chapter 1676


    Entering the room, Charmine and Chris spotted Anthonyying in bed. The usually powerful, enigmatic


    Anthony was left in a weak state, face lost of its color.


    The doctor, meanwhile, was treating his snake-bite wound left by the cobra.


    Anthony''s right arm was affected as well.


    His arm hung loosely by the side with tubes inserted to extract the poisoned blood out of his system.


    His dark-red blood that oozed out into the tubes looked like they were dripping from a small tap. The


    extracted blood was contained in a bow.


    Charmine felt her heart aching at the sight.


    Chris was horrified at the sight, and his tiny heart sank. He walked to Anthony''s side and sobbed


    worriedly, "Daddy, are you going to die?"


    Anthony looked up at him darkly and listlessly muttered, "I''m not."


    When the bowl was filled up, the doctor pressed on the wound and reported, his relief palpable,


    "Luckily, the poisoned blood was contained just in time after he was bitten. He''s alright now. I''ll


    prescribe some medicines for the blood. Just take care, and you''ll recover with time."


    Charmine felt more reassured, somewhat.


    Luke felt thankful. ''Thank you, doctor." "You''re wee." The doctor gave them the medication


    Anthony needed, and Luke then walked him out.


    That left only Charmine, Chris, and Anthony inside this small house.


    Anthony looked up at Charmine and fixed his eyes on Chris.


    Chirs instantly understood and said to Charmine, "Mommy, Daddy lost so much blood. I''ll go and ask


    Chloe if there''s any herb to help him replenish his blood."


    Charmine ruffled his hair. "Go on," she relented, "but be careful." "Okay."


    After Chris left, Anthony looked at Charmine and said reassuringly, "Don’t worry, I''m fine."


    Charmine said nothing at that, merely standing by the side as she studied his listless body. ''Thank


    you," she uttered.


    Anthony frowned. Why was she so polite?


    It was his duty to protect her!


    No matter when and where, he would never want her hurt as long as he was around, 1


    Anthony was going to brush it off, but his eyes slightly darkened. He had a thought and said, "I don''t


    like verbal thank you''s."


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    Charmine pursed her lips and asked, "How do you want me to repay you?"


    She did not want to owe him anything. She would do him a favor or two to make them even.


    Anthony said, "If you wish to thank me, you’ll have to let me eat in your house for three days."


    Charmine instantly frowned, and Anthony did not miss this reaction. His heart sank at her frown.


    His request was something so simple, yet she was that hesitant?


    If she turned him down, he would be out of ideas. At this point, he could only agree to whatever she


    asked.


    Anthony pursed his lips and exined, "Don''t get me wrong; this is purely because Luke doesn''t cook


    well. You know I have a stomach problem, and I only want to have full meals. I''ll go back to Burlington


    after three days."


    That seemed enough to persuade Charmine.


    Although she did not want to spend time with him, she did not want to owe him so much either.


    Furthermore, they would only be in the same space during meals. It was not like they had to spend the


    days together.


    After three days, he would leave this vige. That would be good.


    "Alright, then," Charmine agreed to his request, to which Anthony''s dull eyes glimmered faintly.


    "I''m hungry," he said right after.


    Charmine looked at him with disbelief. Did he just ask her to cook right away?


    s, she did give her consent to it, and she could not go down on her word. Wordlessly, Charmine got


    up and left.


    Anthony watched as she angrily left, and his lips curled up into an unnoticeable loving smile.


    She would get mad at him, but this showed that she still cared about him.