Why was it Jefford again? Why did he show up everywhere?! Melanie was speechless. She lowered her head to greet the man approaching. He was followed by Maximilian’s two assistants, who brought a narrow bed for him to lie down on so she can freely perform acupuncture. In front of others, Jeffrey had to maintain Jefford's tone. "Dr. Jones, do I need to take off my clothes?" His straightforwardness amused several old doctors, who were watching the scene. Melanie sighed, feeling embarrassed and helpless. Since she had already agreed earlier, she could only accept her fate. "Take off your shirt," she said sternly. Without a word, Jeffrey removed his shirt. She had seen the wounds on his body before, so seeing them again this time didn't surprise her. She opened her acupuncture kit, and prepared to insert needles into him. Unexpectedly, he asked again, "Just the shirt? Do I not need to take off my pants? We're all men here, so it doesn't matter if I strip completely." Th
“Young man, all of us could tell. No matter what feelings you harbor for Dr. Jones, you must choose your words carefully. If the treatment was good, just say so. If you didn’t feel anything, just be honest.”“Yes, medical sciences are to be taken seriously.” Some of the older doctors who were eager to learn hurriedly reminded Jeffrey, for fear that he might shoot his mouth off.Maximilian’s voice boomed from upstairs, “My boy, it’s fine to fool around in other matters, but not in medicine. That would be sacrilegious.”Jeffrey said with a smirk, “Don’t worry, everyone. I admit I do have feelings for the beautiful Dr. Jones. While she doesn’t reciprocate those feelings, I will speak the truth.”He glanced at Melanie, and said, “Around 15 minutes after Dr. Jones began the needle therapy, I felt my head turning warmer, especially in this area.”Jeffrey pointed at the middle part of his head.“That’s GV 24, along the middle of the forehead,” one of the older doctors commented.“It
Melanie turned around, and saw Jefford running out toward them.Professor Turner walked off first. Jefford approached Melanie and said, “When can I go find you tomorrow?”“What do you want to find me for?” she asked unceremoniously.“For my treatment.”Jeffrey refused to let this opportunity slip by. “You said it yourself just now that a doctor will never reject a patient unless he is untreatable. You proved it today that you can treat my condition.”Melanie furrowed her brows in irritation. “I’ll contact you again.”She was in no mood to argue with him, and turned around to leave. Jeffrey called out to her again, asking, “Did you use to know Maximilian?”“Why do you ask that?” Melanie turned around again to look at him, sensing something behind his question.“He looked rather agitated when he saw you on the second floor,” Jeffrey said bluntly.Melanie’s heart thumped. Was it really true that Maximilian knew her long ago? Was he just pretending that he was not familiar with he
“His skin and his flesh don’t look like his own,” Professor Turner said succinctly.Melanie’s eyes widened slightly. She had been trying to find the words to describe the feeling that Maximilian gave her. Now that she thought about it, the professor’s description was very apt indeed!“He probably looks the same as you’ve described,” she said. “I found it strange when I saw him, and I wondered why he looked like that. Was he grievously injured, and did he undergo a skin transplant? But existing skin grafting technologies are very advanced…”“Heaven knows! Perhaps this is how the heavens punish the perverts. He looked like that since I knew him ten years ago…that’s why he doesn’t like meeting people.”Professor Turner turned around. After a while, he asked, “Oh, yes. Is Jefford Yancey still bugging you?”Melanie nodded helplessly in silence.“Do you…” Professor Turner asked.“I have no feelings for him whatsoever!” she said firmly.Professor Turner said with a smile, “As long as
Although Melanie had no idea how Jefford got acquainted with Maximilian, she could tell that Maximilian regarded Jefford highly. He and even called Jefford, “my boy”.Perhaps the Yanceys had ties with Maximilian.If the Yorks provided Maximilian with something he needed, it made sense that Maximilian would treat Jefford, the likely heir of Yancey Group, with respect.Melanie sighed inwardly.Although she wanted to keep her distance from that hooligan, it was getting clearer and clearer to her that he was getting involved in many things. Rather than shunning him, it was a better idea to be aggressive and make use of him instead.“Melanie, what exactly is going on in your mind? Who is this important guest you mentioned?” Annie asked anxiously. She didn’t like being left on a cliffhanger. “I haven’t made my final decision yet. I’ll tell you after I think through things.” Melanie decided to keep things secretive for the time being, lest everyone started worrying about her.After
“Why don’t you make a guess?” Professor Turner said teasingly with a smile. “Gabriel! Who else were you expecting?”Melanie pursed her lips, suddenly feeling helpless. She wasn’t expecting anyone!Gabriel was excited to hear that he could accompany Melanie on her visit to Maximilian’s place. Not only did he carefully reflect upon his treatment experience before his ears fully healed, but he even dressed himself up well in a high-couture suit and a suave hairstyle, making sure that every detail conveyed how highly he regarded the meeting.Melanie and Gabriel sat in a car that drove them to Maximilian’s house.The servants saw that it was Melanie and brought her straight upstairs, where Maximilian was waiting.“This must be Mr. Frost.”“I’m Gabriel. Nice to meet you, Dr. Maximilian,” Gabriel greeted politely.Maximilian didn’t respond to his greeting. Instead, he signaled for Gabriel to sit down and began to feel his pulse without further ado.“I’ve looked into the cases you shar
It was the perfect opportunity for Melanie to ask about the genetic super-technology that was injected in her body…She took a deep breath, and paved the way for her story. “Dr. Maximilian, your skills amaze me. If anyone else had diagnosed all these about me, I might suspect that he had known me for a long time.”She deliberately said that, and observed the changes in Maximilian’s face. However, he remained calm and composed, with a half smile on his face.Melanie refused to give up on this opportunity to dig for more information, and pressed on, “Oh, yes. Dr. Maximilian, since you are able to diagnose my condition years ago, are you able to tell if I have something injected in me that’s not supposed to be there? Such as some kind of genetic super-technology that’s highly-advanced in the medical field?”“Genetic super-technology?” Maximilian narrowed his eyes, which still looked unreal to Melanie.“Yes. I heard from Professor Turner that you’re interested in this field, so I want
Melanie sat on the backseat, looking at Gabriel collapsing at the entrance and subsequently forcing himself to his feet. She was torn between wanting to laugh and being shocked speechless.She and her driver stepped out of the car to help Gabriel up. He looked back to see Jefford standing at the door with his legs crossed, looking like a bystander watching the fun. Gabriel quickly looked away.A loser had no right to say anything. He turned to walk to the car, but Melanie stopped in her tracks. She could see through Jefford’s pretense in one look.She smirked and walked straight up to Jefford. “Mr. Yancey, you’re very fit, aren’t you?”“Hmm.”Jeffrey held his chin up, looking as though victory was naturally his.“Seems like you aren’t really ill. In that case, let’s forget about our needle therapy sessions,” Melanie said.Jeffrey stood up and said anxiously, “Don’t. The needle therapy sessions are good to have.” Melanie smirked as she glanced swiftly at his leg. “Fine. In that