Chapter 387 His Criteria for Choosing a Partner
The two of them had been busy for almost a week and finally got everything sorted out.
When Olivia went to the military district to report back, Damon couldn't stop praising her medical skills.
"As expected, someone who can win him over must have real ability. Dr. Garcia's skills are truly impressive!"
No wonder Damon's attitude changed so quickly.
Because all those people Olivia had treated before showed obvious improvement.
Their physical discomfort had gotten much better after her treatment.
Damon praised admiringly, "I really didn't expect that problems modern medicine couldn't solve were actually fixed by Medica Vitae Sect's medical methods. Traditional medicine is truly profound!"
Olivia nodded and said, "Traditional medicine itself has its own unique strengths, especially in terms of recuperation - the whole process is quite gentle. Through acupuncture point stimulation, gradual treatment, awakening the body's own healing abilities - these are things modern medicine can't match."
At this point, Olivia looked at Damon and said, "Mr. Whitley, I heard you have an ear condition. If you don't mind, I could take a look at it for you? Free of charge!"
This time, when Olivia came to treat the special abilities team members, the military district had paid a treatment fee and medical expenses.
But for Damon, Olivia was offering help on her own initiative!
After spending these days together, she could see clearly.
Damon truly cared about his team members - he was a rare good leader.
Although he sometimes looked stern and gave off a serious vibe,
once you got to know him, you'd find he was actually a very good person.
His abilities were also quite admirable.
Damon looked somewhat surprised when he heard her words.
But in the end, he waved his hand and said, "I don't want to trouble Dr. Garcia. My ear condition has been around for over ten years. It's not simple hearing loss - doctors determined before that there's a problem with my auditory nerve. It's not like I haven't tried treatment, but nothing worked. I don't want to waste your time."
Olivia didn't give up because of this. She spoke again, "There's no harm in taking a look. What if my methods could restore even a bit of your hearing? That would be good. Besides, just an examination won't take much time, right?"
Honestly, Damon was tempted.
Because the ear condition didn't just affect his hearing.
If his emotions changed too much, it would often hurt, and at its worst, half his head would be in unbearable pain.
"Could it really work?"
His eyes held some hope.
"Won't we know if we try? It can't get worse than the current situation, right?"
"You're right!"
Damon wasn't someone who hesitated.
He took Olivia's words to heart and said decisively, "Then I'll trouble you."
Olivia smiled, then went with him to the office.
Soon, the examination began.
Olivia first learned about the specific severity of his ear condition, then conducted various tests.
Two hours later, Olivia had determined his condition.
She told Damon, "As you said, this condition has persisted for too many years, so complete recovery is indeed difficult."
Olivia was being honest.
If it had been when his ear first developed problems, she would definitely be confident she could cure him completely.
But now, he had missed the best treatment window.
Olivia knew these words were harsh for Damon, but she still said honestly, "Even if you had gone to Medica Vitae Sect for treatment when it first happened, you could have avoided the current hearing loss."
Although Damon had expected this, he couldn't help but look disappointed and regretful.
When he could hear people's thoughts, he was still very young and couldn't control this ability yet.
Later, he habitually relied on his ability and didn't use his ears to hear sounds - his ears actually already had some problems then.
It's just that at the time, he didn't pay much attention.
It wasn't until later, after he joined the special abilities team and got injured during a mission, that his ear problems fully manifested.
Because of his special ability, he didn't think it was a big problem, and his family certainly wouldn't have thought to find Medica Vitae Sect to treat him.
Olivia saw the emotional changes in his eyes and spoke to comfort him, "Don't think recovery is hopeless. Although complete healing isn't possible now, with proper care, I can guarantee I can restore some of your hearing. But only partially - it won't be as good as a normal person's hearing. Also, you'll need to be careful afterward not to overuse your ears. Whether to treat it or not is up to you."
As soon as Olivia finished speaking, Damon's expression suddenly became excited, "Is this really true?"
Olivia nodded, "I would never offer to do something I'm not confident about."
Damon suddenly stood up, his tone no longer calm and steady as usual.
He said somewhat excitedly, "Treat it, I want treatment! Dr. Garcia, if you can really help me restore even some of my hearing, you'll be my benefactor from now on! Go ahead and treat me! Of course, even if it doesn't work, that's fine - I definitely won't blame you!"
Perhaps seeing a glimmer of hope, Olivia noticed that Damon, who usually commanded respect, had lost his dignity and rationality, just like an ordinary patient.
She smiled and said, "As long as Mr. Whitley trusts me, let's start the treatment now."
"Good!" Damon naturally had no objections.
Neither of them liked wasting time, so Olivia took out her silver needles and quickly began treating him.
An hour later, she removed the needles. Damon's expression was somewhat surprised, "Dr. Garcia, I think I feel some ringing in my ears."
While putting away her things, Olivia smiled and said, "That's a sensation your nerves are sending you, not restored hearing.
However, it is good news - it means your nerves aren't damaged.
This will be very helpful for future treatment."
"Thank you so much!"
Damon's expression was still excited.
Because ever since his ears went bad, his world had been silent, and later he could only rely on hearing aids.
He hadn't experienced this kind of ringing in many years.
Olivia then discussed with him the schedule for regular treatments going forward.
Since her mission with the special abilities team was complete, she couldn't freely enter and exit the military district anymore.
So she set the location for future treatments at the research institute.
Damon had no objections to her arrangements.
With hope of restoring his hearing, what did a few extra trips matter?
After settling everything, Olivia left first.
Andrew had something going on tonight and couldn't pick her up, so he arranged for a driver to take her back to Liliana Retreat.
Olivia understood and didn't make him abandon his work.
However, what she didn't know was that at this moment, Andrew was at The Hamilton Mansion, playing chess with Finnegan.
Tonight, he had been called back for dinner right after work.
The grandfather and grandson's dinner was quite pleasant.
But Andrew knew in his heart that Finnegan wouldn't have specifically called him back just for dinner.
Finnegan didn't bring it up, and Andrew pretended not to know, accompanying him in chess.
Just as he was about to be checkmated by Finnegan, Finnegan suddenly stopped his movement.
Andrew didn't show any urgency about his impending defeat, but calmly put down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Finnegan.
The next second, a stack of things was thrown in front of him.
Andrew's eyes swept over those things, then he looked at Finnegan and asked, "What's this?"
While placing pieces on the board to continue the encirclement, Finnegan calmly replied, "These are young ladies from various families in Harmony City that I've selected for you these past few days. Each one has detailed information and photos. See which one you like."
Andrew's brow furrowed slightly, somewhat displeased with his presumption.
He said coldly, "I don't need this."
Finnegan glanced at him and replied, "How can you not need it? Before, I arranged Aurelia for you, and you didn't like her. Now I've put all the eligible women in Harmony City in front of you for you to choose from. At least look at a few - there must be one that catches your eye. It wouldn't harm you to make a choice. Don't worry, the ones I've picked for you all have excellent credentials."
As he spoke, he took out all the photos and information, spreading them out in front of Andrew.
Like an enthusiastic salesperson, he said, "For example, this girl is very talented and has great literary accomplishment. And this girl - her family has a solid foundation in Harmony City, won't be a burden to you, and she herself has shown strong business talent since her teens. If you marry her, she could be a good helper to you. And this girl..."
Andrew listened casually, and when Finnegan had tired himself out talking, he finally said, "Grandfather, these aren't my criteria for choosing a partner."
Seeing that he hadn't listened to a word after all that talking, Finnegan's expression became displeased.
Especially thinking about why he was refusing made him even angrier.
He said in a deep voice, "What criteria can there be for choosing a partner? Nothing more than appearance, education, and family background!"
Andrew knew Finnegan was saying this on purpose, so he said directly, "There are plenty of people who meet these conditions, but they all have things I don't like about them."
Hearing this, Finnegan's brow furrowed, and he instinctively asked, "What don't you like about them?"
Andrew said lazily, "They haven't been divorced, they don't have children - I don't like that."
"You!"
Finnegan thought it would be some special point.
Hearing this, he was so angry he almost couldn't catch his breath.
This bastard Andrew - he deliberately didn't mention Olivia, hoping Andrew would understand his intentions.
But Andrew went ahead and brought her up himself.
He said angrily, "Andrew, don't be so ridiculous! You clearly have so many people to choose from, why must you pick that divorced woman with a child?"