Chapter 1457


    "You... Why did you yell at her?" Xanthus growled. Santiago let out a sigh and asked, "How much


    did you take?"


    Santiago was done making Xanthus talk at this point. Since Xanthus was conscious, he could


    probably make it through.


    However, Xanthus was upset, refusing to speak.


    Raeleigh moved to sit beside Xanthus and squeezed his hand. "Say it."


    "Sixty grams," Xanthus replied weakly.


    Santiago looked at Jacky. Then, Jacky said, "Meth cannot be consumed directly but with water. Did


    you swallow directly?"


    Xanthus nodded, and Jacky continued, "Thirty grams can already cause poisoning, and even


    enough to cause a fatal overdose, let alone to ingest sixty and to swallow directly at that."


    "What should we do?"


    "I can make it through." Xanthus gripped Raeleigh''s hand tightly. She looked at him, holding back


    her tears.


    Santiago stood up. "Let''s go to the hospital."


    Xanthus shook his head. "I can''t. I''m a doctor;


    ingesting meth is against thew."


    "Doesn''t mean you should risk your life over it," Santiago said.


    Xanthus insisted, "I''m fine; it''s just a reaction. I can make it through. It''s normal to feel


    ufortable for the first time; I''ll be fine."


    Santiago turned to Jacky. "What do you suggest?"


    "Give him some water."


    With that, he went to the kitchen and poured some cold water into a kettle. Raeleigh hurried over


    and said, "You can''t give him water. Xanthus said not to."


    Jacky turned around and looked at Raeleigh, "He''ll feel better after drinking water."


    "No, no water." Raeleigh insisted.


    She put down the kettle and returned to Xanthus''s side.


    When Jacky came out of the room, Raeleigh covered Xanthus with the throw and held his hand


    tightly. "I''m here. You''ll be fine."


    The corners of Xanthus''s mouth curled up into a faint smile. "Okay."


    Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Jacky opened it to let the doctor from Waverly Vige


    enter. The doctor greeted Jacky and rushed inside. When he saw Xanthus, he was stunned.


    The doctor pulled the throw away and took a look while Jacky exined Xanthus''s situation to him.


    The doctor opened his medical kit and took out a syringe, then gave Xanthus an injection.


    "What did you give him?" Raeleigh asked nervously. The doctor said, "It''s not an antidote; I''m only


    giving him epinephrine to reduce his blood pressure and treat his arrhythmia."


    "But it won''t help much. Fortunately, he has already gone through most of it; he''ll be fine as long as


    he can hold on for the rest of the night."


    Raeleigh let out a sigh of relief but still dared not let her guard down, holding Xanthus''s hand tightly.


    During the several times Xanthus groaned in pain, Raeleigh turned to the doctor. The doctor


    exined, "Normally, when patients are in critical danger, the doctors will administer epinephrine


    when their heartbeat is about to stop, or their pulse grows weak. It helps their heart to beat


    stronger."


    "His heart is beating strongly now; what he has is arrhythmia, but we can''t keep giving him


    epinephrine."


    Raeleigh bit her lip and looked at Xanthus. Xanthus opened his eyes slowly. "I don''t feel so


    ufortable anymore. Rx."


    Raeleigh nodded and wiped his sweat; she had already stopped crying.


    After experiencing such a traumatic event, Raeleigh dared not cry anymore.


    Xanthus looked at the people in front of him as he leaned against Raeleigh motionlessly if twitching


    didn''t count.


    Raeleigh sat on the sofa, hugging Xanthus, who was on the verge of death. She closed her eyes


    and clutched his hand tightly.


    Santiago sat on one side with his head raised and his eyes closed, not wearing a shirt.


    Jacky and the doctor were probably the only ones doing alright then, but it was an agonizing night


    for every one of them.


    The rashes on Xanthus''s body finally gradually faded as dawn came. Raeleigh had fallen asleep


    unknowingly, waking up with a start.


    She immediately went to check on Xanthus after she got up. Seeing the rashes were, she was


    overjoyed, smiling like a child, and did a quick check on his body.


    Xanthus slowly opened his eyes and stared at Raeleigh as she jumped around like a child, then


    said, "Those who know, know you''re my sister, or they might think you were trying to take


    advantage of me."


    Raeleigh''s face fell, but when she saw Xanthus''s pale face, her anger dissipated.


    "Do you still feel ufortable anywhere?" she asked.


    "I just feel weak. I want to lie down; help me. I may still feel unwell for a couple of days."


    Raeleigh got up and helped Xanthus to lie down, then went to get some water. She nned to help


    him wash up.


    Santiago saw Raeleigh helping Xanthus and said, "Leave it. Jacky, go and help him wash up."


    If Santiago could move his arms, he would''ve done it himself.


    Jacky bent down and helped Xanthus up, then led him to the bathroom. Raeleigh hurriedly went to


    stop him. "My brother can''t move around yet; he just recovered. Leave him be."


    The doctor defended, "It would help remove the toxins from his body if he takes a hot bath and


    sweats it out."


    Raeleigh looked at the doctor, "Really?"


    "Yes. Based on his condition, it would take at least a week or up to a month for him to recover."


    Raeleigh quickly moved aside upon hearing the doctor''s words and let Jacky help Xanthus take a


    bath. Meanwhile, Raeleigh went upstairs to find some clean clothes for Xanthus; she searched


    around and prepared aplete set of clothes for him, sending them to the bathroom.


    Santiago was already at the door as if he knew what Raeleigh was about to do. He stopped


    Raeleigh outside, then took the clothes from her. He opened the bathroom door and went in to put


    them down, then came out immediately.


    "What would you like to eat?"


    "What?"


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    Raeleigh stared at Santiago, her mindpletely nk. Eating was thest thing on her mind right


    then.


    Santiago pulled out his phone and said, "Nine o''clock. Food for five. Well-bnced diet."


    Raeleigh came to her senses and realized that he was ordering takeout, then asked, "Which


    restaurant?"


    "Richards Group Manor."


    Santiago then went back to the room and stared at the doctor. "How are you with cleaning up?"


    "Don''t worry about it; I''ll do it. You guys just sit." Raeleigh said.


    While Xanthus was still in the bathroom, Raeleigh cleaned up every corner of the living room. When


    Xanthus came out from the bath, she asked him if he wanted to go upstairs; he refused and told her


    he wanted to watch the TV instead.


    Xanthos kept sweating even when he was lying down, and Raeleigh could never seem to wipe them


    off.


    Raeleigh asked the doctor about it, and he answered, "It willst for a while. I suggest you take him


    for an examination, or he may suffer permanent injuries."


    "I will." Raeleigh had already nned to take Xanthus for a checkup once he had gotten better.


    When the food arrived, Jacky went to open the door and was stunned by the visitors. He turned to


    look at Santiago, who was lying on the sofa, preparing to eat.


    Sensing Jacky''s gaze from the door, Santiago asked, without even looking at him, "Do I have


    something on my face?"


    Jacky stepped aside, and Jepherson came in with a couple of servants while Raeleigh asked,


    "Where are we eating?"


    When she raised her head, she saw Jephersoning in, and her face instantly glum. It wasn''t that


    she was upset but unable to feel happy at all.