Chapter 113She wasn‘t the only one who didn‘t see any pears, but the masked man didn‘t either.
Matthew tossed her a pear and coldly answered, “There‘s a wild pear tree by the river.”
“Great job! All hail the Almighty Matthew!” Veronica gratifyingly
praised as she wiped the pear with her clothes,
Still, her words sounded like jabber in Matthew‘s ears. He then sat opposite from her without saying a wo
rd, nor did he eat the fruits. Simply, he awaited rescue in silence.
Swoosh! After some time, the sound of a chopper could be heard.
Veronica and Matthew peered at
each other and subconsciously lifted their eyes, knowing rescue had arrived. The chopper gradually appr
oached and circled the sky a few times before stopping in the air right above them. As its propellers were
speedily rotating, nearby branches and leaves shook violently, producing blaring noises.
Veronica pointed at the campfire before them, to which Matthew came over to help her extinguish the fire
thoroughly to prevent a forest fire caused by an ember.
“Veronica?” At that moment, a person called for her from behind. Instinctively, she turned around and sa
w Xavier standing somewhere not far from her.
As they faced each other, Xavier was dazed. He glanced at Matthew before dashing to Veronica, who als
o ran toward him, and they gave each other a big hug.“It‘s so good to see you!
I‘d have gone crazy with you lost!” Xavier held her tightly as he spoke into her ear.
“Ow, f*ck. Ouch, ouch!” Veronica gasped as he accidentally touched her injured
arm. When he noticed her wound, he worriedly inquired, “What happened? Why‘s your arm like this?”
There was nothing but guilt and self–
blame deep in his heart. After knowing Veronica was washed away by the flood, he hurried over as soon
as he could. Tagging along with him was Matthew‘s assistant, Thomas.
“It‘s a long story. I‘ll tell you when we get back,” Veronica replied.
“Alright. Okay.” Xavier nodded and supported the woman up the rope ladder,
completely disregarding Matthew and the masked man.
Seeing Xavier interacting so intimately with Veronica and the smiles on their faces, Mathew scowled inte
nsely. Even the pear in hand seemed like a hindrance.
“Young Master Matthew?” Thomas, who alighted the other chopper, walked to Matthew and stated conce
rnedly, “I‘m glad that you‘re okay, Young Master.”
Watching as the two got into the chopper, Matthew climbed into another chopper without saying anything
. Once the chopper door was shut, the pilot flew away.
Not a single soul cared to bat an eye at the masked man. Left alone in the wilderness, the masked man l
et out a sigh. He helplessly scoffed at himself underneath the mask. He then got up and walked to where
the campfire was and picked up the pears before wiping and eating them. After consuming the fruits, he
could feel his energy replenished. Accordingly, he picked up the dagger left behind by Veronica and cut o
pen the wound on his thigh to extract the bullet, enduring the excruciating pain, before wrapping it back u
p.Hours later, the night sky was engulfed in darkness.
Outside the emergency room were Matthew and Xavier standing in the hallway. None of them bothered t
o talk as they silently waited for Veronica who was being treated. About half an hour later, the woman wa
s pushed out of the room. Seeing her, they immediately came over, and before Matthew could say anythi
ng, Xavier inquired, “How‘s my Roni, doctor?”
“We gave her a tetanus shot, but there‘s a minor infection in her wound, so she‘ll need to be hospitalized
for further examination. As long as there‘s no fever afterward, she‘s fine,” the doctor informed.
Upon hearing that, the anxiety in Xavier‘s heart dispersed. He then guarded Veronica beside her and foll
owed the nurse, who was pushing her portable bed, to the ward.
Instead of chasing after them, Matthew stayed behind and asked the doctor, “She was bitten by a wolf, a
nd it bit her right in her wound, and it‘s been many hours. Will there be any side effects?” Since Veronica‘
s wound was precisely
bitten by one of the wolves, he was worried that the infection in Veronica‘s wound might spread speedily.
which would result in abysmal conditions like tetanus or rabies. In addition, when her wound was infected
, she was already having symptoms of high fever, and he couldn‘t help but be worried.
“We performed a thorough examination on her when she was sent over. The results are already out now.
Why don‘t you bring them to my office and we‘ll talk about it
wire?” the doctor suggested.
“Alrigh.” Matthew nodded. He then turned around to retrieve various reports before bringing them to the c
onsultation room and handed the documents to the doctor who had just operated on Veronica. He sat bef
ore the doctor with a strict face. “How is she, doctor?”Putting on his reading glasses, the doctor gave the reports an assiduous read, and would sometimes sha
ke his head. His gestures were so stern that Matthew immediately grew nervous. He then quizzed, “What
is it?”
“The report states that her wound has a minor infection, but it‘s treatable. However, there‘s her malnouris
hment, iron anemia, and severe insomnia.”
“Insomnia?” Matthew recalled Veronica‘s recent sleeping behavior. Ever since he saved her from overse
as and brought her to Dawnpol Village, for the entire month, she had been falling asleep at around four i
n the morning
and waking up about two hours later. Indeed, she gravely lacked sleep, and that, he had realized. Nonet
heless, as he wasn‘t around her every second, he wasn‘t a hundred percent sure about it.
“Anemia, depression, anxiety, and many other forms of mental disorders can lead to insomnia. But her ca
“What will that cause?” Matthew was helplessly agitated.
“Severe insomnia can also work the other way round, leading to depression, anxiety, and erratic behavior,
“Will she… die?”
“Insomnia itself won‘t cause death, but in serious cases, it just might trigger it.”
“Trigger…?” Matthew‘s face blanched as his heart tensed. In that instant, even his breaths grew rapid. “Am
The doctor pondered in silence before asking, “How long has she been insomniac?”
“More than a month, I think.”
“More than a month?”As the
doctor had yet to encounter any sudden occurrence of severe insomnia, he contemplated for a bit before
from the patient, or she may feel burdened by it, worsening her condition.”
Afer discussing many details with the doctor, Matthew ultimately decided to hide the findings from Veronic
noveldramaWhen he went to Veronica’s ward, the woman was already awake. She was pleasantly chatting with Xavie
room was rather uplifting.
Looking at the view before him as he stood at the ward door, Matthew felt somewhat perturbed, and even
he remembered the doctor‘s words, he started to feel sorry for the woman. He had never thought a merry,