Chapter 125 Her Hand, Very Soft
Briar smiled, "Though it's really a shame, I think it's worth it. People should know how to be grateful, and my mom has always taught me that.
You're a benefactor to my family, and I'll always remember that!"
Olivia was touched by her sincerity.
Briar was not only simple and honest, but also knew how to be grateful, and was very likable as a person.
She immediately made a decision, "Alright, since you won't take the money, let me arrange a new job for you. I recently started a new research institute. You can work as a receptionist there, and in your spare time, help me out as a temporary assistant and learn some medical knowledge.
I heard you studied medicine in college too, but had to drop out because of family circumstances.
You have some foundation, so you might pick things up pretty quickly.
If you do well, maybe I can change your position in the future. Are you willing?
Of course, I'll say this upfront - medicine involves people's lives and must be very professional.
So this path might not be easy!"
"I'm willing!"
Briar said almost without hesitation: "My dream used to be to become a doctor, but my circumstances limited my development. Now that I can learn from you, I'll definitely be very serious about it.
I'll pick up my studies again and make sure I can help you in the future!"
Olivia was very satisfied, "Good, you've got spirit. In that case, I'll take you to the research institute to report for work later. The salary and benefits won't be worse than what you had at the Johnson family."
Briar was happy and grateful, "Thank you, Ms. Smith."
Olivia waved her hand, "Don't call me Ms. Smith. If you don't mind, just call me Olivia."
"Okay, Olivia."
Briar nodded.
So the two didn't stay long at the café and soon headed straight to the research institute.
After arriving, Olivia called someone from HR to take Briar through the onboarding process.
When that was done, she went into the research lab.
The new special medicine was in its final stages. Before going to market, it needed countless repeated tests to ensure nothing could go wrong.
Things like adverse reactions, double-blind tests, and so on.
Busy days flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Since Olivia's return, the first new special medicine she developed was finally completely finished.
Daniel was very cooperative and began arranging for it to go to market.
This time, he was fully prepared and even specially invited some very famous important people to test the medicine.
"If the results are good, it'll be the best advertisement. Let's try to make a splash all at once! This is also your first official battle since your return!"
Olivia didn't really care about fame or reputation.
She only cared about whether the medicine could cure more people!
In the evening, after finishing work, she went to pick up Bianca from school.
As she was preparing to go home, David suddenly called, "Dr. Garcia, are you free right now? Could you come to Maple Grove Villa?"
Olivia heard the seriousness in his tone and quickly asked, "What happened?"
David didn't hide anything, "Mr. Hamilton's old injury flared up during recent training at the base. The military doctor said the only way to recover is to rest, but these past two days, his shoulder has been hurting badly, and there's a new mission from the base. I'm afraid he can't hold on, so I had to ask you to come and see if you have any solutions."
Hearing this, Olivia naturally wouldn't delay, "Okay, give me the address and I'll be right there."
David was grateful, "Thank you!"
After hanging up, Olivia first sent Bianca home, then told her parents and hurried to Maple Grove Villa.
When she arrived, she saw Andrew, whom she hadn't seen in days.
The man was wearing soft, loose loungewear, and his whole person looked gentle and harmless.
His originally cold and handsome face had lost some color and gained a hint of paleness, with a kind of inexplicable sickly feeling.
In this condition, the charm about him didn't diminish but actually increased.
Those features became even more captivating, and when he raised his eyes, his calm gaze was like a pool of still, deep water that made people want to look into it.
Olivia was stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses at Andrew's voice.
"It's just a small matter, yet David still made you come all this way."
Olivia quickly walked over and said, "It's nothing. If I can ease your pain, this trip is worth it! Didn't you say not to be too formal?"
Andrew smiled, "Mm, then I won't say polite things."
Olivia put down her medical kit and began asking about his condition, "Where does it hurt? Tell me in detail so I can treat you."
Andrew spoke clearly, "I injured the bone before. After it healed, it left problems - both the tendons and muscles have some damage! I used to exercise and take care of it specifically, so it rarely flared up. I've been too busy recently and neglected it!"
Olivia asked, "Just the shoulder area, right? Do you mind if I... touch it? So I can confirm the injury's condition and location."
"Of course not."
Andrew readily agreed.
Olivia nodded, quietly took a deep breath, then placed her hand on the man's shoulder.
The moment they made contact, both of them tensed up slightly, but Olivia quickly pressed gently to determine the location.
After a while, she had a good idea and said, "To quickly suppress it, I need to treat it right away. You might need to... take off your clothes..."
—Pull them down!
Before she could finish the last three words, she saw the man in front of her had already smoothly removed his upper sweater.
Olivia froze.
All her words caught unexpectedly in her throat.
She saw the broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted male body before her.
Healthy skin tone, muscles distributed extremely evenly, eight-pack abs clearly visible on his abdomen - when the lines tensed, an indescribable sense of strength and hormonal presence just exploded.
"Is this okay?"
The man casually tossed his clothes aside, his voice low and deep.
When he asked her, that noble, restrained, serious look formed a strong and striking contrast with this figure full of masculine tension.
Olivia forced herself to swallow her words and said, "Yes!"
It was indeed more convenient with it off!
She didn't delay either, quickly averting her gaze and beginning preparations.
After a while, her expression became serious, "During treatment, it might hurt a bit. You'll have to bear it."
"Go ahead!"
Andrew leaned back on the sofa, responding in a lazy tone.
David beside them fell silent.
This scene, this dialogue - why did it seem so... suggestive?
He couldn't help but let his mind wander.
Olivia had already begun the treatment quickly.
The treatment process was indeed not very comfortable, and with the old shoulder injury, even Andrew couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.
Olivia noticed and instinctively blew on it for him.
The cool sensation came, and even Andrew was stunned for a moment.
His eyes deepened a bit as he looked at her.
The man's eyes were as deep as night, carrying an unfathomable meaning.
Olivia realized belatedly and felt a bit embarrassed.
Usually when Bianca was in pain, she would blow on it for her. This habit was purely a subconscious behavior.
She steeled herself and looked away, not even daring to explain, only her ears felt a bit hot.
Andrew saw this, and a trace of an almost imperceptible smile flashed in his eyes as he said, "It doesn't seem to hurt as much now."
He could naturally tell this was something you'd do to comfort a child, but he didn't point it out.
Olivia's ears turned even redder.
When would she stop embarrassing herself in front of him?
Fortunately, the needles were done, and she quickly pretended to go prepare medicine.
Once she got busy, that bit of awkward atmosphere dissipated.
After about ten minutes, Andrew began to feel the pain in his shoulder from recent days starting to fade, and soon it wasn't so uncomfortable anymore.
Olivia came over to remove the needles and said, "Treatment suppression, ointment-assisted massage can relieve muscle tension and pain..."
She seemed to be hesitating about whether to proceed.
After all, this counted as quite intimate contact.
Andrew seemed to see her hesitation and was quite straightforward, "Then could you trouble yourself to help? Apart from David and the bodyguards, there's no one else here, and I'm afraid they can't do this kind of delicate work. I don't want my arm to be completely ruined."
David responded at the right time, "That's right, I only know how to dislocate people's arms."
"Pfft."
Olivia couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly wasn't so nervous anymore. She simply went ahead and started massaging him.
She had technique, and each time she could accurately press the acupressure points. By the end, Andrew felt that bit of pain completely disappear, leaving only comfort.
It was also at this moment that he carefully felt the sensation of that touch.
Her hands were very small and very soft. When they moved across his skin, it gave him an indescribable feeling in his heart.
At this time, David's heart was already in turmoil.
After the previous accidental support and embrace, this time was definitely, definitely not an accident, right?
Although it was treatment, Andrew actually let someone touch his body?
In the past, he would insist on male doctors for treatment no matter what!
And he said there was no special treatment?
How come he couldn't do this kind of delicate work?
He could even sew clothes!!
However, despite his internal protests, David didn't dare show anything.
He still wanted to live a bit longer!
The two didn't know about his rich inner thoughts.
Later, after the treatment ended, Olivia prescribed three days' worth of medicine for Andrew, "Take it on time after meals every day. It shouldn't flare up again during this period."
After Andrew got dressed, he moved his muscles and bones a bit and said sincerely, "It still has to be you. Looks like I can sleep well tonight."
Olivia shook her head, "Next time something like this happens, remember to find me right away. Don't endure it, and don't worry about troubling me. You've helped Bianca so much, and I've never said anything about it."
Andrew looked at her and said, "You've also helped me many times and never charged me. I'm sure you won't accept payment, so how about... I give you something."
"Huh?"
Olivia was stunned and wanted to say it wasn't necessary.
But Andrew didn't give her a chance to refuse. He quickly took a wooden box from nearby and said, "Open it and see. You should like it. It's something that can assist with psychological treatment."
When Olivia heard it was related to psychology, she didn't say anything more and quickly opened the lid.
Inside... lay a jade pendant with a warm, smooth texture.