Half an hour later, still not asleep, turned over.

An hour later, still not asleep, turned over.

It wasn’t until three hours later, already past midnight, that he still hadn’t fallen asleep.

His eyelids were fighting to close, but he just couldn’t sleep.

Meanwhile, Autumn Sullivan on the floor mat was breathing steadily, apparently already asleep.

Eric Carter swore, it was absolutely not because there was a beautiful woman sleeping next to him that he was restless and unable to sleep;

He was very sleepy, and very tired—after all, so much had happened today.

But damn it, he just couldn’t sleep.

Lying in bed, Eric Carter simply opened his eyes and looked at his own hands.

Today, he had used these hands to save that little girl’s life. Although the little girl hadn’t woken up yet, her vital signs had returned—there was still hope.

Was this a special ability he gained after his trip to hell?

Or,

Was it something left behind when that old man grabbed his wrist before dying?

But,

It didn’t feel too bad.

As a doctor, with these hands, how many lives could he save?

This was an ability that surpassed the scope of medical technology and understanding, even allowing him to reach a level beyond Hua Tuo and Bian Que. Every professional in every field hopes that one day they can surpass their forebears—not for money, not for profit, but for… sentiment.

But just then,

Eric Carter suddenly felt his arms twitching, a wave of intense pain quickly surging through him.

“Hiss…”

Eric Carter sucked in a cold breath, curling up on the bed.

But the pain continued, and was even intensifying!

Eric Carter was sweating from the pain, unable to bear it, so he got out of bed and left the bedroom.

He went to the bathroom, didn’t turn on the light, and sat on the toilet. At this moment, Eric Carter saw that the veins running from his arms all the way to his fingernails were bulging, almost splitting open.

The pain came from them, as if something was hammering at his bone marrow.

Damn it,

What the hell is going on!

Eric Carter’s face began to contort,

This feeling made him wish he were dead, even giving him the urge to grab a kitchen knife and chop off his own arms.

In a daze, he seemed to recall the scene of himself lying in an ice coffin, about to be pushed into the crematorium,

And also seemed to recall the fragments of wandering aimlessly toward the end in hell,

Was this a curse?

Was this punishment?

Why am I being punished?

What did I do wrong?

Because I smuggled myself back?

Because I’m not alive, so Heaven is punishing me?

Or… is it because I used it to save someone today?

Yes, that must be the reason.

Eric Carter took a deep breath. Because he used that ability to save someone, he broke some rule and is now suffering backlash?

So,

If I go and kill that girl now, will the pain stop?

A bit of black mist began to gather in Eric Carter’s eyes, but he didn’t notice at all.

“Uncle, you can’t smoke in the hospital.”

The little girl’s voice echoed in Eric Carter’s mind again,

Eric Carter shook his head hard,

No,

I saved her, and that’s that!

I don’t regret it,

No regrets!

……

“Mom, are you done yet?”

“I just got in, go use the bathroom on the second floor.”

“Alright.”

His sister-in-law went up to the second floor, unable to hold it any longer. The bathroom upstairs was dark; she pushed the door open and walked right in.

Then,

At that moment,

Eric Carter looked up at her,

She looked at Eric Carter too,

In Eric Carter’s eyes, black mist swirled, carrying a powerful sense of intimidation. It was a gaze like that of a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell—cursed and deranged.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!”

His sister-in-law screamed in terror,

Then fell to the floor,

She looked at Eric Carter,

Eric Carter looked back at her,

Then, Eric Carter saw that under his sister-in-law’s pajamas—it was wet, and there was an unsightly puddle on the tiles…

She had,

Been scared into peeing herself?

Chapter 8: The Cold Hand That Pushes

A scream woke the whole family;

No wonder,

It’s the middle of the night, the bathroom light is off, you’re desperate to pee, open the door and suddenly see someone inside—that’s scary enough. Most people have probably experienced something similar.

What’s more, the sister-in-law had run into a ghost.

Autumn Sullivan came out of the bedroom and reached out to help her sister up.

“What’s wrong, what’s wrong!”

The father- and mother-in-law also came up from the first floor, seeing their younger daughter crying in her sister’s arms, then glancing at Eric Carter still sitting on the toilet.

“Ryan Cooper, you heartless bastard, you’ve set your sights on my younger daughter now!”

The mother-in-law grabbed the broom by the bathroom door, ready to hit Ryan Cooper.

The father-in-law was the same, storming in to teach this disgraceful son-in-law a lesson.

No wonder,

Seeing this scene,

Anyone would naturally think that way.

The brother-in-law had gone crazy,

And tried to assault his sister-in-law.