A Replacement Bride

Chapter 229

Joaquin worked with Katherine at once and pressed the spasming little girl.

He couldn't understand why, but he felt a jolt of electricity course through his body when he touched Noah's tender little body, and he felt as though someone had stabbed hundreds and thousands of needles into his heart. It seemed like he was suffering even more excruciating pain than this little one when he saw her in so much pain.

In fact, he even wished he was the one suffering the torment.

As the pain brewed within Joaquin, he tensed his body up while being super careful with the pressure he was applying onto Noah, fearing that he would hurt her if he pressed too hard but couldn't hold her down if he didn't apply enough pressure.

Meanwhile, Katherine had regained her usual composure.

She speedily spread out the pouch she kept her acupuncture needles in, proficiently wiped a needle clean with alcohol, then decisively inserted it into the acupoint after locating it in a snap.

Once Noah was covered in needles from head to toe, she applied a couple of different acupuncture techniques to her pressure points. However, as Katherine gently twisted the needles, her frown deepened by the second, for the little girl's face was still ghastly pallid even though she had gradually stopped spasming. The blood, which dampened the pillow at this point, had stopped flowing out of her nose.

Joaquin felt as though someone was squeezing his heart when he saw Noah in excruciating pain and nothing but red. He sounded rather depressed when he asked, "Is she alright now?"

Cold sweat had drenched Katherine's back at this point, and even errant locks of hair on her forehead had become wet. Her beautiful brows gradually knitted into a tight furrow while her gaze deepened as deliberation flashed across her eyes.

"Though the bleeding has stopped, her sickness relapsed too suddenly. Then, on top of her anemia, she also lost a lot of blood. If this keeps up, her body won't be able to take it. She needs a blood transfusion, stat!" This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

They were now facing a dire situation, and if they continued to stay here, they would likely miss the golden window. Hence, Katherine removed the needles at once.

"To the hospital!" She had just stood straight with Noah in her arms when Joaquin took the child from her, leaving her stumped for a second.

By the time the young woman came to her senses, Joaquin had already cradled Noah in his arms and strode out.

Nothing but Noah was a priority right then, so she hurriedly rolled up the needle pouch and followed Joaquin.

Later, a speeding car pulled up at the entrance of Hovington Hospital in less than a quarter of an hour, and Joaquin rushed to the emergency room with Noah in his arms.

Then, he turned around to find Katherine rolling her left sleeve up just as he was about to ask her for Noah's blood type.

Idris, who had come after hearing about the emergency, was also baffled by Katherine's actions. "Miss Cornell, you…"

"Help me out, Mr. Dillion. Take my blood," demanded Katherine, shocking both Idris and Joaquin.

"But Miss Cornell…"

"Hold up, Kathy. What's Noah's blood type? They can just take it from the bank…"

Knowing what the two men would say next, Katherine denied their suggestion at once. "Noah's blood type is rare; they might not have it here. My daughter's life will be in danger if you guys keep dawdling here. Move it!" she ordered impassively.

Idris, too, dared not delay further after hearing so and did as Katherine instructed.

Just when he was personally drawing Katherine's blood, Joaquin stood aside with tightly furrowed brows and an immensely grim countenance. Indescribable pain surged within him as he watched the dark red liquid flow out of his beloved's arm.

Very quickly, 400cc of blood was drawn, and Idris hurriedly pulled the needle out, then personally gave Noah a blood transfusion.

It was inevitable for Katherine to feel weak when she suddenly lost a significant amount of blood. She leaned against the emergency room's wall and looked at her unconscious child with pursed lips and a pallid face.

Joaquin hurriedly stood beside her and held her up gently. As he was worried sick, his voice deepened significantly as well. "Are you okay?"

"I'm good." Katherine nodded. "It's just that 400cc isn't enough."

At that, she closed her eyes and took a second for herself, her pallid face as white as paper.

Moments later, Idris' deferential tone reverberated across the emergency room. "Miss Cornell, Mr. Levisay, the blood transfusion is complete. However, it doesn't seem to be enough…"

Though he wasn't as medically proficient as Katherine was, he knew this much as the dean of a hospital.

Katherine lifted her eyelids, then hummed lightly in response. "I know."

With that, she stood straight and pulled her acupuncture needles out as she approached Noah.

She didn't spend a lot of time giving the girl acupuncture this time, and by the end of it, she twisted a pressure point to put Noah in deep slumber before removing it.

"Noah lost quite a lot of blood in addition to a pretty severe case of anemia. As such, she'll need another round of blood transfusion. The volume just now is only enough to ease her condition, but not enough for her to make it through this relapse. I've put her in a deep slumber for now. Mr. Dillion, please help me ask all the hospitals in Hovington if they have any AB-negative blood in their bank, and if they do, please send it over immediately."

AB-negative was the rarest blood type there was. The entire Hovington might not even have it.

Idris furrowed his brows as daunt enveloped his face, but he dared not delay it either. "I'll see to it right away!"

Katherine nodded in response. Of course, she didn't put all hopes on him either, pulling her phone out to contact other people when Joaquin suddenly spoke up, his voice a little off. "Noah's AB-negative?"

Idris stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Katherine before shifting his gaze over to Joaquin.

Meanwhile, Katherine subconsciously hummed a yes as she tapped her phone lightly, taking a second to realize what the man was trying to say when she froze before looking up at him. Isn't he…

"I'm also AB-negative," revealed Joaquin at once with a frown as a thought formed in his head.

Is it a coincidence? To think we'd even share such a rare blood type…

However, since they were in a critical situation, he brought his inchoate thought to a halt and said to Idris, "Don't bother looking anymore, Doctor. Take mine."

With that, he turned to Katherine. "Is another 400cc enough?"

"It is." Katherine nodded, recollecting the time she gave him a blood transfusion. He was indeed AB- negative.

Joaquin delayed no more and rolled his sleeve up for Idris to take his blood, desperately wanting to save Noah.

Moments later, the little girl was finally out of danger, and she was transferred to the VIP ward after her condition was stable.

Katherine narrowed her gaze as she looked at the little sleeping beauty before walking out of the ward to text Keith.