Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

Chapter 1177:

“Hey!” Anxiety tinged Eric’s voice. “Brady, give me some sign! Are you hurt? You’ve already escaped once; don’t give up now! My daughter, your niece, she’s waiting for you to save her! Brady, please wake up!”

As he spoke, the wind ahead grew stronger, and a faint light started to pierce the darkness.

Eric concluded that the exit must be near!

“Hold on, Brady. Please. Don’t give up now.”

If Brady couldn’t persevere, Joy’s crucial surgery would be jeopardized, and that would definitely break Hadley.

A faint blue light flickered, beckoning them onward.

Eric’s eyes brightened, his focus sharpening as he peered ahead. With determination, he increased his pace, his left leg now numb, rendering the pain a distant memory.

The path suddenly opened up.

He was out!

a dim light. Eric looked upward, spotting beams of light scattered

on his back, Eric gritted his teeth and pushed forward. Then, from behind him, a faint

Eric stopped and turned slightly. “You’re awake? Can

they landed on a black-and-white snake coiled around

A coral snake—deadly poisonous.

body tensed, every hair on end in

arm and swiftly reached for the

remain unharmed. He had to get back to the hospital, to Hadley, to

same

fangs

jolt of pain shot through

His face drained of color as he fought to stay focused. But there was no time to react to the pain. He held his breath, slammed the snake hard

still, lifeless. Eric let go of it. His legs gave out and he collapsed to his knees, gasping

then raised his arm and rolled up his sleeve to check the

expression turned