Chapter 113

She wasn‘t the only one who didn‘t see any pears, but the masked man didn‘t either.

Matthew tossed her a pear and coldly answered, “There‘s a wild pear tree by the river.”

“Great job! All hail the Almighty Matthew!” Veronica gratifyingly praised as she wiped the pear with her clothes,

Still, her words sounded like jabber in Matthew‘s ears. He then sat opposite from her without saying a word, nor did he eat the fruits. Simply, he awaited rescue in silence.

Swoosh! After some time, the sound of a chopper could be heard.

Veronica and Matthew peered at each other and subconsciously lifted their eyes, knowing rescue had arrived. The chopper gradually approached and circled the sky a few times before stopping in the air right above them. As its propellers were speedily rotating, nearby branches and leaves shook violently, producing blaring noises.

Veronica pointed at the campfire before them, to which Matthew came over to help her extinguish the fire thoroughly to prevent a forest fire caused by an ember.

“Veronica?” At that moment, a person called for her from behind. Instinctively, she turned around and saw Xavier standing somewhere not far from her.

As they faced each other, Xavier was dazed. He glanced at Matthew before dashing to Veronica, who also ran toward him, and they gave each other a big hug.

“It‘s so good to see you! I‘d have gone crazy with you lost!” Xavier held her tightly as he spoke into her ear.

“Ow, f*ck. Ouch, ouch!” Veronica gasped as he accidentally touched her injured arm. When he noticed her wound, he worriedly inquired, “What happened? Why‘s your arm like this?”

away by the flood, he hurried

you when we get back,”

Xavier nodded and supported the woman up

Matthew and

Xavier interacting so intimately with Veronica and the smiles on their faces, Mathew scowled intensely.

walked to Matthew and

another chopper without saying anything.

the pears before wiping and eating them. After consuming the fruits, he could feel his energy replenished. Accordingly, he picked up the dagger left behind by Veronica and cut open the wound on his

later, the night sky was engulfed

the emergency room were Matthew and Xavier standing in the hallway. None of them bothered to talk as they silently waited for Veronica who was being treated. About half an hour later,

infection in her wound, so she‘ll need to be hospitalized for further examination. As long as there‘s no fever afterward, she‘s fine,” the doctor

Veronica beside her and followed the

of chasing after them, Matthew stayed behind and asked the doctor, “She was bitten by a wolf, and it bit her right in her wound, and it‘s been many hours. Will there be any side effects?” Since Veronica‘s wound was precisely bitten by one of the wolves, he was worried that the infection in Veronica‘s wound might spread speedily. which would result in abysmal conditions like tetanus or rabies. In addition, when her wound was infected, she was already having symptoms of high fever, and he couldn‘t help but be

a thorough examination on her when she was sent over. The results are already out now. Why don‘t

wire?” the doctor suggested.

consultation room and handed the documents to the doctor who had

glasses, the doctor gave the reports an assiduous read, and would sometimes shake his head. His gestures were so

but

from overseas and brought her to Dawnpol Village, for the entire month, she had been falling asleep at around four in the morning and waking up about two hours later. Indeed, she gravely lacked sleep, and that, he had realized. Nonetheless, as he wasn‘t around her every second, he wasn‘t

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