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?”

heart. After knowing Veronica was washed away by the flood, he hurried over as soon as

I‘ll tell you when

nodded and supported the woman up the rope

and the masked

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

to Matthew and stated concernedly,

chopper without saying anything. Once

Left alone in the wilderness, the masked man let out a sigh. He helplessly scoffed at himself underneath the mask. He then got up and walked to where the campfire was and picked up the pears before wiping and

night sky was engulfed

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, the woman was pushed out of the room. Seeing her, they immediately came over, and before Matthew could say anything, Xavier inquired,

she‘ll need to be hospitalized for further examination. As long as there‘s no fever afterward, she‘s fine,” the

anxiety in Xavier‘s heart dispersed. He then guarded Veronica beside her and followed the nurse, who

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

was sent over. The results are already out now. Why don‘t you bring them to my office

wire?” the doctor suggested.

turned around to retrieve various reports before bringing them to the consultation room and handed the documents to the doctor who had just operated on Veronica. He sat before the

assiduous read, and would sometimes shake his head. His gestures were so

states that her wound has a minor infection, but it‘s treatable.

the entire month, she had been falling asleep at around four in the morning

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