She Jumps Then Wakes Unhurt While Her Family Bleeds Ten Times Worse Chapter 04
“I don’t care! The hospital said I’m running out ofÂ
time!” Maisie threw a fit in the room.Â
She grabbed a fruit knife from the table andÂ
pressed it against her wrist.Â
“If this keeps dragging on, my stem cells are goingÂ
to fail completely!”Â
She pressed just deep enough to draw a thin lineÂ
of blood.Â
“If you don’t make my sister donate her boneÂ
marrow today, I’ll die right in front of you!”Â
“Is it because I’m not really yours? Is that whyÂ
you’ve given up on me?”Â
William lay on the hospital bed, his body encasedÂ
in casts, patches of his hair gone white.Â
“Maisie, put the knife down! You’ll always be myÂ
precious girl!” Margaret sobbed heavily.Â
“Elowen’s a ticking time bomb right now. One wrong move with her and the whole family goes.Â
down!” William let out a heavy sigh.Â
“So you’re just going to watch me die?” MaisieÂ
pressed the blade deeper.Â
The door to the room swung open. Callum walkedÂ
in with a white–haired elderly man.Â
“That’s enough. I’ve brought in a leading expert inÂ
neurology, Dr. Finch.”Â
Dr. Finch adjusted his glasses, holding a stack ofÂ
test reports.Â
“Dr. Finch, what exactly are we dealing with?”Â
William asked.Â
“It’s a very rare condition,” Dr. Finch said. “TheirÂ
nervous systems are somehow linked.”Â
“What does that mean?” Nathan pressed.Â
Dr. Finch continued, “Their nervous systems areÂ
reacting to each other in an unusual way. It only gets triggered by outside injury or trauma.”Â
“There have been a few similar cases around theÂ
world. It’s considered a mind–body condition.Â
caused by strong suggestion.”Â
“What about the bone marrow extraction? Will weÂ
feel pain from that?” Margaret gripped the edge ofÂ
her blanket.Â
“A controlled medical procedure would count as a mild, manageable trigger.”Â
Dr. Finch gave a small smile. “As long as everything follows protocol and we avoidÂ
psychological triggers, it shouldn’t set it off.”Â
All four of them let out a collective sigh of relief.Â
“I knew it! I knew there had to be a scientificÂ
explanation!” Callum wiped the cold sweat fromÂ
his forehead.Â
“Dad, Mom, did you hear that? Dr. Finch said it’sÂ
fine!” Maisie tossed the knife aside.Â
William clenched his jaw. “Set it up. We do theÂ
surgery today.”Â
Half an hour later, several bodyguards dragged meÂ
into an operating room at a private clinic.Â
A place Maisie had bought off. They’d skipped every standard pre–op evaluation.Â
The surgical lights were so bright I could barelyÂ
keep my eyes open.Â
A masked surgeon approached me, holding atÂ
long, thick bone marrow needle.Â
“Miss Harrington, turn over. We’re administeringÂ
anesthesia.”Â
I lay on the operating table, staring up at the lights.Â
“How much did Maisie pay you to skip all proper procedures?”Â
“Save it. I get paid, I do the job.” The doctor raisedÂ
the needle.Â
“I have some drug allergies.” I said, my voice flat.Â
He paused, didn’t say a word.Â
I said, “Then we do it without anesthesia.”Â
“No anesthesia? This is a bone marrow extraction. The pain alone could kill you.”Â
“What if you start moving halfway through and the needle breaks inside the bone? Who’sÂ
responsible?”Â
“I won’t move. If anything goes wrong, it’s on me,” IÂ
said.Â
“You asked for it. Don’t come crying to me when you can’t take it.” The doctor gave a cold snort.Â
I suddenly snapped at him. “Why all the talk? Either stick me or get out!”Â
The doctor shot me a harsh look, then drove the needle through my skin and into the bone marrow.Â
In the private suite just one wall away, screams erupted at once.

