming with rage , Hannah shouted , “ Aria , what’s wrong with you ? ”
Owen quietly retreated as his knitted eyebrows relaxed .
Aria cast Hannah a calm glance and commented , “ Dr. Gibson , how unprofessional you
are ! ”
She then scoffed , “ You forgot the disinfection and tightened the tourniquet so hard . Given your ferocity , outsiders may mistake me for the murderer of your husband . ”
Aaron almost failed to hold back his laughter . In time , he burped instead .
Owen suggested , “ Let the nurse help you . ”
Hannah felt offended that Owen compared her with a nurse . She couldn’t tolerate any doubts about her expertise .
With a red face , she said , “ Sorry . I will be careful this time . ”
If she backed off now , rumors about her targeting against Aria or incapability would be spread .
She wouldn’t let that happen . She didn’t make things difficult for Aria again . Her thumb still ached .
It was time to draw Betty’s blood . Hannah said to the nurse , “ Here comes your chance . Go draw blood from this lady . ”
What chance ? It was a routine job for the nurse to draw blood from the patient .
Thinking that Hannah was afraid of being infected with the virus , the nursé pouted with contempt . “ Okay . ”
After Betty’s blood was drawn , Hannah reminded , “ Owen , go back to your house , and don’t wander around . ” Owen gave a slight nod as his response .
After Hannah left with the nurse , Aaron closed the door and said , “ Ms. Saxon , we will stay and dine with you . ”
Aria said , “ Alright , I’ll prepare some soup with the herbs . It is good for health . ”
That afternoon , all the medical equipment and herbs Aria had purchased arrived . The equipment was donated right away , and Aria kept the herbs for
herself .
All the test samples were sent to Jamelan for analysis .
The problem of a shortage of analyzers was timely solved by Aria’s donation . In an instant , Aria got a lot of compliments .
One man sneered . “ She grew up in Jamelan . Isn’t it reasonable for her to donate some equipment for the sake of her folks since she is rich ? We risk our lives to help her folks , so we , instead of her , should be praised .
“ Look at Ms. Gibson . She is at odds with Aria , but she still volunteered for this challenge . She is worthy of admiration .”
The nurse teaming up with Hannah scoffed , “ Vincent Wilkinson , it is alright for you to flatter Hannah , but you shouldn’t belittle Aria . ”
Hannah happened to overhear the conversation , so her brows were knitted with displeasure .
Vincent caught a glimpse of Hannah , so he quickly said , “ Ms. Gibson was born with a silver spoon , but she sympathizes with the poor and volunteers to help them in the countryside . Isn’t she great ?
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In contrast , Arla just did what she should . She got more praise than she deserves .
Speaking , he shook his head and sighed . There was unmistakable contempt on his face .
Hannah’s knitted brows relaxed a bit , and a faint smile flashed past Hannah’s face .
Hannah walked over and lectured Vincent in a soft voice , “ Come on , Vincent . She and I came for the public good though our ways of doing things differ
Speaking , Hannah cast a dissatisfied glance at the nurse , “ Giana Harmon , I know that you are unhappy with me because I let you draw blood from the patient . Just talk things over with me . You shouldn’t talk behind my back . ”
Giana rolled her eyes at Hannah and said , “ I am not . It is my job to draw blood from
tients . ”
Hannah responded , “ I hope so . ” She didn’t spare Giana a glance and walked away .
Vincent quickly followed Hannah away . The others remained silent during the confrontation between Hannah and Giana .
At the news that Aria was in Jametan , one local official advised the heads of the medical teams by saying , “ The donor of the analyzers , Aria , is a professor from Kerano Global Health . She led a team and succeeded in making protease inhibitors during the plague in Erenoland . Why don’t we invite her to join our operation ? ”
Hearing this , Cyril Tinsley slightly knitted his eyebrows . His tone was calm and resolute . “ Aria doesn’t have the medical qualifications in this country . She isn’t qualified to join us .”
The official argued anxiously , “ She has the qualifications from Erenoland . Everyone knows her achievement in virology . This unknown virus shares some similarity with P – virus . With her help , we may solve the problem quickly . We shouldn’t shut out outstanding people because of the papers . ”
“ Like Aria , Hannah is up to the job . She is capable and has the relevant qualifications . With her around , we don’t need Aria , ” Cyril said .
The official slightly changed his expression . He then remembered that Cyril was a relative of the Gibson family in Mandino City .
Hearing Cyril , Hannah had confidence in her eyes . “ I won’t disappoint you , Cyril . I am experienced with the plague . I will make the inhibitors to solve the problem . ”
The official thought , “ This unknown virus isn’t P – virus , and we may not need something like inhibitors . ”
Anyway , he failed to achieve his goal in this negotiation . After a sigh , he thought , “ Whatever . I did my best . ”
That afternoon , the epidemiologists officially called the new virus HG13 virus after a thorough discussion .
Aria , Owen , and Aaron got negative test results , so did Betty shockingly .
Hannah questioned the test results by saying , “ I personally checked on Betty , and her symptoms were conspicuous . Are the analyzers the problem ? We should reapply for new analyzers because the ones donated by Aria may be defective . ”
Right then , a medical worker reported , “ Mr. Tinsley , all the sick got negative test results . Should we start another round of tests ? ”
The bad news strongly supported Hannah’s guess .
Vincent said angrily , “ How could she donate defective machines at such a critical moment ! For her reputation , she put our lives at risk . How outrageous ! ”
“ Our previous efforts became futile ! ”
“ What a waste of our time ! ”
Cyril’s face darkened . “ Apply for new machines , retest the villagers , and quarantine Betty . Whoever has contact with Betty should stay at home . Move
now . ”
When Hannah arrived with her team , Betty had Aria and Owen around her .
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Hannah cut straight to the chase . She ordered , “ Take Betty away for quarantine .”
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