Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 229

Chapter 231

The fever left Stella's muscles aching and weak, sapping every ounce of strength from her body.

She was slung over a man's shoulder, every jostling step sending sharp pain shooting through her ribs.

Face contorted in agony, Stella gasped, "Cedric Clarke, put me down... My ribs are killing me..."

The man ignored her completely.

He strode out of the house into the pouring rain.

Within seconds, Stella was drenched to the bone.

"Damn it—!" The shock of cold rain jolted her fever-fogged mind awake.

She wiped the water from her face and started pounding on the man's back with what little strength she had left. "Cedric Clarke, are you crazy? If you're trying to cool me down, this is not the way! Put me down, right now!"

But instead of slowing, the man quickened his pace.

Stella froze, a sudden chill running deeper than the rain. Something was wrong. This definitely wasn't Cedric Clarke.

Cedric might be many things, but he'd never drag her, sick with fever, out into a storm.

"Who are you?" Panic rising, Stella thrashed and fought, kicking and flailing with both hands and feet. "Who the hell are you? Where are you taking me? I swear, if you don't let me go, I'll scream for help!"

The man kept silent, forging ahead.

His rain boots splashed through muddy puddles along a winding mountain path. Wind howled, rain pelted down, and thunder cracked overhead.

Through her disorientation, Stella finally caught sight of their surroundings.

She went rigid with fear.

taking her into the

he planning

she could've flipped herself free and had this guy in

and weak, her body barely obeyed

Suddenly, the man stopped.

had time to process before he

herself suspended in midair-then

man, face shadowed under his rain hood,

his features for a

but she didn't even have time to scream before her body crashed into the raging river

time Cedric Clarke returned, clutching the medical kit,

in

called out several times. No

of anxiety

and the storm outside was getting worse. Where could she have

the kit and turned to search outside, but something caught his eye- her shoes, still

couldn't have left

phone and dialed one of the male doctors. "Check with Dr. Adah and

in the living room playing cards. Wasn't Dr. Joyner supposed to be resting

Get the others, put on your rain gear, and meet

it! We're on our

Jarvis hung up and stood, his voice urgent. "Stop what

Dr. Clarke says we all

do you mean,

resting-she

dinner earlier. She barely ate,

pouring outside and she's sick-we have

"Right, let's go!"

liked Stella. The moment word

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