Chapter 481

Barrette had grown tired of the acupuncture sessions and no longer wanted to touch the needles. He casually packed up both sets of needles. Meanwhile, Chuck was standing beside Alfie and talking to him nonstop. He rambled on about everything that had happened since Alfie fell unconscious. Since Alfie's throat felt sore, Chuck spoke most of the time, with Alfie listening intently and occasionally nodding. I shifted my focus to Barrette. While he was physically in the room, his mind had already wandered outside. Eventually, he couldn't wait any longer and lifted his wrist to check the time. It was 11:00 am. He cleared his throat and said, "Okay. The patient still needs to rest after waking up. You can talk next time." Chuck reluctantly quieted down. "Take care and rest well, Boss. I'll be back tomorrow." Alfie's head throbbed, but he didn't respond to him. Instead, he closed his eyes. As we exited the treatment room, Keith was no longer outside. Barrette seemed to have forgotten