Chapter 504


    Chapter 504 He Won’t Take You Away Again


    ric was thinking of letting Terrance deal with the wound, but the moment he came back with the


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    medical kit, Victoria took it from him. Terrance looked at her for a brief moment before turning his


    attention to ric. He only moved to the back seat when he got a nod from ric.


    “Still not letting me go?” Victoria looked at the hand that was holding her wrist.


    ric looked at her wrist as well. It was so slender that it looked almost like a twig. A beautiful one,


    though. Still, he frowned. It had only been a while, but she had gotten sickly thin. He looked at her and


    med himself for what happened. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn’t have relented. He


    gnashed his teeth and slowly let go of her wrist.


    Victoria opened the medical kit without saying anything and whipped out the meds needed to treat his


    wounds. While she was doing that, the man kept his eyes on her.


    He didn’t notice it at first since they were in a hurry, but now that he had time, he realized that her face


    had gotten smaller, and the bones were almost jutting out. She was bloodless down to her lips.


    Something squeezed his heart tighter and tighter, filling it with regret.


    Victoria found the meds she needed a whileter. There weren’t a lot of items in the kit, so she could


    only clean his wounds in the simplest way possible. She huddled closer to him and tried to take the


    handkerchief away, but ric stopped her out of instinct.


    She looked at him, and he said with resignation, “Why don’t you let him do it?” By him, he meant


    Terrance.


    “Why? Can’t I do this?” she asked.


    “I don’t want to scare you.”


    “If you keep this up, you’ll faint. In the end, I’ll still be the one dealing with you,” said Victoria.


    A moment of silenceter, ric finally moved his hand away and unbuttoned his shirt. It was a fresh


    wound located in a different ce, and it almost killed him, too. Due to this wound, the doctor forbade


    him to leave the hospital, but he was unstoppable. Still, right after he left, the injury wouldn’t stop


    bleeding, so he had to try his best to staunch the bleeding on his way here.


    At this moment, ric didn’t look too good himself, too. Victoria tended to his wound in silence. A long


    whileter, she looked up. “Done. However, this is just a crude handling of it; you still need a


    professional to treat your wound. Where are we going, by the way? And when will we get there? You


    should get a doctor to help you with this.”


    “We’re going to the airport,” said ric.


    The woman looked at him in surprise. “The airport?”


    “Yeah. We’re taking you home.” After he busted her outst time, they were held back by something,


    and then one thing led to another. This time, he would not make the same mistake again. This time, he


    would take her back home.


    As for Bane… Well, since he broke his word and almost killed me, I guess we’re even now. The next


    time we meet, we’ll be strangers. No, worse than that… The look in his eyes darkened, and he pulled


    Victoria closer. “No one’s going to take you away from me this time.”


    Is he seriously nning to go to the airport? Victoria was against his idea. He is badly injured, What if


    no one at the airport can deal with his wound? And I bet flying back is going to take a lot of time. What


    if his injury gets worse? Her frown deepened. “Are you sure you don’t want to get that checked before


    you leave?”


    “I am sure.”


    “But-”


    “No buts. Let me handle this.” He would not let himself fall. Sure enough, he wanted to save her, but he


    also had to keep himself safe if he wished to protect her.


    Victoria had wondered how he would deal with the wound, but she had gotten her answer upon arriving


    at the airport. It seemed that ric had told a doctor to wait for him beforehand, so the moment they


    arrived, the doctor swiftly dealt with the wound.


    Victoria heaved a sigh of relief. As the tension melted away, exhaustion swarmed her. While ric was


    getting treated, everything around her turned ck, and she fell sideways, oblivious to what was


    happening around her after that.


    “Is she alright? When will she wake up?”


    “Is this malnourishment? Or a burnout?”


    Beeps and noises red around her, and a stab of pain red up Victoria’s arm.


    “She’s fine. Not injured either. She just needs to rest up after she wakes, and she’ll be fine.”


    Then, she heard more noises. Sometimes clear, sometimes vague, sometimes near, sometimes far.


    And then… nothing. For a long time, she was plunged into darkness.


    G od knew how long had gone by when she regained consciousness. It was daytime when she woke


    up. Her head and body felt heavy; it was as if she had a ton of lead stuffed into her. Someone was


    resting their head on the edge of her bed-it was ric. He was sleeping, but one slight movement woke


    him up.


    When he realized she had regained consciousness, he stood up. “Are you feeling better?” He huddled


    closer.


    Victoria blinked and nodded. “Yeah. I feel alright.” At this distance, she noticed his bloodshot eyes. He


    looks exhausted, she thought as she felt the tickle of his breath on her face.


    “Are you sure?” He didn’t believe her, so he didn’t move back and stayed in position, millimeters


    from her.


    away


    Victoria felt nervous, and her face flushed at their proximity. She tried to move away, but the moment


    she did, ric closed in and pressed his lips against hers.


    She stopped breathing for a moment. ric didn’t move and held the kiss for a long time, his eyes


    gitaning withi


    A whileter, Victoria found the silence unbearable, so she looked away. The man paused for a


    moment before moving back while pursing his lips. “Are you thirsty? Do you need any water?” he asked


    hoa rsely.


    She gulped for a bit and realized she was parched, so she nodded.


    “Alright.” He got up and went to get some water for her. It was only then she could finally breathe


    easier. With him gone, she could ease up a bit, then a whileter, he came back with half a ss of


    water.


    He held her up and put a pillow behind her back. When she insisted on drinking the water by herself,


    he got a little upset and was adamant about feeding her. She couldn’t refuse him, so she relented and


    took little sips from the ss.


    At the same time, ric stared at her. Eventually, her cheeks burned up under his gaze, and she broke


    the ice. “Were you guys behind the elevator malfunction?”


    The look in ric’s eyes softened. “How’d you know?”