Chapter 286


    At this rate, Elijah might sumb to the high fever in his weakened state, jeopardizing his life.


    Elijah could not afford to die. After all, the culprits behind Sheena’s predicament remained unidentified,


    and Bethany and Jennifer were still atrge!


    He took a deep breath, cing his hand near his lips. Uncertain if Lionel was around, he repeated a


    sequence of bird calls.


    John and Sawyer, hearing the noise from the basement, opened the door.


    “Mr. Freeman, quit hurting yourself. Mr. Lawson said you’ll be released once Ms. Sheena is


    discharged.”


    After speaking, they wasted no time leaving. The basement door mmed shut again, locking Elijah in.


    When the door opened, the sudden rush of cold air made Elijah cough violently, his entire body curling


    up and shivering.


    Last night, Elijah insisted on jumping into the river to save Sheena. Lionel, already concerned about


    him, had discreetly stationed himself around Ocean Avenue to observe.


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    Upon hearing Elijah’s faint signals of weakness, Lionel was furious.


    “Darn it! They’re so inhumane!”


    He rushed to the mansion’s basement with Logan and a few others. John and Sawyer tried their best to


    stop them, but the group overpowered the two, knocking them out within minutes.


    Lionel kicked open the basement door, and upon seeing Elijah, a surge of anger boiled within


    him.


    “The heck! Is this how they repay someone who saved her life? I want to kill them!”


    Logan was equally infuriated, shouting, “What about those two bodyguards? Should I take care of


    them? I can’t stand holding back!”


    Lionel was about to respond when Elijah’s scorching hand tightly gripped his wrist. Due to the


    prolonged torture, Elijah’s voice had turned hoarse, and hecked the strength to speak.


    However, Lionel understood his message–no one was allowed to kill them.


    Lionel was in a dilemma. After a moment, he sighed, realizing orders had to be followed. However, he


    and his friends would not go without venting their frustration. Thus, he instructed Logan to drag John


    and Sawyer into the basement and lock them up.


    Then, Lionel carried Elijah back to his room and applied a cooling patch. After checking Elijah’s


    temperature, which was still a high 38.9 degrees, Lionel had him take some antipyretics along with an


    injection.


    It was not until thete hours that Elijah slowly regained consciousness.


    Lionel checked Elijah’s temperature again, relieved that the fever had subsided. Thankfully, he was out


    of danger. Lionel breathed a sigh of relief, sitting at the bedside with a rather gloomy


    expression.


    “Mr. Freeman, this is the result of risking your life to rush over here! Howard has you locked up,


    preventing you from seeing Ms. Sheena at the hospital. She probably won’t even know it was you who


    saved her. It’s absurd!”


    Elijah’s eyes were half–shut, his eyshes fluttering. His once fiery eyes nowcked focus due to the


    torment of illness, and his handsome face appeared pale and lifeless,


    Howard had always disliked him, and it was not surprising that he would go to such lengths. Moreover,


    now that he knew Howard was Sheena’s brother, Elijah felt a twinge of guilt toward him. As for Sheena


    in the hospital, Howard would undoubtedly take meticulous care of her, so Elijah was not worried.


    Seeing Elijah silent and visibly weakened by illness, Lionel felt a pang of heartache.


    “Mr. Freeman, knowing your current health is not what it used to be, you can’t withstand the cold. The


    water was freezing, and you still jumped into the river to save her. Couldn’t you have waited for Howard


    to handle it?”


    Was it foolishness or apse in judgment?


    However, Lionel refrained from saying that aloud, fearing that he would face a beating once. Elijah


    recovered.


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