Clum
Chapter 72
Rosanne was too weak, but she still managed to lift her hand and slap Sebastian’s face. With resentment in her voice, she hissed out the words, “I’m already dying. Can’t you just let me go? I don’t want to see you! Let’s never meet again!”
As soon as she finished speaking, her strength gave out, and she lost consciousness,
Sebastian held her in his arms. A sharp pain twisted in his chest as if something was tearing him apart from the inside.
Clutching her tightly, he carried her to a spot beneath a rocky overhang, seeking shelter from the cold night and the splashing stream. But soon, he realized something was wrong–her body was burning up She had a fever.
Panic surged through hem. He quickly stripped off her soaked clothes and then removed his own clothes, hanging them high on a tree branch in a visible spot. Her clothes were already tattered from being snagged in branches. He wning them as dry as he could. As her body temperature kept rising, fear gripped him.
Thandully, Gordon’s team was efficient. They had found a safe way down and, using drones, quickly spotted Sebastian’s clothes, which led them straight to him. “Mr. Hares!” Gordon called out.
Sebastian stretched out his hand. “Clothes!”
Without hesitation, Gordon stripped off his own jacket and handed it over.
“Tum around, Sebastian ordered Gordon obeyed, facing away.
Sebastian removed Roxanne’s wet garments and wrapped her in Gordon’s Jacket. If his own clothes hadn’t been soaked, he never would have let her wear another
Do you have fever medicine?” sebastian asked.
Gordon did. Given his occupation, it was common to carry fever medicine with him. But he didn’t hand it over immediately.
‘s been running through the forest for a long time. You should check if she has any other inutiles, like a bite from a venomous insect or snake. If the fever is fromabite, fever medicine will only make things worse.”
Sebastian’s expression darkened. Without wasting a second, be carefully examined her body. Sure enough, he found two distinctive bite marks on her arm Gordon took one look and immediately identified the marks. “Snakebite,”
He signaled for his team to bring the antivenom “she needs an injection first. Then, we’ll get her to a hospital,” Gordon instructed.
Sebastian nodded, and the antiwoon was administered swiftly. Gordon reached out, Intending to take Roxanne from Sebastian’s arms.
But Sebastian’s expression turned ice–cold. “No need,” he said firmly. Though shirtless and soaked to the bone, his grip on her was unwavering.
“Let’s go.” Gordon didn’t push the issue. He and his men led the way, guiding them out of the forest.
Outside, the ambulance was already waiting. Nicholas saw Sebastion carrying Roxanne and immediately rushed forward.
Even unconsciousness, Roxanne’s brows were furrowed together. Her pale face looked even more fragile in the dim light. Nicholas‘ sharp eyes immediately cough the swollen, bruised area on her son,
“Ajakebite ? Lae asked.
“She’s elneedy had the antive.com,” Sebastian replied.
Nicholas turned serious. “Give liertoine. Hurry,”
This time, Sebastian didn’t hesitate. He trusted Nicholas.
Nicholas carried Roxanne into the ambulance and quickly cleaned her wound, extracting the remaining venous
Sebastian cimbed in as well. “She has a fever,” he said.
Without pausing in his work, Nicholas replied, “Fever is nonnal after a venomous bite. She’s weak, so I’ll give her an IV for nutrition. Since she’s had the antivenom, there shouldn’t be any major complications. She just needs proper test and care “
His heart ached for Roxane de’t deserve any of this: she was a good woman How did she end up entangled with Sebastian?
There was no denying in being loved by someone as passionately as oxar was Sebastian’s greatest blessing. But for Roxane, loving Sebastian was h Civatest tragedy
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In the hospital ward, amely quietly.
Her arm was connected to an IV drip,
Her temperature had gone back to nonnal, and her complexion had improved, but she remained unconscious. Sebastian had changed into a new set of clothes. He sat beside her, keeping watchi
