The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 495

His voice was a low, soothing murmur as he reached out and cradled her hands with utmost care.

The moment her fingers brushed the scalding surface of the liquid, she instinctively recoiled, trying to pull away.

The searing heat invaded the broken nerves through her pores, bringing a relentless, piercing sting.

Gideon immediately tightened his grip on her wrists, yet he was careful not to cause her any pain.

"Be a good girl. Don't be afraid of the heat."

"It'll soften those stiff tendons so the physical therapy won't hurt as much later. Just bear with it. I'll be right here with you the whole time."

Nora pressed her lips tightly together, enduring the torment of the intense heat.

The warm liquid enveloped her protruding, misaligned bones, its medicinal properties seeping deep within.

Stimulated by the heat, the damaged nerves flared as if thousands of tiny needles were plunging directly into her marrow. A fine layer of sweat quickly broke out across her forehead.

Gideon instantly pulled a clean tissue from his pocket, gently dabbing the moisture from her brow and the tip of her nose.

A professional physical therapist approached the sofa with a medical kit.

The therapist applied a thick layer of lubricating ointment over Nora's hands. Taking hold of her right index finger—the one most severely deformed—they began to slowly press it in the opposite direction.

In the quiet living room, the dull, sickening sound of bone grinding against bone echoed clearly.

Every time the therapist's thumbs dug into the old scar tissue that had been fused together for two years, trying to force the stiff, curled joints straight, a numbing, agonizing pain sliced through her nerve endings straight to her brain like a blunt knife hacking through flesh.

Nora's face went deathly pale, cold sweat beading thickly at her temples. She bit down on her lower lip so hard she didn't let out a single whimper.

"If it hurts, scream. Don't bite your lip, you're going to make it bleed."

"Tell me if it hurts and we'll take a break before continuing."

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