Ella Martin held back her anger, guessing that once Robert Thomson saw Emma Smith's cruel act—the slap mark on her face—he would probably recognize this woman's ugly nature.
The Thomson Group's building was not too far from here, but not close either; by car, it might take nearly an hour. However, Sofia Anderson's acupuncture treatment would take more than half an hour in total. No one knew that she had intentionally come at this time for Emma Smith's sake.
When the time came and she finished the treatment, Robert Thomson had not yet arrived. She stood aside and asked about Paul Edwards' recovery.
"Do you still have any feeling on your right side today?"
Paul Edwards replied, "I do, but I can't exert any force. My fingers can only move slightly, with almost no sensation."