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Baron suddenly said, “If Mr. White couldn’t save Avery, what makes you think this little girl can do any better? We’d better call Culver from Todd School. I can get him here.”
Susan whirled around, her red eyes fixed on her father. She said firmly, “Dad, I trust Aria. I have no faith in that Culver.
“Be nice to Aria. If she was influenced by you and failed to save Avery, I’ll hold you responsible for everything that happens to my daughter.”
Baron’s chest heaved violently with rage. “If it weren’t for my granddaughter, I wouldn’t have bothered to lift a finger. Since none of you want me here, I’m out,” said Baron furiously.
Baron turned to Lennox, whose eyes were red, and said, “Lennox, the Fletchers clearly don’t want you here. Are you coming with me?”
Lennox stood frozen, his gaze darting between his parents, but neither gave him a glance.
Finally, he realized that nobody minded him.
After a moment’s silence, Lennox took a step forward and followed his grandfather out of the hospital.
Susan bit her lip, laughing bitterly through her tears.
She thought, ‘So this is my previous son? Avery was put to the ER because of him, but he didn’t feel any remorse and just walked away with his grandfather.’
During all of this, no one stopped Lennox from leaving.
Meanwhile, the doctor passed the golden needles to a technician for sterilization.
The technician saw the needles and gasped, “These are Mr. Todd’s needles. They’ve been passed down for generations. Only the master of the Todd School can use them. How could they be here?”
The doctor explained, “A young woman gave them to me. The Fletchers said she’s Mr Todd’s apprentice.”
The technician looked bewildered and said, “But isn’t Culver the current Master of Todd School? How could the golden needles be passed down to an apprentice?”
The doctor waved his hand and said, “No time to discuss it now. The patient’s life comes first.”
Aria changed into her scrubs, picked up the sterilized needles, and entered the ER with the doctor.
Susan stood at the door, hands clasped in front of her as she said, “God, let my daughter live. Please.”
The others also prayed silently.
Three doctors in the ER froze when they saw Aria.
One of the doctors scoffed, “With this kind of situation, only Mr. Todd might be able to pull it off. But the Fletchers just sent in some nobody. Are they serious?”
The doctor who brought Aria in explained, “This is Mr. Todd’s apprentice. The Fletchers said she’s in charge, and they’ll bear all consequences.”
“They’re risking the child’s life. There’s still time to fix it. Seriously, are they not calling Mr. Todd?” said the former.
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Aria said calmly, “No. I’ll take it.”
The doctor looked at Aria up and down and suddenly asked, “You’re Aria?”
Aria nodded.
The doctor immediately stepped aside and said, “Had I known you were Professor Colton earlier, I wouldn’t have questioned you.
“But the kid is indeed in an extremely critical situation.”
Aria nodded again and gave Avery a full work-up before taking her pulse.
Three minutes later, Aria withdrew her hand and began to treat Avery with the golden needles.
Aria said, “Start the timer as soon as I insert the needle. Time it precisely. Call out every ten minutes.”
I’ll handle it,” one of the doctors said.
Aria kept moving, sometimes hurried, sometimes slow. After ten minutes, she checked the pulse again and adjusted the needles.
The doctor responsible for timekeeping noticed that Aria knew exactly when to move on, like she had a timer in her head.
An hour later, Avery’s body was studded with needles.
Aria was drenched in sweat.
One of the doctors nearby mopped Aria up and asked, “How is she?”
Aria said calmly, “Vitals are stable for now. Wake me in half an hour and immediately if the patient shows any sign of change.”
It’ll take at least four more hours to finish the treatment.
Owen strode to the ER entrance carrying a medical kit, Cathy on his heels.