Chapter 126 No Free Rides
Finished
The others had witnessed everything. Their reactions had shifted from initial doubt and surprise to reluctant admiration.
That calm–faced girl with such skilled hands–could she truly have been Dominic’s plain, forgettable little sister?
They had never heard the name Jean before. All they knew was that the Ginger family had quirky youngest daughter, someone who blended into the background like she didn’t exist…
But now, it was clear that she was nothing like the rumors.
Plain? Where? She is clearly a hidden genius in medicine! At that moment, most of the blood pooling lin Dominic’s leg had already been drained. Jean turned toward Ludwig-
The boy understood instantly and pulled out the medicine and gauze he had already prepared from his backpack.
Jean applied the medicine swiftly, then wrapped the injury with practiced care.
“Dominic, you’re all set.”
She tugged at the corners of her lips; a relieved smile surfaced.
“Don’t move around too much. Just rest.”
With that bit of advice, Jean turned and walked out.
She stepped to the mouth of the cave and let out a long breath.
Though she had appeared composed, the pressure had been weighing on her. This wasn’t some simple treatment.
More importantly, she hadn’t used those needles in a long time.
She hadn’t even known if her technique would still hold up. Thankfully, those skills felt embedded in her muscles–like muscle memory. Even after so long, her hands still moved with
case.
Her knowledge of medicine, her ability to use needles–it all came from her previous life.
She had learned all kinds of skills in order to survive, to grow stronger, to climb higher, and claim more wealth-
Medicine, of course, was part of that.
Her past life felt like a fleeting dream now, like it had happened forever ago.
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Chapter 126 No Free Rides
“Jean.”
Suddenly, a clear, pleasant voice rang out behind her.
Jean instinctively turned around.
Thrushed
Ludwig stood tall behind her. She hadn’t even noticed when he came out. His pale face seemed to hold the faintest trace of a smile.
“You did great.”
His words came out of nowhere, like someone praising a kid for doing well..
Jean pressed her lips together, a little embarrassed; the tips of her ears reddened.
“Turns out, the organization doesn’t keep freeloaders around.”
The boy’s cool, deep eyes fell on her, rippling with something unreadable.
“At first, I thought you were just some kid with no real skills.” He scratched the back of his head absentmindedly. “I was even planning to train you myself. Guess there’s no need for that…”
“But really, I should’ve known,” he went on, like something had just clicked in his head. A glimmer of something sharp flickered in his eyes. “You managed to pull off revenge on your classmates all by yourself in the Palette Building. Yeah, you’re definitely not ordinary.”
Jean blinked, caught off guard.
She hadn’t expected him to say so much all of a sudden.
The truth was, she had no idea how the original Jean had gotten into the Shenyin Organization.
She didn’t know what that Jean had done to Lacey and Deon back at the Palette Building, or how terrifying it might’ve been….
That entire part of her memory was a blank.
Maybe the original Jean had some talent; maybe Shenyin had seen something special in her…
But none of that had anything to do with Jean.
After all, all of her skills came from her past life. She and the original Jean different people!
were two
two completely
“Heh.” At that thought, Jean let out a couple of dry chuckles. “Yeah, I’ve got no clue what the organization was thinking either…”
