Chapter 345

His heart ached dearly, and the stifling sensation in his chest almost made it difficult to breathe.

What should he do to win back her heart?

Sheena turned, fetched a stool beside the small sofa in the room, and sat across from him with a serious expression.

“Giving you the antidote isn’t an attempt to forcibly terminate the agreement. I just think you’ve been in constant pain lately, and due to Compound 023, the pain has intensified. Since you saved me this time, I’m helping you relieve the severe pain. Consider this a settlement of what I owe you.”

Elijah stared at her in silence.

Sheena continued, “Regarding the employment agreement, since we already settled it last time, and I have your recorded promise, I won’t bring–it up again.”

Did this mean she no longer had the initial wariness toward him?

Did it suggest that everything he had done recently brought him closer to her?

“Aren’t you afraid that by giving me the antidote, I might overpower you in the future and mistreat you?” Elijah asked.

Sheena smirked and countered, “Will you?”

Elijah smiled and gave a decisive answer, “I won’t.”

grin forming. “Then, aren’t you afraid that what I’ve given you isn’t the antidote for 023 but

trust you won’t,” Elijah replied.

be that heartless, he would

request.

genuine antidote, and it’s already in your hands. Inject it now,” Sheena said in a nonchalant

Now?

box in his hands. He was pushing himself to the limit, feeling utterly exhausted. If he were to inject now, Sheena would surely detect that something was

not like owing

she knew that it was not sulfuric acid at the

guilt was not love… /

silent, unmoving.

the matter? Are you genuinely afraid I’ll play tricks on you?”

shook his head, his low voice weak as he said, “I injected it myself last time. This time… would

the sleek black box, sounding pitiful. However, Sheena did not take it, deeply locking eyes

added, “Just this once.”

accepted but noticed he did not make a move to undress. Instead, he reclined

are you doing? Take off your clothes. I need your arm,” Sheena commanded.

his head, revealing his pale–as–paper neck with

into the jugular vein.”

not hesitate, administering the injection with minimal force.

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