Odalisque - Chapter 75

The bag Thierry was holding looked like the kind of bag most doctors carry. So when she saw that, it must have reminded her of the past.

Thierry frowned slightly at the sight of Coryda being defensive. Seeing that, Liv wrapped one hand around Coryda’s shoulder and said.

“She has a bad memory with a doctor. I hope you can understand if she gets scared.”

For the first time, Thierry’s expression changed slightly. Raising an eyebrow, Thierry turned to face Liv.

“What kind of memory?”

Liv, unsure of how far to go with her explanation, said calmly.

“It was an excessive depletion of blood.”

“And?”

“When it became life-threatening, he insisted on doing an incision.”

“Incision? With the symptoms I was told, an incision shouldn’t have been necessary.”

“He didn’t see it that way. So… He said he needed to check inside her head.”

Coryda gasped for air faintly. However, Liv gritted her teeth and as calmly as she could, she recounted the whole situation. She had realized that embellishing her words wouldn’t work with Thierry.

She would rather have informed her of the pressure Coryda was under and expected her to be as professional as possible.

At Liv’s blunt explanation, Adolf made a wistful face, and Thierry was silent for a moment.

Thierry’s gaze shifted to Coryda again. Her gaze was much softer than before.

“To be honest, I’ve never had a young patient before.”

“What?”

“But my skills are so good that it doesn’t matter that this is my first time. I’ve kept alive people who wouldn’t be weird to die right away many times. You won’t find a better doctor than me anywhere.”

There was not even a slightest hint of arrogance in Thierry’s voice as she said that. Her tone was dry, as if she were delivering a really objective fact.

“I can tell you one thing for sure. I’m pretty sure that quack you encountered in the past wasn’t a doctor, but a lunatic trying to take advantage of you for his own curiosity. And I’m a doctor, not a lunatic.”

Thierry walked over to Liv and placed her bag on the table.

“A doctor’s job is only to keep patients alive and cure them. For that, the patient needs to trust the doctor. I’m not going to force you to trust me, but I refuse to be treated as if I’m the same as that lunatic you met in the past.”

Thierry’s gaze shifted to Coryda, who was hiding behind Liv. Coryda, who looked like she might cry at any moment, opened her eyes wide and looked up at Thierry.

“Are you willing to get yourself examined by me, Miss Coryda Rhodes?”

Coryda, gazing at Thierry blankly, nodded as if she was enchanted. The frightened face had calmed down considerably.

Liv heaved a sigh at the sight without realizing it. She had a hunch, at the very least, that Thierry was a much more sane person than the quack she’d encountered in the past. She was the Marquis’ physician, so it must be true.

At the same time, Liv thought absentmindedly. That she wanted to see the Marquis because she needed to thank him.

No. She wanted to meet him on the pretext of thanking him.

***

Liv had no idea that Coryda was so sociable.

No, she had a vague idea, for Coryda had always gotten along with the neighbors. She had also become close to Adolf in a very short time.

However, she had no idea it would be to this extent. Unlike Liv, who always made sure to keep a respectful distance from people and be polite, Coryda didn’t hesitate to accept the favors offered to her.

“I’m glad you enjoyed the dessert. Haha.”

The easy-going Philip bonded with Coryda without much difficulty. With Adolf, at least she was aware that he was the landlord, so she kept a minimum of courtesy, but with Philip, she was treating him like a friendly neighborhood grandfather.

And Philip rather looked happy with Coryda’s demeanor.

“This is really delicious. Open a shop downtown and you’ll have no shortage of customers!”

“Ivan will be thrilled to hear that. Oh, Ivan is the mansion’s head chef. He’s always been sad that people don’t give him much feedback on his cooking.”

“If it were me, I’d be sharing my thoughts all day long!”

“Hahaha, I’d love to introduce you to Ivan if there’s a chance. He’s a master of all cuisines.”

Liv let out a long breath as she watched Coryda ease up as if she had been to this mansion dozens of times before. She would rather see Coryda be comfortable like that than scared and nervous.

“Miss Rhodes, would you mind seeing Master for a moment?”

Adolf, who was helping to lighten the mood just as much as Philip, came up to Liv and hinted at her.

Liv nodded at that, as she herself had been thinking of meeting and thanking the Marquis. Still, she didn’t forget to send a worried glance toward Coryda.

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