Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 716

As the time for the treatment approached, Mr. Carter made a sweeping motion with his hand, unfurling a cloth roll that revealed rows of neatly arranged needles of varying sizes.

Roseanne watched, her skin crawling. "Are we, uh, starting now?"

"Yes," Mr. Carter replied.

"Where do they go?" she asked nervously.

He pointed to her head. "Right here."

Roseanne was puzzled. "Why the head if my ankle's hurt?"

Her curiosity was genuine, not skeptical.

"The reason the injury hurts is because of blocked energy," Mr. Carter explained. "There are key points in the head that help release it. Think of it like fixing the main control system to solve the problem."

the brain, of course,

up his

then, Owen Reynolds offered his hand to her, and she clutched it without

be over quickly," Mr. Carter's voice was gentle and soothing, almost

Roseanne closed her eyes.

she braced for the pain, she felt a tiny prick on her scalp, like the bite of an ant. The discomfort was fleeting, and then

needle is

"Not yet. There are a few

the odd sensation

She tightened her grip on Owen's warm hand, finding comfort in it. Then, Mr. Carter's kind voice reached

soothing words helped ease her tension, and soon Roseanne found

yet, but you can slowly open your

caught sight of her reflection, with the needles sticking out of her head like a porcupine.

had advised her to stay still, so she kept her back suspended in the air. Holding one position for so

Carter glanced at a small couch in the corner meant for patient comfort. He gestured to Owen, "Help her