Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 225 What’s Taking You So Long?

After George stepped in. Isabelle quickly locked the door.

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Her action made George’s mood inevitably depressed. Isabelle and Yves appeared to have developed some understanding of one another.

“Take a seat on the couch, Isabelle suggested.

Yves had not only brought Isabelle wine but also a medical box. Despite being basic, the instruments were the most advanced. Isabelle opened the box with a practised hand.

“Open your mouth.” She took out a small flashlight and approached him.

“Aren’t you going to wear a mask? What if you are getting infected?” George asked.

“It’s not that contagious.”

George then raised his head slightly and opened his mouth for her to check.

Isabelle put away the flashlight. “Have you taken medicine?”

She drank a bit too much wine, and her breath carried a scent of wine when she talked. Her slightly reddened lips from the drink gave her a more vibrant look.

George shook his head.

“Not even any fever medicines?”

“None.”

Isabelle gave him a sceptical glance but said nothing.

She took out her stethoscope, sliding her hand beneath his suit jacket and over his shirt to place the diaphragm against his chest, starting from the apex of his left lung, moving from the front to the side, and then to the right lung.

When George watched Isabelle who was wearing a stethoscope, bent over to examine with a serious expression, his hands on his knees slowly curled into fists,

brief questions about his symptoms, and he answered each

last question, George couldn’t help but remark, “Do you always perform such thorough examinations? Even for something as minor as a cold or a

would

few acupuncture points. He

and the person who accompanied her to drink makes her happier? So, it’s not too much trouble to be

because it was me she was

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quickly dismissed

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diagnose people; I only do surgeries,” Isabelle clarified, emphasising that she didn’t deal with

the medical kit Yves had given

brightened, and his heartbeat quickened.

face, lost in thought, unaware that his unusual heart rate had caught

fast heartbeat,” she remarked.

daze. George

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his gaze, she instantly knew his rapid heartbeat wasn’t

down on the sofa and gently took his hand to

moment, she pulled out some acupuncture

“Okay”

a couple of buttons and expose the back of

“Sure.”

up and moved behind him, tugging his shirt collar down slightly to access his neck and shoulders. She began to

the door handle rattled, followed by a

you lock the door just to check him? Are you trying to

only been a few

wouldn’t be able to stay calm, which was exactly why she locked the

he tries anything, just kill him. I’ll take care of the other guy outside.” Yves called through the door, “Do you hear me?”

always like this, Isabelle said

you known him long?” George

“Yeah. Isabelle nodded.