Chapter 305
Ophelia looked up at Kenneth and saw the deep concern and reluctance in his eyes. Her heart felt like it had a crack in it, and even though the blazing sun was warming everything, she felt a chill from her hair to her toes.
Ever since she learned of Kenneth’s illness, she had been suppressing all her emotions, with every nerve tense. She was scared, absolutely terrified. But she couldn’t show it. But at that moment, when she met Kenneth’s gaze, she couldn’t hold back any longer.
She wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her head in his chest. “I heard you. You don’t need to comfort me.”
Ophelia thought Kenneth was comforting her. He gently patted her on the head. “I’m not just trying to comfort you. It’s
true.”
“Is there really a way?” She asked, lifting her head with teary eyes
“Yeah.”
Ronin hurriedly came out of the courtyard. Kenneth looked at him and said, “I’m going to go through with the surgery,” He was willing to take a gamble for Ophelia.
“Surgery? Can it really work?” Ophelia’s eyes lit up with hope again. Honestly, if she hadn’t felt there was no other choice, she wouldn’t have believed in the whole “poison bugs” thing. She turned her head and followed Kenneth’s gaze toward Ronin.
Ronin was taken aback, his eyes shining in the sunlight. “Huh? Let’s talk on our way back,” This wasn’t the best place to discuss it. If surgery was the decision, he needed to arrange it as soon as possible. Too much time had been wasted.
Seeing him nervously holding the case as he walked down the mountain, Ophelia and Kenneth exchanged a glance and followed him down.
Once in the car, Ronin quickly opened the silver metal case and looked for a container. The two in the back curiously looked over and saw two tiny blue bugs lying quietly in his palm.
“Shhh. I took them to bring back for research,” Ronin quickly placed the two little bugs into a container. “This trip wasn’t completely pointless.”
In the sunlight, inside the glass jar, the two little bugs fluttered their blue transparent wings, clinging to the glass wall. On the way back, Ronin discussed the previous surgery plan with Ophelia.
“Then what’s the success rate?” Ophelia asked, feeling her palms tighten, her nails digging into her skin without realizing.
“The success rate was about twenty percent before.”
Ophelia immediately caught the words. It was twenty percent before, so now, as time went on, the chances were definitely getting lower.
Seeing her worried expression, Ronin quickly reassured her, “Actually, the survival rate is still over thirty percent. The remaining chances might just mean an incomplete surgery, potential damage to brain tissue, or-”
“Or what?”
“Or end up like Noah.”
Ophelia took a moment to process, Kenneth might end up losing his memory. Her heart sank instantly. She thought as long as he could survive, even if he forgot about her, that would be okay.
Ophelia lowered her eyes and held Kenneth’s hand. After all, in this lifetime, she wasn’t planning to ever let go of his hand.
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Kenneth glanced at Romin, questioning why he needed to explain so thoroughly. He wanted to hold Ophelia’s hand back, bur found that this time, she was gripping it particularly tight.
I’ll be with you,” Ophelia would always stay with Kenneth. No matter the outcome, she would remain by his side.
In making the decision, Kenneth felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his heart. He looked at Ophelia, wondering juss how amazing she really was. When she was by his side, all he could think about was staying alive, free from any worries.
He lifted her chin and kissed her without any hesitation. Slowly be took in her breath.
Ronin, who had been sitting sideways, was surprised that they were still showing off their affection towards each other in such a critical situation. After all, they were here to find a solution, not on a vacation.
After Kenneth kissed her as if nobody else was around, he held her head and pressed his forehead against hers. His eyes regained their usual arrogance, like a dark whirlpool ready to draw her in. “Don’t worry, I’m not going down that easy
He would fight with all his strength for Ophelia.
Ophelia nodded, wrapped her arms around his neck, and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.
The car retraced the same path it had taken earlier, Just after leaving the village, Ronin could clearly see the blue transparent bugs inside the bottle gradually turning black. “Stop! Stop!”
He thought it was because of the sunlight, so he quickly moved it to a shady place. The car stopped, and Ronin got out, quickly grabbing his equipment from his case to start examining the bugs before they completely turned black.
The three cars, along with the two further away, all stopped to wait for him. They ended up waiting for two hours. During this time, they also took a short rest in the car.
Back on the road, as the car drove out of the dense forest, the thick leaves blocked the sunset, with small patches of light filtering through the branches and scattering on the ground.
Since no one had eaten at noon, they found a place to get some food in the downtown area. Once they left Jenton, they’d have to rush back to Dellanex overnight, probably arriving early the next morning.
Evening hadn’t fully set in yet, but the dirty businesses on the main street were already open.
The guild members had well–defined roles. Ray and the others joined Kenneth and Ophelia for a meal inside, while the rest kept watch outside, diligently doing their jobs.
“This place is really messy,” Caleb said as he squatted by a street stall, glancing around. Across the street, Barrett also looked around. “You bet,” The two of them chatted casually for a while.
In a restaurant with vintage decor, they originally wanted to go to a private room upstairs, but it was already full. So, they had to eat on the ground floor.
While waiting for the food, Ophelia suddenly felt like going to the restroom. She stood up, her gaze falling on Melanie. “I need to use the restroom. Melanie, would you come with me?” In such an unfamiliar and chaotic city, she had to be careful.
“Of course, Mrs. Sinclair,” Melanie quickly stood up.
“Don’t need me to go along?” Kenneth tilted his hat up to look at her.
“No need, we’re girls. It’s easier that way,” Ophelia thought Kenneth was too noticeable. So it was better if he didn’t stand at
the restroom door.
Kenneth’s gaze only turned away after he saw her enter the restroom.
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Melanie closely protected her, almost going into the restroom with her. “Mrs. Sinclair, there’s something I’ve never explained before. I accidentally saw Kenneth’s tattoo on his chest
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“I didn’t pay you much attention earlier because I thought you might be a burden to Kenneth, but now I have nothing but respect for you now. I hope you can forgive me.”
Ophelia pushed the door open, and Melanie quickly stepped aside. “It’s all in the past. I haven’t thought much about it
She washed her hands at the sink, and as she turned around, she saw two people coming down from upstairs. The man was completely drunk, holding a still–charming lady in his arms.
The two were swaying as they walked, and Ophelia couldn’t dodge in time, getting her shoulder heavily hit by the man.
