Chapter 1726 Extreme Hot And Cold
“Two patients exhibiting similar symptoms came to my hospital a few days ago. Maybe they were poisoned as well? It’s strange, though. They insisted that they didn’t eat or were exposed to anything strange or poisonous. Could it be that they’re deliberately hiding the fact that they went to Daemonic Mount?” Nicole said with a perplexed expression.
Evan thought things were strange as well, so he suggested, “Let me interrogate them. If it turns out that they’ve gone to Daemonic Mount, then it means the antidote must be there as well.”
“Should I head over with you?”
“No, that’s not necessary. You should stay here and help Faye.”
Nicole nodded. Almost immediately after, she saw Faye suddenly tossing the blanket aside and stripping out of her clothes.
“It’s too hot. I’m burning. It’s as though I’m engulfed in flames….”
Upon seeing that, Evan signaled Nicole with his eyes. He then stood up and left right away.
Nicole, on the other hand, locked the door and took her silver needles out to administer treatment for Faye.
“Mrs. Seet, can I go to the walk-in freezer? I’m really burning up…”
“I understand that it’s terrible, Faye, but you have to lie down and hold still. Let me administer some treatment. It won’t cure you, but it can ease your suffering for a while.”
“Mrs. Seet, can you get me a glass of cold water? I want a glass of iced water. Oh, it’s as though lava is flowing in my veins, and I’m a volcano on the verge of exploding. It’s so hot! I’m burning!”
Faye’s skin was burning red, and the heat she was experiencing was agonizing. It was so bad that she could barely control her emotions.
“Hold on, Faye. Don’t move…”
Nicole was trying to keep Faye calm while administering the treatment. Faye, on the other hand, had sweat dripping down her forehead.
Nicole brought over a towel to help wipe the sweat off Faye’s head. It took some time before the extreme cold and hot waves stopped.
When Nicole saw how pale and weak Faye looked, she was heartbroken. That was the moment Nicole decided that she would not sleep that night. She would contact some of her colleagues, who were all experienced doctors, and hopefully, they could work together to find a cure for Faye as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, Evan entered the room of the two men who were showing symptoms similar to Faye’s. When he opened the door, the men thought that he was Nicole, so they both looked eager and delighted. Seeing Evan there caused the glow in their eyes to become dimmer and turned their smiles upside down.
“What are you doing here? Where is Ms. Lane? When is she going to come to administer treatment for us?”
“It’s only been two hours, but the extreme cold and hot sensations have tortured us several times already! We’ll surely die if things keep progressing this way!”
“How much is Ms. Lane asking? Money is not an issue at all. I’ll give her however much she wants, so long as she treats my condition. Burning up one second and freezing the next… It’s just too much, and it’s killing me!”
Evan didn’t reply.
He scanned the two sickly pale patients. Both of their conditions stood out in stark contrast to each other.
One of them had wrapped himself in a thick blanket while the other was getting ice from the freezer. Similarly, one was so cold that he was shivering, while the other felt so hot that it looked like he was trying to somehow squeeze himself into the freezer.
Evan looked around and noticed that someone had ripped the wire to the air conditioner. It was obvious that one of the men was the culprit.
“Stop staring. I’m the one who ripped the wire out. I’m freezing over here, but he wants to further lower the temperature. There was no way I’d let him do that!”
“F*ck! I’m melting over here, and you want to use the heater function, so there’s no way I’d let you have control over the machine, either.”
“Ah, and with this, neither one of you can use it, which makes things fair,” said Evan.
“Exactly!” growled one of the men.
The other guy, however, complained, “This is terrible. Given our illness, the hospital should’ve given us two separate rooms because that would make things so much better for both of us. Making us share the same room is just inhumane.”
“He’s right. You should give us separate rooms.”
“The hospital is full, and the two of you should be grateful that we’re giving you a room at all. If you’re not happy with this, you’re welcome to transfer to another hospital.”
The two patients looked at each other before sighing in exasperation.
“The doctors in the other hospitals can’t cure us, either. As of now, only Ms. Lane’s acupuncture sessions can alleviate our suffering.”
“He’s right. Seriously though, what are we down with? And how did the two of us get infected with the same disease? This is such bad luck!”
