The old housekeeper couldn’t even finish speaking properly before Pearl bolted upstairs.Halfway up, her legs nearly gave out beneath her several times, yet she forced herself forward desperately.With trembling hands, she finally pushed open the bedroom door.It was clearly Helen’s room.Carl didn’t even need confirmation. The pink decorations covering the room made it obvious enough. The strong scent of antiseptics instantly filled their noses the moment they entered.“My darling, what’s wrong?” Pearl cried as she rushed to Helen’s bedside.“Mom… I can’t breathe properly. It hurts… my body… my head…”The pretty girl’s weak voice was barely audible, but Pearl still heard every painful word.Clutching her chest tightly, Pearl watched her daughter suffer helplessly.The old housekeeper finally caught up behind them and spoke properly this time.“Madam… will little Helen really be okay? Her condition seems to be getting worse.”Pearl lowered her eyes painfully, unable to answer.Helen w

The man was Helen’s father, Rodriguez.Rodriguez completely ignored the greeting. His attention was fixed on the conversation he had accidentally overheard.“What were you saying just now?” he demanded sharply. “There’s someone who can save Helen? And instead of calling the person, you two are standing here arguing over who should make the call?”His voice thundered through the room.Ever since Helen’s illness worsened, Rodriguez had become increasingly short-tempered. The stress and helplessness had been eating him alive.The moment Pearl called him earlier, he had driven home at full speed. So walking into this scene naturally made his frustration explode.Pearl bit down hard on her lower lip. She never expected Rodriguez to arrive this quickly and witness such a moment.“I’m sorry,” she apologized quickly. “I’ll call Vivi right now and ask her to bring the doctor back.”She hurriedly picked up her phone again.“You don’t have to. I’ll do it myself,” Rodriguez said coldly.Without w

Everyone stared at Carl expectantly. Carl knew very well that nobody truly trusted his abilities. The only reason they had stayed quiet earlier was because Rodriguez had warned them.“Mr. Rodriguez, are you seriously asking him?” one of them shouted in frustration. “Of course he’ll lie to save himself!”The others from the hospital team nearly nodded in agreement with their colleague. They couldn’t understand if Rodriguez had somehow been brainwashed. Otherwise, why would he allow someone to perform herbal treatment on his daughter?When they noticed Rodriguez hadn’t spoken, more people grew bolder.“Sir, he’s only fooling you because he knows you’re desperate to save your child.”Rodriguez’s expression darkened as he turned toward the speaker.“What exactly do you mean?” he asked coldly.The man swallowed nervously under Rodriguez’s sharp gaze, but after noticing his colleagues encouraging him silently, he continued hesitantly.“Sir, I’m not lying. It’s obvious this fake healer only

When Vivian nodded, Pearl smiled happily.“Enough, enough,” Rodriguez interrupted. “You two can continue your drama outside. I still have things to discuss with Doctor Carl.”“There's no need,” Carl said while shaking his head.“She'll probably fall asleep again soon, but don't worry. She's fine now. I'll prepare medicine for her. Let her take it for two weeks and she'll recover completely.”Rodriguez carefully memorized every word.“Thank you so much, Doctor Carl. I'm ashamed to admit I almost doubted you.”Carl merely shrugged.“It's fine.”Then he walked back to check on Helen again.By now, she had already drunk some water, and the color slowly returning to her face made her look much more alive.“Wait.”While Carl's eyes were still on Helen, he suddenly spoke.He slowly stood up and looked toward the door.The doctor in charge and his colleagues had already reached it.Rodriguez followed Carl's gaze and frowned. It was obvious what they were trying to do.They wanted to escape.T

Nevertheless, Vivian stayed behind and watched Carl finish cleaning everything. Once he was done, she headed back to the living room and let out a sigh.“Little girl, why are you still watching TV at this hour? You should be sleeping.”She crossed her arms and glared at Angel, who was pretending to look innocent.“Mommy, I was only waiting for you.”She made it sound as though watching TV had never been her intention and that she only turned it on because her mother had taken too long in the kitchen.This naughty child!Vivian silently rebuked her in her mind, but she had nothing to say in defense against the little witch and could only let it slide.“Alright, come down from the chair. You need to sleep early.”She carried Angel upstairs, and after making sure she had fallen asleep, she quietly left for her room.Carl was already in his room, and she didn’t bother disturbing him.The next morning, Carl unexpectedly woke up first.Usually, it was always Angel who woke up early and ran