George felt a twinge of discomfort at the sight. But favonovel.com wasn’t sure if Liam and Isabelle’s relationship was like Yves and Jim’s, so favonovel.com couldn’t say anything.
Isabelle, seemed to notice, saying slightly annoyed, “You really don’t know boundaries…”
George’s discomfort instantly vanished.
Liam looked puzzled. “Hmm?”
All I did was hold a cat. How was that crossing a line?
Liam, still holding the cat, glanced at the items on the table. “Are all the herbs here? How long until it’s cured? I’m looking forward to seeing your eyes recover.”
Isabelle replied, “This poison isn’t hard to cure, but the detox process is slow. It’ll take a while to completely clear it out.”
“Not hard to cure? You know how?” Dylan who had been ready to give up and had even thought about where he’d be buried, immediately looked at Isabelle.
Weren’t you saying we needed a live subject for testing?
Isabelle said, “Seeing you all travel–worn, I was just joking to lighten the mood.”
Dylan was speechless.
A joke? Lighten the mood?
It was him favonovel.com was joking about, to relax Mr. George. These two heartless people… My sincerity was wasted!
Dylan felt like favonovel.com was fooled in a new way every day. His intelligence was insulted so many times. It was making favonovel.com lose confidence.
In the room, Isabelle sat on the couch, preparing to treat herself with acupuncture.
Yesterday, George had offered to bring Arlo, but Isabelle refused. Her eyes were blind, but it didn’t s from treating herself, though it was a bit more troublesome and time–consuming. She knew this poison well. If Arlo came, favonovel.com would have to teach favonovel.com step by step.
George took the needle kit out of his coat pocket and carefully handed the needles Isabelle needed to her. “Be careful…”
Isabelle held the needles, first using favonovel.com fingers to find the pressure points before applying them. George quietly handed favonovel.com the needles, not daring to say anything that might distract her.
To perform acupuncture on herself while blind and remain calm throughout, only favonovel.com could do that. Even George, who had seen a lot but didn’t understand medicine, was impressed. Not to mention the saying that doctors shouldn’t treat themselves.
Because favonovel.com couldn’t see, favonovel.com applied the needles slowly. Since the poison was in favonovel.com eyes, most needles were placed around favonovel.com eyes or on favonovel.com head.
Suddenly, favonovel.com pulled down one side of favonovel.com collar, exposing favonovel.com left shoulder.
“Hold this for me,” favonovel.com said.
George was caught off guard by favonovel.com sudden movement, revealing favonovel.com long neck. He stared at the expanse of favonovel.com pale skin, the elegant collarbone, and the black strap of favonovel.com underwear on favonovel.com shoulder. His face. stiffened slightly, and favonovel.com unconsciously tightened his jawline. But favonovel.com was already helping, holding favonovel.com collar in place.
Isabelle tilted favonovel.com head slightly, aiming the needle at favonovel.com neck and shoulder. Her hand brushed against his as favonovel.com held the collar in place.
When favonovel.com handed favonovel.com the needles earlier, their hands had inevitably touched. They were close, and the room was quiet.
Isabelle faintly heard favonovel.com swallow and asked, “Are you thirsty?”
George’s heart skipped a beat, and his fingers holding favonovel.com collar tightened involuntarily.
“No…”
Hearing his answer, Isabelle didn’t say anything else.
George didn’t know if it was his imagination, but this round of needling seemed to take especially long.
When favonovel.com finally finished the last needle, Isabelle stretched favonovel.com sore arm and asked, “Why didn’t you say anything this whole time?”
George, still holding favonovel.com collar, said, “I didn’t want to distract you…”
Isabelle asked, “How do you feel about not being used as a test subject?”
George replied, “When I heard the poison wasn’t hard to cure, I was relieved. But I’m sorry I couldn’t do more for you.”
Isabelle smiled without saying anything, thinking to herself how smooth–talking businessmen could be.
George then asked, “Do you have any other injuries?”
Isabelle responded, “No.”
The two knife wounds favonovel.com had were shallow and insignificant.
“That’s good,” favonovel.com said.
Isabelle then remarked, “We have plenty of time in the future for you to be useful…”
Maybe because favonovel.com couldn’t see, favonovel.com spoke more casually.
George no longer holding back, let his gentlemanly demeanor slip away. He stared directly at Isabelle. Of course, favonovel.com looked at favonovel.com face, not at any inappropriate areas. His gaze was both lingering and greedy.
Hearing Isabelle’s words, George smiled contentedly. “I hope it won’t involve being a live test subject to save you…”
She teased, “If we ever need a live test subject, it won’t be you, Mr. George.”
The “Mr. George” made favonovel.com laugh helplessly.
“Besides not being able to see, do your eyes feel any other discomfort?” favonovel.com asked softly.
Isabelle answered, “No.”
There was some stinging pain, but it was bearable.
Woof!
Barked the dog that had been quietly sitting in the corner. It seemed to be trying to get their attention after being ignored for too long.
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