Chapter 97

Xyla Quest placed three of her fair, smooth fingers over her wrist before she spoke. “Cutting refers to pressing down on the vein over here…” She said. After that, Xyla focused on explaining the basic method of checking a patient’s pulse while looking down at her wrist with a focused gaze. While she spoke, she moved her three fingers around her wrist. The way she moved and spoke was solemn. Never at any point did she take her eyes off her wrist. After finishing one part of the explanation, she slowly lifted her head to find that the seat across her was now empty. Immediately, Xyla frowned slightly and turned her head around to look for Stanley. As soon as she did so, she bumped her face against a warm body. There was a vague scent of cigarettes and peppermint mixed into one. It was refreshing and unusual. However, when she noticed what was in front of her, her heart instantly tightened asher face and neck turned red. Awkward! This was the second time she had bumped into this part of hi