Chapter 273


    She was extremely sincere as she uttered those words, while Katherine pursed the corners of her lips,


    falling silent. Her cold gaze swept over the woman''s sickly face as if trying to see through her, and she


    only withdrew her gaze unhurriedly after a long pause.


    Seeing this, Marcus was about to plead on Patricia''s behalf again, but before he could open his mouth,


    he was stopped by Katherine.


    "You don''t have to speak anymore."


    At her words, Marcus felt his heart skip a beat while Patricia''s face turned ashen with regret.


    Unexpectedly, Katherine gave Lexie a cold nce and said in a deep voice, "What are you still


    standing there for? Hurry up and take Mrs. Fraser back to her room."


    After hearing this, Lexie froze for a moment before her expression turned somewhat embarrassed.


    Katherine sensed her concern and revealed a smirk at the corner of her lips. "What''s wrong? Are you


    afraid? I heard that your master treats you well, but why are you so afraid now that they are in trouble?"


    Her words were full of sarcasm, causing Lexie to freeze with embarrassment and distress, but she


    eventually gritted her teeth and stepped forward to assist Patricia in walking back.


    On the other hand, Marcus'' eyes lit up as he asked expectantly, "Miss Cornell, does that mean…"


    Katherine lifted a hand and straightened her cuffs, saying in anguid and breezy manner, "The Fraser


    Family''s condition can''t be dyed any longer, especially Mrs. Fraser, so we''ll proceed with the


    treatment now."


    Hearing that, Marcus was instantly ted, nearly pping his hands in glee. "That''s great! Miss


    Cornell, you really are the kindest person in the world!"


    "Kind?" She weighed her words before letting out a detached scoff. "That''s the first time someone has


    described me that way. Marcus, you''ve misjudged me."


    Kind was not a word that existed in her book; she felt that it was not something she deserved to be


    described with yet.


    Just then, Joaquin raised his hand and caressed her hair with a soft smile. "In fact, Kathy is the


    greatest person in the world."


    He did not describe her as ''kind,'' but used the word ''great'' instead. However, as it was a broad term


    that covered many different merits, Katherine had no idea which part of her he was referring to.


    Still, she didn''t ask any questions. Instead, she swatted his hand away and pursed her lips before


    swiveling around to go back in. "Let''s go."


    Behind her, Joaquin watched her retreating back and couldn''t help but shake his head with a smile.


    Marcus, who was standing by the side, couldn''t help but move over when he saw this. He rubbed his


    chin, his tone rather sour as hemented, "Mr. Levisay, you''ve truly lucked out to be able to marry


    Miss Cornell."


    Joaquin did not refute his words, his bright eyes glinting as he unexpectedly nodded in agreement.


    "Yeah, you''re right. I am lucky."


    To be able to meet her by chance and cross paths with her, even happily tying the knot with her, he


    must''ve used all the luck he had.


    As she had previously requested, Katherine remained alone in Patricia''s room. First, she used


    acupuncture to put Patricia to sleep before repeating the same technique to remove the man-faced


    curse from her body. She then opened the secret parchment scroll passed down to her by Jennifer and


    followed the steps and methods recorded on it topletely cleanse the curse that was hidden in


    Patricia''s body.


    As it turned out, once the man-faced curse had been in the human body for a long time, it would


    develop a form of poison that was deeply hidden in the muscle. Even if the man-faced curse was


    removed, it would be difficult to eliminate the poisonpletely.


    Although Jennifer had recorded a way to remove the poison in the parchment scroll, it was somewhat


    out of line with the current medical technology as this method was invented a long time ago. If


    Katherine was not proficient in ancient medicine, she would have had difficulty even with this secret


    parchment scroll.


    Two hours had passed when Katherine emerged from Patricia''s room. She was drenched in sweat, and


    her damp hair stuck to her face, which caused her to feel ufortable. When Joaquin, who had been


    waiting outside, saw here out, he hurriedly rushed over and whipped out his handkerchief to help


    her wipe her sweat, and tucked her hair behind her ears.


    Compared to everyone else, he was more concerned about her well-being. When he noticed the


    fatigue in her expression, he couldn''t help but frown and ask, "How was it? Are you tired? Do you need


    some rest?"


    On the other hand, Marcus was more interested in knowing the situation in the room. The moment


    Joaquin finished speaking, he asked urgently, "How is Mrs. Fraser now, Miss Cornell?"


    Katherine first shook her head at Joaquin, indicating that she was fine, before looking at Marcus.


    "She''s out of the woods now. Go and gather the medicine listed on this prescription. Remember to


    gather more. Once you have the medicine, boil it for six hours on low heat, then feed it to them."


    As he heard her mention the word ''them,'' Marcus'' expression brightened and he took the prescription


    from her before asking, "Miss Cornell, are you saying that the Frasers can be cured today?"


    Katherine nodded, but Joaquin''s eyebrows immediately furrowed deeply in disapproval at her words.


    "You''ve spent so much time and energy just from saving one person. How would your body be able to


    cope if you try to save two more this soon? You should rest a little."


    As he spoke, he held her hand to bring her to a guest room to rest, but Katherine declined and grabbed


    him instead, shaking her head at him.


    "They aren''t in good condition right now. If I drag things on, the poison might infiltrate their body even


    further, making the cleansing process even more difficult and time-consumingter. It''d be better to


    start as early as possible."


    "Poison?" Joaquin echoed in confusion. "What''s that about?"


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    "I''ll exinter. I''m going back in now. You haven''t fully recovered yet, so you don''t have to wait by the


    door. Get some rest in a room for a while, and I''ll look for you once I''m done."


    As soon as she finished, she headed straight into Cyndi''s room next door. Joaquin was aware of her


    desire to save the lives of others and was not in a position to stop her, but he was still worried for her.


    Hence, instead of leaving to get some rest himself, he continued to wait at the door.


    About five hourster, by the time Katherine walked out of Myles'' room, she was so exhausted that she


    nearly copsed. Her body was coated in severalyers of sweat, nearly soaking through her clothes


    that clung damply to her body, and she looked as if she had been fished out of a pool of water.


    "He''s alright now. I''ve gotten some nurses to watch over him. Let me know if anythinges up." After


    she had given Marcus the necessary instructions, she asked, "How''s the medicineing along?"


    Marcus was overjoyed as the burden on his shoulders had finally been lifted, and he nodded profusely.


    "Just as you requested, it''s still simmering on low heat."


    "Okay." Katherine nodded. She was just about to turn around to say something to Joaquin when her


    vision turned ck and her mind went nk.


    As Joaquin watched her sink to the ground before his eyes like a withered leaf, he reflexively caught


    her by the waist and brought her into his arms, nearly going mad with worry.


    "Kathy! Kathy…"


    s, Katherine could no longer hear anything at that moment. Saving three people had consumed too


    much of her energy, and she copsed from exhaustion.