The Great Medical Saint (Matthew)

Chapter 14

The bodyguards promptly followed Rachel's instructions and positioned themselves at the entrance of the villa compound.

The compound consisted of three spacious villas. The courtyard resembled a small garden enclosed by a low, four-foot-tall wall offering a clear view.

Tessa and Randall were stopped at the entrance. Tessa put on a smile and tried to reason with the guards.

"Hey there, we're Ms. Carter's business partners. Let us in. She's being scammed by a con man who's after her money and looks. If you don't let us in, she might fall victim to his schemes."

The bodyguard remained stoic. "I'm sorry, but Ms. Carter isn't receiving visitors. Please leave."

Glancing through the gate, Tessa saw the drawn curtains and inwardly cursed. How could Matthew make his move in broad daylight?

But what frustrated Tessa even more was Rachel's apparent blindness. How could such an intelligent and beautiful woman be so naïve when it came to relationships?

She now understood that Rachel, despite her intellect and looks, was a hopeless romantic. It seemed like once Rachel became involved with a man, she was completely devoted, even placing him above her family. If Rachel and Matthew had already been intimate, there was no way she would believe anything Tessa said.

Growing more desperate, Tessa shouted, "I'm telling you, that man with Ms. Carter is an ex-convict! If he does anything to her, would you be able to bear the consequences? Let us in!"

...

Inside the quiet room, Matthew directed Fred to lie down.

He gathered eldernroot, dried ginger, ivoryroot, and sweetroot essence into a pot and simmered them for 15 minutes until three bowls of water condensed into half a bowl of potent medicine. The herbal aroma filled the room, offering a rejuvenating essence with every inhalation.

Matthew then had Fred take the medicine.

and a gold one in his right, he delicately inserted them into Fred's M-HN-3 acupoint. Fred

could circulate energies and turn death

hands moved swiftly with precision. In moments, Fred's head was covered with

interrupted the quiet

him. Matthew had stressed the need for a quiet environment, and now there was noise. This could be fatal. If Fred could move, he would hold the source of the disturbance at knifepoint.

drooped

droplets of black blood-an alarming yet promising sign of progress. Soon, Matthew removed all the needles. After ensuring Fred's pulse was stable, Matthew wiped the sweat from

find Rachel waiting. "What's going on out

trying to peer past Matthew into the

angrily, "Something bad almost happened. Didn't I ask

didn't want to see her, so I had the guards keep her quiet. It's settled now." Tessa again! Matthew frowned. "I'll

Randall were still arguing with the guards as they tried to

Matthew asked, "Tessa, what do you want now? You almost

ruin your plans! What are you going to

"Do you

sly bastard. You're

Matthew was baffled. "Pregnant?"

what drawn curtains mean in broad daylight. Why

you're divorced and useless. I dumped you because you weren't good enough for me. Now you're aiming for

appeared. She was supporting

hurriedly waved to her. "Ms. Carter, I'm Tessa Sanders. There's something important I didn't get to say earlier. I was afraid that you might have been scammed, so I came here to tell you the truth." Rachel's expression was icy as she said,

stiffened, but she quickly replied, "You've got me wrong. You'll thank me once you get

an ex-convict, which is why I divorced him. You shouldn't throw yourself into a lion's cave. You can't

Rachel's shocked reaction. She expected Rachel to