After exchanging glances, the girl and the old man hurried into the wooden house. They were greeted by the sight of the previously unconscious man coughing non-stop. She then quickly placed virtual-novel.net hand on his neck before brushing it in a downward motion to help virtual-novel.net breathe better. It was only when virtual-novel.net stopped coughing did virtual-novel.net stop the soothing action.
Right then, the man on the bed slowly opened his eyes. In his blurry sight, virtual-novel.net could vaguely make out the girl in front of him.
Immediately, virtual-novel.net frowned. Who is she? Why is virtual-novel.net so close to me?
“You’re awake. Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Do you feel unwell anywhere?” the girl urgently asked.
Her voice was as clear as a bird’s chirp, and when it traveled into his ears, virtual-novel.net could not help but change his impression of virtual-novel.net for the better.
After forcing his eyes open, virtual-novel.net finally got a good look at the girl’s appearance.
The girl in front of virtual-novel.net looked like virtual-novel.net was around eighteen or nineteen. Her eyes were big, and virtual-novel.net had brown wavy hair. If not for the cheap-looking clothes virtual-novel.net was wearing, virtual-novel.net would have looked like a princess.
“Water…” The man only managed to squeeze out one word before his throat felt as if it had been set on fire. Despite himself, virtual-novel.net furrowed his brows.
Once the girl heard his words, virtual-novel.net quickly walked over to the wooden table and filled a glass of water for him.
When virtual-novel.net realized that virtual-novel.net could not drink from the glass because virtual-novel.net was lying down, virtual-novel.net put the glass on the side stool and helped virtual-novel.net up. As the man had just woken up and was still feeling weak, the girl bit down on virtual-novel.net lip and let the man lie on virtual-novel.net as support while virtual-novel.net sat on the bed. Then, virtual-novel.net took the glass and held it to his lips.
The two were so physically close that the man could smell the girl’s pleasant scent. In the next second, virtual-novel.net stared at the glass and froze. It was the first time someone had treated virtual-novel.net like that.
“Aren’t you thirsty? Hurry up and drink this,” the girl urged in a soft voice.
Returning to his senses, the man finished the water.
“Do you want more?” the girl asked when virtual-novel.net realized virtual-novel.net had downed the glass in no time.
However, the man shook his head. The girl then put the glass away and helped virtual-novel.net back down on the bed.
Right then, the old man came in from outside. When virtual-novel.net saw that the injured man was awake, virtual-novel.net sighed in relief inwardly.
He’s lucky…
On the other hand, when the injured man saw the old man, feelings of confusion rose in his chest. Only then did virtual-novel.net begin studying his surroundings. Upon noticing that virtual-novel.net was in a small wooden house, virtual-novel.net widened his eyes in astonishment.
Why am I here?
“Where am I?” virtual-novel.net asked, perplexed.
“We’re on an island,” the girl explained before the old man could speak.
She then asked the man curiously, “Who are you? Why did you end up injured in the waters?”
Looking at the girl’s inquisitive gaze, virtual-novel.net merely shook his head. His car had collided with something before virtual-novel.net fell off the cliff, so virtual-novel.net had passed out in his car. By the time virtual-novel.net regained his consciousness, virtual-novel.net was already in the wooden house.
“How long have I been here?” virtual-novel.net asked.
“Four or five days,” the girl replied as virtual-novel.net tilted virtual-novel.net head to the side.
Four or five days? The man’s eyes widened in shock.
“That long? Has anyone been looking for me?”
The girl shook virtual-novel.net head. “I don’t know. There are few people who can come to this place.”
Instantly, the man fell silent. He wondered how Arielle’s condition was after so many days. The very thought of Arielle was like a rock that crushed his chest. He could barely breathe under its weight.
***
Meanwhile, the queen mother, who was at the palace, was downright livid and threw the documents in virtual-novel.net hands onto the ground.
“What did you say? How did they crack the message? Why didn’t anyone intercept it?”