Chapter 614 Sophie [2]
"Extreme measures?" Riva asked, frowning.
Max hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, "I'll tell you later. You go procure some Vitality boosting pills and prepare something nourishing for her to eat. You have an hour."
After saying this, he entered Sophie's room and closed the door.
Riva stood there, feeling uneasy, "What is he going to do?"
Taking a deep breath, she suppressed her uneasiness, 'As long as he can heal her, it doesn't matter what methods he uses.'
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"Mother...?" Sophie muttered when she heard the sound of doors closing.
Unexpectedly, instead of hearing her mother's voice, she heard an unfamiliar male voice, "Your mother has gone to prepare some things."
"You... the doctor?" Sophie asked.
Max walked over, climbed onto the bed and sat beside her, "Yes. I am. Now, I'm going to start healing you. If you feel some discomfort, don't panic and stay calm, alright?" Though he knew the chances of her feeling any discomfort very low, he advised her just in case.
Sophie seemed to sigh before she assented, "...Okay."
Max shook his head. She seemed to have completely given up and didn't believe she could be healed. He didn't blame her for it, however. After all, she must have watched many of her family members, who were in similar conditions to her, die without anyone able to heal them. For her, her condition was incurable.
He didn't know Sophie was also surprised by the inexplicable feeling of trust she was feeling.
When a year ago she decided to forge a unique Lifebound Artifact to save her dying little brother despite having forged one for herself months prior, she had already accepted the outcomeâdeath. And even though she failed and a month later lost her brother, she didn't regret it because she had tried her best, fulfilled her duty as his big sister.
After that, she just quickly wanted death to take her so she could be reunited with her brother. Unfortunately, her mother returned from a months long mission before she could pass away. Like every loving mother would be when they find their son had died and their daughter was also going to die, Riva was broken-hearted.
Despite knowing the chances were very slim, Riva did her best to prolong her daughter's lifeâshe gave her top quality grade four and five Vitality pills, found rare spirit fruits, used her vital energy without caring about her lifespanâhoping that she would be able to find a way to save her.
This was why, when she heard Mike had found someone who could possibly heal those who had suffered the backlash, she immediately consented to bring him to the family. When she realized the other families were going to try to capture him, she immediately went to her mother (The woman Grand Elder who made the deal with the Royal family and chased Imentet and Kart Martell away) and roused her from her secluded cultivation and pleaded with her mother to take action. If she hadn't done that, it wouldn't have been as easy to bring Max to the Fuller Family.
Because Sophie didn't want to hurt her mother's feelings any more than she had already had by risking her life, she let her do what she wanted and as a result suffered for a year in her current state.
However, she knew she wasn't the only one who was suffering, her mother was equally suffering. Therefore, after a year, she had thought it had been enough and wanted to tell her mother to give up.
But who knew before she could do that, she would suddenly find herself believing that she could truly be treated?
For her mother, and also because deep down she longed to live, she hoped to get better and live if she could. But she feared her feelings and everything she heard just now might just be a delusion.
Suddenly, the now familiar voice pulled her out of her thoughts, "Hello, miss? Are you there?"
"So, it was not my delusion." She murmured, feeling relieved.
Then she tried to focus on the blurry figure when her eyes widened...
...because instead of seeing a blurry figure like she always did, she saw a handsome young man sitting beside her, grinning at her.