Not A Small-Town Girl

Inside, the machines hummed steadily.

"You’re here, Danielle," Austin said as she approached.

"Yes. Has the first bullet been removed?" Danielle asked, inspecting Elliot’s condition.

"We’re about to extract the second one, but it’s dangerously close to the heart. With Elliot losing so much blood, removing it could cause massive bleeding," Austin explained.

"I’ll assist. I’ll first use acupuncture to stop the bleeding, and then you can remove the bullet," Danielle said, already pulling out her needle kit.

"Understood," Austin nodded, trusting her skills completely.

Danielle swiftly inserted silver needles into Elliot’s acupoints, stabilizing him. "All set. Proceed with the next step."

Austin and Ethan worked in tandem, carefully locating the bullet. After a painstaking effort, they finally removed it.

The moment the bullet was extracted, however, the heart monitor began to plummet.

"What’s happening? The bullet’s out, isn’t it?" Ethan and Austin exchanged confused glances.

Danielle picked up a scalpel and made a precise incision an inch from the original wound. Dark, toxic blood gushed out.

"Just as I suspected. These damn assassins are vicious," she muttered.

"What... what is this?" Ethan was stunned.

"The bullet was laced with poison. That’s what’s causing this," Danielle explained as she carefully drained the toxic blood. Once the poison was cleared, she began stitching the wound.

Her technique was flawless, like a live demonstration of a medical textbook.

Austin, who knew how skilled Danielle was in traditional medicine, was awestruck by her proficiency in Western surgical techniques as well.

With everything complete, Danielle produced a pill, placing it in Elliot’s mouth. The pill melted instantly, ensuring it wouldn’t be difficult to swallow. She then quickly removed the silver needles.

The other doctors in the room stood in stunned silence. It felt as though they had been part of the surgery, yet somehow completely irrelevant. noveldrama

"He’s fine now. He’ll wake up once the anesthesia wears off," Danielle reassured them.

Ethan thought to himself, ’Wasn’t this supposed to be a high-risk surgery? How did she make it look so effortless? The new generation is leaving us in the dust.

Austin, equally amazed, reflected, ’I spend my days buried in medical books, yet I was completely powerless here. Danielle is incredible.’

Outside the OR, however, the Darling family was in chaos.