Mr. Wright and Mrs. Right by Minerva Sowle

Chapter 185 Still Alive

Nico belatedly looked up, only to find a pair of bloodstained hands with slender fingers tightly gripping his wrist.

Maverick had woken up.

That was not all. He had also recovered most of his strength after receiving the 023 antidote injection earlier.

He lay on the chaise lounge and turned his head to look at Nico. A faint smile curled on his bloodstained lips as he chuckled and said, “I’m not going down so easily, so pull yourself together.”

“Boss!” Nico’s eyes flashed with shock and delight, but then he continued to cry, “You scared me to death! I really thought you were gone!”

Swain, who was considerably younger than Nico, had been scared witless, too.

At that moment, the two men burst into tears in front of Maverick, completely dispensing with their image. After a while, they started laughing with relief as tears continued to stream down their faces, making for a rather comical sight.

Maverick gently patted Nico’s shoulder, comforting him, “I was just exhausted. The S404 RNA virus caused my heart and pulse to go into temporary cessation, but I heard everything you said.”

“Then why didn’t you answer me?” Nico was furious and angrily pounded on Maverick’s arm.

Stupid boss! He made me cry like a baby! I completely humiliated myself!

Maverick furrowed his brows and let out a pained grunt.

“Sorry, sorry, I shouldn’t have hit you!” Nico looked distressed. To punish himself, he hit his own right arm with his left fist.

Maverick sat up and said, “All right, tell me what’s the deal with this suppressant.”

Nico wiped the tears from his face and turned to look at Swain.

Swain nodded, sniffed, and reported earnestly, “Professor Yancey was shocked to learn that you were infected with the S404 RNA virus. This suppressant cannot cure the disease, but it can temporarily inhibit the virus, thereby allowing the body to recover for a short period of time. The effects of the medication can last up to a week at most…”

One week. Maverick considered this. That means I can stay in Fairlake for another seven days at most.

Nico chimed in, “Boss, you must go back for treatment this time. Professor Yancey has already started working on the antidote, and they need you to return for blood tests. Don’t you want to recover and have a long and happy future with Ms. Shalders?”

Maverick pursed his lips and made no reply.

He had promised Gwendolyn to disappear from her world after a year, and she still had evidence of this in her phone. To stay by her side forever was no easy endeavor, and it required some forethought.

the plan Swain had come

thought when he suddenly felt someone tugging on his clothes. He snapped out of his reverie and saw Nico

you

hospital dispensary. Professor Yancey has provided a healing ointment for S404 burns. The least you

That makes sense.

He elegantly removed his dark suit jacket, then proceeded to shrug off

his muscular back was a

At this point, the wound

and ruthless as Nico could not help inhaling sharply

a basin of hot water from the bathroom. Then, using a towel, he first wiped the

a cold sweat, his veins bulging

the man and remembered the tranquilizer gun they had brought with them. “Boss, should

is working. I

to grit his

idle, either, and seized the opportunity to clean

the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of several figures outside the villa gates who were running in

a proper look this time. Then, his eyes widened as he hastily cried, “Ms. Shalders is back!

Maverick frowned. “So soon?”

window again. “She came back here

no choice but to speed up in applying the ointment while Swain quickly cleaned up the

to step through the iron

dramatically as he remembered something. “Oh, no! The bodyguards are still lying in the garden! There’s no

Hill, her anxiety

ever since he rescued her at

in the future. She would never consider remarrying him, let alone returning to the Wright

not mean she was prepared to

into the garden, only to stumble upon Elven and

and Justin

the villa

his keen observation, he noticed that

Shalders, they were all knocked out

them out of their

Find a way to wake

the villa, headed up to the second

found Maverick sitting on the edge of the bed. He was wearing only a

quickly fastened the last two buttons at his

little worn out from

made her way over