Chapter 123


    About fifteen minutes had passed. Roger was getting antsy. “He’s been soaking in cold water for


    ages now. Why isn’t there any improvement? Where’s the person you called?”


    “The traffic’s a nightmare. They’re on their way. Just grab all the ice cubes from the freezer and


    dump them in the water.”


    “But he’s already got a stomachache. You add all that ice, and you might just freeze him to death.”


    “What else can we do? It’s ast–ditch effort.”


    Amidst the chaos, the door swung open. Leonora strode in, Heidi trailing behind her.


    Casting a stern nce atn, who was submerged in the icy water, Leonora said sharply, “Are you


    trying to kill him? With this kind of drug in his system, no one gets off easy. Your foolish methods


    won’t do a thing. Heidi, help him.”


    Heidi rushed to the bathroom, tookn’s hand, and pleaded tearfully, n, you can’t keep this up.


    You’ll die. I can help you.”


    Heidi hit the floor hard but scrambled back ton’s side. n, I just don’t want you to die. I won’t


    cling to you over this or make you take responsibility. I just want to save you.”


    Her words were heartfelt as if they could move heaven and earth, but far from being touched,n


    red at her with eyes red with anger. “I’d rather die than owe you a favor that could be used to


    hurt ra.”


    At those words, Heidi’s crying stopped abruptly. She knew exactly whatn meant. He must have


    found out about the ‘surrogate‘ conversation she had with ra.


    He would rather die than give her a chance to harm ra.


    A look of hatred flickered in Heidi’s eyes, but she quickly regained her pitiful demeanor.


    Tears clouded her vision as she looked atn. n, when I see children, I’m reminded that I’ll never


    be a mother. It makes me sad, and that’s why I said those things to ra. It wasn’t intentional. You


    know I can’t control what I say when I have an episode. If my words hurt ra, I can apologize to


    her. Please, let me save you. If you die, you’ll never be with her again.”


    Rose, who was just leaving, overheard this and couldn’t help but snort.


    Heidi was ready to sacrifice herself forn as if she were some kind of saint. Rose knew all too well


    the games Heidi yed.


    With a stern demeanor, Rose stood at the doorway, tapping her cane on the ground, and


    said, if you really saven, I’m afraid ra andn will never be together


    Everyone turned to look at the door.


    Rose walked in with an air of authority. “When will the doctor arrive? How confident is he that he


    can saven?”


    Chase answered honestly, “He should be here any minute. Whethern can be saved depends


    entirely on his willpower.”


    Leonora stepped forward to support Rose, trying to reason with her. “Ian is my only son, and the


    Hayes family are all counting on him. Heidi wants to save him. Why won’t you let her? Do we reallyContent ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    have to just watch him die?”


    Rose gave her a meaningful look. “If I let her, that would be the real harm ton. I know his


    temperament. He’d rather die than owe someone a favor. The incident three years ago was painful


    enough for him.”


    “We can’t-


    Before she could finish, Chase interrupted, “Dr. Lee is here. Let’s see what he says and then


    decide.”


    He ushered Dr. Lee into the bathroom. After examiningn, Dr. Lee spoke, “This is a potent


    aphrodisiac from the international ck market. There’s no specific antidote avable domestically.


    The medication I have can only alleviate the pain, but it can’tpletely eliminate the drug’s


    effects.”