Neera gently tapped the needle against Nicole’s skin. “Can you feel that? I’m serious. Coming from a family of doctors, you should know I’m not lying. If I insert this needle deeply into this meridian point, you will be completely incapacitated.”

As she spoke, Neera maintained a firm grip on Nicole, slowly moving the silver needle back until it reached a specific meridian point.

Sweat trickled down Nicole’s face. She was clearly shocked by the unexpected turn of events.

She clenched her teeth tightly, staring intently at Neera. “You dare?”

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Looking down at Nicole from a higher position, Neera wore an indifferent smile as she calmly replied, “Do you I wouldn’t dare? Nicole, I gave you a chance. Out of respect for Mr. Meyer, I didn’t want to make things too awkward. But you’ve provoked me time and time again. If I let you have your way today, wouldn’t that make me a pushover? I warned you earlier, but you still didn’t back off. So, I have no choice but to defend myself in this

manner.”

Neera glanced at the four people around her as she spoke.

Two of them wanted to move but couldn’t, while the other two wanted to move but didn’t dare.

She withdrew her gaze, her voice dropping a few notches, carrying a hint of danger. “My silver needle has always been used to heal and save lives, never to harm. Nicole, I don’t mind if you become the first exception.”

Cold sweat dripped down Nicole’s forehead. Through gritted teeth, she managed to ask, “What do you want?”

Neera looked at Nicole as if she were a fool. “Don’t you know what I want? If you don’t want to spend the rest of your life in bed, have your people remove the heart now.”

extremely unwilling. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Neera, aren’t you afraid that the Meyer family will be furious

done something wrong. Instead, you should think about how you’re going to explain your actions to Mr. Meyer. I believe, as

at the time, her

“You don’t need to intimidate me with the Meyer family. You started this. I was merely defending myself.

grew paler.

the end, all she could do was grit her teeth and instruct her two injured subordinates to do as Neera

under the tree opposite the

they wasted no time and immediately sprang into action, rushing over at lightning speed to apprehend the

Neera was safe and sound, he felt a

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that the situation was resolved, Neera chose not to persist any longer. She released Nicole and

sat on the couch, listening to the sound of the

her fists tightly, gritting her teeth in

moment, Neera, sitting in the

mind. As she thought about what had just

previous practice with Finnley proved useful,

covering a half-hour journey in just twenty

the car, he quickly descended the stairs, grabbed her shoulders, and carefully

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