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Chapter 58

Olivia swept a glance across everybody in the room, then pretended to be unconcerned. “It’s nothing; I was just

asking. It wasn’t due to a fluctuation in his emotions and the food he ate seems fine. Perhaps, his blood pressure is

simply unstable due to his medical history. Old Man Nolan is getting on in his years. Next time, you should take him

out to the yard for a short walk when you’re free. I’m going to perform acupuncture on him now. Please leave the

room so that the patient can get some fresh air in here.”

After that, everybody obediently left the room, leaving only Olivia and Eugene inside the room.

“What’s wrong?” Eugene asked worriedly.

Olivia chuckled softly. I can’t believe he could tell that I was lying. Thus, she deliberately asked, “What?”

He replied confidently, “There’s something amiss about why my grandpa is unconscious!”

She raised her brows at him. “Smart!” As she said that, she glanced at the tightly-shut door. “Old Man Nolan’s coma

was caused by a sudden rise in his blood pressure. If it wasn’t due to a fluctuation in his emotions, and the food he

ate wasn’t something that could influence his blood pressure, that can only mean that somebody tampered with his

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food!”

His expression darkened immediately—it was terrifying. “Are you saying somebody is trying to hurt him?”

Meanwhile, she had on a serious expression as she opened the bag she brought with her and spread it open. Taking

out the needles that were carefully arranged in the bag, she inserted needles into the nine acupuncture points

along his pericardium meridian, which started from the chest and ran down along the arm to end at the tip of the

middle finger. As she worked, she was unhurried, and every needle she inserted was precise.

Thus, he did not rush her nor disturb her. Besides, he found the way she looked at the moment to be very pleasant

to the eyes.

After a while, she stood up and looked at him. “I suspect somebody added a small amount of medication in the old

man’s food to increase his blood pressure. As you know, people with cerebrovascular diseases are most sensitive to

sudden increases in their blood pressure. If it only happens once or twice, nothing might come out of it. But, if it

happens over a long period, the walls of the arteries will become thin. If that happens, the old man’s life will be

endangered!”

His expression was dark and solemn, and his eyes were dangerously narrowed. However, he said nothing.

“Have you thought about how you’re going to catch the culprit?” she asked.

He replied, “There are surveillance cameras in the Nolan residence.”

“If you know about it, won’t the people who tampered with the old man’s food know about it too?” she asked again.

Upon hearing that, Eugene frowned. That’s true. It’s not going to be easy to catch a culprit that was actively

avoiding the surveillance cameras. “Then, let’s interrogate them one by one!”

“That will just tip the culprits off.”

He gazed up at her. “Do you have a way to catch them?”

Olivia studied her surroundings. Old Man Nolan’s room was the easiest place for somebody to avoid the surveillance

cameras as well as everybody else. Then, she pointed at a small ornament on the bedside table. “If they can do it

once, they will do it again. As long as you don’t alert them to it, you’ll be able to catch the culprit.”

He immediately understood what she meant. “Okay.”

As they talked, Old Man Nolan, who was lying on the bed, gradually opened his eyes. He looked at the people

around him in confusion while he was still a little drowsy; the first face he saw was Olivia’s. A look of surprise

flashed across his face before he understood what was going on. “Doctor Maxwell?”

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Olivia nodded. Then, she started removing the needles from his shoulder, smilingly saying to him, “Grandpa, how do

you feel?”

Old Man Nolan smiled and nodded. “I’m good; just a little tired and disorganized.”

She laughed, coaxing him, “That’s normal. You overslept. It’s already noon. You slept so much you nearly scared

your family to death.”

Feeling happy after being coaxed, he smiled. “They just like making a fuss out of nothing!”

Still, she sternly warned, “Grandpa, you can’t act so willfully next time.”

Eugene stood by the bed with his hands in his pockets, glancing down at the old man on the bed. Although he

looked like he normally did, there was a trace of joy and relief in his eyes.

In response, Old Man Nolan smilingly replied, “I got it! I’ll sleep less next time!”

Upon hearing that, Eugene smiled silently. As if you can sleep less just because you want to.

The atmosphere of the entire room became warmer simply because the old man had woken up. Until… Olivia

answered a phone call that destroyed the warm atmosphere within the room.

“What?! How is my child doing?” Olivia was so frightened that she stood up abruptly and her complexion drained of

color immediately.

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