Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Danielle glanced at Patrick and could tell that he was loyal to David.

She took out the needle case from her small backpack and slowly opened it, revealing silver needles of different sizes. There were at least a hundred of them.

"Tara, there might be a little pain from the acupuncture later," she said.

Tara was usually terrified of needles. Now that she saw these silver needles, she was indeed a little flustered. But thinking about how she could not let down her granddaughter-in-law’s good intentions, she gritted her teeth, looking as if she had made a great resolution.

"It’s all right," she said. "I’m not afraid of pain. You can place the needle however you want."

If Tara hadn’t spoken with a tremor in her voice, Danielle might have actually believed her act. "Tara, take this pill first," she said. "It’ll ease the pain a little."

Danielle could not help but find it somewhat amusing as she saw Tara pretending to be strong.

"Alright, alright, I’ll do as you say," Tara said.

Upon hearing that this small pill could relieve the pain, she quickly took the pill in Danielle’s palm and popped it into her mouth, even forgetting to drink water.

When David saw his grandmother’s expression, he thought, ’Finally, there’s something that Grandma is afraid of.

"Tara, lie down first," Danielle said gently. "I’m going to start the acupuncture."

"Alright," Tara said. "David, sit here."

David thought his grandmother was scared, which was why she asked him to sit beside her and accompany her. Danielle pulled out a longer silver needle from the needle case and said, "Tara, I’m going to start. Don’t be afraid, and please stay still during the acupuncture."

As Tara looked at the long silver needle, she kept swallowing her saliva.

"Okay, Danielle," she said. "Don’t worry. I promise I won’t move."

Danielle accurately inserted the silver needle into a specific energy point on Tara’s head.

Tara instantly felt a splitting headache, the pain spreading rapidly from the spot where the silver needle had been inserted.

So, she quickly grabbed David’s arm and pinched him hard, thinking, ’I’ve promised Danielle that I wouldn’t move, and I want to leave a good impression on her. As for my grandson, I can pinch him as I please.

"Tara, hang in there," Danielle said. "It’ll only hurt for a while."

Even though she was comforting Tara, her hands did not stop moving. When performing acupuncture, it was important to maintain a consistent and uninterrupted rhythm.

"I’m not afraid of pain at all," Tara said. "Danielle, just feel at ease about placing the needles."

With that said, Tara pinched David’s arm again because of the intense pain, but he did not say a word, letting his grandmother pinch him.

’If you weren’t pinching me, I would truly have believed your nonsense,’ he thought.

The second needle was inserted, followed by the third needle, and so on.

In less than fifteen minutes, over thirty needles were inserted around Tara’s head and several parts of her body.

During the process of inserting needles, all of Danielle’s attention was focused on her hand, and fine beads of sweat formed on her forehead. David looked at Danielle quietly, his eyes filled with heartache.

Because of the pain, Tara clutched David tightly, beads of sweat trickling down her forehead. Her head hurt so much that she felt as if it was about to split open.

The caregiver at the side helped Tara gently wipe the sweat off her forehead from time to time.

"There’s only one needle left," Danielle said.

As she held the silver needle, she focused all her energy on her hand and inserted the last needle into the center of Tara’s chest.

After performing the acupuncture, Danielle’s face turned slightly pale because she had consumed too much energy.

Then, he looked at Tara with some self-blame and said, "How do you caregivers take care of Mrs. Charrington? Look at what she has turned into. My God, this is too much suffering."

As he spoke, he wanted to remove the silver needles from Tara’s head.

"Don’t touch them," Danielle said. Her voice resounded throughout the ward.

Lennon was so frightened that he really didn’t dare to move. He slowly explained, "Beautiful lady, Mrs. Charrington’s condition is very serious. I want to remove these needles. I don’t know which thief did this to Mrs. Charrington, but I want to save her."

Danielle was speechless as she looked at Lennon, who was panicking. She thought, ’I went through all the trouble to perform the acupuncture, but he came in and said I’m a thief. Now, he even wants to remove the needles I carefully placed.

"I’m the one who did it," she said. "Don’t you know anything about traditional medicine?"

"What?" Lennon said. "You were the one who placed those needles. How could you treat Mrs. Charrington as you pleased... Mr. Charrington, hurry up and catch this thief."

Lennon blamed Danielle for treating the patient as she pleased without proper authorization from the hospital. If anything went wrong, he would be in serious trouble.

He was probably too antsy, so he forgot the most important issue, namely the relationship between Danielle and David.

"She’s my fiancée, not a thief," David said with some displeasure. "Watch your attitude when you speak. Also, don’t you know that we need to be quiet in wards? Want to permanently lose your voice, huh?" Lennon was so frightened by David that he quickly covered his mouth, thinking, ’I don’t want to be poisoned and lose my voice...

"Are you saying she’s your fiancée and that she knows medicine?" he asked.

He studied modern medicine and didn’t know anything about traditional medicine, which was why he was so nervous about the many needles being inserted into Tara’s head.

"Not only does she know medicine, but her medical skills are also very advanced," David said. "What’s the use of having you guys? A group of people is no match for my fiancée."

David’s words hurt Lennon deeply. At the same time, his words also strongly affirmed Danielle’s medical skills.