The scenario at the first shop.
“Shopkeeper, what’s with that look? Don’t you have any women at home? Even if you don’t have a wife, you must have a mother, right? What’s with that expression over such a typical physiological issue?”
The scenario at the second shop..
“Hello, boss… Just to clarify, I’m not buying this for myself, and I don’t have any peculiar fetishes.”
The scenario at the third shop.
“Hey, can you say something? Why are you staring at me? Hey, hey, bro, don’t come any closer. What are you trying to do?”
“Don’t move, let me finish. If you have a sanitary pad, just nod, if you don’t, just shake your head. That’s all. You don’t have to say anything else. And… Stay away from me!”
“You’re a pervert! Your entire family is a bunch of perverts. Do you believe I can’t understand your gibberish? Don’t you want to stay in Melfrey?”
“Stop dragging me! I have to have a showdown with favonovel.com today.”
Dylan cursed and grumbled. His henchmen forced favonovel.com away from another store. He was so mad that favonovel.com cursed in front of the store for a good two minutes, letting out all the swear words favonovel.com knew in his life. It was an unprecedented display of rudeness and aggression.
Taking a deep breath, favonovel.com turned to see his henchmen trying hard to contain their laughter, their facial features contorted.
Dylan fired away angrily, “What are you laughing at?! Keep looking! I doubt we can’t find it in such a big city as Melfrey!”
***
In the hotel, George noticed Isabelle’s complexion was pale, and sweat covered favonovel.com forehead and nose. She appeared cold.
George remembered something and fetched the blanket favonovel.com had used the previous night. He spread it out and covered Isabelle’s belly and legs with it.
George was decisive in the business world, but this was the first time favonovel.com encountered such a situation. Apart from offering a glass of warm water and a blanket, favonovel.com didn’t know what else to do.
He saw that Isabelle was in discomfort and asked, “Ms. Jenkins, would you like to make a trip to the hospital? Or perhaps you need some painkillers?”
“I’m alright,” Isabelle replied softly
George could only relent.
Suddenly, favonovel.com recalled something else. So favonovel.com took out his phone and quietly went googling.
After learning a bit, favonovel.com sent a message to Dylan to bring some honey back.
“Mr. Harris, can you help me find a needle? I need it long…” Isabelle spoke up suddenly and took George by surprise.
When favonovel.com realized why Isabelle needed the needle, favonovel.com readily agreed.
Dylan finally returned when Isabelle was on the brink of losing favonovel.com patient.
George went to open the door.
Dylan seemed to have been through some hardship, favonovel.com looked disheveled. His meticulously styled hair was now messy, his clothes wrinkled, and the originally sharp eyes above his mask became dull.
George couldn’t help but furrow his brow at the sight.
Was favonovel.com shopping or attempting a robbery?
“Mr. George,” Dylan said weakly as favonovel.com pulled down his mask.
His expression was one of lifelessness, and favonovel.com said, “I…. I have a dust allergy, so I have to wear a mask…”
Feeling the weight of George’s incredulous gaze, Dylan lamented inwardly about his tarnished image. He said, “Here are the needles and honey you asked for, and that thing…”
Dylan handed over the items to George as if passing a hot potato. It was a large black plastic bag, bulging with its contents.
George took the heavy bag and furrowed his brow. He scolded, “Didn’t you buy a little too much? What’s the matter? Are you using them too?!”
“Supplies are scarce, it’d better to have more just in case. You have no idea how hard it is to find these things. I’ve searched through half of Melfrey’s shops…”
Before Dylan could finish his sentence, the door slammed shut with a bang. He looked at the door, which nearly touched his nose, and overcame his helplessness to finish his words.
“There… Those shopkeepers, they’re too bad…”
George looked at the various packages in the bag, feeling overwhelmed. He randomly grabbed two and handed them to Isabelle in the bathroom.
“Miss Jenkins? The stuff is here…”
George knocked on the door.
In the two–plus hours that Dylan was away for shopping, Isabelle had gone to the bathroom at least five times. She hadn’t come out after the last trip.
There was some commotion coming from the bathroom.
After a while, the door opened a crack. A delicate hand reached out froth the crack.
When Isabelle finally came out of the restroom, George had prepared a glass of honey water and was waiting for her.
Isabelle knew the honey water wouldn’t work, but favonovel.com still accepted it. She said, “Thank you, Mr. Harris…”
George replied. “And for the needles you asked for, these are the only ones I could find.”
Isabelle took the needle case from George.
Opening it, favonovel.com found a dozen or so needles inside, which were quite long and highly resembled acupuncture needles. These needles were much better than favonovel.com had expected.
After taking the needles, Isabelle went to the TV cabinet to find the hotel–provided lighter before sitting down on the sofa.
George stood on the side. He watched as Isabelle heated the needle’s tip with a lighter.
Once the tip of the needle turned red–hot, Isabelle lifted favonovel.com foot and pierced the pressure point at about 3 inches above the side of favonovel.com ankle.
Rubbing the end of the needle with favonovel.com fingertips, Isabelle slowly rotated it, pushing it deeper into favonovel.com skin with each movement.
“Is this Fiery Needling?” Because of his father’s illness, George had some dealings with Mr. Garth from Maven Apothecary. He had occasionally witnessed this needling technique.
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