At this time, John's heart was extremely heavy.

After searching all his memories, he gave Serena his own diagnosis, which was a relatively rare congenital disease - congenital painlessness.

After getting this result, John also understood one thing thoroughly, that is, no matter how many dollars he left Miss Philip, it did not mean anything to her, or to Serena, because it was a congenital disease, and there was no effective treatment even after more than a hundred years. The only thing she could do for Serena was to teach her how to protect herself and try not to hurt herself.

Even so, Serena's future is already gray.

Although John had only been a general surgeon in his previous life, with the help of those textbooks in his head, he could have basically determined this. And he also knew that in addition to being painless, Serena's future would encounter more disasters throughout her life.

But even more painful is Miss Philip.

As he searched for the textbooks in his mind, John also understood why the elder Huntelaar had ruthlessly fired Miss Philip in cold blood, and why the anguished mother had run away from her former student. Because the absence of pain is one of the common characteristics of another group of poor people.

Leprosy, a term that makes people talk about it.

In the past life, people may have been very unfamiliar with leprosy, because only a very small number of patients still live in remote leprosy villages, but in this era, leprosy is still a worldwide epidemic, and the gradual loss of pain is one of its important signs. Presumably, it was because of his suspicion that Old Huntlaar did not hesitate to dismiss Miss Philip, even if there was only a small chance, he would not allow his sole heir to take this risk!

As you can imagine, Miss Philip will not only have to endure tremendous mental pressure, but it will also be impossible to return to the comfort of the past financially.

"Alas......"

Looking at Miss Philip's mother and daughter hugging each other in front of him, John really didn't know what he should say or do at this time, he could only let out a heavy sigh in his heart.

As if hearing this sigh, Miss Philip suddenly let go of Serena, carefully put her back on the bed, and then quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with her long sleeves, and looked up at John: "Sorry, I said too much......"

"No, Miss Philip, I should have said I'm sorry!"

John hurriedly waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "If I hadn't insisted on coming to see you, I wouldn't have overheard your **...... So I should have said I'm sorry! ”

John said this from the heart.

He could imagine how painful it would be for the proud Miss Philip to tell her former student these secrets, and more importantly, John couldn't think of anything he could do to help the two poor ladies other than to leave some money!

This frustration made the guilt in his heart stronger and stronger.

"Mom, I want to eat."

At this moment, Serena, who had never spoken much, suddenly spoke, and said to Lady Philip in a milky voice.

"Oh, okay, I'll get it for you right away."

Ms. Philip immediately stood up, first spoke softly to her daughter, and then looked at John apologetically: "I'm sorry to ......."

"I'll leave right away!"

John was feeling embarrassed and quickly stood up.

However, before preparing to leave, John hesitated a little and said sincerely: "Miss Philip, it seems that Serena needs to be taken care of very carefully, and your current condition ...... I hope you will write to me when you are in trouble, and I will do my best to help my friends, okay? ”

Judging from Serena's situation, the money in the envelope simply can't support the two of them for long.

“…… Thank you, John. ”

Looking at John with a complicated expression for a long time, Miss Philip finally showed a warm smile on her face, and then bowed slightly, and made a curtsy to John with an unusually elegant posture......

……

"Why haven't you come out yet?"

Knocking the remaining ash from his pipe, Joshua became a little agitated.

It had been nearly an hour since John had been in the alley, far past the half-hour he had agreed with him at the beginning, and although Joshua knew that it was just a verbal agreement, and that it was certainly impossible for this kid to strictly abide by it, it still made him a little uneasy to go in for so long and not come out.

After all, John was only a thirteen-year-old, and this was not a noble neighborhood.

Just as Joshua was hesitating to leave the carriage here and go in to look for it, he saw John and Fett coming out of the alley from a distance.

"Hoo ......"

Joshua finally let out a long sigh of relief.

But as the two men got closer and closer, so close that Joshua could see the expression on John's face, his heart suddenly lifted again. Because no matter who you are at this time, you can probably see that there is something wrong with this little master, as if he has just run from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and his face is extremely pale!

When John got into the carriage, he still looked lost.

Joshua was very understanding and didn't ask anything, and he had already guessed the outcome since he had accompanied John to this place. The French governess had moved here from the same place last time, and things hadn't really gotten any better, except that he had moved a little away from the gangsters, so Joshua could understand John's feelings. In his opinion, this little guy just couldn't accept that his former tutor was so depressed for a while, so he was a little sad.

"It will be fine in a few days."

Thinking like this, Joshua gently patted John's shoulder as a sign of comfort, then nodded at Fett and said, "Let's go, go back to Huntelaar's house!" ”

"Drive!"

With a soft shout from the coachman, the carriage turned around and drove slowly in the direction from which it had come.

John in the carriage was as quiet as a lady.

"Gotcha, gotta gotcha......"

The crisp sound of horses' hooves rang in his ears, and John looked at the alley in the distance, but his eyes were full of confusion. His two fists clenched and then suddenly released, and the corners of his mouth trembled with the fluctuations of his heart.

"John, what happened?"

After a few minutes of carriage travel, Joshua finally couldn't help asking.

After a moment of silence, John suddenly asked, "Joshua, if you had to choose between tolerating pain and not feeling pain, which one would you choose?" ”

"What did you say?"

Joshua was stunned at first, and then quickly became happy: "Your question is really boring, I think any normal person would choose not to feel pain, right?" Hehe, isn't everyone yearning for a world without pain? ”

"Really?"

Glancing lightly at his friend, John looked in the direction of departure again, and muttered in a low voice: "Maybe this is true for most people, but for some people, being able to feel pain is the greatest happiness......

……

In his previous life, John had read a book written by an Englishman who was studying leprosy. He expressed a point of view after coming into contact with many lepers, but John, as a surgeon, never agreed. In fact, he rarely had the opportunity to appreciate the true meaning of the sentence, and only occasionally heard similar exclamations from his colleagues.

But today, from his former governess, Miss Philip, and from the little girl Serena, John finally saw it clearly, and had a real understanding of this sentence......

Pain is God's gift to mankind.

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