Adrien was struck so forcefully that he collapsed into Emmelineâs arms.
Emmeline was too embarrassed to push him away. She felt compelled to hold him. She interrupted Daisy as she prepared to strike him once more. âDaisy, stop! Youâve misunderstood him!â
âMisunderstood?â
Daisy gestured at the broken tables and chairs on the ground and chided, âIs this me being misunderstood?â
Emmeline clarified, âYou did. He wouldnât be able to do this, heâs injured. Do you think heâll be able to pull this off even in good health?â
Daisy acknowledged that she had actually misunderstood Adrien after giving it some thought. That was beyond Adrianâs capability.
âOuch, it hurts! It hurts!â Adrien groaned in pain while he stayed in Emmelineâs arms.
Emmeline frowned and asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
âMy wound has ruptured. The pain is killing me.â
Adrien pulled himself out of Emmelineâs arms and glanced at the shoulder of his suit. It had already been drenched in blood.
Benjamin said, âIt looks serious. Iâll take you to the hospital.â
Adrien looked down at his blood- stained clothes. He was so in pain that he was about to faint.
Benjamin ordered his assistant, âEric, quick! We need to send Mr. Adrien to the hospital.â
Adrien did not want to ruin his reputation in front of Emmeline by saying, âI have a driver. Thereâs no need to bother Mr. Benjamin.â
Emmeline said gently, âYou need to visit the hospital so that your wound can be treated, Iâll stop by to visit you later.â
Adrien was overjoyed, âReally? Do you really mean it, Emma?â
Emmeline nodded, âMm-hmm, I do.â
Adrien immediately began acting cute. He held Emmelineâs hand and said, âThatâs great. Iâm craving for dessert with lots of fruit.â
Emmeline nodded. âAlright, Iâll bring some for you.â
âHmm.â
Adrien was afraid to kiss Emmeline, so he kissed the air in the direction of her cheek.
âEmma, Iâll be waiting for you.â
âMm-hmm.â
âEmma, I didnât take that bullet for nothing.â
âMm-hmm.â
âEmmaâ¦â
Sam shouted, âYouâre running out of blood. Weâll have to gather your body if you wait any longer!â
Adrien looked down at his suit again. Indeed, there was a sizable bloody patch.
âUrgh!â Adrienâs complexion turned pale. While walking toward the door, he covered his forehead and put up with his dizziness.
âEmma, remember to come to see me!â Adrien yelled once more as he left the café.
The cafe had finally fallen silent once Adrien left.
Daisy handed the ingredients to Emmeline and helped Sam clean up. Benjamin carried the children upstairs. While, Emmeline went to the underground lab to prepare the antidote for vampire dust.
Several hours later, Emmeline emerged from the underground lab. She had beads of sweat on her forehead, and her skin appeared even more radiant and glowing. After undergoing the Canary Project, she seemed ten times more beautiful than usual.
Her beauty enthralled Benjamin.
âIs the antidote ready?â Benjamin asked and took a deep breath.
He was not allowed to enter the underground lab. Despite working for Robert, he was not a disciple and was therefore unable to participate in medical research.
Emmeline said, âIâve taken it. The antidote was effective, but 1 estimate that it will take twelve hours for my strength to return.â
Benjamin said, âThis time, I wonât listen to you. Iâm not going anywhere; Iâll just stay here with you.â
âAlright,â Emmeline said, âYou can help me take care of the kids, Iâm going to take a nap now.â
Benjamin nodded. âNo problem.â
He knew that Abel must have been in terrible pain last night when he removed the bullet himself.
Emmeline must have taken care of Abel all night, she desperately needed to catch up on sleep.
Benjamin shut the door for Emmeline as he saw her fall asleep in the bedroom. He emerged, sat on the living room sofa, and used his phone to check the latest military news.
Emmeline had fully regained her strength the following day. She was the energetic little sun once more.
After breakfast, she bought some desserts and went to the hospital to visit Adrien.
Adrien was receiving an IV drip. He was so thrilled to see Emmeline enter his ward that he wanted to sit up from his bed.
Emmeline set the dessert down and held him down.