Unfinished Business with You

Chapter 1405

Chapter 1405 Positive Signs

Eugene frowned and answered, "I came to make sure you don't exhaust yourself because I know you're a workaholic who'd forget to take breaks once you get busy."

"I invented this acupuncture treatment, and I need all the concentration I can get. I may be busy doing that, but it'll only take me a while." Olivia smiled in response.

"How amazing, Miss Maxwell! How many times of practice did it take before you became so skilled with your acupuncture treatment?" Impressed, Albert complimented Olivia.

"Maybe I was born for this." Olivia added with a smile, "Actually, there's no special secret to it if you ask me. Have you heard of the ten-thousand-hours rule?"

"What's that?" Albert asked. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

"No matter what you want to achieve or learn, all it takes is just a practice of over ten thousand hours. That's what the rule is about. As for me, I've been doing this for more than two thousand days, working for more than 13 hours a day, and that's how I've done this for more than ten thousand hours. As the saying goes, you reap what you sow," Olivia answered, putting her words in a humble manner. However, no one else but herself knew how tough it was for her to persevere for more than two thousand days.

Meanwhile, Eugene's eyes were filled with sympathy as he wrapped his arm around Olivia's shoulder. If it weren't for the others who are standing right here, I'd just pull her into my arms and kiss her. In fact, I could easily do that with just a flex of my muscles.

While Olivia gave Eugene a look of reassurance, Albert expressed his admiration for her once more. "You're too humble, Miss Maxwell. There are only a handful of people who are as good as you are." He

then asked, "How long does it have to take until the needles can be removed from her body?"

"30 minutes. That's how long it'll take before the meridians in her body get unblocked." Olivia continued to say, "Also, I'll give you a prescription for the medicine so that you can get someone else to prepare the ingredients."

"Sure," Albert responded affirmatively.

Olivia then stood up and looked for a pen just as Eugene quickly grabbed her a chair and said, "You should rest. Let me get you whatever you're looking for."

Eugene got up from his seat and returned to Olivia with a pen and a notepad for her to write down the prescription as if he were her assistant.

In response, Olivia smiled warmly at Eugene and took the pen, whereupon she started writing the prescription on the notepad. Soon, the blank paper was written with lines of words that contained information about the prescription. After that, she handed the paper over to Albert and told him to gather the ingredients of the medicine. "Gather the ingredients now. Once the medicine is ready, she'll have to take her medication twice per day after her meal, once during the day and the other at night."

Albert took the paper and gave it to Hugh. "Get it done, Hugh."

Hugh nodded and took the piece of paper with him before walking away.

Half an hour later, Olivia began to remove the needles from Doreen's body as Eugene sanitized them by soaking them in alcohol. After that, he took the needles out of the solution and put them into the fabric bag.

On the other hand, Albert felt ashamed for not being able to make himself useful when he saw how well the couple worked together. Deep down, it seemed to him as if he was getting in their way.

An hour later, Olivia and Eugene were finally done with their job. Then, Olivia sat back on the chair in front of Doreen's bed and asked, "Do you feel a warm sensation in your body?"

Doreen nodded in response.

"Try lifting your arm again," Olivia said.

In that instant, everyone's gaze turned to Doreen as they didn't want to miss any changes on her arm. Soon, Doreen concentrated all her strength on her arm again, struggling to lift it up, although she could lift it up about a centimeter away from the bed. Despite her little progress, everyone who saw her effort rejoiced and cheered for her. After all, they were excited to witness the impressive result produced by just one acupuncture treatment. While Doreen's effort might seem, Olivia had shown the others that every cloud had a silver lining, as if she was trying to tell them not to give up on hope.

Albert took significant strides toward Doreen and exclaimed in surprise. "Do you see that, Godmother? You just moved your arm. You just did!"

Needless to say, Doreen, who couldn't believe what she was feeling, was also able to feel her arm moving. She then looked at Olivia with gratitude and tried to utter the words that were forming at the tip of her tongue. "Hap... Hap..."

"Hap? What is 'hap'? What are you trying to say, Godmother? Can you talk now?" Albert leaned closer and asked, but Doreen gave up and gasped for breath, seemingly having exhausted all of her strength.

"It's okay, General Bleu. Just take it easy. I'm going to give you your medication later, and I'll be focusing on treating the condition inside and outside of your body. Now, you may not be able to walk or write right away, but you should be able to make some audible sounds in a while." Olivia comforted Doreen.