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.

a silver needle in his left hand and a gold one in his right, he delicately inserted them into Fred's M-HN-3 acupoint. Fred watched in astonishment. "Two needles in

turn death into life. It required his

swiftly with precision.

the quiet atmosphere, causing Matthew's hands to

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. Matthew took a deep breath, calmed

Fred's head drooped as he lost

Fred's unconscious state. Each of the needles drew out droplets of black blood-an alarming yet promising sign of

door to find Rachel waiting. "What's going on

stood on tiptoe, trying to peer past Matthew into the room.

happened. Didn't I ask for

resigned. She explained, "Your ex-wife showed up. I didn't want to see her, so I had the guards keep her quiet. It's settled now."

Randall were still arguing with the guards as they tried to get into the

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

to ruin your plans!

fury. "Do you realize you almost

momentarily taken aback, then sneered. "Matthew, you sly bastard. You're trying to marry Ms. Carter by getting her pregnant,

Matthew was baffled. "Pregnant?"

"Don't play dumb. We all know what drawn curtains mean in broad daylight. Why don't

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

appeared.

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

replied, "You've got me wrong.

and has only been out for a few days. He's an ex-convict, which is why I divorced him.

Tessa waited for Rachel's shocked reaction. She expected Rachel