Chapter 26
26 A Gamble for Life
Scarlett remained perfectly calm.
She slowly turned to Wendy.
“That little girl doesn’t have much time left.”
Then she turned and walked away without looking back.
She studied medicine, not magic. If they wasted any more time, there’d be no saving that child.
“Wait!”
A wave of dread swept over Wendy.
She looked at the doctors still huddled in discussion over treatment plans.
Something suddenly came over her. She shoved past the bodyguards and caught Scarlett by the wrist.
“How sure are you?”
Her fierce attitude was completely gone, replaced by the desperation of a mother clinging to hope.
“It was a hundred percent. Now it’s more like eighty or ninety.”
Wayne exploded.
“I thought expelling you was a bit much, but I didn’t realize how delusional you were. Making reckless claims like that–I’ll tell you now, your expulsion notice will be delivered first thing tomorrow morning. You are banned from the campus for good!”
Sean moved to step in, but Jasper stopped him.
The serious look on Jasper’s face made Sean pause.
Right. Scarlett was still injured.
Why was she even here trying to help when there was nothing in it for her?
So she gets expelled? Who cares?
There were other places she could go. He could find her a better school himself.
Sean gave his men a look, silently instructing them to make sure Scarlett got home safe.
“Ms. Scarlett, I’m begging you–please save my daughter!”
Wendy had clearly made up her mind. She gripped Scarlett’s wrist tightly, refusing to let go.
Wayne looked horrified. “Wendy!”
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“Dad, Dora’s dying. Do these experts you brought in have a solution yet? ”
The specialists still discussing treatment fell silent.
They couldn’t even find the cause. How could they offer a cure?
Wayne’s face darkened. “But she’s just a kid… she’s-”
“Dad… just treat a dead horse like a live one. Please.”
Wendy’s voice cracked.
She was breaking down.
Wayne knew how strong–willed his daughter was. If she was showing this side of herself, it meant she’d reached her limit.
He clenched his fists tightly.
“She can go in–but I’m staying in the room.”
Wendy nodded immediately and dragged Scarlett toward the emergency room.
Wayne followed closely behind.
“Jasper, shouldn’t we go too?” Sean couldn’t help worrying about Scarlett.
But Jasper made no move to follow.
“My test subject. No one else touches her.”
Sean didn’t get it at first.
It took a while before the realization hit–and he slapped his thigh.
Of course .
Some of Jasper’s people had joined the team sent to bring the miracle doctor.
If Scarlett had resisted, they would’ve protected her.
But she came willingly.
That meant she wanted to help.
They didn’t need to intervene–just make sure she stayed safe.
Still…
“Jasper, you really think she can pull it off?”
Those pediatric specialists were the best in the field.
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Jasper leaned back in his chair.
“She can.”
Sean stared. “You really have that much faith in her? ”
“I don’t choose inferior subjects. Mine are always the best.”
Sean muttered, “Would it kill you to say something nice?”
If Scarlett heard this, she’d probably explode on the spot.
Finished
Inside the emergency room—
Dora lay motionless with a large oxygen mask over her face. Her complexion was deathly pale. The machines around her kept blaring, one alarm after another. She was slipping fast.
Scarlett calmly pulled out a dry needling kit, laid it out at the bedside, then took a small medicine vial from her coat.
She popped a black pill into Dora’s mouth.
“What are you doing?!”
Wayne lunged to stop her–but he was too late.
The pill dissolved instantly. It was impossible to retrieve.
“You–you-”
His face turned bright red with fury. If not for his self–control, he might’ve struck her.
But then-
All the machines suddenly went silent.
His first thought was that the equipment had failed.
But when he looked again, he saw that Dora’s cheeks had regained a hint of color.
His anger vanished, replaced by shock.
The harsh words on the tip of his tongue got stuck in his throat.
Wendy’s face lit up with joy, but she quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, afraid to disturb Scarlett.
Scarlett didn’t pay any attention to their reactions.
Within moments, ten needles had been inserted.
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Dora began to sweat all over. Her body trembled uncontrollably.
Scarlett pulled off the oxygen mask with one swift motion.
Everyone in the room could hear the little girl cry out, “It hurts!”
Wendy burst into tears again.
Just moments ago, no matter how much she’d called out, Dora had never responded.