Chapter 408 Unavoidable Danger
Chapter 408 Unavoidable Danger
<b>Tessa </b><b>was </b>speechless.
I’m not even close to Victor; why <b><i>do </i></b><b>I </b><b>have </b>to <b>go </b><b><i>check </i></b>on <b><i>him</i></b><b><i>? </i></b>
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Thinking back to the <b><i>scene </i></b><b><i>at </i></b><i>Rivermount </i>Airport, <b><i>the </i></b><b><i>man </i></b><b><i>had </i></b><b><i>been </i></b><b><i>ruthless</i></b>—but in <i>the </i><i>end</i><i>, </i><i>he </i><b><i>had </i></b><b><i>saved </i></b><i>me</i>.
Fine, I <b><i>might </i></b>as <i>well </i><b><i>go </i></b>check on <b><i>him</i></b><b><i>. </i></b>
<b>“</b>Why didn’t you take him to the hospital<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>As </b><b>Tessa </b>hurried <b>downstairs</b><b>, </b>she questioned one of the kitchen staff.
The staff replied, “I don’t know<b>.</b><b>” </b>
She was only a temporary worker, and the sight of blood hadpletely shaken her.
When Tessa reached the <b>lower </b>floor, she spotted the doctor working on Victor’s wound.
“We need the operating room. The bullet is lodged deep.”
<b>Tessa </b><b>was </b>stunned.
<b><i>Bullet</i></b><i>? </i>
<i>He had </i><b><i>gone </i></b><b><i>out </i></b>and <i>ended </i><i>up </i><i>in </i><i>another </i><i>deadly </i><i>encounter</i><i>? </i>
<b><i>Was </i></b><i>this </i><i>even </i><b><i>real</i></b><i>? </i>Stepping <b><i>outside </i></b>was like <i>rolling </i><i>the </i>dice<i>, </i><b><i>but </i></b><i>the </i><b><i>odds </i></b><i>of </i><inding </i>in <i>danger </i><i>were </i>terrifyingly <i>high</i><i>. </i>
She was numb just thinking about it.
<i>This </i><b>man </b>was <b><i>someone </i></b><b><i>I </i></b><b><i>should </i></b><i>definitely </i>avoid <i>going </i><b><i>out </i></b>with <i>in </i><i>the </i><b><i>future</i></b><i>–</i><i>far </i><i>too </i><i>risky</i>.
<i>One </i>wrong <i>move</i>, and <i>disaster </i><i>struck</i><b>. </b><i>Who </i><i>could </i>handle <b><i>that </i></b><i>kind </i><i>of </i><i>tension</i><i>? </i>
Victor’s sharp gazended on her. “Come here.”
Tessa stared at him with shock.
“You should head to the operating room first.”
<b><i>I </i></b><b><i>hadn’t </i></b><b><i>realized </i></b><i>this </i>vi <b><i>had </i></b><i>one</i>.
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Seeing his left shoulder soaked in blood, she felt herself get lightheaded. She was prone to fainting at the sight of blood- there <b>was </b>no <b>way </b>she could step forward.
Victor emanated danger from every inch of his body. Tessa’s legs felt weak, making her even more reluctant to approach him.
An hourter, Victor emerged from the operating room, his expression entirelyposed.
<b>Tessa </b>had been waiting outside the entire time<b>, </b>cautious yet unable to leave.
<b>Victor’s </b><b>gaze </b>
flickered when he saw her. “You stayed?”
His tone gave no hint of emotion.
Tessa swallowed and <b>gave a </b>small nod, her <b>gaze </b>drifting to the bandaged wound on his shoulder.
“The bullet’s out? <b>Does </b>it hurt?<b>” </b>
He <b><i>had </i></b><b><i>been </i></b>shot.
<i>In </i>the <b><i>world </i></b><b>I </b><b><i>used </i></b><b><i>to </i></b><b><i>know</i></b>, I <b><i>would never </i></b><b><i>have </i></b><b><i>imagined </i></b><i>encountering </i><b><i>something like </i></b><b><i>this</i></b>.
<i>Yet </i><b><i>here </i></b><b>I </b><b><i>am</i></b><b><i>, </i></b><i>witnessing </i><b>it </b><b><i>firsthand</i></b><i>–</i><b><i>living </i></b><i>it</i>.
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In my mind, <b>a </b>wound like his should have <b>meant </b><b>at </b><b>least </b>three <i>days </i><b><i>of </i></b><b><i>unconsciousness</i></b>, <i>followed </i>by a <b><i>month </i></b><i>of </i><i>bed </i><i>rest</i>.
Yet Victor had <i>simply </i>walked <b>out</b><b>, </b>looking <i>perfectly </i><b><i>fine</i></b>.
Brutal. His nerves probably <i>bypassed </i>the <i>entire </i><b><i>pain </i></b><b><i>system</i></b><b><i>. </i></b>
Victor studied her small, delicate <b>face</b><b>. </b>His brow arched slightly. <b>“</b>Pain? Are you worried about me?”
Tessa <b>was </b>shocked.
<i>I</i>… worried about him<b>? </b>
She shook her head. “No.”
It <b>was </b>just a casual question.
Victor grabbed her chin in one swift motion. “Not worried? Then why wait outside the whole time?”
JTessa <b>was </b>speechless.
<b><i>This </i></b><b>man</b>…
Behind them, Ss and Lewis stepped out of the operating room, still wearing their dark green surgical gowns.
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Seeing Victor holding Tessa’s chin, Lewis instinctively remarked, “Victor, women like the gentle type–the kind Mr. Abraham is. Even the most ruthless men still treat women softly and gently.”
Abraham was the perfect example–Lewis had seen firsthand how tender he was toward Ste.
Victor and Ss were both speechless.
Silence hung heavy in the air.
Ss nearly turned to stone.
His head slowly tilted toward Lewis, his mind nk except for two words repeating over and over.
<b><i>Insane</i></b><i>, </i><i>truly </i><i>insane</i>.
Lewis <b><i>had </i></b>lost his mind–not only <i>daring </i><i>to </i><iment </i>on Victor <i>but </i><i>also </i><i>dragging </i><i>Mr. </i><i>Abraham </i><i>into </i><i>it</i>.
He <i>clearly </i>had no <b><i>regard </i></b><b><i>for </i></b><i>his </i>own <i>life</i>.
Worse yet, Lewis had yet to realize the danger in the air and added, “<b>If </b>you scare her, you might end up without a wife.”
<b>Ss </b>instantly bolted.
“Victor, I just remembered something urgent. I’ll be off.”
<b><i>On </i></b><i>any </i><b><i>other </i></b><b><i>day</i></b><i>, </i><b><i>I </i></b><b><i>would </i></b><i>have </i><i>saved </i>Lewis <i>before </i><i>the </i><i>damage </i>was <b><i>done</i></b>.
<b><i>But </i></b><i>right </i>now? <b><i>No </i></b><i>way</i>.
Every <b><i>second </i></b><b><i>spent </i></b>here was a risk to <i>my </i>own survival.
My safety <b><i>came </i></b><b><i>first</i></b>. Lewis <b><i>could fend </i></b><b><i>for </i></b><b><i>himself</i></b><b><i>. </i></b>
Before Victor could respond, <b>Ss </b><b>was </b>gone.
Victor’s <b>gaze </b>turned <b>icier </b><b>as </b>he looked at Lewis. “Go on.”
<b>Two </b>words. Spoken through gritted <b>teeth</b>.
<b>Lewis </b>shuddered at the tone<b>. </b>
His gut told him he had <b>messed </b>up.
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Victor…
Wait, had <b><i>I </i></b>said something <b>wrong </b><b><i>again</i></b><b>? </b>
Why had Ss run <b><i>off </i></b><b><i>so </i></b><b><i>fast</i></b>? We <b>hadn’t </b>even <b><i>gone </i></b><i>over </i><i>Victor’s </i>post–<b>op </b><i>care </i><i>instructions </i><b><i>yet</i></b>.
“Uh.. I need to take care <b>of </b>something. I’ll send the <b>care </b>notes <b>to </b>your phone<b>.” </b>
Realizing the danger, Lewis didn’t <b>hesitate</b>. He threw out a final remark and took off.
Ss hadpletely abandoned <i>me</i><b><i>. </i></b>
Unbelievable.
With Lewis gone, only Tessa and Victor remained.
Tessa nervously shifted her gaze away.
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