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Chapter 281

Chapter 281 Earthquake?

Interrupted by him like this, the words that were on the tip of

Sebastian’s tongue were forcibly suppressed. Reluctantly, he spat out a single word, “Fine!”

Seeing the way these two people interacted, I truly found it strange.

But it wasn’t that strange, after all, Daniel was Sebastian’s immediate boss. Even if they were friends,

the difference in their status was too great, and it was impossible for them to interact as true friends.

Thinking this way, I didn’t say anything more.

I had been fussing around since morning, for over a dozen hours straight. My nerves had been on edge

the whole time. Everyone has their limits. After exchanging a few words with them and diverting my

attention, fatigue came rushing at me.

The fire in front of me was indeed warm, and the sound of the rain outside was particularly hypnotic.

Before long, I fell asleep.

I had a restless sleep. When I woke up, the sound of the rain outside was still ongoing. Daniel was

leaning with his eyes closed nearby, and Sebastian was adding the only firewood we had. Seeing me

awake, he looked at me and lowered his voice, “Did I wake you?”

I shook my head, noticing there was no firewood-left. I looked towards the outside of the cave, the sky

was still dark, and it was still raining. The rain seemed a bit lighter than it was last night.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Did it rain all night last night?”

He nodded, “The journey today might be tough, the day hasn’t fully

broken yet. I’ll go out first to gather some firewood. Let Mr. Monroe sleep a bit more. When he wakes

up, we’ll eat something before we set off.”

Seeing the dark circles around his eyes, it seemed that he didn’t sleep much last night. I couldn’t help

but say, “You rest a bit more, I’ll go look.”

He held me, pulling a smile towards me and said, “You stay, it’s not completely bright outside, and there

are mountains all around. It’s not safe for you, a girl, to go out. I’ll go.”

After speaking, he didn’t wait for me to say anything and just left.

I truly felt guilty in my heart. Originally, this was just my issue. Because of me, they came along,

suffering with me. I only had a few brief encounters with them, yet they were willing to help me like

this.

Thinking in this way, I felt increasingly indebted in my heart.

I secretly vowed in my heart that I would definitely treat them as true friends in the future.

My mind had wandered off when Daniel beside me shifted slightly. I thought he had woken up.

Glancing sideways, I found that he had merely moved a bit, furrowed his brows, and then became still

again.

Looking at him, I raised my hand to touch his forehead, wanting to check his temperature.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I made contact, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Meeting his alert and stern gaze, I was taken aback. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Upon seeing me, his gaze softened slightly. After scanning the room and not finding Sebastian, he

asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, “Awake?”

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I nodded, snapping back from the shock I had just experienced, thinking to myself how incredibly alert

this person was, even sleeping with such a high level of guard up.

She took a slight breath, still worried about his fever not subsiding, and asked him, “Are you feeling

better?”

After speaking, I couldn’t help but raise my hand to touch his forehead, only to find that it seemed to be

burning even more severely. I frowned and said, “You took medicine last night, why is it still so hot?”

He looked at me, didn’t avoid, let me do as I pleased, his gaze gentle as he said, “It’s okay, it will be

fine in a moment.”

His voice was filled with fatigue. Seeing this, I rummaged through the medicine box that Sebastian had

brought in last night, trying to find the cold medicine to give him another dose.

However, there were many medicines in the medicine box that were marked with English professional

names, most of which were anti- inflammatory drugs and painkillers. It took me a while to find the cold

medicine, and I quickly took the medicine according to the instructions.

“Boom…!” Suddenly, a loud noise echoed. Before I could even react to what was happening, I distinctly

felt a wave of dizziness.

“Move quickly!” Daniel’s voice came, before I could react much, he suddenly pulled me towards the

outside of the cave.

We had just taken a few steps when we saw the stones on both sides of the cave suddenly tumble

down. We felt as if we were placed on a violently shaking vibrator.

“An earthquake?” I exclaimed, not having time to see Daniel’s expression, instinctively heading

outside.

But he had barely pulled me a few steps when, before we even reached the cave entrance, a huge

rock suddenly rolled down from ahead. The cave entrance wasn’t very big to begin with, and Daniel

and I were in a hurry to get out. Seeing the rapidly rolling rock, we wanted to dodge but it was already

too late.

Almost in a flash of lightning, Daniel suddenly pulled me into his arms, his voice low and hoarse, “Be

careful!”

Immediately after, I distinctly heard the man in front of me groan in pain, but the shaking didn’t stop.

Daniel shielded me with his body, and I couldn’t break free for a moment.

Afraid of causing him trouble, I waited for a long time until the shaking had significantly subsided. Only

then did I lift my head from his embrace, to find that everything around us had already turned pitch.

black.