Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

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

was he

could've flipped herself free and had this guy in a chokehold

her body barely obeyed her. Every attempt at

Suddenly, the man stopped.

barely had time to process before he hurled her

she felt herself suspended in midair-then

his rain hood, didn't look

night, illuminating his features for

eyes widened in terror, but she didn't even have time to scream before her body crashed into the raging river at

time Cedric Clarke returned, clutching

in

out several times. No

knot of anxiety twisted in

the storm outside was getting

outside, but something

couldn't have left

the male doctors. "Check with Dr. Adah and the others

Wasn't Dr. Joyner supposed to be

Cedric. "Something's wrong! Dr. Joyner might be in trouble. Get the others, put on your rain gear, and

it! We're on

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

Dr. Clarke says

do you mean, missing?"

resting-she wasn't feeling well,

ate, looked awful, so I didn't

pouring outside and she's sick-we have to

"Right, let's go!"

Stella. The moment word spread,