Chapter 29
“Then, shut up p>
The tone was so cold and absolute that Isabella’s face flushed red.
Serena withdrew her gaze and knelt down again, looking up at Old Mr. Lancaster. “Grandpa, do you trust me p>
Just as Old Mr. Lancaster was about to speak, Isabella, clenching her fists, cut in. “Sister, you p>
“Enough p>
Old Mr. Lancaster slammed his hand on the armrest, his face grim and sterner than ever before. “Isabella, you’ve said far too much today p>
“You used to be obedient and well-behaved, and I accepted you because you could at least please your parents. But… Serena is my biological granddaughter, Reginald Lancaster’s granddaughter. Her willingness to treat my legs is a sign of her devotion p>
“From the moment she walked in, every word you’ve spoken has sounded like concern, but has been laced with barbs p>
“Isabella, if you keep trying to undermine her at every turn, I’ll have a hard time believing you’re not doing it on purpose p>
His blunt, severe words drained the color from Isabella’s face. Her eyes widened in terror. “No… that’s not it, Grandpa, I wasn’t! I was just really worried about you! I’m sorry, I was wrong p>
Old Mr. Lancaster didn’t even spare her another glance. Instead, he turned to Serena, the feigned seriousness in his expression gone. “Serena, I trust you. If you say you can treat it, I believe you p>
“The treatment process will be long, and Serena, unbothered by Isabella’s interference, stated plainly, “at the beginning, as we stimulate the nerves to recover, you will be in extreme pain. Can you handle that p>
“Pain?” Old Mr. Lancaster laughed heartily and straightened his back. “Hahaha, Serena, what pain haven’t I endured? Even if you were to shatter my bones and reset them, I wouldn’t even flinch. Just do what you need to do. As long as I can stand again, I can bear any pain… AARGH! AAAARGH p>
He hadn’t even finished his boastful declaration.
Serena’s hand had just settled on a specific point below Old Mr. Lancaster’s knee.
With just a slight application of
pressure, a blood-curdling scream echoed through the dining room his voice distorting in agony.
Old Mr. Lancaster felt an indescribable sensation as if a thousand needles were piercing his
skin and bone all at once.
Veins bulged on his forehead, and he broke out in a cold sweat, his face contorting
in pain.
“Dad!” Edward and Catherine cried out in alarm.
“Grandpa!” Isabella’s eyes lit up with undisguised glee, as if she had finally caught Serena in the act.
She lunged forward, trying to grab
Serena. “Let go of Grandpa! You’re a
fraud after all You don’t know anything, you have no medical skills How dare you mess with Grandpa’s legs p>
But before she could reach Serena, Edward and Catherine blocked her way.
“The leg p>
Edward’s voice trembled. “Dad, your leg… you can feel your leg p>
At those words, the excruciating pain was instantly forgotten. Old Mr. Lancaster froze for two seconds.
“Pain pain is a good thing, Dad! Your leg… you have feeling in it!” Catherine burst into tears.
Isabella froze, her eyes wide with disbelief, her face momentarily blank.
That’s right p>
Grandpa’s legs had been paralyzed for three years, unresponsive to any stimulus. And now… he could feel pain?