The Tower Reversed: Back to 18 (Venus) novel Chapter 87

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She added coldly, “Don’t forget. Mia and her mom were meant to reunite in another life. If Ava stays paralyzed, she’ll never be able to have another child.”

Rowan blinked, then smacked his forehead. “Right! I almost forgot about that! So, what do we do now?”

“What else?” Venus said calmly. “Do everything we can to heal her.”

“Dr. Byrne said it’s a miracle she even woke up. Our specialists reviewed her case. Recovering from full paralysis to normal? That’s nearly impossible!”

Venus didn’t argue. She walked to Ava’s bedside and began her examination.

Ava’s mind was clear, but her body was limp and powerless. Her muscles had gone slack; she couldn’t move or even speak normally.

“Blocked energy, blood stagnation, and a collapsed spirit … “Venus muttered, her expression grave.

“She can’t stay in this ward. Move her to the VIP section immediately. The Byrnes are paying anyway. She deserves peace and quiet away from those leeches.”

“Leeches-haha!” Rowan chuckled, then nodded. “Got it. I’ll talk to Dr. Byrne right away.”

Venus turned back to Ava and said softly. “I know what you’re worried about. Don’t be. I promised you’d see Mia again, and you will. Just focus on getting better.”

Tears filled Ava’s eyes as she nodded hard.

Leaving the hospital, Venus wrote a prescription and handed it to the apothecary, asking them to turn it into pills.

The herbs were rare and expensive, so she paid with one of the gold bars June had given her.

Venus didn’t even blink. To her, women already carried the weight of an unfair world. If she had the power to help one, she would.

Later that evening, she bought some nutritional supplements and carried them back to the hospital.

Ava had been moved to the VIP ward.

When Venus arrived, Vienna was already inside with a lawyer, both looking far too calm for the situation.

“Ms. Clayton,” Vienna began, her tone polished and rehearsed. “Oliver is now under

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who I am?”

“Of course, I’m serious.” Neil said quickly. “Dr. Hill was there too. Dr. Blanton said your medical skills were exceptional-better than your professor’s! Neil grinned. “You were one of the best back in med school, and now you’re even better.”

The two of them chatted happily, completely forgetting Venus was there.

Venus lost interest and slipped into Ava’s hospital room. Ava was lying weakly on the bed, her eyes full of tears.

“Am I really … going to get better?” she asked softly.

Venus leaned in close and whispered something in her ear.

After hearing it, Ava’s eyes brightened. “I-I believe you.”

Venus nodded. “Good. Now, I need your husband’s astrological chart.”

Ava looked confused.

Venus explained, “Your illness aside, we need to deal with your mother-in-law. I need to check whether your husband’s spirit has moved on. If not, it’s time for him to pay his mother a visit.”

Ava finally understood and shakily told Venus the details of her husband’s astrological chart.

Venus took the note, tucked it into her coat, and quietly left the hospital, heading back to Stormvale.

She lit a bundle of sage and let the smoke curl into the air. Before her, she set a glass bowl filled

with clean water. On a small ot astrological chart, then held it ope, Parchment, she drew a sigil based on Gregory’s

the candle flame. When the paper caught fire, she dropped

it into the water, scattered a handful of salt across the surface, and began to chant softly.

“Gregory, born under the sign of Taurus on the first of May-your wife suffers among the living. Spirit, will you hear and return to me?

The smoke thickened and spiraled upward. The grains of salt that had sunk to the bottom began to rise, floating together until they formed the faint outline of a single word. YES.

Venus nodded slightly. She told him everything-how Ava was in danger and how his mother had been stirring trouble, trying to claim the insurance payout meant for his widow.

The salt trembled in the water like tiny sparks, the bowl shuddering as if something unseen had touched it.

Venus’s voice grew firm. “You’ve crossed beyond the veil, and I never meant to disturb your rest.

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