Chapter 222


    Chapter 222 Matthew’s Infected Wound


    As soon as Matthew mentioned that, the previously unaware Veronica instantly realized that he had a


    necktie wrapped around his hand while his wound was bandaged half-heartedly.


    “What happened to your hand?”


    She was full of doubt as she headed to stand in front of him and pulled his hand toward her to take a


    closer look. “Did I bite on your hand earlier?”


    “I’m alright.”


    He withdrew his hand to prevent her from further worrying and he did not want her to feel guilty or me


    herself either. However, he seemed to have been presumptuous.


    “You deserve it!” she snorted coldly. “This is just a minor bite wound. In the past, I was forced to the point


    of mis…”


    The incident of her miscarriage popped into her mind and she could not help feeling annoyed all of a


    sudden.


    Veronica experienced a bad hemorrhage during that miscarriage and nearly lost her life. If it was not for


    her luck, she would quite likely have died ages ago at this point. Nheless, this was all in the past, so


    she no longer wanted to bring up unnecessary matters.


    She looked at the two bowls of water tinged with blood and suggested, “Let’s make a mark here and


    once we leave this ce, get someone to analyze it to figure out what’s exactly inside.”


    “I was just about to do that.” Matthew’s voice sounded exceptionally tender.


    Perhaps it was because there were some feelings of guilt and self-me that arose within him after


    hearing Veronica’s unfinished sentence.


    “Let’s go.” She turned around and walked out of the study room while Matthew trailed closely behind her.


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    They made their way around the massive chamber. In fact, it was better described as a maze than a


    chamber.


    There were many rooms inside; there was a huge clubhouse, a study room, a bedroom and a room for


    producing pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, after exploring the ce further, they found an armory too.


    However, the weapons stored inside the armory were mostly from the ancient days. They seemed


    meaningful but due to their age, it was pretty much worthless even if they were auctioned.


    They continued to explore the ce for quite some time until Veronica finally ended up exhausted. She


    waved before she could proceed further. “I can’t keep going. I’m knackered! I need a rest.”


    As they did not have any water to drink or food to eat and she had also used up a lot of her energy, she


    was quite exhausted and stumbled weakly before sitting on the ground. Shey down to rest without a


    care of the dusty ground.


    “This ce is too dirty. I’ll find you a room to take a rest instead.” Matthew squatted by her side and


    spoke tenderly.


    “No, I’m tired. I don’t want to move.”


    She shut her eyes and waved her hands at him. Right now, all she wanted was to take a long nap.


    When Matthew saw her in such a weak and worn-out state, he patted her shoulders out of empathy.


    “Come on, get up. I’ll give you a piggyback ride.” He had his back facing her when he turned around to


    invite her.


    The exhausted Veronica finally opened her eyeszily and asked with anticipation, “Are you really going


    to give me a piggyback?”


    “Yeah.”


    He then signaled to her to hop on by using his eyes.


    She looked at his wide shoulders and a cunning look shed across her eyes just then. She sat up and


    immediately clung to his back. “Since you’re keen on giving me a piggyback, then I’ll be nice and give


    you the chance to do so. I have to remind you, though. You’re the one who offered, so don’t me me if


    you end up hurt.”


    Regardless of whether Matthew’s kindness was genuine or half-hearted, Veronica would never let go of


    the chance to take a break.


    Although they could not contact the outside world with their cell phones at the moment, their watches


    were functioning normally.


    It was now 3.00AM and they had been walking around in the chamber for twelve hours straight. They


    were in a dehydrated state and could no longer find the energy in them to continue moving.


    Veronica clung to his back as he slowly rose to his feet. Not only did he not find her heavy, he actually


    felt that she could gain more weight. He found that she was gaunt and reckoned that she really needed


    some nourishment.


    Matthew supported her body by cing his hands on her backside as she clung to him like a ko with


    one hand around his neck while she used the other hand to hold themp.


    Inside the chamber, which was now a maze, they searched the ce carefully several times and finally


    found some candles that came with a candle holder. As such, the candlelight would not easily be


    extinguished due to the slight breeze produced by their movements.


    Veronica leaned on his strong back and shut her eyesfortably. “I really don’t know when we’ll be


    able to leave this ce. If we get out of here, I swear that I’ll live a decent life from now on and maintain


    doing good deeds.”


    “Viins live on forever, remember? That’s the perfect description of you, so you don’t have to worry


    about dying anytime soon.”


    “Hahaha! I guess so. I agree with that.” Her spirits were lifted as she heard his banter.


    However, it did not take too long for her to fall asleep on Matthews’ back as they had been walking for


    the past ten hours!


    She hung themp on her hand, causing themp shade to bump against his body and he could


    somehow still make do with the dim surroundings and move along ahead.


    The woman on his back nodded off as her head bobbed up and down; at times, she nearly fell off his


    back too.


    Atst, Matthew found a bedroom with a bare stone bed which he could use to gentlyy Veronica down.


    He gingerly supported her to prevent her from bumping into anything.


    The stone bed was full of dust; as bad as the condition there was, they were still faced with a dire


    situation right now, so they had to make do with what they had. He quickly ced the coat he was


    wearing over her to ensure that she wasfortably resting.


    As Matthew looked at Veronica deep asleep, he left themp by her bedside before lighting anothermp


    to search for a source of water and the way out.


    He was worried that she would wake up lost without his presence, so he clicked into the note function on


    his phone and wrote, ‘I’ve gone to look for a water source. Don’t leave this ce when you’ve woken up.’


    After that, he changed his phone settings to remove the password option. Subsequently, he opened the


    page to his note function, so that she could easily see the note given.


    She remained in deep sleep for eight hours in total.


    During this period, Matthew attempted to wake Veronica up but despite his efforts, she remained deep


    asleep. He was worried that something would go wrong with her health, so he felt her forehead from time


    to time and checked her breathing regrly. He was distressed that things might suddenly go south.


    They were located underground and it waste at night, so the temperature dropped significantly.


    He searched around the area and finally found a water source, after which he took some containers to fill


    it with some water before bringing it back into the room. Once that was done, he ced it by her


    bedside.


    As time passed, Matthew waited for Veronica to wake up, but she remained asleep. He noticed her


    curling into a fetal position due to the cold, so hey by her side and took her into his arms.


    ……


    …


    The next time she woke up, it was about 12.00PM the following day.


    She opened her eyes to instantly see Matthew’s erged face by her side. However, his previously


    handsome looks were now slightly pale.


    He held her in his arms and she could clearly sense the heat radiating from his body.


    “Matthew?” she called out his name, but he did not respond.


    At that moment, her heart skipped a beat, knowing that something did not feel right.


    She reached out to feel his forehead and indeed, he was running a fever.


    Veronica swiftly checked the injury on his palm from the bite that she had given him and noticed that the


    area was still bleeding. There was no sign of blood clots being formed or the wound recovering.


    “Darn it.”


    She realized that Matthews’ wound had likely been infected, hence his fever.


    She sat up on the stone bed and looked at the unconscious Matthew while her heart thudded frantically;


    she was anxious.


    He would not be able to survive for more than a few days if they remained stuck here. If his infection


    persisted, then it would be a nightmare.


    Then, Veronica reached out to clutch her hair anxiously as helplessness and despair washed across her.


    They had already explored the ce for such a long time and yet, they had not managed to find the way


    out.


    Perhaps it was likely that they had already found the spot to get out, but a specific mechanism was


    needed to be unlocked first. Therefore, even if they were standing right next to the entrance, there was


    no way that they could get out.