"By the way, I promised the kids that I'll be preparing dinner tonight, so please don't prepare dinner. I'll come back to cook." Luca informed Aunt Neile so that she would not prepare dinner in advance.
The kids were picky with their food. They would know who prepared the meal with just a bite. Luca was trying to prevent them from wasting food.
“Alright. I got it. Ms. Craw, drive safely,” said Aunt Neile with a smile on her face. She appreciated that Luca would always inform her of things in advance.
This could prevent her efforts and time from being wasted.
Luca nodded, indicating that she heard her. Then, she turned around and walked out of the villa. After Luca put the gift bags into the car, she was ready to drive to the hospital. Her phone notification suddenly rang, telling her that she had received a message.
Luca picked up her phone. It was a message from Luke.
[Boarding now.] Those simple words seemed to throb in Luca's heart.
Luke was telling her where he was. Although he sounded indifferent, he was informing her of his schedule and his whereabouts so that she would not be worried.
Luca held her phone, her fingers slightly trembling when she typed on the keyboard: [Okay. Have a safe journey.]
She liked this feeling…
It was dull, but it truly made her feel that Luke cared about her. They were like a pair of lovers or a couple.
However, Luca did not accept Luke’s feelings or say she was willing to be in a relationship with Luke.
She had no idea if it was because of the chemistry between them last night that made him do this, but she enjoyed having Luke’s attention…
Luke replied: [Okay. I’m turning off my phone.]
Luca did not reply to him. Luke was on the plane now. He would have to wait until he got off the plane to be able to see her reply.
Luca put her phone aside and drove to the hospital.
She asked where Tyrone’s ward was when she reached the hospital. Then, she hurried to his ward.
“Luca, here.” Nina knew Luca had reached the hospital. Hence, she waited for her outside the ward.
Luca nodded and came forward. “Have you been waiting?”
“No. I just came here. Let’s go in,” replied Nina as she pushed the ward door open.
Tyrone was sitting on the bed watching TV, while Mrs. Hugh was sitting beside him, peeling an apple.
Mrs. Hugh’s expression was calm when she saw Nina walking in. Although Tyrone was getting better, she had never been nice to the sister of the person who injured him.
Keith was the one who taught her to do that.
He told Mrs. Hugh not to smile at Nina or be nice to her and the others even though Tyrone was getting better. Otherwise, they would think that they could treat them like a doormat. Then, they would stop providing Tyrone with the best treatment.
“Hello, Mrs. Hugh. Are you peeling the apple for yourself?” Nothing came across Nina’s mind when she saw Mrs. Hugh’s expression.
After all, Jean was the one who injured Tyrone first. It was normal for Mrs. Hugh to give her that dirty look.
“This is for Tyrone. The doctor said he’s physically weak. He needs to eat fruits to replenish his health,” said Mrs. Hugh. She handed the apple to Tyrone.
Tyrone took the apple from her and took a bite.
Nina felt helpless. The doctor told them that Tyrone’s condition was stable a week ago. He was allowed to be discharged from the hospital, and he only needed to come back to the hospital for his physiotherapy.
However, Tyrone refused to be discharged from the hospital. Tyrone and his mother thought that the hospital was the safest place.
Nina did not ask them to have Tyrone be discharged from the hospital after listening to what they said. However, she wondered if they would feel depressed being cooped up in the hospital for another day or two, but it seemed like they were having a vacation.
“It’s nothing. No matter what kind of treatment it is, we’ll have to adjust it according to the patient’s condition. Is Dr. Wood on duty today?” asked Luca. Although Luca had come back from Russia now, she was not one of the doctors working in this hospital.
It was troublesome to ask Johann to give her permission. Besides, Luca was busy with her work too. That was why it was better to leave the dry needling treatment to Dr. Wood.
Nina pursed her lips and said, “Let me ask.”
Nina had added Dr. Wood's contact details to her phone as she wanted to know how Tyrone was doing and his condition anytime she wanted.
She walked out of the ward and gave Dr. Wood a call.
When Dr. Wood found out that Luca had come to the hospital and was looking for him, he informed the medical director immediately and headed to Tyrone’s ward.
“Dr. Craw, you’re here!” Dr. Wood was impressed with Luca now. It was a pity Luca was not a doctor.
Dr. Wood would learn from her no matter what it took if Luca were a doctor.
Every time Dr. Wood used the dry needling method Luca taught him, Tyrone seemed to get better. The effects were much better than he expected.
Dr. Wood was very impressed.
Luca nodded and went on without saying any pleasantries, “I’ve adjusted the treatment plan for Mr. Hugh. May I know if you’re available now, Dr. Wood?”
“Yes,” answered Dr. Wood.
“Then, should we start now?” asked Luca. The acupoints that needed to be adjusted were slightly different from the previous ones. She had to guide Dr. Wood to insert the needles into the correct points.
“Alright. I’ve got a new set of needles here.” Dr. Wood took a set of new needles out of his coat and handed it to Luca.
Luca took it from him and turned to look at Nina. “Nina, I’ll leave the video recording to you this time, okay?”
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