Their Mistake, Her Rise - Chapter 187: Chapter 187

The whole room was in shock. Everyone looked up, turning to Zoe, completely stunned.
Yancy glanced at Zoe and said, "Zoe, I've embarrassed you. Amy's illness is just too strange. Please, could you take a look?"
Joseph and everyone else finally snapped out of it. They followed Yancy's gaze to Zoe, all of them dumbfounded. Expecting them to believe Zoe, a girl barely in her teens, was out of the question.
Joseph thought it was impossible, too. But he was desperate, willing to try anything to cure Amy. Besides, there weren't any other options left.
After a moment of silence, Joseph said, "Zoe, as long as you, Mr. Lewind, or even anyone else you find can cure my wife, I'll keep my word and won't stand in the way of you and Shawn."
All he cared about was saving Amy. Who did it didn't matter anymore.
Hearing this, Zoe finally sprang into action. Without a word, she stepped forward.
Yancy immediately hurried to clear a path for her. He brought over a chair and set up the pulse pillow, doing everything he could to help.
Zoe didn't hesitate. She closed her eyes and checked Amy's pulse. A moment later, she opened her eyes.
Yancy asked, "Zoe, what kind of illness is this? I've never seen anything like it before. Please, tell me!" He was clearly eager to pick Zoe's brain.
But Zoe just looked up at Joseph and asked, "Before she got sick, did she keep having nightmares? Trouble falling asleep at night? Couldn't stand any loud or harsh noises? Did she ever sleepwalk, or act totally out of character when she seemed confused?"
Hearing her words, Joseph's eyes went wide with excitement. He said, "Yes, exactly! Everything you said fits. So what is this illness?"
"It's a neurological issue," Zoe replied calmly.
Sophia immediately jumped in, snapping, "Oh, come on, Zoe! Why not just say Amy's crazy? Are you doing this on purpose? The way you put it, you're calling her insane!"
Yancy shot Sophia a cold look. He explained, "Mental illness and neurological disorders aren't the same thing. If you don't know medicine, stop butting in. Zoe, can acupuncture help with this neurological problem?"
"It can, but the treatment's a bit complicated. It'll take a while, and I can't say exactly how long," Zoe answered, her tone even.
Joseph said anxiously, "Then what are we waiting for? Please, just do whatever you can. As long as it's not life-threatening and she has a chance to recover, that's all that matters."
Joseph was truly desperate. Otherwise, he wouldn't be clutching at straws like this. Ever since Amy's strange illness flared up, she'd been in a coma, just like a vegetable. No matter how many tests the hospitals ran, they couldn't find the cause.
Joseph had brought in famous doctors from all over the country and abroad. But all he got were sighs and headshakes, with the doctors saying Amy didn't have long left. So he felt even the tiniest sliver of hope was worth a try.
Noticing that Joseph seemed to be convinced by Zoe, Sophia was not content. She quickly said, "Oh, please. If you're that good, why don't you wake Amy up right now? Anyone can talk big and put on a show.
"You keep talking about some treatment cycle with no end in sight. So what, are you going to say it'll take ten or twenty years? Isn't that just you making things up as you go?"
Sophia had already looked into Amy's condition and knew that Joseph had tried every famous doctor he could find, but none of them could wake her up. In her mind, it seemed basically impossible for anyone to succeed, which was why she kept mocking Zoe.
Sophia was convinced Zoe could never actually wake Amy up on the spot.
Zoe didn't let Sophia's words get to her at all. She just raised her hand toward Yancy.
Yancy immediately understood what she wanted and handed over his full set of silver needles.
Zoe picked up a needle, flicked it with her fingers, and drove it straight into an acupoint on Amy's scalp.
Acupuncture was truly mysterious. It could save lives or take them. Only those who had studied it understood just how deep it went.
Zoe kept going, inserting several more needles in quick succession. To the untrained eye, it looked ordinary, but Yancy was astonished by her technique.
The others didn't understand acupuncture. One whispered to Yancy, "Mr. Lewind, is there something special about the way she's doing this?"
Another chimed in, "Is it really safe for her to do it like that?"
Someone said, "Just watching her stick those needles in makes me wince."
Yancy explained, "Zoe just targeted some really dangerous points. One slip and it could be fatal. But this technique can stimulate the patient's brain, making the nerve cells more active. For someone in a coma, it could work wonders."
Hearing this, a trace of fear flashed in everyone's eyes. They couldn't help but worry as they looked at Amy. They thought, 'If this method is so risky, isn't it a bit much to let a small-town girl like Zoe handle it?'
Their doubts weren't unfounded, but since Joseph stayed silent, they chose to keep silent.
Sophia scoffed, "Stop trying to act mysteriously. If you're really that good, just wake her up right now. All that fancy talk is useless."
Almost as soon as Sophia finished speaking, Zoe pushed in the final needle.
And right at that moment, something miraculous happened. Amy, who'd been lying there like she was just asleep, suddenly twitched her fingers. Her hand, which had been relaxed, curled up as if grabbing something. Everyone in the room was stunned.
"She moved! She moved! My mom just moved!" one of Shawn's uncles shouted excitedly, "Is she about to wake up?"
Joseph rushed forward and grabbed Amy's hand, his face full of excitement.
At that moment, Zoe gently brushed her fingers over all the silver needles, making them tremble and sway. Amy suddenly seemed to react. Her head started moving from side to side, as if she might wake up any second.
Seeing this, one whispered, "Is she really about to wake up?"
Someone said, "Oh my god, it looks like she's coming to!"
Refusing to back down, Sophia said, "Impossible, Zoe's just a fraud. I've studied a bit of medicine too, you can't fool me. With acupuncture, as long as you stimulate the nerves in the brain, even someone in a vegetative state will show some reaction.
"So there's no way Amy's waking up. This is all Zoe's trick. Don't believe her, everyone."
Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing that, and then they started to think that Sophia made sense. It was a fact that Amy had been unconscious for so long, and even the best doctors couldn't do anything.
They refused to believe Zoe, a girl from a small town, could pull this off. They thought, 'It must just be acupuncture triggering some nerve reflexes. Anyone could do that.'
But just as Sophia finished speaking, Amy's tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open.