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!”

was no use. James could hear

one side of his trousers up, Avery noticed two bite marks

area around the wound had begun to swell up, indicating that he

remorse and gratitude when she saw how pale James had become. If

the time to grieve. I have to

lugged her tired body to

use. However, most of them were non-prescription medications meant for treating colds, stomach aches, and other common

injectable antidotes somewhere in the mansion, given that it was located halfway up a mountain and surrounded by lush greenery crawling with ants, spiders, and other

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

didn't mean there was no antidote. It was necessary to be

often panic during moments of

something, the more likely it won't appear. In contrast, that something will be in plain sight when one isn't looking for

in the room and come

of sweat rolled down her forehead as she thought about how every minute wasted could put James' life

told her over the phone: one of the drawers had a hidden compartment containing goods such

she saw a rifle, a bottle of anesthesia

she grabbed every item and headed

from

expected the snakes to be so persistent

normal! Snakes usually won't attack humans without reason unless they feel threatened, so why are they going at it

things. James' face was slowly turning purple, and

and opened a pack of syringes with trembling hands. Imitating her nurse's steps, she attached the needle to the syringe, drew the antidote out of the vial, and began looking for one of James' blood vessels

time giving someone an injection, and the fact that her hands couldn't stop quivering made her miss a few times before finally getting