Amber didn't stay. Rachel and Liam were in no condition to have a conversation, and she was needed outside anyway, now more than ever.
Rachel didn't react even after her mother left. Only Liam's crumbling body seemed to exist in her vision, which wasn't far from the truth. It was unclear what she saw, but her hand even snapped to add a needle to his shoulder.
For some reason, the flesh on Liam's abdomen stabilized, only for pain to flare from his back. Something had broken there, and blood soon flowed from under his figure.
By then, Liam was used to such reactions. He honestly couldn't even say whether they were a good or bad sign. Only the final results could tell him that.
After all, the treatment wasn't strictly an improvement. It was meant to change how Liam's body worked, down to his Qi flow, basically removing his inborn limiter so that it would stop protecting itself.
