Chapter 286
At this rate, Elijah might succumb to the high fever in his weakened state, jeopardizing his life.
Elijah could not afford to die. After all, the culprits behind Sheena’s predicament remained unidentified, and Bethany and Jennifer were still at large!
He took a deep breath, placing his hand near his lips. Uncertain if Lionel was around, he repeated a sequence of bird calls.
John and Sawyer, hearing the noise from the basement, opened the door.
“Mr. Freeman, quit hurting yourself. Mr. Lawson said you’ll be released once Ms. Sheena is discharged.”
After speaking, they wasted no time leaving. The basement door slammed shut again, locking Elijah in. When the door opened, the sudden rush of cold air made Elijah cough violently, his entire body curling up and shivering.
Last night, Elijah insisted on jumping into the river to save Sheena. Lionel, already concerned about him, had discreetly stationed himself around Ocean Avenue to observe.
Upon hearing Elijah’s faint signals of weakness, Lionel was furious.
“Darn it! They’re so inhumane!”
He rushed to the mansion’s basement with Logan and a few others. John and Sawyer tried their best to stop them, but the group overpowered the two, knocking them out within minutes.
Lionel kicked open the basement door, and upon seeing Elijah, a surge of anger boiled within
him.
“The heck! Is this how they repay someone who saved her life? I want to kill them!”
Logan was equally infuriated, shouting, “What about those two bodyguards? Should I take care of them? I can’t stand holding back!”
Lionel was about to respond when Elijah’s scorching hand tightly gripped his wrist. Due to the prolonged torture, Elijah’s voice had turned hoarse, and he lacked the strength to speak.
However, Lionel understood his message–no one was allowed to kill them.
Lionel was in a dilemma. After a moment, he sighed, realizing orders had to be followed. However, he and his friends would not go without venting their frustration. Thus, he instructed Logan to drag John and Sawyer into the basement and lock them up.
Then, Lionel carried Elijah back to his room and applied a cooling patch. After checking Elijah’s temperature, which was still a high 38.9 degrees, Lionel had him take some antipyretics along with an injection.
It was not until the late hours that Elijah slowly regained consciousness.
Lionel checked Elijah’s temperature again, relieved that the fever had subsided. Thankfully, he was out of danger. Lionel breathed a sigh of relief, sitting at the bedside with a rather gloomy
expression.
“Mr. Freeman, this is the result of risking your life to rush over here! Howard has you locked up, preventing you from seeing Ms. Sheena at the hospital. She probably won’t even know it was you who saved her. It’s absurd!”
Elijah’s eyes were half–shut, his eyelashes fluttering. His once fiery eyes now lacked focus due to the torment of illness, and his handsome face appeared pale and lifeless,
Howard had always disliked him, and it was not surprising that he would go to such lengths. Moreover, now that he knew Howard was Sheena’s brother, Elijah felt a twinge of guilt toward him. As for Sheena in the hospital, Howard would undoubtedly take meticulous care of her, so Elijah was not worried.
Seeing Elijah silent and visibly weakened by illness, Lionel felt a pang of heartache.
“Mr. Freeman, knowing your current health is not what it used to be, you can’t withstand the cold. The water was freezing, and you still jumped into the river to save her. Couldn’t you have waited for Howard to handle it?”
Was it foolishness or a lapse in judgment?
However, Lionel refrained from saying that aloud, fearing that he would face a beating once. Elijah recovered.
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