The Real Heiress's New Family Adored By All novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249 The Secret Hidden in Her Pulse

Leighton sat down opposite him and dropped a chess piece onto the board on the table.

Chet placed his own piece and looked up at him.

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“You and Jensen have been looking for Asher all this time. Have you ever thought about asking Zora?”

Chet knew perfectly well that Jensen and Leighton had spent years looking for Asher. Since no corpse was ever found, Jensen had never accepted that he was dead.

Chet had never felt Zora’s pulse before, but this simple check immediately revealed her hidden physical condition.

He detected distinct marks left by a unique acupuncture technique exclusive to the Hale family, the legendary Eighteen Meridian Technique.

As a highly respected senior physician, Chet had superb medical skills, and he quickly noticed all the abnormalities in Zora’s body.

She had once been on the verge of death, barely holding on to life until someone with peerless medical talent dragged her back. Her heart was severely damaged; without a top-tier healer intervening, she would never have survived.

Chet felt overwhelming pity for Zora, knowing how much suffering the young girl had endured in her early years.

Marvin and his wife were confirmed deceased, yet Asher remained nowhere to be found.

In this world, if anyone could perform that acupuncture technique, the only person would be Asher.

“My friend told me Zora’s life was forcibly pulled back from death using a rare acupuncture technique. That technique is the Hale family’s secret Eighteen Meridian Technique, isn’t it?”

Leighton poured a cup of coffee for Chet, his long lashes lowering softly. His sharp jawline looked calm and gentle as he spoke in a low voice.

“Yes.”

Many people had heard of the Eighteen Meridian Technique, but few actually recognized it.

Back in the day, Chet often exchanged medical knowledge with Marvin. Marvin had even tried teaching him the technique, but its intricate and profound rules were far too difficult to grasp.

Even after years of practice, Chet never managed to master it, proving how exclusive this skill truly was.

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With Chet’s confirmation, the identity of Zora’s mentor was almost certain.

“Zora’s body needs careful, meticulous care. You are always swamped with work. Why not send her back to stay with us?” Chet took a slow sip of his coffee.

He knew Leighton had always been reserved and cold-natured. He was worried Leighton wouldn’t be able to take care of Zora properly, especially since her body required such meticulous care.

If her health were fine, staying by Leighton’s side with a nanny looking after her would suffice, but given her fragile physical state, she belonged back at the Marlow Manor with professional nutritionists and full-time caretakers tending to her every need.

“What? Are you worried I’m mistreating her?” Leighton picked up his own coffee cup and drank slowly, an amused tone lacing his voice.

Chet stayed silent, plainly agreeing with the thought. If this brat weren’t sick himself, how could he let Zora stay with him and suffer?

In his eyes, Leighton was far too careless to look after others properly. If he could take good care of people, he would not have let his own health deteriorate so badly.

He feared Leighton would ruin Zora’s fragile health as well.

“Rest assured, I will never mistreat her. You checked her pulse yourself, haven’t you? I’ve been taking excellent care of her all along,” Leighton smiled gently to reassure him.

Recalling Zora’s current physical state, Chet had to admit she looked stable and even much healthier lately.

More importantly, he could clearly see how reliant Zora was on Leighton.

One’s eyes never lied-she would never act so attached if Leighton treated her poorly.

It seemed Leighton was actually doing a decent job looking after her, far better than the Knox family ever did.

Chet decided to hold his decision for now, planning to take Zora home immediately if she ever seemed unhappy.

“Has your insomnia gotten any better lately?” Chet looked at Leighton with sincere concern.

If Zora really learned medicine from Asher, then Leighton had truly struck great fortune.

The Hale family possessed extraordinary medical skills, and with over a decade of learning under such a mentor, Zora’s own medical skills were undeniably remarkable.

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Chet had tried countless ways to cure Leighton’s severe insomnia. He once planned to use acupuncture to lull him to sleep, yet Leighton never allowed strangers to get close to him. He was extremely guarded and wary of everyone around him.

It was not that he distrusted Chet personally, but anyone who showed even the slightest harmful intent would instantly trigger his fierce defensive instincts, making him lose control and lash out.

Chet simply couldn’t use acupuncture or massage to make him sleep.

Back when Leighton was younger, painful past traumas left him suffering from extreme insomnia. At his worst, he stayed awake for three full days and nights, wasting away rapidly.

Garrett was heartbroken and invited a professional doctor to administer sedatives, but Leighton nearly killed the doctor.

In the end, he had no choice but to knock Leighton unconscious quietly just to let him get a brief rest.

This method could never last long, as frequent forced unconsciousness would cause permanent severe harm to his body.

Later, they began lighting calming incense in his bedroom, letting him drift into natural sleep unconsciously.

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