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.

her

he planning to

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

her body barely obeyed her. Every

Suddenly, the man stopped.

process before he hurled her

instant, she felt herself suspended in midair-then she

face shadowed under his rain

through the night, illuminating his features for a split

time to scream before her body crashed into the raging river at the bottom of

the time Cedric Clarke returned, clutching the medical kit,

blinked in

called out several times. No

anxiety twisted

sick, and the storm outside was getting

to search outside, but something caught his eye-

have

dialed one of the male doctors. "Check

Wasn't Dr. Joyner supposed to be resting in her

wrong! Dr. Joyner might be in trouble. Get the others, put on your rain gear,

it! We're on our

Jarvis hung up and stood, his voice

Clarke says we

do you mean, missing?" someone

she was resting-she wasn't feeling

her dinner earlier. She barely ate, looked awful, so

pouring outside and she's sick-we have to find her,

"Right, let's go!"

moment word spread, they all sprang into

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