Female Novel
Chapter 1663
Wanda blinked her eyes. She refused to believe what Luca said. Could taking some herbal medicinehelp recover Old Man Rayne's health.
This was way too iffy for her...
She asked, “Will my dad be physically stronger after taking the herbal medicine? But we've visitedseveral doctors throughout the years, and we even went to see the specialists in Japan. All of them toldus that he's suffering from a chronic illness, and there's no cure for this. He can only take somemedicine to alleviate the symptoms. It can't be healed."
"Indeed, his illness can't be healed, but my prescription will make Old Man Rayne feel much better,"replied Luca. She did not blame Wanda for doubting her.
The medical knowledge that Shanks taught her was abundant, and most of it could not be found orlearned in the medical schools out there.
Some of the prescriptions could not be obtained from the market today, so many had no idea how goodthe effects were.
Moreover, many people swindled money from patients in the name of naturopathy these days.
"Does such an effective prescription really exist? Previously, I brought him to a naturopathic doctor butthe prescription he gave didn't work either." Wanda was still questioning Luca. Every medicine had itsside effects. She hoped that Old Man Rayne could take fewer medicines if possible.
"Aunt, just believe in Luca," Luke said. She was someone they could trust, and she had no reason toharm her grandfather.
Wanda did not say anything, and Luca said determinedly, "Please believe in me. You'll start to see theeffects after taking two packets of the concoction according to the prescription. The effects will be
better if he continues taking it. The illness can't be cured but Old Man Rayne will feel much better. Atleast, he'll be able to sleep well at night. Besides, the medicine doesn't have many side effects."
Old Man Rayne listened to Luca's confident tone and said, "Wanda, let's give it a try. Luke wouldn'thave brought her here if she wasn't capable enough."
"Alright. I'll leave it to you, Dr. Craw." Wanda chose to compromise.
Luca nodded and shot Luke a glance to express her gratitude.
She would not have said anything if it were someone else who refused to believe her or who did notwant to take the medicine she prescribed. She would not even feel anxious for them. It was theirhealth, after all. She did her part, and if they refused to believe her, it would be none of her businessanymore.
Some things could not be forced.
However, it was different with Old Man Rayne. He was her grandfather, and Luca only wanted him toget better. That way, he could live his life happily in the future.
Luke met her gaze, and he could sense the camaraderie in her gaze. He nodded.
Luca stood up and asked, “Do you have a pen and a piece of paper?"
“Yes, let me get them for you," said Wanda as she walked out of the bedroom.
Old Man Rayne spoke again, "Dr. Craw, can you play chess?"
"I'm not really good at it..." Luca smiled and said. Her chess strategies and tactics were simple, and shehad not played for years. She was afraid that Old Man Rayne would see through her at a glance if sheplayed chess with him.
Hence, she dared not to.
Old Man Rayne did not force her. He looked at Luke and said, "Luke, let's play chess later. Stay herefor lunch with Dr. Craw today. We can enjoy our game."
"Sure," Luke promised at once.
Luca was grateful that Luke was willing to bring her here even though he was busy. He even sacrificedhis working hours to play chess with Old Man Rayne just to make him happy.
She got married to the right person.
Even though she suffered a lot after marrying him, there was a lot of sweetness too.
Luca found life a lot sweeter when she saw everything he had done for her family.novelbin
In this selfish society, only a few were willing to do as much as Luke had done. Besides, the Raynefamily did not have any assets that Luke could take from them.
Luca thought to herself that if she were given the chance, she wanted to properly thank him usingBianca's identity.
After a while, Wanda brought the pen and paper to her. Luca picked up the pen and paper and wrote aprescription. She wrote down the quantity of each ingredient needed, ways to prepare the concoction,and how to drink it. Then, she turned to the back of the paper and wrote another prescription.
When she handed the prescription to Wanda, Wanda asked with some surprise, "Why are there twoprescriptions?"
"The one on the first page is to be taken, whereas the prescription on the other page is for the foot bathafter Old Man Rayne gets his massage. If you can dip the towel into the concoction, then give his legs
a warm compress, that'll work better," Luca explained.
Wanda nodded. She was still a little concerned about the oral medication. Also, she was worried thatthe prescription would not be good enough and might harm Old Man Rayne.
However, she was not worried about the medicine for external application. Hence, she turned the pageand read the prescription carefully.
She had been studying naturopathic medicine all these years because of Old Man Rayne's illness.When she was reading the ingredients Luca wrote on the paper, she realized that the ingredients usedwere not extraordinary ones.
Besides, she had seen some of the ingredients on other prescriptions before, but the quantity used wasdifferent.
Wanda was still doubting it.
Old Man Rayne interrupted her, saying, “Wanda, please bring the chess set here. I'm going to playchess with Luke. Also, ask the maid to prepare more food for lunch today. They'll be staying for lunch."
"Okay, Dad." Wanda went to get his chess set after that.
Luca stood beside them and watched them play a game of chess. She realized Luke was deliberatelygoofing around to make her grandfather happy, but it was not obvious as Old Man Rayne did not noticeit.
"Luke, I suppose you've been busy with work and you don't have the time to play chess. Your skillsaren't as good as before," Old Man Rayne smiled and said.
Luke replied humbly, "Grandpa, it's because you've improved a lot."
Old Man Rayne nodded and said proudly, "Of course. I always ask the maid to bring me out for a walkaround the neighborhood on days I feel better. I meet many elders there, and they love to play chesstoo. I would play two games with them if I'm allowed to, and guess what?"
Luke continued, "They can't win against you."
"Yes, their skills aren't that great. Come on, let's move on to the next round," Old Man Rayne said.
Luca looked at Old Man Rayne and felt a lump in her throat. She turned away and blinked her eyes.Then, she said, "Mr. Crawford, can I take a look around? The garden of this villa looks exquisite."
"Yes, go ahead," replied Luke. He knew Luca was looking for a place to release her emotions, so hedid not stop her.
Luca left the bedroom after that.
She was only able to slowly calm down when she no longer saw Old Man Rayne.
It had been three years. She had been separated from her family, loved ones, and her children forthree years.
However, time did not let all these feelings fade away. Instead, when she saw them in person, shecould not help but get emotional. The emotions fluctuated strongly in her.
Luca stood in the garden in the front yard. Her heart was aching. She pressed on her chest, taking onedeep breath after another to try and soothe her emotions.