The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 228 Mr. Craig, Stop Seducing Me!

“What can I do for you today?” the doctor inquired.

Marion instinctively looked at Lucas. “She had a bit of alcohol, and someone might have spiked them.”

The doctor frowned. “Does she exhibit any symptoms?”

However, he was the one who spoke first. “Let your wife speak.”

As the doctor prompted, Lucas remained silent.

The victim, Marion, hurriedly said, “I feel hot, thirsty, and can’t sleep,”

“Anything else?” the doctor questioned while listening to her heartbeat and her breathing.

Even though there were other symptoms, Marion found it difficult to articulate her words. Under the doctor’s scrutiny, she nervously clasped her hands together and said in a shaky voice. “There’s a strange feeling in my body. It’s hard to describe it, but it’s just not quite normal…”

Did the doctor know what she meant?

“It shouldn’t be a big issue. All you have to do is get an electrocardiogram, check your blood pressure, and get a blood test. If everything comes back normal, you’re free to go.”

The doctor looked down at the forms. “For a couple like you, something like that doesn’t require a visit to the hospital.”

The doctor’s words were subtle, but Marion caught what he meant.

He meant they could have solved the issue in bed instead of rushing to the

emergency room.

not know how to leave the examination room. She was like a lost sheep, allowing Lucas

was time to draw blood, Marion hesitated to

“Scared?”

up at him, not admitting

she say something

at the needle. At that moment, the alcohol in her body and the

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unusually sober.

“Marion?”

her name for the second time. Marion bit her lip, slowly extending her hand like a snail.

was nestled into a warm embrace, and the familiar scent of wood surrounded her.

“Don’t be afraid.”

bent down and wrapped her in his arms while his other hand pulled up

daze, Marion felt a slight sting on her wrist. Then, she heard the nurse say, ” All done.”

Marion lifted her head, gazing into those ink–black eyes.

flutter in her heart.

“Mm.” Lucas acknowledged.

fixed on her bewildered eyes, he gulped and stood up. “The blood test results will take half an hour. Let’s go over there

gaze with a guilty conscience and nodded before standing up to walk with him to the nearby waiting

her body, coupled with the sluggish response, indicated that the drug had not completely worn off. Sitting there, Marion

efforts to keep her hands to herself, she could not stop him from touching her.

down her spine. “I’m

still feeling