A Replacement Bride

Chapter 229

Joaquin worked with Katherine at once and pressed the spasming little girl.

He couldn't understand why, but he felt a jolt of electricity course through his body when he touched Noah's tender little body, and he felt as though someone had stabbed hundreds and thousands of needles into his heart. It seemed like he was suffering even more excruciating pain than this little one when he saw her in so much pain.

In fact, he even wished he was the one suffering the torment.

As the pain brewed within Joaquin, he tensed his body up while being super careful with the pressure he was applying onto Noah, fearing that he would hurt her if he pressed too hard but couldn't hold her down if he didn't apply enough pressure.

Meanwhile, Katherine had regained her usual composure.

She speedily spread out the pouch she kept her acupuncture needles in, proficiently wiped a needle clean with alcohol, then decisively inserted it into the acupoint after locating it in a snap.

Once Noah was covered in needles from head to toe, she applied a couple of different acupuncture techniques to her pressure points. However, as Katherine gently twisted the needles, her frown deepened by the second, for the little girl's face was still ghastly pallid even though she had gradually stopped spasming. The blood, which dampened the pillow at this point, had stopped flowing out of her nose.

Joaquin felt as though someone was squeezing his heart when he saw Noah in excruciating pain and nothing but red. He sounded rather depressed when he asked, "Is she alright now?"

Cold sweat had drenched Katherine's back at this point, and even errant locks of hair on her forehead had become wet. Her beautiful brows gradually knitted into a tight furrow while her gaze deepened as deliberation flashed across her eyes.

"Though the bleeding has stopped, her sickness relapsed too suddenly. Then, on top of her anemia, she also lost a lot of blood. If this keeps up, her body won't be able to take it. She needs a blood transfusion, stat!"

They were now facing a dire situation, and if they continued to stay here, they would likely miss the golden window. Hence, Katherine removed the needles at once.

"To the hospital!" She had just stood straight with Noah in her arms when Joaquin took the child from her, leaving her stumped for a second.

her senses, Joaquin had already cradled

Noah was a priority right then, so she hurriedly rolled up

a quarter of an hour, and Joaquin rushed to the emergency room with Noah

Katherine rolling her left sleeve up

about the emergency,

blood," demanded

"But Miss Cornell…"

They can just take it

what the two men would say next, Katherine denied their suggestion at once. "Noah's blood type is rare; they might not

not delay further after hearing so and

was personally drawing Katherine's blood, Joaquin stood aside with tightly furrowed brows and an immensely grim countenance. Indescribable pain surged within him as he watched the dark

400cc of blood was drawn, and Idris hurriedly pulled the needle out, then

of blood. She leaned against the

gently. As he was worried sick, his voice deepened significantly as well.

"It's just that 400cc isn't

eyes and took a second for herself, her pallid face as white as

tone reverberated across the emergency room. "Miss Cornell, Mr.

wasn't as medically proficient as Katherine was, he knew this much as

her eyelids, then hummed lightly in response.

that, she stood straight and pulled her acupuncture needles out as she

by the end of it, she