Chapter 118

The old doctor finished checking her and said seriously, "Good thing you brought her in time. This girl's health is really poor. It's nearly 40 degrees outside today-if she had been out any longer, it could've turned into a heat stroke. That could've been fatal." "I'll give her a cooling injection first." The moment she heard that, even though Calliope was barely conscious, she still instinctively resisted. "No shots... I can just drink herbal medicine..." "No can do! You've got a 40-degree fever right now. A shot is the fastest way to bring it down. Keep waiting, and you'll start having seizures!" While saying that, the old doc went to get the meds ready. He glanced at Conrad and told him, "Here, get her to take these fever pills first." Conrad gently helped her sit up, resting her against his chest, and coaxed her to swallow the medicine. Soon, the old doctor returned with a syringe in hand, then paused and looked at Conrad. "You wanna do it?" Conrad didn't respond. The old man gave