waking

Chapter 67 

“Ellen, let me get the herbs, and then we’ll go back. We’re just one step away Naomi put down her backpack, adjusted her shoes and clothes, hung a small bamboo basket on her want, and had a small hoc with her 

The herbs is right there. I don’t want to give up,” she said. 

Naomi began to clúnh towards the cliff, with Ellen not daring to interfere, only able to report the situation once more. 

Unfortunately, at their location, their phones had se signal, Ellen had to walk around with her phone held up, searching for a signal. 

Watching Nanmi climb during this time, Ellesi’s heart raced. “Ms. Edwards, come down, and I’ll help y 

“No need, you don’t know how to properly harvest the herb,” Naomianowered while continuing to climb up carefully. She cautiously placed rach step, kisowing a single misstep could send her inubling down. 

They were at the base of the mountain, facing a sheer cliff that stretched skyward. The herb Naomi was after was high up on the cliff’s face, far above the base of the mountain 

Ellen watched, her heart in her throat. “Ms. Edwards, please come down. I’ll go get them for y 

you 

“No need. Elico, don’t distract me by speaking. III lose focus, Naomi climbed slowly. The cliff faced the sky, with no trees above, and the scorching sun beat down mercilessly. If not focused, it was easy to feel dizzy. 

A bead of sweat trickled into her eyes, stinging. Naomi steadied her mind but did not dare to wipe it away, instead slowing down and concentrating as she climbed up slowly. 

With no other choice. Ellen captured everything on camera frogn below. Without a signal now, she’d send it as soon as they got the signal 

Ms. Edwards’s actions a 

are too frightening as if she doesn’t care about her safety at all; she thought 

Watching nervously from below, Ellen saw Naom, on the steep cliff, just two steps away from digging up that herb. By now. Naomi’s legs had begun to shake, but her expression remained unchanged as she took the final two steps, then secured her body, taking the small hoc to slowly 

unearth the herb. 

thing, b 

bur genie 

gening back down w 

was another task. 

After getting the herb, Naomi couldn’t relax. She knew getting up was one 

Taking a deep breath, her sweat increased, and she steadied herself before carefully moving down step by step. 

Though the process seemed simple, it was incredibly hard on the cliff, Naomi wasn’t the fittest person as she often donated blood to Rosalind throughout the pears 

Her legs were shaking profoundly, requiring extra caution 

Her descent was much slower than her climb, taking way longer time, 

Ellen watched anxiously but couldn’t go up to help, just following Naomi below in case she slipped. 

come ticked by, after the | 

un set, Naomi’s legs trembled, falling off, and Ellen quickly reached out to catch her. 

“M. Edwards, are you okay?” Ellen asked. 

Tin fir” Naomi’s voice was hoarse. She had spent hours on the cliff without water and was now hungry, thirsty, and exhausted. 

Arusted by 1 Ben, she collapsed on the ground: 

“Ellen, don’t touch me. Let me rest“ After a long time, Naomi dowly nutup. “Tet’s go back!” 

Sți. I dwarda, can you do 

ginal habitat, the less effective it becomes. We need to hurry back! 

slapped her, palling suit antive feed from the long- 

“Derek in malting” haunu sigland 

belwands, you nee 

| have to give it my all” 

You still need to ret plenty brat tölum duc slamngth” Ellen paullat 

taking my life for hum! 

own to nt. ‘Mi Lalwanshi, fou asked me to protect you. Derek’s situation 

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“But you went against Boss’s orders for him,” Ellen sard 

“Ellen, I didn’t go against Bow’s orders. We were almost there, and I could have the herd, At a time like that, Lcouldn’t give up” Naomi patiently explained, “You’re here to protect me under Mr. Fischer’s orders, and is grateful to him. Ehaven’t had a chance to repay him fully, so how could I 

TIE Mr. Fischerddidn’t want me to treat Derek’s burn, he wouldn’t have taken me in the Larson residence in the first place or told Mrs. Larson that I healed him. 

“Ellen, I know what I’m doing. Lappreciate your concern, but this is a one–time exception. 

1. Next time, I won’t explain as much 

With that said, Nan 

Naomu tumed and walked away 

untouched food i Hen had prepared 

She left behind the u 

Shawn wasn’t unreasonable. Since he gave her this opportunity, he wouldn’t take it back, 

Naomi gritted her teeth and picked up her pace as she didn’t want the herb’s potency to diminishe 

When she dug up the herb, she made sure in keep it act with the roots and soil. Now, it was crucial to head back quickly. 

As soon as Ellen got a signal on her phone, she reported the situation and shared the footage of Naomi risking her life to get the herb on the cliff. 

Meanwhile, in Spring Villa. 

After watching the video, Shawn’s eyes darkened. 

Naomi really had gats, going to such lengths for an herb.. 

Perhaps was going this far for Derek. 

up and went directly to 

Shawn stood up 

Derek had just finished applying the ointment as instructed by Naomi, Initially, discomfort passed, his skin felt warm. It was tough, but he could calure it 

to the medical room behind the villa 

hind the 

the ointment stung, 

but he gritted his teeth through it. When the 

Thirty minutes after applying the santment, it needed to be washed off. The first two times, be didn’t really notice any difference, but by the third and fourth application, the burned skin seemed to be looking a bit better, fi might have been just a psychological effect, but Derek was still pretty stoked about it 

Upon seeing 5 

Shawn. Derek immediately si 

stood up respectfully and sincerely thanked him. “Thank you, Mr. Fischer” 

Shawn stared at him. Dercks eyes were clear. Even though he was different from Cheryl in many ways, and he was honest and kind, he needed to prove his usefulness to be worthy of respect. 

Having Naomi treat his face lan was part of Shawn’s plan. 

His own face healed, and if Derek’s face healed too, Naomi’s scar removal medicine could be widely promoted. 

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