Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 698

Sydney paused. After a brief beat, she headed toward the consultation room and asked, puzzled, "What exactly feels wrong?"

There should not have been any problem. He had acupuncture yesterday, and she had already adjusted his prescription.

But Jeremiah's voice sounded weak and drained. It did not seem fake.

"Yes." He sounded short of breath. After a pause, he continued, "When I got up this morning, my chest felt tight. I've had trouble breathing ever since."

Sydney considered this for a moment. "Alright. Lie on your side as much as you can for now. I'll come over as soon as I'm done here at the clinic. If it gets worse before then, call an ambulance right away."

She had examined him yesterday, so she had a clear sense of his condition. Difficulty breathing could occur if things worsened.

Still, he had just had acupuncture yesterday, and now this had happened today. She could not help worrying that something had gone wrong.

Jeremiah let out a breath of relief. "Alright. I'll wait for you at home."

After ending the call, Sydney steadied herself and began calling in patients.

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Near noon, just after Sydney finished with her last patient, Marcus knocked and stepped in. He looked unusually cheerful, which made Sydney smile. "What happened? Why are you so happy?"

"Take a look." Marcus spoke with energy and placed a file in front of her.

Sydney picked it up and skimmed it. The smile in her eyes deepened. She looked up at him. "The results came back this quickly?"

It was the trial report for the new special drug. She had expected it to take at least another week.

"Yeap." Marcus sat across from her and said gently, "I knew you were anxious, so I put in some extra hours these past few days."

Sydney sighed. "Was it really just a few extra hours?"

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