The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 23

Vivienne took out the pre prepared ointment and asked Eartha, “Are you sure she hasn’t eaten or drank anything since yesterday?”

“Nope,” Eartha replied. “She has been very obedient. Even when she’s starving, she’s determined not to eat a thing”

Vivienne nodded, then turned to Isolde, her tone as gentle as she could muster. Tm about to start applying the ointment now. You need to hang in there. If the pain gets unbearable, you can bite me”

Isolde seemed pretty nervous, but she gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t worry, Vivienne, I’ll hang in there.”

Without saying anything more, Vivienne had Isolde undress and began applying the medicine. Starting from her face, Vivienne covered her entire body with the ointment. At first, the cool sensation of the ointment made Isolde feel quite comfortable. She gave Vivienne a sweet smile. “Vivienne, are you trying to scare me? This ointment feels so comfortable on my skin… Ah!”

Before she could finish her sentence, Isolde suddenly let out a scream. But as if realizing something, she quickly shut her mouth. Her body was completely covered in ointment, making it impossible to see her expression. Her body was shaking, and more and more moisture appeared on her skin, soaking the ointment.

Isolde was in so much pain she couldn’t even speak. She didn’t dare to scream, and could only bite on a pillow to endure it.

Eartha looked on with deep concern. “Are you okay?”

T’m fine… it’s just… a bit painful!” Just saying that seemed to drain all her strength. She was in extreme pain, it felt like thousands of bugs were biting her. She wanted to endure it, but she was barely holding on.

Seeing her state deteriorating, Eartha quickly asked Vivienne, “Ms. Hawthorn, she’s not in trouble, is she? She seems really uncomfortable, and her breathing is difficult.” She was worried. If anything happened to Isolde, how would she explain it to Mr. Percival? Should she call him?

Vivienne took a look at Isolde’s condition, and asked softly, “Can you hang in there?”

“Vivienne, I can’t… Ah!” Isolde could no longer bear the pain. She couldn’t hold on any longer. The pain had her rolling on the floor, filling the room with her screams. Luckily, this ward wasn’t in the general ward area, there were no other patients, and it was soundproofed.

“Can you hang on for just one

send a message to Percival when she

pass out, but for some reason, hearing Vivienne’s voice made her feel somewhat

let others know she was treating

of relief. After the pain subsided, she felt extremely comfortable, like she was soaking in warm water. She cracked a smile. “Vivienne, did I do okay?”

when she smiled, only her white teeth were

Isolde’s head, laughing heartily. “You did great! Most people can’t tolerate

adults in their thirties and forties found it hard to endure.

to Isolde, Let’s go, I’ll take you to bathe”

her into

the tub, then took out the medicine she’d prepared and

don’t I need to shower first?” Wouldn’t the water get really dirty with all the ointment on her

softly. “The ointment needs to combine with my

obediently sat in the tub. As the water temperature gradually increased, Isolde slowly fell asleep. She didn’t know how long she’d slept, only

up!” Vivienne gently woke

Isolde slowly opened her eyes, looking at Vivienne in a daze. “Did I fall

her voice still soft. “Go look

still obedient, Isolde went to the mirror. When she saw herself

scream scared Eartha, who was outside the bathroom, her heart pounding as she rushed into the room. But when she

surprised that she was speechless. She could hardly believe her eyes. Was this still the extremely ugly Isolde

ward was on the fifteenth floor. How could a five–year–old child

looked at Isolde, then at Vivienne. Then she carefully walked over to the window and peeked out. She wanted to see if there was a child who had fallen to their death below. But there was

Isolde, and cautiously

grabbed Eartha’s hand, excitedly

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