The Million-Dollar Heart novel Chapter 75

Vivienne's lips twitched a bit.

What a tangled web we weave, huh?

She unintentionally saved someone, who turned out to be Charlotte’s grandma.

Charlotte looked at Mrs. Redwood in confusion. “Mom, what on earth is going on?”

Mrs. Redwood then explained, “We just landed today, and your grandmother wanted to get you some pastries from Crystal Bakery. It’s hard to find parking there, so your dad and the driver waited in the car while I went with your grandma. But after we bought the pastries, your grandma suddenly fainted. We only had some cash on us, and we left our phones in the car. I was so panicked, but this lady here helped out. Thanks to her, your grandma is fine now.”

Upon hearing this, Charlotte looked at Vivienne with gratitude. “Vivienne, you’re our family’s savior! How can I thank you? Should I offer myself to you?”

“I’m not into women.”

Charlotte laughed and wrapped an arm around Vivienne’s neck. “Neither am I, but I’m into you. How about you consider marrying me?”

Vivienne smacked her forehead. “My mom would rise from her grave to scold me!”

Charlotte chuckled, not continuing with her joke.

Vivienne also turned back to the main topic. “Who do you want me to treat?”

“My grandma,” said Charlotte.

Vivienne was dumbstruck. “After I treated your grandma with acupuncture, she was fine. She just needs a full body check-up, and if there’s any problem, she can just take medicine.”

“Ah, you don’t understand.” Charlotte tried explaining, “After you saved my grandma, my parents immediately brought her to the hospital. This one was the nearest, but it’s private. As soon as we arrived, they arranged for her to be admitted and did a bunch of check-ups. It’s been hours, and the check-ups are scheduled till the day after tomorrow.”

Charlotte was a bit angry. “Spending money is a small issue. The main problem is that the doctor said my grandma's condition is really serious. He scared us half to death. We don’t want to casually transfer to another hospital, so I thought of you. Vivienne, please check on my grandma. Can you make sure that she really is okay now?”

Vivienne was at a loss for words.

She always thought she was pretty unethical for her high charges, but it seemed like there were people even less ethical than her.

They arranged for admission without any check-ups? How money-hungry were they?

“Fine, let me take a look.”

They opened the door to the ward and found that Clara seemed quite spirited.

Upon seeing Vivienne, she immediately tried to get up. “Isn’t this the young lady who saved me? Quick, help me up. I owe you a thank you.”

Mrs. Redwood hurried to help her, while Vivienne sat by her bed, pressing her down. “There’s no need for formalities. Lie down first; let me check you.”

Upon hearing this, Clara obediently lay down.

Vivienne did a check-up on her, and after a moment, she said, “Your previous episode was treated by my acupuncture. It won’t recur. But you’re older now, so there are some minor issues with your body. It’s not a big problem. You don’t need to be hospitalized.”

"I knew it!" Clara grumbled, "Those doctors are nothing but swindlers. They are just out to con people out of their money."

Vivienne silently took out two pills from her pocket. "I have these two pills here. Once you take them, those minor issues won't bother you again."

"These must be expensive, right?" Clara had lived a long life and had seen a lot of people and things.