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25. Bloodletting (2)
I calmly approached Rose’s bedside. I needed to keep my composure first. If the caregiver panicked while the patient was unconscious, it would only make everyone else in the room anxious as well. “The sheets are soaked with sweat. That must be uncomfortable. Let’s change them first. Use ones that have been dried under the sun, nice and fresh. And since they might get soaked again soon, bring two if possible.” A maid fetched fresh sheets and blankets from the cabinet…-
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26. Bloodletting (3)
"We need to replenish what you lost in sweat. Add salt and sugar to the water. Just a tiny bit. So little you can barely taste it." I had no idea about the proper ratio of salt and sugar, let alone how many liters were in one water bottle. I knew that excessive sweating could lead to dehydration, but determining the right proportion of salt and sugar remained a challenge. "Good heavens! After driving away the doctor, all you're doing is giving her water? We should have done the bloodletting…-
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Sylphid, looking extremely annoyed, twisted my nose. Strangely enough, whenever he twisted my nose, he would take on Darius's appearance again. Didn't he say he hated that form? 'Does everyone who takes on Darius's appearance develop a habit of nose-twisting or something?' I suddenly remembered the time Darius twisted my nose while I pretended to be asleep in the carriage on our honeymoon journey, and my face flushed more than necessary. "Fraud? I never deceived anyone, and it's the fault of the…
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24. Bloodletting (1)
“Rose!” Rose was still collapsed on my lap. If Sylphid’s claim that time hadn’t passed was true, then Rose had just fainted a moment ago. The green lights that had tormented Rose were now gone. Even the forest seemed to have changed from the eerie atmosphere it had earlier. Was it the effect of the magic left behind by the Spirit King disappearing? “Rose, wake up!” Though unconscious, thankfully, Rose was still breathing…-
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