From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14 The Truth Comes Out, and the Slap Hits Hard (Part 1)

Calvin froze.

The principle behind his miracle drug was simple: rapidly gather all the body’s life force to break through clogged blood vessels and awaken the patient. After that, other medications could assist in stabilizing the vitals and bringing them back to normal levels.

So, when there was no visible effect half an hour after administering the drug, he had already concluded that it had failed.

Naturally, he hadn’t taken Rebecca’s earlier suggestion of “just wait a little longer” seriously.

When he’d stood at the door to the hospital room earlier, all he saw was Scarlett standing at the bedside.

He’d also noticed the needles on Grayson’s forehead.

And with everyone around him whispering and discussing the scene, he assumed Grayson waking up had been Scarlett’s doing.

But he knew exactly how capable his student was.

So he didn’t believe a word of it.

Still, the situation reminded him of something from a few years ago, when Scarlett had just become his apprentice.

Back then, he’d only just begun developing his miracle drug, and Scarlett had been involved.

Perhaps it was youthful boldness, but she had once suggested an idea:

-Using needles on acupuncture points could triple the drug’s efficacy.

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He hadn’t taken her seriously at the time, but he’d appreciated her bold thinking and tossed her a medical encyclopedia to study.

Now, four years later, she’d picked up the bare basics.

Considering she’d used dry needling to help today, he figured she had contributed to the success.

If she were to ask to return to the lab later, he might just consider it.

But only if she was willing to apologize to Rebecca first.

“Using experimental medication in clinical settings clearly still depends on evaluating the patient’s condition case by case,” he said. “Rebecca, good thing you insisted on staying to monitor the outcome. You really are your teacher’s lucky star.”

Madam Lewis quickly caught on.

“Professor Miller, we’re so grateful to you. Please, take another look at my husband.”

Calvin nodded. “Alright.”

Rebecca tugged on his sleeve.

“Professor, Scarlett’s still in there too. Please don’t stay mad at her–she definitely knows she was wrong. Look, she followed us all the way here to ask for your forgiveness.”

Everyone exchanged puzzled looks.

Scarlett was Professor Miller’s student?

Did that mean her helping save Grayson was under Professor Miller’s instructions?

But that didn’t make sense.

Why would she need forgiveness?

The crowd was completely confused, their expressions filled with doubt and suspicion.

Sean let out a cold chuckle.

“Rebecca, you’re quick to make things up but not so good at explaining, huh? Like, why exactly does Scarlett need forgiveness? What did she even do wrong?”

Rebecca put on a solemn face.

“I can’t say. It’s an internal matter within our lab. I’m sorry, Mr. Dave.”

Sean didn’t back down.

“From what you’re saying, it sounds like Scarlett doesn’t deserve any credit for saving Grayson and actually did a bunch of things wrong instead? Even Dou E didn’t suffer this much injustice.”

Rebecca quickly tried to explain.

“My professor gave Mr. Grayson the miracle drug–that’s the only reason he woke up. Scarlett’s never even learned dry needling. She only stepped in because she knew how effective the drug was, so she…”

She caught herself mid–sentence, realizing she’d said too much, and quickly looked down.

“Anyway, she just wanted our professor to forgive her. From her perspective, she didn’t do anything wrong. If Madam Lewis or Ms. Emily wants to blame someone, I’m willing to take the fall for Scarlett.”

Her words convinced most of the onlookers.

These days, academic fraud and posturing were rampant.

Scarlett had just severed ties with the Joyner family–trying to climb up by stepping on her former mentor didn’t seem that far–fetched.

Still, using her sister and her mentor like this… no one would want to collaborate with her in the future.

Sean’s grin was a little cynical, but it carried a cold edge that made people instinctively keep their distance,

“Professor Miller, are you sure it was your miracle drug that worked?”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it dropped with a heavy weight on everyone’s hearts.

“Mr. Dave,” Rebecca said meekly, “Mr. Grayson had a cerebral infarction caused by a vascular blockage, made worse by his coronary heart disease. My professor’s drug clears blocked vessels in a short time, quickly waking the patient. So if you check Mr. Grayson’s medical records, you’ll understand.”

She took the opportunity to move closer to Calvin again, reminding everyone that she was still his prized student.

Sean scoffed, just about to speak, when he caught something out of the corner of his eye–Scarlett was already helping Mr. Grayson sit up.

He turned.

“Oh yeah?”

Scarlett followed up coolly, “In that case, let’s hear it from Mr. Grayson himself.”

With that, everyone’s eyes turned to the hospital bed again.

Scarlett’s face was icy calm, her eyes sharp and focused as she removed the needles.

She moved with such speed that her hands left afterimages.

When only three needles remained, she suddenly stopped.

“Mr. Grayson, you can speak now.”

Grayson looked up at her, eyes brimming with tears.

“You saved me… I…”

Scarlett waved a hand, her expression indifferent, signaling that now wasn’t the time for gratitude.

“Why don’t you tell everyone what happened to you before this?”

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