Everyone immediately fell silent, their eyes collectively shifting toward the elderly man on the hospital bed,
Albert had just processed the information he’d heard moments ago. He looked at Jeff with a stem expression and asked, “Are you certains met kaya Lexie?”
“I’m absolutely certain.” Jeff replied, thumping his chest for emphasis. “Mr. Briggs, I was invited here today by Roccall to treat you. But with Lederare të scems my services might not be needed.”
Albert squinted at Arya. “Can you really cure my gout?” His gaze was no longer hostile, but it was still deeply skeptical,
Arya’s delicate face remained expressionless. “Mr. Briggs, if you trust me, I’ll cure your leg today. If you don’t, just forget i mentioned its
Her tone was indifferent, yet she exuded an undeniable confidence that seemed to radiate from within. It was hard to ignore.
Evelyn truly disliked Arya’s aloof and high–and–mighty demeanor. So she deliberately said, “Arya, since you claim you can cure Mr. Bnggo gut, then go ahead and treat him.”
She then turned to Albert with a feigned concern. “Mr. Briggs, why don’t you let Arya give it a try? It might actually work.”
In reality, Evelyn wanted to see Arya fail miserably, preferably angering Albert enough to have her thrown out of the hospital.
The traditional medicine I prepared according to the old medical texts failed miserably. Could Arya possibly do any better?” she thought to herself
Winnie was also watching the scene unfold with a sense of anticipation. ‘This girl dares to impersonate Lexie? This should be good, she thought.
Albert finally relented. “Alright, go ahead and try to treat me. Thanks.”
He had suffered from gout in his legs for so many years; perhaps it was worth giving this a shot.
He was also curious to see if Arya was the incompetent beauty that Colin had described.
Arya maintained her usual cool demeanor. “Sure, just give me a moment, Mr. Briggs. I’ll go get my traditional medicine kit.”
Now that her identity was known to these people, there was no need to hide anymore.
Russell was staring intently at Arya, trying to find any sign of deceit. Unfortunately for him, she exuded nothing but confidence.
Moments later, Russell took out his phone from his pocket, opened the WhatsApp group chat with his friends, and directly messaged Finn. [Mr. Barnett, is your wife Lexie?]
Before the person involved could respond, Hugo was the first to reply.
Hugo laughed and typed back: [Russell, have you gone crazy looking for Lexie? Arya is Lexie? You’ve got to be kidding me. I’m actually Lexie ne followed up with several laughing emojis.
Hugo was at the company, inspecting work, and almost burst into laughter when he saw Russell’s message. But the next second, he couldn’t laugh anymore.
Finn had replied to Hugo: [If you mock my wife again, I’ll gouge out your eyes.]
Finn then replied to Russell: [Yes, she is Lexie.]
Both Hugo and Russell were shocked.
After a few seconds of silence in the group chat, messages started flooding in. Hugo expressed his utter astonishment.
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Russell: (Finn, you’re not playing fair. Why didn’t you tell me that Arya is Lexie? Do you have any idea how hard I’ve been favim for late years?] Russell was almost in tears.
Finn had just finished an important meeting and, upon seeing the reactions of the two in the group, his eyes narrowed dangerously
Then Finn directly replied to Russell, his eyes cold: Is she with you now?]
Even through the screen, Russell could feel a strong chill emanating from Finn. ‘Is Finn actually jealous?‘ he thought.
Russell replied: [She’s in my grandfather’s ward. He then started typing another message. [She’s about to treat my grandfather’s gout.
But before he could send it, Finn’s message appeared in the group. [I’m on my way.]
Russell was taken aback for a moment. ‘Is he afraid that I’ll bully Arya?‘ he wonder
At that moment, Arya had already returned with her traditional medicine bag, walking briskly to Albert’s bedside and opening the bag. Rows of silver needles came into view.
Upon seeing the needles, Evelyn couldn’t help but sneer.
‘I thought Arya had some real skills, but it turns out she’s just going to stick needles in him.
What a joke?‘ she wondered.
Does she really think gout can be cured by acupuncture?
Winnie also couldn’t resist gloating. “Arya, you’re actually planning to give Mr. Briggs acupuncture?”
Arya lazily lifted her eyelids and glanced at Winnie. “Shut up.”
When Winnie met Arya’s gaze, she shivered involuntarily. ‘That look is really terrifying. It’s like she wants to kill someone, she thought.
Arya quickly shifted her focus back, deftly taking out two silver needles and inserting them into the soles of Albert’s feet.
Albert felt a slight pain in his soles, but after the pain subsided, it was as if a warm current had suddenly surged through him, making him feel incredibly comfortable. Even the allergic itching on his skin had improved.
Then, Arya took out two more silver needles, preparing to insert them into Albert’s head.
Evelyn quickly intervened. “Arya, gout is caused by elevated uric acid levels, primarily in the joints. What are you doing? Are you really going to stick needles into Mr. Briggs‘ head? Do you know how important the head is? If something goes wrong, can you bear the consequences?”
Arya paused her actions and looked at Evelyn with feigned interest. “You seem to know more than me.
Why don’t you give it a try?”
Evelyn was momentarily speechless. If she could cure it, she would have treated Albert long ago–she wouldn’t give Arya this chance.
She quickly put on a concerned expression and looked at Albert. “Mr. Briggs, are you really going to let Arya stick needles into you? There was a doctor in the traditional medicine department who accidentally stuck a patient in the wrong acupuncture point, resulting in the patient being paralyzed for life. You really need to think this through.”
Albert furrowed his brow slightly. Previously, Russell had brought him traditional medicine practitioners, but none of them had dared to give him acupuncture. Therefore, Albert wasn’t very familiar with this area.
However, the two needles Arya had inserted into his soles had indeed made him feel more comfortable than ever before.
At this moment, Jeff stepped forward and said, “Mr. Briggs, I can vouch for Arya. If she dares to give you this treatment, she definitely has the confidence to cure your illness.”
Evelyn quickly retorted, “Professor Ashton, you can’t just casually vouch for something like this. If something happens to Mr. Briggs, can you bear the responsibility?”
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Just as the atmosphere in the ward was becoming increasingly tense again, a strong and resolute imale voice suddenly rang bus di frust i
