Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 710

Fortunately, no one knew Heather and Leon in this remote and backward place, so the latter felt less embarrassed. Sometimes, it was perhaps Heather’s manlike behavior that struck a chord with him.

The boy went straight into the forest, but Heather smelled that strange fragrance before they entered. She frowned and didn’t feel like going in, but the boy turned around and seemed to have noticed her hesitation. He pointed in a direction and said to her, “Dr. Turner lives in the woods.”

“Why doesn’t he stay with everyone else?” Heather was somewhat perplexed, for this Dr. Turner seemed quite reclusive.

The boy shook his head. “Dr. Turner prefers to live in seclusion. If someone in the village falls ill, they’ll go to him.”

The boy looked inconspicuous in front of Heather, but he didn’t seem like a boy that was easy to deal with since his words were very measured. “Okay,” Heather replied casually as her mind wandered. She wondered what methods she should use to convince Dr. Turner later.

As expected, the boy wasn’t lying. With him leading them, it didn’t take long before Heather and Leon saw a log cabin in the woods. Just as they expected, it was very important to have a guide since they hadn’t seen anything after walking for so long when they entered the forest earlier.

Surprisingly, Heather had great strength in her petite body as she piggybacked Leon the entire time without feeling tired at all. Instead, she looked fresh as a daisy. The closer she got to the log cabin, the more delighted she seemed since she looked forward to meeting Dr. Turner very much.

Heather had mixed feelings toward doctors, for she revered renowned ones while being extremely disgusted by quacks. In her opinion, there were too many quacks and very few skillful doctors. She was very curious about traditional Chinese medicine, and it was rumored that Dr. Turner came from a family skilled in this particular branch of medicine and always had unique insight for it. Not only that, she wondered if she would be pleasantly surprised or disappointed when she actually met him. Too many people were angling for fame and compliments these days, and there were especially too many people who did that by playing up their expertise in Chinese medicine. Therefore, she hoped that making this trip would be worthwhile.

Just as Heather’s mind wandered, the boy knocked on the wooden door, but no one answered the door for a long time. Upon seeing this, the boy changed his ways and slapped the door directly with his tender hand, creating a loud noise. Only then were sounds heard from inside the cabin. Heather felt a stir of apprehension within her, and she wondered what kind of man would come out of that door later.

After a while, she saw a man pulling the door open and poking his head out. He seemed cringy, and it was completely different from what she had imagined—the man before her eyes seemed skinny and malnourished. After looking at the boy, he shifted his gaze toward her face. As he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, she felt inexplicably disappointed; this man was somewhat different from the renowned doctor she had imagined.

“What brings you here, little slick?” Dr. Turner’s voice was very deep and commanding. It didn’t match his looks at all.

“This man is sick, Dr. Turner,” the boy said while pointing at Leon on Heather’s back.

At this moment, Leon only wished Heather to put him down sooner. His body tensed up as he didn’t dare to move, so he could only obediently pose as an unconscious patient.

“Hurry up and bring him into the house,” Dr. Turner urged while pushing his glasses. He seemed to know his stuff, for he looked unhurried. However, the look in his eyes changed when he saw how Heather had piggybacked Leon into the house directly, and it seemed like he had never seen such a physically strong woman.

Heather remained silent the whole time as she inwardly deliberated what exactly to say. Dr. Turner didn’t ask her anything as well, and it was quite embarrassing for her. Luckily, even though he didn’t seem to have the air of a renowned doctor about him, he was a nice person. Heather was very confident about her looks, yet Dr. Turner didn’t look at her. This indicated that he was a man of integrity.

“Young lady, may I ask what is your relationship with the patient?” Dr. Turner asked Heather earnestly.

“We’re friends.” Heather stared at Dr. Turner blatantly with hidden seductive charm in her eyes. She wanted to see whether he was a real man of integrity or pretending to be so.

However, Dr. Turner didn’t care about Heather’s seductive eyes at all. Instead, he looked especially serious with a look of solemnity. “In that case, please step aside with the little slick and wait first.” Naturally, he didn’t want to be disturbed by anyone while examining his patient.

Upon hearing Dr. Turner’s words, Heather and the boy voluntarily stepped aside. She looked at Dr. Turner from time to time, and he appeared very professional while taking Leon’s pulse in all seriousness. Besides, she couldn’t find any fault with him. It seemed that he indeed came from a family of renowned doctors, and this put her mind at rest.

Dr. Turner knitted his brows in careful contemplation. Soon after that, he let go of Leon’s hand, turned to look at Heather, and said to her, “Your friend is fine.”

That was indeed the case. Leon was pretending to be ill, so how could there be any problems with him? However, Heather quickly pretended to be anxious. “He entered the forest with me earlier and said he thought he smelled something strange. Then, he fainted as soon as we came out of it.” She pretended to be panic-stricken while purposely describing the situation in grave terms.

“Relax. There’s nothing wrong with him, so he’ll be fine after some rest.” Dr. Turner believed in his pulse-taking capabilities. The man in front of him had a normal pulse, so there wouldn’t be any major problems with him.