The chrysanthemum would help Xavier with his fatigue and also calm his senses.
Scarlett had carefully selected them, making sure that their fragrance wasn’t too strong, but also not too faint.
Their scent had the effect of relaxing anyone who smelled it.
After washing her hands, Scarlett retrieved the blackout eye mask and handed it to Xavier.
He was a slight germaphobe, so he didn’t accept the mask immediately.
Caleb asked hastily, “Did you just buy this?
Have you washed it?” Scarlett instantly guessed that Xavier had germophobia based on Caleb’s questions.
She understood his concerns, since the Quinn brothers also had varying degrees of germophobia.
While caring for them, Scarlett had developed the habit of cleaning and sanitizing all her tools long ago.
“Don’t worry,” she said.
“I disinfected it earlier.” It was also the reason why she hadn’t given the eye mask to Caleb while she was treating him.
Caleb was surprised by her answer.
“You’re quite meticulous, aren’t you?” It appeared that Scarlett was well suited to being a doctor.
Xavier accepted the eye mask from Scarlett after her reassurance.
Once everything was ready, Scarlett started the timer.
“Empty your mind.
The timer has started.
I’ll do my best to ensure you fall asleep in the next ten minutes.
First, I’m going to massage your acupuncture points.
You’ll be able to feel the pressure of my touch.” Scarlett placed her hands gently on Xavier’s head.
However, despite how he had emptied his mind as she instructed, he couldn’t help but tense up when he felt her soft and warm fingertips brush against his scalp.
“Relax.
There’s no need to be nervous,” Scarlett murmured.
“Is this pressure okay?” Xavier’s voice was low and slightly hoarse when he answered, “Yes.” Caleb stood to the side and observed as the scene unfolded.
His eyes widened when he glanced at the watch that was meant to monitor Xavier’s sleep quality.
For whatever reason, Xavier’s heart was beating at 140 beats per minute.
Scarlett could also detect Xavier’s nervousness, and she decided to change gears.
“Mr.
Stroud, let me tell you a story.
I want you to listen closely and tell me what the story is about.
“A long time ago, in the Sachet Kingdom, there was a princess named Sally.
She was taken away from the palace from the moment she was born.
She grew up and matured as the years passed, but nobody told her that she was actually a princess—” Scarlett continued to tell Sally’s tale in a slow and calming voice.
After massaging his temples for a while, she noticed that Xavier still showed no signs of falling asleep.
She then pulled out her acupuncture tool kit and inserted a silver needle into his skin.
Caleb had the urge to stop her at first, but when he realized that the tool kit belonged to Alton, he instead grew curious about how Scarlett planned to utilize it.
Five minutes later, Xavier’s heartbeat slowed down as every muscle in his body began to relax.
Scarlett’s brow was furrowed tightly.
His insomnia was a lot more serious than she anticipated.
Her massage was completely ineffective, and she had only been able to force him to relax and prepare his body for sleep by using acupuncture.
Despite her efforts, Xavier was still unable to fall into a deep sleep.
He would wake at the slightest movement, and his heartbeat would quicken again.
Scarlett let her voice trail off as she stopped telling her story and gently removed her hands from Xavier’s head.
It had taken 30 minutes for his breathing to even out.
The watch around his wrist finally showed that he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Disbelief was written all over Caleb’s face.
His fingers flew across the screen of his phone rapidly as he typed out his thoughts for Scarlett to see.
“What the fuck, you’re amazing!
Your hypnosis skills will put those international hypnotists to shame!” Caleb had hired a hypnotist to try to induce Xavier to sleep in the past.
However, Xavier had been as stubborn as a bull.
No matter what the hypnotist tried to do, he kept his eyes open, refusing to close them and refusing to go to sleep.
The hypnotist had also been stunned, never expecting she would face a challenge as formidable as Xavier during the span of her illustrious career.
On the other hand, Scarlett had only given him an eye mask to wear before sticking a few needles into his head, and he fell into a deep slumber.
She grabbed her phone and typed a reply.