The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 534 Cayden Is Back

At that crucial moment, Avery managed to react on time by running up to higher ground despite her legs turning to jelly, causing the snake to lose sight of her for a second.

With that, she narrowly escaped a lethal attack.

How did something so dangerous get inside here?

Avery's legs were weak, and her stomach was in great pain. She simply didn't have the strength to continue running.

There were stairs in front of the mansion, and although every step she took felt especially draining, she could only steel herself and keep going.

The venomous snakes began to catch up. Just as the biggest one was about to strike, James returned from the same path he had left on and yelled in fright, “Mrs. Moore!”

Then, he spotted a wooden shovel nearby—the one Zachary and Rory normally used for gardening. Spurred by a sudden burst of courage, he picked up the tool and struck the snake in the head.

In spite of the light weight of the shovel, James used so much force that the snake took a heavy blow, further aggravating it and causing it to slither toward him even more quickly with a hiss.

No longer caring about the difference in hierarchy between Avery and himself, he carried the pregnant woman and dashed toward the building.

The entrance was in sight, and James kicked the door to the bedroom open before putting Avery down.

Just as he was about to close the door, he felt a sharp pain in his leg. Bearing it, the man mustered the last of his strength to slam the door shut, making sure every snake remained outside.

“L-Lock the door, Mrs. Moore. Don't... Don't go outside...” Suddenly, James felt his head spin as his body twitched, and he collapsed to the floor with a loud thud.

On the verge of tears, Avery knelt down and called out his name relentlessly, “James!”

no use. James could hear nothing, for he

trousers up, Avery noticed two bite marks on James'

to swell up, indicating that

both remorse and gratitude when she saw how pale James had become. If he hadn't saved her at that very moment,

grieve. I have to find the antidote and save

Avery lugged her tired body to the room next to the study on the second

external use. However, most of them were non-prescription medications meant for

mansion, given that it was located halfway up a mountain and surrounded by lush greenery crawling

these animals were harmless, and since the mansion took great measures

didn't mean there was no antidote. It

panic during moments

more likely it won't appear. In contrast, that something will be in plain sight when

in the room and come across

she thought about how every minute wasted could put James' life at further

her over the phone: one of the drawers had a hidden compartment containing goods such as rifles and anesthetics.

in mind, Avery opened the closet and pulled the entire drawer out of its place. There, she saw a rifle, a bottle of anesthesia with an Ustranasion label, two vials of antidotes,

grabbed

sounds coming from

pale in shock. She hadn't expected the snakes to

won't attack humans without reason unless they feel threatened, so why are

things. James' face was slowly turning purple, and this was clearly a

a pack of syringes with trembling hands. Imitating her nurse's steps, she attached the needle to the syringe, drew the antidote out of

and the fact that her hands couldn't stop quivering