Chapter 390
It was none other than Rodney. Behind him was a middle-aged man. Melody had never seen him before, but she vaguely felt he looked familiar.
A guest said in surprise. “Aren’t you the director of Central Hospital? I can’t believe you’d come! I know Maria is in good hands.”
The director of Central Hospital, Gerard Williams, was a famous and respected doctor before he became a director. After becoming the director, he was transferred to the academic and administrative departments.
Russell was delighted when he saw him. Since the hospital director was there, he knew his mother would be fine.
He hurriedly approached Gerard and begged. “Doctor. please take a look at my mother. She suddenly fainted. Could it be… a cerebral hemorrhage?”
Cerebral hemorrhage was not a small matter, and Gerard immediately instructed Rodney, “Rodney, take a look at the patient, quick.
“Will do!” Rodney did not delay a second and walked towards Maria. However, just as he was about to touch her, he suddenly saw a familiar figure from the corner of his eye.
Melody saw him first, and she greeted him, “Rodney!”
Rodney was overjoyed when he saw he was not mistaken. “Miss Fox! So you’re here too?” Rodney grabbed Melody’s sleeve and added, “I don’t have to do much work with you around. Could you take a look at our patient? I’m here for a meeting and training, so I didn’t bring proper equipment, but you’re different. Your hand is your finest equipment.”
Rodney’s words stunned everyone. “What did he say?”
Russell frowned and asked, “Doctor, are you serious? You’re a doctor, but you’re asking a young girl to observe a patient? If Melody could do it, why do we need your service?”
Rodney hadn’t met Russell before and thought he was oblivious to Melody’s identity. So, he answered, “What little girl? She may be young, but her medical expertise is much better than mine. Our hospital hires her to treat patients with illnesses we can’t solve.”
Russell was stunned and could not help but question, “You, did you drink too much? How could she be a doctor from your hospital? And she’s already a specialist?”
Central Hospital’s recruitment was the strictest among all Silverlake. Even the best medical graduates had to pass various tests before being hired and becoming an attending doctor. Russell couldn’t believe that Melody was among those doctors.
“I’m not mistaken, and I have not been drinking…”
“Exactly!” Rodney’s words were interrupted by Gerard. He took a few steps forward and asked, “So this is the Melody Fox I’ve been hearing about.”
Rodney quickly introduced Melody, “Miss Fox, this is the director of our hospital. He hopes you can visit the hospital more often when you have the time.”
Gerard quickly stretched out his hand and took the initiative to shake Melody’s hand. He said humbly, “Miss Fox, with you, our hospital can save more lives. There’s no time like the present. Today, you can sign the special contract with me. Otherwise, I’m worried other hospitals will snatch you away when they hear about you.”
Melody nodded at Gerard and said, “Sure, but right now, I need to save my grandma.”
“Is that your grandmother lying on the ground?” Gerard asked in confusion, “Why did you call us over when you were here yourself?”
“That’s right, Miss Fox.” Rodney was also puzzled. “With you around, why would you need us?”
Russell’s face turned pale when he heard this. He looked shocked. Meanwhile, the guests murmured behind him.
“So that ugly freak isn’t completely useless?”
“Obviously. I mean, you heard what Rodney said, right? For a top-notch doctor to say such a thing means Melody’s medical skills are far above his!”
“What? She’s that good? So why did Russell try to chase her out? I don’t understand.”
Russell’s expression turned pale. He regretted cutting ties with Melody because of his impulsiveness. Meanwhile, Melody said faintly, “Some people don’t believe in my medical skills and think that I want to use silver needles to harm people. They have always refused to let me treat my grandma.”
“Who are those people?” Rodney immediately felt sorry for Melody. “Who is so blind as to think your medical skills are terrible? Central Hospital completely disagrees!”
Russell glared at Yolanda awkwardly. He blamed her for getting himself involved. After all, he knew that Melody did have medical skills. He quickly changed the topic. “Let’s not talk so much. Hurry up and take a look at your grandmother!”
When Melody saw Russell take the silver needles back from Yolanda and place them in her hand, she could not help but glance at her mockingly. She refused to use those needles and threw them away in front of Russell. Seeing this, Russell was furious. “What are you doing, Melody? I’ve already given you the silver needle. What else do you want?”
Melody ignored him and took out the acupuncture bag she carried. She took out new silver needles and performed acupuncture on Maria.
Russell was about to approach to ask for clarification when Rodney blocked him. “You’ve misunderstood, those silver needles have already been contaminated by bacteria.”
Hearing Rodney’s explanation, Russell choked and scratched his head awkwardly. Meanwhile, everyone ignored Russell and watched Melody perform the acupuncture as if they were watching a show. Her movements were smooth, fast, and accurate. She inserted a few silver needles into Maria’s acupuncture points.
Justin was surprised that Melody had medical skills and even made Central Hospital’s director bow down to her. Knowing this, the hatred in his heart intensified. He silently hoped Melody’s treatment would fail terribly. Not only would it fail, but it would also be best if she accidentally killed Maria. This way, Melody would immediately be arrested by the police.
Just as Justin was happily thinking about Melody’s fate after the treatment failed, Maria, who was lying unconscious on the ground, slowly opened her eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, “What happened to me?”
Justin was shocked. She wakes up? But… it had only been less than ten seconds since the acupuncture! He looked pale as if he had his soul sucked away by a ghost.
Melody did not pay attention to Justin at all. She answered Maria gently, “Grandma, you fainted from anger just now. You need to pay attention to your emotions. Otherwise, you’ll pass out again.” As she spoke, she removed the silver needles from Maria’s body.
Maria nodded and allowed Melody to remove the silver needles from her body. She felt strange. The silver needles Melody put were so long, but she did not feel any pain in her body. This was enough to prove that Melody’s acupuncture technique was superb.
Seeing that his mother was fine, Russell quickly helped her up. However, Maria did not let him touch her. She asked the servant, “Is it true that Yolanda asked you to poison my medicines?