The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 180 I Didn’t See Anything

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Lucas was in a full–blown panic. He quickly pulled out the fever–reducing roots he’d prepared earlier, smashed them against a rock, and squeezed out the juice to feed to Sloane. Then, using a large lotus leaf filled with warm water, he soaked a cloth and began cooling her down–over and over again.

But after several hours, her fever still hadn’t gone down.

In fact, it had only worsened. Watching her murmur incoherently in her unconscious state, Lucas gritted his teeth, tore off his shirt, and pulled her tightly into his arms, using his own body to bring her temperature down.

His skin trembled against the cold night air, but he didn’t care.

He just held her tighter.

Her body was burning up, like a furnace. His body heat was the only thing keeping hers from climbing even higher.

Lucas’s heart pounded violently. He pressed his palm gently to her forehead, feeling the searing heat beneath her skin; pain clawed at his chest.

“Sloane, you have to pull through…” he whispered hoarsely, his voice catching in his throat.

He rested her head carefully on his shoulder, both arms wrapped tightly around her.

or prayers his entire life—but in that moment, he silently begged any higher power listening to let

crawled by. His limbs had long gone numb from the cold, but he refused to let go of her. Not even for a second.

continued cooling

exhaustion win.

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night, the fever finally

surfaced from the haze. Her eyelids felt like they

like it had been crushed, and her arm throbbed with waves of sharp pain. She couldn’t help but gasp, her brows

Sloane’s voice was faint,

eyes still clouded with fatigue and alertness. But the moment he

you’re awake!” Lucas’s voice cracked with emotion. He quickly sat upright and reached out to steady her by

Lucas’s bare upper body… then glanced down and realized she

himself too–shirtless–and explained, “Your clothes were torn beyond use, so I gave

I had my eyes closed the whole

trailed off, growing quieter the more he