A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 86

Fanning herself with her hand, Matilda felt the heat not only failing to dissipate but intensifying and surging towards her in waves.

The early autumn evening should have been cool, yet Matilda’s face was flushed, her stance growing unsteady as she leaned against the wall, taking deep breaths.

continuously.

It dawned on her that there must have been something wrong with the dinner she had just eaten.

But what could it possibly be?

Why was she the only one affected when everyone else seemed fine? The thought struck her like lightning – the orange juice!

It had to be Troy. He must have tampered with her drink because, unlike the other. dishes that could have been sampled by anyone, the orange juice was solely hers, and Troy had been particularly attentive in refilling her glass throughout the evening. So, he could have easily slipped something into it while pouring her another glass! By the time Matilda realized this, it was too late. The drug’s effect exploded within her, sending her head spinning, her vision whirling into chaos.

So hot…unbearably hot.

underground parking lot until a man’s voice, deep and

It was Mason.

collapsing into his embrace as she gasped

Troy had done something to the orange juice. Without hesitation, he scooped Matilda into hist arms and settled her into the backseat of his car. Amid the turmoil, Matilda heard Mason curse – an uncharacteristic slip for such

heard Mason make a call, presumably to a private doctor. As she leaned against the leather backseat, its touch brought a strange comfort

slightly on the steering wheel, “Stay calm. I’m taking

now. The doctor will be there

fevered eves burned, her body radiating an intense heat. Her mind caLKÉ with thoughts as she asked shakily, “Was it… Trov

crosstonta “Seems like Micah has been too lenient, allowing her son to get this for out of

would have to

sped all the way to his villa, and as he carried Matilda out of the car, her ams instinctively wrapped around his neck in a gesture that seemed almost

in his arms, clearly