Dunstan pulled Nathan back and said, "In traditional medicine, there's a saying called fighting fire with fire."
Dunstan might not have known how to resolve the spider's venom, but he knew what Yolanda was doing.
Lo and behold, Toby's breathing started stabilizing a lot more in less than five minutes. His face was no longer as pale as it was.
"His life is no longer in danger. But for safety's sake, it's better to bring him to the hospital for an examination."
"Thank you! Thank you, Dr. Henderson!"
Nathan and Lily breathed a sigh of relief like the huge boulder had been lifted off their hearts. Nathan scooped Toby up and thanked Yolanda.
Soon, the ambulance arrived. Nathan and his family didn't have the time to settle scores with Linda before they hurriedly hoisted Toby up into the ambulance.
Before they left, Lily pulled out a thousand dollars worth of crumpled notes carefully tucked under several layers of handkerchief. They looked like they had been saved for a very long time. Lily tried to press them into Yolanda's hands.
Yolanda only took two hundred-dollar notes from the stack and passed them to Dunstan. "200 dollars is enough for consultation fees and medicine."
"But…"
"Our clinic has the most reasonable price around, no matter who the patient is."
Dunstan took the cash from Yolanda very naturally. Then, he escorted Lily into the ambulance.
"If Ms. Henderson said it's enough, this is enough. If you need any more reimbursements, come back another day."
Yolanda had already gone into Willow Creek Clinic to wash her hands.
She noticed that this family was dressed modestly and thought they didn't look wealthy. If she didn't take anything from them, they would surely be restless about it. So, she took 200 dollars, and all was well.
On the other end, Dunstan, after watching the ambulance leave, turned around and, from the corner of his eyes, saw Linda in a disheveled state and Winnie with an awkward expression on her face.
Then, he offered, "Would you like to come in, clean up, and get some medicinal ointment applied?"
Dunstan knew his way around people. Since Linda was Yolanda's aunt, he needed to portray some basic manners before getting any clear signs from Yolanda.
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