Chapter 359 What Matters Most

Chapter 359 What Matters Most

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“Are the patients… Are they all right?” The words scraped out of her throat, rough and fragile.

Lucas’s expression darkened. “They’re stable. But you-” His hand brushed the thick bandages wrapped around her right arm. “The damage is severe. Dr. Boston says he doesn’t know how well your arm will

recover.”

Sloane tried to flex her fingers. Pain shot through her hand, sharp and merciless. She closed her eyes and exhaled slowly. “It was worth it.”

Lucas bent down and pulled her into a trembling embrace, holding her as though one wrong move might hurt her. Sloane felt his shoulders tremble against her.

“You idiot…” His voice was muffled against her neck. “If you hadn’t woken up…”

Sloane’s arms circled weakly around his waist. A faint smile tugged at her lips. “Don’t worry. I calculated the dose, I timed the treatment-I knew what I was doing. I was never going to die.”

so composed, was tight with barely contained anger. His voice dropped, rough and low. “You call this calculated?” He yanked up her sleeve, revealing the rows of puncture marks and bruises that

fury stunned her. She instinctively tried to pull

shook, “when they carried you out unconscious and told me you’d poisoned yourself to test a cure? I would’ve rather you never practiced medicine

seen him lose control like this. The unflinching Mr. Hawthorne-always so composed, always untouchable-now stood before her with bloodshot eyes


“Lucas…”

forehead onto her uninjured shoulder, his voice muffled and raw. “Sloane, I might be more selfish than you think. I

never seen

red-rimmed intensity. “Every time a doctor shook his head, I wanted to storm into the lab

opened her mouth to answer, but his hand gently pressed against

thumb brushed gently across her lips. “You promised me you wouldn’t take risks. But even then… I knew

her cheek. She lifted her weak left hand and

sorry…” Her voice was little more than a whisper. “But I

a deep breath and pressed her hand against his cheek,

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359 What Matters

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