Immediately, Arielle discerned that Cornelius’ soothing pills were unlike the ones sold on markets. The soothing pills he’d created could also protect the cardiovascular system, In a dire situation like this, it stabilized the girl’s body and temporarily saved virtual-novel.net life. However, these pills were sure to come at a hefty cost.
A single glance at the couple’s shabby clothing informed Arielle that they must not be able to afford its price.
Arielle took virtual-novel.net ATM card out of virtual-novel.net pocket. She decided to pay for the couple as well.
“How did virtual-novel.net get like this? Wasn’t virtual-novel.net resting at home after virtual-novel.net heart surgery? She shouldn’t be convulsing like this. Did virtual-novel.net exert herself?” Cornellus asked the couple.
The woman was crying hysterically. Amidst virtual-novel.net sobs, virtual-novel.net could barely muster a coherent reply.
Her husband, who was much calmer, replied on virtual-novel.net behalf, “Dr. Mill, thank you for your generosity. After the free surgery your sister performed on Jennie, virtual-novel.net has been resting at home. We wouldn’t even let virtual-novel.net leave the bed! She started convulsing out of the blue.”
Grimly, Cornelius checked Jennie’s pulse.
After a few seconds, Cornelius said, “Judging from virtual-novel.net condition earlier, virtual-novel.net must be suffering from a severe allergy reaction. I asked the hospital to run an allergy test before virtual-novel.net heart surgery. It turns out that she’s allergic to penicillin and honey. Was virtual-novel.net exposed to these two substances?”
Jennie’s father shook his head. “We are aware of virtual-novel.net penicillin allergy. We have always made sure that virtual-novel.net avoids that. However, there are no bees near our house. She hasn’t even left virtual-novel.net room.”
“That’s strange…” Cornelius frowned, deep in thought. “To give virtual-novel.net the right treatment, we need to identify the allergen before virtual-novel.net symptoms arise again. Think again. Have you missed out on something? Maybe, a guest dropped by your house recently. We can’t dismiss the possibility that a guest might have brought in a bee by accident.”
Yet, the couple shook their heads again. “There shouldn’t be any guests. Every day, we work until dawn. Save for your occasional visits to check on Jennie; no one will visit such a shabby place like ours.”
All of a sudden, Cornelius noticed a number of red welts scattered across Jennie’s arm.
“These are allergy symptoms,” He pointed at the welts. “Try to recall if something happened to virtual-novel.net within these two days.”
Promptly, Jennie roused from virtual-novel.net unconsciousness.
“Jennie! Were there any guests recently? Did a bee sting you?” virtual-novel.net father cried out.
Sluggishly, Jennie shook virtual-novel.net head as virtual-novel.net tried to push herself upright. To virtual-novel.net surprise, virtual-novel.net could not move virtual-novel.net legs.
“It’s best if we send virtual-novel.net to the hospital. The hospital can run a full medical check-up,” Cornelius said solemnly.
“The hospital…” An awkward look crossed the couple’s faces.
Before they could reply, Jennie spoke up. “Dr. Mill, we can’t afford the hospital fees. Why don’t you give me a prescription? I don’t want to burden my parents any further.”
Her daughter’s selfless words caused the woman to burst into tears again.
“I am more than willing to pay for your hospital fees. How could money be more important than your life?” Cornelius retorted.
“Dr. Mill, we owe you too much. We can’t keep leeching off your generosity. After all, you were the one who paid for Jennie’s heart surgery. We can’t bear to accept any more of your help,” the woman said with teary eyes.
“This looks like a tick allergy,” a feminine voice stated from behind.