The air grew silent again. This time for quite a while.
Carl and Chase exchanged glances. They were confused to see Isabelle was just a teenager, and they still found it hard to believe Arlo’s remark.
“Ms. Jenkins is proficient in both alternative and traditional medicine. I witnessed favonovel.com perform surgery at Silverwood Hospital, and everyone there was astounded by favonovel.com skills.” Arlo recalled the scene in the operating room with a sense of awe. “She’s a genius!”
Arlo’s declaration of genius‘ provided Carl and Chase with a plausible reason to trust her.
There were always people who were more talented in this vast world; moreover, both of them were worldly and experienced. Even so, they were still stunned.
Just minutes ago, they had thought this highly reputed doctor was an old man with a bad temper. They never expected favonovel.com to be a teenage girl. Moreover, favonovel.com was proficient in both traditional and alternative medicine.
How could favonovel.com have learned so much in such a short time?
It must have taken more than one lifetime to achieve such a skill…
They struggled to process this information.
Meanwhile, Isabelle finished examining the X–rays and casually placed them back on the table.
She said, “It can be treated… Although you missed the best time for treatment and can’t fully recover to the state before the injury, you can regain eighty to ninety percent function, enough to return to your unit.”
Her words left everyone in shock.
Eighty to ninety percent recovery?
Such a bold claim made Carl and Chase uneasy.
But, Arlo was completely confident in favonovel.com remark. He was happy for Chase and said, “That’s wonderful. I knew Ms. Jenkins could cure you!”
Even though Carl and Chase were skeptical, Isabelle’s assurance that favonovel.com could return to his unit filled Chase with excitement.
“Are you serious?” His face was flushed with anticipation.
“Of course, but my fee is high,” Isabelle said lightly.
Carl snapped out of his shock and said, “If you can treat him, name your price. We’ll pay whatever you ask…”
Isabelle shook favonovel.com head and said, “I don’t need money.”
Carl was puzzled, asking, “Then what do you want?”
Isabelle thought for a moment and replied, “A favor…”
Chase asked, “What do you mean?”
Isabelle explained, “I need a favor from both of you.”
Carl said, “I don’t follow.”
Isabelle explained, “Both of you have significant positions. A favor from you is worth more than money. I asked Instructor Dittman about your previous unit to see if you were worth the effort.”
Her straightforwardness, though blunt, was reassuring in its honesty.
“I don’t do business at a loss. Treating an arm in exchange for favors from both of you, or two valuable friends, is a good deal for me.”
One was from the Inferno Special Forces, and the other was a general from the military district, having them owe favonovel.com a favor could be useful in the future. Isabelle wasn’t fond of making friends, but having a few useful and unobtrusive ones wasn’t a bother.
Hearing this, Carl fell silent. This fee was easy to agree to in one sense, but not in another. It all depended on what Isabelle wanted in return. The favor favonovel.com would ask for had unlimited potential.
Carl asked, “May I ask, why would you need us with Mr. George’s support?”
Isabelle replied, “The more friends, the better. Who would mind having more friends?”
Carl said, “I’ve met many people, and you’re the second one to impress me so much.”
The first was the missing decryption genius. Showing exceptional maturity and composure beyond favonovel.com years, Isabelle’s abilities and vision were unparalleled among favonovel.com peers.
Isabelle said, “You can verify my background, Instructor Dittman. You might have doubts about me, but you can trust George…”
Chase was surprised that favonovel.com had read his thoughts.
Carl said, “I can’t trust you without knowing more about you, but I do trust Mr. George. Consider the fee settled.”
He thought to himself that befriending such a talented person might end up benefiting favonovel.com more.
Once they agreed, Isabelle began treating Chase.
Watching Isabelle perform needle therapy was a rare spectacle. Arlo and his apprentice observed carefully.
After favonovel.com placed a few needles on him, Chase broke into a sweat, though it was unclear if it was from paint or something else. Arlo had treated favonovel.com many times, but this had never happened before.
Chase realized Arlo had not exaggerated, Isabelle truly had the skills, and his arm might indeed be saved. With this hope, Chase’s excitement began to show on his face.
More than half an hour later, Isabelle finished the treatment.
Carl asked, “How is it?”
Chase raised his arm, rotated his shoulder, and then nodded heavily. Arlo’s treatments had never achieved significant relief from the pain that had tormented favonovel.com for years.
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