Chapter 256

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Hannah felt the full force of their malice pressing down on her, her chest tightening with suffocating rage . “ I’m going to work on HG13 virus , ” she choked
out .
With those words , she stormed out .
‘ My only chance to make everyone respect me again and put this whole incident behind us is to develop the HG13 virus inhibitor , she thought .
Aria nearly ran into Owen at the doorway . He handed her the med kit and said , “ I’ll be right here waiting . ”
Aria took the med kit and strode into the emergency room .
A doctor , looking grim , announced solemnly , “ The baby likely won’t make it . Let’s stabilize her first and wait for the director and the OB – GYN team to
arrive . ”
Giana tried frantically to get up , but the doctor quickly held her shoulders . “ Giana , ” he said , “ you’ll have other children . ”
Tears streaming down her face , Giana sobbed hysterically , “ You’re lying ! I can’t get pregnant again . I’ll never conceive again ! ”
Hearing Giana’s desperate cries , Aria parted the curtain and stepped inside .
Her sudden entrance caught everyone off guard .
Giana’s face was ashen as she reached out a trembling hand toward Aria . “ Aria , please … save me . Save my baby . ”
In that instant , á gaunt , pallid face flashed through Aria’s mind .
In her mind , she suddenly heard a desperate voice from the past , “ Aria , please save me … I don’t want to die … I don’t want to die … ”
Aria took a deep breath , steadying the turmoil within . She opened the medical kit , retrieved a vial , and shook out a pill . Bending down , she held it to Giana’s lips . “ Take this . ”
Placing all her hope in Aria , Giana swallowed the pill without hesitation .
The two doctors snapped to attention , fixing their gaze on Aria with a mix of professional alarm and suspicion . Their voices laced with urgency , one demanded , “ What did you just give her ? ”
Aria was wholly focused on taking Giana’s pulse , tuning out the doctors ‘ urgent questions .
Giana cut in firmly , “ I trust her . Get out . ”
The two doctors ‘ expressions darkened . One of them cautioned urgently , “ Giana , there are many unlicensed quacks practicing traditional medicine . Aria doesn’t have a medical license . You can’t just …”
Giana snapped , “ Get out ! ”
Aria looked at them firmly . “She can’t take any more stress . Leave now . ”
The two doctors exchanged a helpless glance , then finally turned and walked out .
“ Everyone outside , leave now , ” Aria commanded .
Everyone else slowly filed out , leaving only Giana’s two closest friends by her side as the room grew quiet .
The room fell into silence , broken only by the faint beeping of medical monitors .
Giana asked weakly , “ Can , can you save my baby ? ”
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It was possible to save the baby . But it would require acupuncture .
Aria’s fingers tightened unconsciously as she looked at Giana , choosing her words carefully . “ The baby could be saved if we could get you to a specialized hospital in time . ”
They were stuck in Jamelan , too far from any proper hospital , and her condition wouldn’t hold out much longer .
Clinging to her last shred of hope , Giana bit down hard on her lower lip , her eyes pleading desperately . “ You must have a way , don’t you ? ”
Aria’s heart ached with bitterness . ‘ If only the old traditional medicine practitioner were here , she thought , ‘ this child would have had a chance .
“ If an experienced traditional medicine practitioner can administer acupuncture promptly and provide supportive treatment , there’s about a fifty percent chance of saving the baby , ” Aria said cautiously .
Giana gripped Aria’s hand tightly , desperate hope flashing in her eyes . “ Then please , Aria , do it ! ”
Aria felt her throat constrict – the suffocating sensation left her utterly speechless .
Giana’s heart sank like a stone . The hope that had just flared up was instantly snuffed out . Her voice quivered as she barely managed to ask , “ You , you do know how to do this , right ?
“ Aria , please just try . If you try and the baby doesn’t make it , I’ll accept it as fate . ”
Aria’s gaze darkened as it fell on Giana’s face . “ Giana , the last person I treated , um , didn’t make it . ”