If it was standard acupuncture, there was no bleeding involved. The usual two needles in the back of the neck were normal, but the ones in Wendy’s fingers, that was just Chloe messing around without a care.
Grace caught on to this too. She saw the blood seeping from Wendy's fingers and asked angrily, "Why the hell is she bleeding?"
Jane replied, "Ms. Alonso is seriously ill and needs to be bled for treatment."
That explanation seemed pretty legit.
"But that's just one hand. The back of the fingers needs to be done too, then there's the other hand..."
"No more..." Wendy was at the end of her rope. When she heard she still had fifteen more needles to go, she almost passed out from fear. But she couldn’t pass out. If she did, who knew how many more needles were waiting for her.
"You can't quit halfway. Just hang in there a bit longer..."
Jane looked serious, "Hurry up and continue. If you wait too long, bacteria will invade the body! You know how harmful bacteria can be to women, right?"
They certainly knew how harmful bacteria could be to women. Although seeing Wendy in pain was heartbreaking, Grace still sat by the bed and held down Wendy's shoulders.
"Mum..."
"Just bear with it... If a woman's body is infected with bacteria, it can affect fertility."
Wendy's face was pale and covered in sweat. After hearing Grace's words, she regretted everything. If she had known it would be like this, why would she have faked fainting? Now, with the needles halfway in and the doctor's convincing explanation, she didn't even have a reason to argue.
Affect fertility? How could it affect her fertility? She did all this just to marry Damon. If she ended up childless, her position in the Harper family wouldn't be secure.
Wendy's obedience made Chloe smirked again and she continued needle insertion. This time her movements were much slower than before. It was like she was purposely tormenting Wendy, slowly rotating the thickest and longest needle before suddenly stabbing it all the way in.
Wendy screamed non-stop.
"Sorry, I missed the spot..."
"It hurts!!!"
"Don't move. You'll displace the needle..."
"No!"
"Stop moving!"
Fifteen needles in and Wendy let out more than twenty screams. In between was Chloe's "mistake." Once all the needles were in, Chloe let out a deep breath and stood up from the chair. Wendy was in so much pain that she couldn't move and lay limp on the bed. Even breathing hurt.
The pillow had long been bitten through, she was wearing Chloe's pajamas and they were soaked through. The wounds on her body from Damon's abuse yesterday were already oozing pus. Now, covered in sweat, the pain was unbearable.
Chloe stood quietly to one side, her gaze falling on Wendy lying on the bed. Wendy was wearing Chloe’s pajamas, pricked with twenty silver needles and was bleeding. She smiled slightly, revealing her cold cruelty. Wendy wanted to make her uncomfortable? Wendy could wear her pajamas. But since she wore them without permission, she would have to pay the price.
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