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.”

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

won’t,”

would inject it without hesitation if it

request.

antidote, and it’s already in

Now?

lowered his head, looking at the 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 off

did not

knew that it was not sulfuric acid at the bar that night

was not

silent, unmoving.

I’ll play tricks on you?” Sheena

said, “I injected it myself last time.

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

“Just

make a move to undress. Instead, he reclined

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

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

the jugular

but did not hesitate, administering the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255