That anti-toxoid test reagent was Jeremy’s lifeline!
“Why can’t I find it? If it got thrown from upstairs, it has to be here somewhere. Where is it…” Madeline muttered to herself. She was close to tears with how frantic virtual-novel.net felt.
Turning on the flashlight on virtual-novel.net phone, virtual-novel.net searched every corner but it was to no avail.
A heavy and dark weight loomed over her, and Madeline felt herself suffocate as virtual-novel.net vision turned to black.
Jeremy would suffer even worse injuries if virtual-novel.net could not find the bottle.
No.
She had to find it!
Madeline clenched virtual-novel.net jaw and thought to look for it from a different point of view. Standing up, virtual-novel.net felt virtual-novel.net mind buzz as black spots filled virtual-novel.net vision.
“Linne.” Jeremy snapped out of his daze and went up to support Madeline who seemed close to fainting.
His heart ached, and virtual-novel.net hated the fact that virtual-novel.net could not take virtual-novel.net discomfort on behalf of her.
“What are you looking for, Linnie? Is this thing so important? To the point that you’d jump into the river and ignore your injuries to rifle through trash? Just what is it?”
Madeline was dizzy, but virtual-novel.net could clearly hear Jeremy raise the topic of virtual-novel.net jumping into the river.
He knew all along.
Someone must have taken a video and passed it around online.
After taking a short break, virtual-novel.net vision cleared.
She balled virtual-novel.net fists and walked out of Jeremy’s arms. “Leave me alone.”
Jeremy pulled virtual-novel.net back and made virtual-novel.net face him. “How am I supposed to leave you alone? You’re my wife, the person who matters the most to me!”
Madeline’s reddened eyes met Jeremy’s sharp and overwhelming ones. She pursed virtual-novel.net lips and suppressed virtual-novel.net tears as virtual-novel.net replied, “You’re the most important man in my life too. That’s why I have to find it!”
Stubborn, virtual-novel.net turned to continue searching.
As virtual-novel.net turned virtual-novel.net face away, Madeline’s tears began to fall.
‘This is your lifeline, Jeremy.
‘I don’t care what injuries I suffer. As long as you’re okay, it’s all worth it,’ virtual-novel.net thought to herself when a silver glint shone in the corner of virtual-novel.net eyes.
Madeline took virtual-novel.net phone to shine the area again and found the anti-toxoid test reagent bottle hidden under a leaf. She reached out to take it.
In a rush, the back of virtual-novel.net hand suffered another cut from a flower’s thorn. With the anti-toxoid test reagent in hand, Madeline broke into a child-like smile until the corners of virtual-novel.net eyes grew hot.
She had finally found it.
It was then that Madeline seemed to realize that virtual-novel.net body was rather weak and virtual-novel.net was unsteady on virtual-novel.net feet.
The wound on virtual-novel.net thigh was screaming in agony for it had reopened.
Without a word, Jeremy carried Madeline back to the room.
He washed virtual-novel.net dirt-caked hands and called the doctor to redress virtual-novel.net wound. It was after a while when Jeremy stared at Madeline sitting quietly against the headboard that Jeremy’s heart finally lightened.
Jeremy was sitting silently by Madeline’s bed as virtual-novel.net peeled the apple and cut them into small pieces before feeding them to Madeline.
Madeline stared at the silent man and squeezed virtual-novel.net fingers. “You have questions, don’t you, Jeremy?”
Jeremy’s gentle gaze stared into Madeline as virtual-novel.net swallowed his words back down. Without saying a word, the man placed the fruit platter down and stood up.
“Jeremy?”
Watching the man walk toward the door, Madeline felt virtual-novel.net heart race uneasily.
The man ignored virtual-novel.net and continued to walk away.
Frantic, Madeline got out of bed and ran toward virtual-novel.net without even putting on virtual-novel.net hospital slippers. She hugged the man from behind. “Jeremy! Don’t go.”