Under the dim light, old Therese's lips and gums were corroded, exposing the red roots of his teeth. The skin was covered with scars and was as pale as a zombie.
Miss Therese saw a vampire in a trance.
Old Therese seemed to be aware of Miss Therese's carefully concealed fear. He opened his awkward mouth, saliva flowed down the corners of his mouth, and said in a hoarse voice.
"Sorry, dear daughter, I scared you again."
"No, no..." Miss Therese came to her senses and smiled reluctantly. In her mind, the image of old Therese when he was not sick appeared in her mind.
At that time, he was a famous gentleman in Stockholm. He was famous for his handsome face and humble character. He also captured the beautiful princess from England at a royal ball. Well, old Therese's mother was also a Habsburg.
A princess of the Fort family.
When she was little, Miss Therese was always proud of her father.
They attended dances together, went to the countryside together, went to England together...
Who would have thought that old Therese suddenly suffered from a strange disease when he was thirty years old.
First there is severe abdominal pain, and then pain begins in the chest, legs or back, and the patient becomes uneasy. The neck stretches, the mouth does not close, saliva increases, and a large amount of viscous saliva flows out.
After being exposed to sunlight, the whole person will become extremely aggressive.
This disease can only be relieved by blood transfusion. When blood transfusion technology was backward a hundred years ago, the treatment method for patients was to drink blood.
Just like the legendary vampire, Miss Therese knew that her father was not a vampire, but suffered from a strange disease.
Because some of her distant relatives also suffered from this disease, such as George III of England, Charles II of Tsarist Russia, and the crazy Queen Maria I of Portugal... They all suffered from the same strange disease as old Therese.
Since becoming ill, old Therese has fallen into madness. Miss Therese's mother could not bear the pressure and died of depression at a young age.
Old Therese left most of the family affairs to young Miss Therese, hiding in this dark room like a little mouse.
"This year's freight..." Old Therese wanted to ask about some family matters, but he seemed to realize something and smiled awkwardly: "You have grown up, and I am relieved to leave these matters to you."
Yes, beautiful Miss Therese, you are an adult and should take responsibility.
Miss Therese straightened up, swallowed back the words of comfort, walked to the door and pressed a button.
A few minutes later, a doctor in a white robe came in with several nurses. The nurses pushed a tool cart used to load equipment, which contained more than a dozen bags of plasma, needles, and transfusion tubes...
.
Miss Therese nodded to the doctor: "Professor Stehr, please excuse me."
"This is what I should do. It was thanks to Sir Therese's help that I was able to complete my studies." Professor Steer is a famous professor of medicine at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital
Its status in Stockholm is similar to Tuanjiehu Hospital in the capital and the First People's Hospital in small cities.
When Miss Therese heard this, she admired old Therese's forward-looking vision.
Twenty or thirty years ago, a tragic war took place here, and the situation was in chaos. Once the defense line was breached, hundreds of years of inheritance would be cut off. Due to the development of the situation, most of the nobles sold their properties and fled to Southern Europe and
British Isles.
The Therese family also received an invitation from their British cousin, and that cousin even said that he could send a fleet to escort the Therese family in their retreat.
This was something that many commoners and nobles dreamed of at that time.
But Old Therese refused. He stated that he would live and die with Stockholm, and donated most of his family property to the Stockholm defense forces. Later, he gave up all business activities and devoted himself to helping the poor.
At that time, many people in the family did not understand Old Therese's decision, but when Stockholm was successfully defended, they found that due to the departure of most of the nobles, Stockholm had become a gold mine, and because Old Therese helped a large number of poor people, he gained
After gaining a lot of prestige, the Therese family's acquisitions were not blocked in any way. The old Therese became the largest family in Stockholm at a very small price.
The commercial gains are only part of the results. Those people whom the elder Therese helped became the greatest help to the Therese family in the following years.
Professor Stehr is an outstanding representative. He was an excellent student. He lost his parents during the war and was in danger of dropping out of school. It was old Therese who gave him a helping hand that allowed Professor Stehr to complete his studies, and with the help of
Astonishing talent, he became the most famous medical professor in Sweden.
Old Therese's painful moans made Miss Therese recover her thoughts. She saw that Professor Steer had completed the inspection and asked.
"Professor, how is my father doing?"
Professor Steer let out a long sigh and shook his head: "Although we give Jazz blood transfusions regularly every week, his condition is still not optimistic, and the disease is still developing. Maybe..."
Miss Therese's heart skipped a beat and she asked in a panic: "Is there no medicine that can cure it? Over the years, our Therese family has donated more than one million crowns to your research work."
Professor Steer smiled bitterly and said: "Dear Miss Therese, I have lived up to your expectations. So far, I have not been able to find out the cause of Jazz's illness. I only know that there is a problem with the hematopoietic mechanism in his body. If you want to treat it,
This disease still has a long way to go."
"But, my father can't wait any longer..."
Miss Therese wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Old Therese: "Let Professor Steer continue his work. If one day, he can no longer bear this pain, it would be a good thing."
Professor Steer nodded and began to instruct the nurses to transfuse old Therese's blood.
As the fresh blood flowed into Old Therese's body drop by drop, Old Therese's face gradually turned rosy, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying this comfortable time once a week.
After the blood transfusion, Professor Steer observed for another half an hour, and after confirming that there was no blood rejection in old Therese, he packed up the equipment and prepared to leave the manor.
As he walked out of the yard, he was stopped by Miss Therese.
"Professor Steer, you have been our family's family doctor since I can remember. I deeply admire your excellent character. I know that doctors must keep the patient's condition confidential. It's just my father's physical condition.
When it comes to the distribution of the Therese family's property, I hope you can tell me the truth about my father's physical condition."
Professor Steer frowned. He was a little embarrassed. As a sworn doctor, there was no way to reveal the patient's true condition, even to the patient's relatives.
It's just that as a family doctor, he knows the situation of the Therese family better than outsiders. Old Therese has three sons and one daughter. Two of the three sons are the youngest son of the deceased princess.
My mother comes from a large family in Stockholm.
After the old Therese became ill, he was unable to take charge of the work, so he had to divide the family property into four equal parts, which were managed by his three sons and one daughter respectively.
Over the years, as Miss Therese has grown into adulthood, her management level has become higher and higher, and her pharmaceutical company and fishery have made great progress.
Moreover, Miss Therese's temperament is the most similar to that of old Therese. She is caring and tough, and is deeply loved by her subordinates and the citizens of Stockholm.
On the other hand, among the three sons, the eldest son, Aiden Trezer, calls himself an artist. He learned the modern business philosophy of Chou Country and handed over the business to a few professional managers. Although the business developed well, it failed due to excessive
Being cold-blooded has been criticized by the world, and even in order to compete for the market, the livelihood of countless people at the bottom has been scolded by the poor.
The second son, Tan Sri Therese, is a playboy. He is either attending the dance or on the way to the dance. The business volume of the company he controls has dropped by more than half in less than three years. If it were not for the support of the family,
, it should have gone bankrupt by now.
The younger son, Fred Therese, had the help of his mother's Oslo family and his ruthlessness, so the companies he controlled have made great progress. However, as long as Professor Steer knew that, if the Therese family handed over
Sooner or later, the younger son will be devoured by the Oslo family.
In Professor Steer's opinion, the most suitable person to inherit the Therese family is Miss Therese.
It's just that Miss Therese is still young. Without the support of old Therese, she would not be able to suppress the elders of the family.
That's why Miss Therese cares so much about old Therese's body.
Professor Steer hesitated for a long time and finally decided to break his oath.
"Jazz's disease is a rare disease. The number of cases is too small to accurately calculate the development of the disease. However, according to my review of historical materials and the records of several patients with the same disease in England, I can be sure of the time left for Jazz.
, only less than half a year."
"Half a year..." Miss Therese felt her vision go dark and almost fainted on the ground. In her eyes, when she was a child, old Therese held her elbow and walked slowly in the park, holding her in his arms.
After Li Gao Gao, she was able to go to school. Old Therese skipped the meeting and sent her to school in person. She was praised at school, and Old Therese was even happier than she was.
Scenes of the past are like beautiful but fragile soap bubbles about to burst.
"Miss, are you okay? Maybe, maybe... things are not as bad as I thought. After all, this disease is too rare and every sample is unique."
Therese, you have to be firmer!
Miss Therese bit her lip to calm herself down.
"I'm fine..."
"Professor, have you ever heard of Chinese herbal medicine?"
Professor Steer, who was about to leave, stopped, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Chinese herbal medicine? Well, I have heard that it is an Eastern method of treating diseases. It is somewhat similar to medieval herbal medicine, but it is not the same. As you know, I am a professor who studies modern medicine. I am not familiar with these
It’s a remote treatment method and there isn’t much research on it.”
Professor Steer actually said it politely enough. With the development of modern medicine, Chinese herbal medicine is considered to be a deceptive thing like witchcraft in Europe of this era.
Therese also knew this and said with a smile: "Professor, do you think that since modern medicine is not very helpful for my father's condition, should I turn to other methods, such as Chinese herbal medicine..."
Professor Steer's face suddenly became serious when he heard this: "Dear lady, I can understand your worry about Sir, but please believe me, if there is a disease that modern medicine cannot cure, you can resort to any remote treatment to get the best result."
The results will only disappoint you.”
"Herbology is just something made up by doctors without professional training in backward countries to fool their patients."
"Not only can they not cure the disease, they may also make Sir's condition worse. I hope you will seriously consider it, Miss."
Professor Steer is well aware of Miss Therese's temperament. Once this seemingly weak woman is determined on something, she is likely to stick to it.
As a family doctor and an old friend of the Therese family, he had the obligation to remind Miss Therese.
Miss Therese also knew the status of Chinese herbal medicine in the hearts of regular doctors. Her expression did not change at all and she nodded lightly.
"Professor, I will consider it carefully."
Miss Therese had decided that if the guests from the East in the hotel could recover after taking the seemingly useless herbs, she would invite Li Dong to the manor to treat old Therese.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The most important thing the Therese family lacks now is money. Besides, a Nobel Prize winner should not lie to others, right?
With this thought in mind, Miss Therese returned to the villa and started her day's work.
The other side.
Comrade Zhou successfully purchased the needed herbs from Zhang Chuanzu.
Li Donglai handed the herbal medicine to the hotel attendant.
"Sir, please boil these herbs into a decoction."
"Herbal medicine? Decoction? Decoction?" The blond boy looked at the tree root-like thing, a little confused.
Only then did Li Donglai remember that he seemed to have neglected something.
"Okay, it seems I can only do it by myself. Where is your kitchen? I need a fire source."
In this era, residents of Stockholm used natural gas for cooking. Although the effect of decoction of herbs is not as good as that of firewood, it can only make do.
Soon, the strong smell of herbs filled the hotel kitchen.
A young man wearing a hotel waiter's uniform saw Li Donglai pouring black juice into a porcelain bowl from the window.
He frowned and returned to the dormitory pretending to be nonchalant.
Intentionally or unintentionally, he approached the waiter in charge of room service and asked with a smile: "Corey, those Easterners put tree roots in a pot and boiled a pot of black water. Are they preparing to summon the devil?"
"Ha, what are you thinking about?" The waiter laughed and said, "That's an Oriental decoction of herbs."
"Herbal medicine? Can it be used to treat diseases?"
"Maybe, you also know that the East has always been very mysterious." The waiter said.
A joyful light flashed in Corey's eyes and he patted him on the shoulder: "I have something to do now and I have to go out. If the supervisor comes, you can ask for leave for me."
The waiter smiled bitterly: "You are such a naughty boy."
If you take leave, your salary will be deducted...
