The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 30

Walter hadn't expected her to dare touch him directly. His deep eyes narrowed sharply, and a multiturle of complex emotions flashed through them in an instant. "Shakira!" He bent down and grabbed her slender wrist, which felt as if it had no bones.

But before he could say anything. Shakira quickly preempted him. "If you don't let me treat you, do you really want to take. me to the grave with you?"

Walter fell silent. Finally, with a dark expression, he loosened his grip. His teeth nearly ground together as he warned, "If your touch anything you shouldn't, you're finished." Shakira's lips twitched. She'd made one mistake, and he really treated her like a beast ever since.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Shakira decided to withdraw from the argument. She gently straightened his leg, holding his foot forward, and tentatively pressed a pressure point at his ankle. At the same time, she closely observed his reaction. Walter's 's brows furrowed slightly, and Shakira's eyes lit up. "What do you feel here?"

"A slight tingling, very faint, not intense. He had been sick long enough to recognize that was a pressure point. A normal person would feel sharp pain from even a light press, especially since he could see that she was applying some force. Shakira continued, "Does it hurt?" Walter shook his head. Her fingers slid up to his calf. "What about here?"

The sensation is even fainter

here, Walter replied.

Shakira tested several acupuncture points between his ankle and knee. As she worked her way up, the closer she got to his knee, the weaker his sensations became.

After she rolled his pant leg back down, Shakira slowly stood up. The nerves in your legs have sustained varying degrees of damage. There's neuritis in a few places at the extremities. Acupuncture is the first step.

A flicker of surprise passed through Walter's eyes. Then, he looked at Shakira with a newfound curiosity,

accident, he'd seen more dog doctors than i in his entire life. Yet all those renowned specialists hesitated to give

Shakira

truly skilled in this field, or those doctors he had brought in were just fooling him. Walter fixed his sharp gaze

Shakira

believe her and said plainly, "I promise. I'm not

speaking, a massive bolt of lightning struck outside, seemingly right above the house. The brightly lit room was instantly plunged into darkness. Shakira's

quivering He had seen her being sharp-tongued, or acting sweet, just like a c***g little fox. But now she

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a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "Seems like even the lights

just a coincidence!"

coincidence. Why are you holding onto me

tried to steady the tremor in her voice. 'In novels, when rich people get assassinated, it's always after the lights suddenly go

her bluff. "When you lie, try not

was beginning to suspect that all the sensation in his legs had somehow transferred to

of anything, but you're scared of a little thunder?"

birthday gifi, a trip to Solvara. "There's s a direct flight from Crescentville to Solvara's capital, but those are during the day and expensive.

class.

was the first gift Lago and Jessie had ever given her, and they'd done it in front of Eric, who was Lago's father and the only one in the Smith family who cared for Shakira-yet had been bedridden for life after a sudden accident. She had long stopped expecting anything from Lago and Jessie, but she didn't want to break Eric's heart. Therefore, she boarded

cast her gaze outside. The night sky had unknowingly filled with