Lying quietly in bed, Lily looked as if she was asleep. Her face was pale, and her breathing was slow. The electrocardiogram next to her showed that her heart rate was so slow that it might stop anytime. Dominic then realized why that foreign man had come looking for him. Since they had a use for her, they could not let Lily die. They must be at their wits' end and thus used the relationship between him and Lily to get him to come. "I'm sure you don't want your favorite student to die at such a young age, right?" Fred questioned in a mocking tone.Dominic did not even bother to glance at him. "Only you can save her now. If you fail, she's a goner." Fred shrugged, feigning indifference."Get out," Dominic finally said. Fred was taken aback. "Get out. I don't need you here." Dominic’s gaze was fixed upon Lily's face as if no one else was around.This blatant disregard and hostility upset Fred. Throughout Yudonia, he was second only to the queen in terms of power. Now that sh
If Lily had died, all his efforts would have gone to waste, and there would have been no way to proceed with the last phase of R10."Your Grace…"The doctors were curious about why the wires and tubes were removed."Get out," Fred said grimly. "Your Grace—""Out!" The duke exploded in rage.The doctors quickly darted out of the room, leaving them alone once again. Fred turned to his bodyguard. "You too!"Taken aback, the bodyguard hesitated, then did as told. Dominic sat beside the bed and gently held Lily's wrist, trying to take her pulse. Fred once witnessed a pulse-taking before and knew how remarkable it was. Although it was hard to comprehend it from the viewpoint of mainstream medicine, it had somehow proven effective."Leave us," Dominic said coldly, throwing Fred a sidelong glance. Fred was reluctant. "You can save her, right?" He wanted to know for sure. For the past two days, the doctors had told him that there was no cure for Lily, so he did not have high
Dominic placed his fingers gently on her wrist. He closed his eyes and looked like he was sleeping, but he was not. Frowning, he focused on her pulse. After a while, he removed his fingers and leaned in to examine her face. He lifted her eyelids, then felt her neck. Watching this through the surveillance cameras, Fred rested his chin in one hand, pensive. Although it did not look like it, Dominic was treating her.The earlier doctors had relied on all kinds of equipment to determine what illness one had, but alternative medicine practitioners did this through observation, asking questions, and taking wrist pulses. He was unsure if Dominic could save Lily, but there was no other way. After examining her, Dominic stood up. All he did was gaze at Lily. As Fred was bewildered, he watched Dominic open the bag he was carrying. It was a black, old-fashioned cloth sack. From it, Dominic took out a set of silver needles of different sizes and laid them out.Intrigued, Fred sat up straig
The guard outside the door stormed in and apprehended Dominic. Fred charged into the room next, but he was too late. The electrocardiogram emitted a high-pitched screech as it showed a flat line. "No, no, no!" Fred darted toward Lily and shook her by the shoulders. "Don't you fucking die on me! This is an order!" As he shouted like a madman, the doctors rushed into the room to perform CPR. However, the flat line on the electrocardiogram persisted, signifying that Lily was gone. "No!" Fred charged toward Dominic, who the guard held back. "Why? Why?! She's your favorite student! Why did you kill her?! You were supposed to save her!" Fred punched Dominic in the face, who spat out a mouthful of blood. Despite his swelling face, Dominic smirked. "I did save her," he murmured as he gazed gently at Lily. "You're a crazy old man!"Fred was livid. He should never have trusted him. A miracle doctor? Acupuncture? It was all bullshit! Dominic had come to kill her instead of saving her
However, even with a heartbeat, Lily still looked weak. Fred noticed this and turned to the doctor. "Examine her!"They immediately did as told, and one of them announced, "Your Grace, she's out of danger, but she's fragile. She will need time to recuperate." "For how long?" Fred said with a frown. "Two weeks at least." "That long?"Fred looked grim. He could not wait that long, but there was no other way. He marched toward Dominic and grabbed him by his collar. "How dare you mess with me, old man? What if she had died?" Pointing toward Lily, he thought of what happened and felt his anger rise.If Lily had died, all his efforts would have gone to waste. Dominic simply burst out laughing. Fred was about to punch Dominic again when a doctor whispered into his ear, "Perhaps he was trying to save her." "What do you mean?" Fred looked at the doctor with a frown. After some hesitation, the man answered truthfully, "I've read about a technique like this in ancient texts. It
"Lock him up," Fred said coldly."I'm staying," Dominic said after some struggle. "You have to kill me to make me leave." Fred snorted. "Do you think I won't?" "Do it then." Dominic plopped down by the head of the bed and held on to the bedpost. Although he was scrawny, Dominic proved rather strong. As several guards tried to drag him away, they pulled the bed along with them.Lily then frowned. "Dom…" She coughed. "S-Stop!"Happy that she could speak, Fred gestured for the guards to stop and went up to her. He said, "You really are something else. Do you think you can mess up my plan by dying?" "I've no idea what you're talking about." Still trying to process what was going on, Lily turned to look at Dominic. "Dom shouldn't be here. Let him go." "Let him go?" Fred chuckled. "So that you can try to kill yourself again?" He believed that Lily must have done this to herself. Even if there was a traitor among them, the person would not have tried to kill Lily and was more l
"Don't talk like that. It’s not your style at all," Dominic said in an upset tone. Lily smiled. "It's not your style to come here either." "I…" Dominic was stumped. "I-I'm just here to see what you're up to!" Lily laughed. Embarrassed, Dominic waved his hands. "Okay, okay. I only came to see how you were doing. You really enjoy teasing me, huh? Feeling all better now?""Yeah, I do." Lily let out a sigh, then saw the needles were yet to be removed and tried to pull them out."Stay still!" Dominic removed the needles and continued, "I was shocked to learn that you suddenly went into a coma. When I heard that your heart was so slow that it was on the verge of stopping, I knew you…" Pausing, he glanced at her and did not finish his sentence. "How could you do this to yourself?" he told her off as he shook his head. "You know why I did it."He snapped, "I don't. "You're not Mother Teresa. You shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place!"Lily could not see his face as
Cocking her head to see his face, Lily held onto his hand. "Were you hit?" Her voice carried shock and anger.Unable to hide it from her, Dominic looked away. "I'm fine.""How is it fine? You were hit!" Having just regained consciousness, Lily struggled to sit up, and her breathing became rapid. "Who hit you? Was it Fred?""Do you think he could do it if I hadn't let him?" Dominic said as he waved dismissively. "How dare he!" Lily gritted her teeth. Enraged, she was oblivious to what Dominic said. Although she seldom treated him courteously, she regarded him as her grandfather. He had taught her a lot, so to her, he was both an elder and a benefactor.Furthermore, he had spent his whole life treating people and was well-respected, even among the rich and powerful. It was unimaginable that anyone would beat him, let alone because of her.Lily was so angry that she blamed herself. "This is all my fault." "No, it's not. Don't think like that. I… " At a loss for words, Dominic e