Chapter 172

Valeria also noticed a bite mark immediately appearing on his ankle, with fresh blood seeping out.

"You are injured! Could it be a poisonous snake?" She exclaimed in concern.

She suddenly felt a bit panicked and thought, "What if it was a venomous snake? We are quite far from the hospital here. By the time we get there, would it not be too late?

Seeing how nervous Valeria was, Hackett oddly enjoyed it and deliberately pretended to be in pain as he responded, "Seems like it was a venomous snake."

Just as he mentioned the word "venomous snake," Valeria's eyes widened instantly, filled with fear. She cried out in a panic, "It was really a venomous snake! What do we do? Call 911 quickly! But wait, will they come here? What should we do..." Valeria became flustered, not knowing what to do.

she

She thought, "Could he really die?"

The moment she thought of death, tears welled up in Valeria's eyes and fell into the man's palm, scalding hot.

Watching her crying anxiously, Hackett felt a strange sense of satisfaction, wanting to watch her a little longer.

"It might be a cobra," he said, intentionally trying to scare Valeria

A cobra" Valeria internally gasped.

Valeria became even more panicked upon hearing the word "cobra." She thought, "This could really be fatal! The wound had to be treated and disinfected at the hospital as soon as possible!

"Hurry, hurry, quick, call Tyler to pick you up, and go to the hospital. It is life-threatening!" Valeria cried.

She pulled the man, forgetting that Alex was still sleeping inside the tent.

The man grabbed her delicate wrist and reminded her, "What about your child? He is still sleeping in the tent."

the tent to wake up Alex. She was completely flustered,

to tease her any longer and pulled her into his arms, saying, "I was lying to you. I am fine. There is

cried even harder, but this time, she did not push the man away, knowing

cobra! It can really kill people. What if

to take

not a venomous snake. There are no venomous snakes here. It is just an ordinary snake, and the wound is not that deep. It is not that painful; we can

pitch black, and you can't see clearly. What if it really was a venomous snake..." Valeria replied in a panic. 08:22 Fri, Nov

Chapter 172

help but-laugh and gently touched her icy chek, soothing her anxious heart as he said, "This is a campsite chosen by a kindergarten.

down and stared blankly at the man, seemingly coming to her

so many children

be the safest."

to me just now?" She questioned, her facial expression

worried you were for me made me a bit

a loss for words and silently cursed, "Is this man a pervert? He lied about being bitten by a venomous

of her with an incredulous expression and exclaimed, "Hackett James, are you out of your

words, she ruthlessly pinched the wound where the snake had

out a painful, muffled groan. He clenched his teeth and expressed. "Are you trying to inflict harm on

"You

for some reason, burst into laughter. He just felt like

frantic Valeria had been earlier, it did appear like she had some feelings for him. Perhaps Valeria was

"Valeria, are you avoiding my pursuit because you fear repeating history, wanting to maintain a safe distance

the man's intense gaze. His fiery and

not!" she

her heart raced as if

as he questioned,

reason. I do not love you anymore. Is that not allowed? When I loved you, you did not reciprocate. Now that you want to love me, must I love you back? There is no such rule." Hackett stayed silent, his gaze penetrating. His deep eyes concealed numerous unspoken sentiments, tempting exploration Being scrutinized this way by the man, Valeria felt uneasy

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