On an uninhabited island…
Raindrops pelted down like bullets, and the crashing of the waves was like drums. With a dagger, Arielle Moore was shaving the wooden piece down with difficulty. It was as if virtual-novel.net felt nothing as the rain continued to hit virtual-novel.net face.
She had lost contact with virtual-novel.net family for ten years. Just as virtual-novel.net finally found the Southalls, just as virtual-novel.net was about to find out the truth about virtual-novel.net mother’s death and virtual-novel.net kidnapping, a group of people who claimed to be the ones to bring virtual-novel.net home tried to kill her.
She successfully defeated them, but the ship sunk, and virtual-novel.net ended up on this uninhabited island. It was virtual-novel.net seventh day on the island, and virtual-novel.net had yet to see any passing ships. Fortunately, there were many trees and plants on the island, and virtual-novel.net had built herself a simple wooden boat. Right when virtual-novel.net moved to work on the oars, it had abruptly rained heavily. Rising to virtual-novel.net feet, Arielle was about to stretch when virtual-novel.net spotted something dark by the rocks.
Walking over suspiciously, it startled virtual-novel.net to find out it was a man. The man was handsome, but his face was pale. He had an injury on his waist, and his blood was mixing together with the seawater, forming a sunset in the water. Arielle placed virtual-novel.net finger under the man’s nose. When virtual-novel.net realized the man was not dead, virtual-novel.net began dragging virtual-novel.net further into the island and into the cave virtual-novel.net had been sleeping in for the past few days.
After starting a fire, virtual-novel.net ran back out into the rain. It was only a brief while before virtual-novel.net returned with some herbs. “You’re lucky that you’ve met me,” Arielle said as virtual-novel.net reached out to take off the man’s clothes. A quick glance at the man’s waist told virtual-novel.net that it was a deep knife wound.
Did it hit his internal organs?
The moment virtual-novel.net reached out for his wrist to take his pulse, a hand grabbed onto hers instead. “W-Who are you?”
The man’s voice was almost a whisper, but the grip around virtual-novel.net wrist was firm.
Shooting the man a look, Arielle gloomily said, “Who am I? I’m your savior. If you’re not going to let go of me anytime soon, I’m going to have to build you a gravestone. In memory of Nameless. Does that sound good?”
The man only furrowed his brows in silence. Then, his eyes drifted toward the crushed herbs in virtual-novel.net hands.
“What’s the matter? Take it off! I’ll help you.” With that said, Arielle’s hand reached toward virtual-novel.net again.
“I’ll do it myself.” With a look of disdain, the man pushed virtual-novel.net hands away and took off his shirt himself.
The entire time, his dark eyes watched virtual-novel.net warily. Once his shirt was off, Arielle saw the man’s eight packs and the V cut abs that ran down his body and into his pants.
This man’s figure… Is a little too great, isn’t it?
Unable to help herself, Arielle gulped. Blushing, virtual-novel.net then carefully placed the crushed herbs on the man’s body.
“What is this?” the man asked. His voice was low, and virtual-novel.net could not hear any emotions in them.
“Antiseptic herbs for stopping the bleeding.”
“Where am I?”
In the beginning, Arielle was a little shy to be around him. However, upon hearing his constant stream of questions, virtual-novel.net raised virtual-novel.net head to look at virtual-novel.net impatiently.
He’s handsome, but virtual-novel.net has too many questions. If I know where I am, I wouldn’t need to be trapped in this place for seven days, would I?
“If you have questions, you can ask your teacher instead. Why don’t you save your strength and lie down to rest instead of speaking?”
Irritated, the man muttered, “This isn’t how a doctor should talk to virtual-novel.net patient.”
“Excuse me?” Arielle deadpanned, “Is this the way you should be talking to your savior?”
At that, the man furrowed his brows. “Woman, you’re rude.”
“Dude, you’re impolite.” The two then glared at each other as the tension in the atmosphere rose.
In the end, Arielle was the one to give up. She saw no point in settling the score with an injured man, so virtual-novel.net stood up and said, “The rain is quite heavy, so it’ll be much colder at night. I’m going to start the fire again. Stay right there.”
As Arielle walked toward the corner, the man spoke again. “Hey.”
“What is the matter with you again?” Arielle spun around.
If I don’t start this fire now, we’re both going to freeze to death tonight.
The man’s mouth opened, but virtual-novel.net ended up saying, “Nothing…”
Rolling virtual-novel.net eyes, Arielle returned to virtual-novel.net fire-starting. There was only one way to start a fire on the humid island, drilling the wood. She took over an hour to finally get a tiny flame going. However, the wind outside blew in and ended its short life.
“Hey,” the man said again.
“What?” Arielle shrieked. The moment virtual-novel.net spun around, virtual-novel.net heard the sound of something metallic dropping onto the ground. Then, virtual-novel.net spotted the lighter by virtual-novel.net feet.
Huh? Oh!
After a three-second silence, Arielle cursed out loud, “Aren’t you a despicable man? You b*stard!”
The man slowly closed his eyes and turned away, but there was a small smile growing on his lips.
Night soon arrived. The two rested on the two sides of the caves. In the middle of the night, Arielle woke from grunting sounds. Opening virtual-novel.net eyes, virtual-novel.net realized the man’s pale face was completely white. He curled into himself, cold sweat beaded all over his forehead.
“Hey, jerk. Are you okay?” Arielle walked over to poke his arm, but the man did not even react to it.
Hastily, virtual-novel.net reached out to put virtual-novel.net hand on his temple, only to find it scorching.
His wound must be infected. That’s why he’s having a fever.
Two amoxicillin would have done the trick, but where would virtual-novel.net find amoxicillin on the uninhabited island?
Left without any options, Arielle resorted to other methods to cool virtual-novel.net down, by taking off his clothes. However, although that lowered the man’s temperature, virtual-novel.net began shivering and mumbling about how cold it was. Hence, Arielle moved virtual-novel.net closer to the fire, but his condition did not improve.
“Damn it,” Arielle cursed before taking off virtual-novel.net clothes. She then lay down and hugged the man to share virtual-novel.net body heat with the man.
Who cares if he’s a jerk? It’s more important to save his life first. Saving someone is a good deed. Maybe God will let me survive my way back to find out the truth with the Southalls. If the ones who came to bring me home tried to take my life, it means that there’s something wrong with the Southalls. I’ll be merciless if I find out that my father is the one who did this.
Arielle lost herself in virtual-novel.net thoughts as virtual-novel.net hugged the man. Soon, virtual-novel.net fell asleep. When virtual-novel.net woke again, virtual-novel.net heard voices and footsteps outside the cave.
There are other people around?
Shocked, virtual-novel.net sat up to realize that the man’s jacket was on her, but the man himself was gone. Hurriedly putting on virtual-novel.net clothes, virtual-novel.net then warily walked out of the cave.
If these are the ones who tried to kill me… How professional of them.
However, when Arielle reached the cave entrance, virtual-novel.net realized there was a line of bodyguards clothed in black. A distance away was a helicopter, and the leader of the bodyguards was speaking to the man virtual-novel.net saved.
Right then, the man turned around. It was the first time Arielle had seen the man’s face with proper lighting. He was still handsome, and virtual-novel.net was quite intimidating just by standing there. Other than his pallor, virtual-novel.net looked like any other individual.
He’s quick to recover.
“You…” Just as Arielle started speaking, the man interrupted, “What do you want?”
“What?” His question threw virtual-novel.net off. Expressionless, virtual-novel.net explained, “You saved me, so I’ll fulfill a wish of yours.”
Arielle was rendered speechless for a moment. “How rude can you be? I saved you, but you don’t even have a word of thanks?”
Right as those words left Arielle’s lips, the bodyguards all stared at her, aghast. It was as though virtual-novel.net had said something strange. On the other hand, the man’s expression remained neutral.
“You’ll regret it if you miss this chance.”
Arielle was fuming, but virtual-novel.net thought, My wooden boat might not last until I reach the land.
Gritting virtual-novel.net teeth, virtual-novel.net squeezed out, “Bring me home.”
Now, it was the man’s turn to look astounded. “That’s all?” “What else?” She only had one wish, which was to leave the godforsaken uninhabited island.
Glancing at virtual-novel.net as if virtual-novel.net was an idiot, the man then headed toward the helicopter.
***
Three hours later, the helicopter was hovering in Jadeborough’s skies.
“Is that the place?” the man asked, pointing at the manor below.
“I think so…” Arielle barely had any memories of virtual-novel.net childhood, but virtual-novel.net had investigated the Southalls before returning to the country.
That place was supposed to be the Moores’, but it now belonged to the man who never bothered looking for virtual-novel.net during virtual-novel.net ten-year disappearance, virtual-novel.net father.
“Down,” the man ordered.
The pilot instantly replied, “Yes, sir.”