Chapter 425

“That’s because he carried me all the way up to the road, despite knowing that he was injured badly too. If something happens to him, or his leg, I will never be able to repay him for his kindness. I was just worried that I’d have to deal with him for the rest of my life, which is why I kept asking you about his condition. Do you understand now?” Renee truthfully explained everything to Liam.

“What? He… He carried you up there?” Liam turned around, disbelief written all over his face. “I don’t believe it. I saw how badly injured he was! He can’t have been able to walk, let alone carry you up a cliff… I won’t believe it!”

“I didn’t believe it either. He’s always been such a cold, heartless, utterly selfish man… but I can’t deny the truth. If it weren’t for him, I would still be stuck at the bottom of that cliff! Even if I didn’t die from the pain, I would’ve died from starvation…”

Renee recalled how the man carried her up the cliff. Every step he took felt unreal, as if she had dreamt the entire situation in her head. No ordinary human could have endured the amount of pain he experienced.

The woman knew that not even her closest loved ones would do that for her, let alone Stefan Hunt, the man who tried to choke her to death.

“How is that possible? I mean, just look at the state of his leg! There’s just no way!” Liam shook his head profusely, unable to accept it. He had seen how badly wounded the man was; no human could ever walk with those injuries, or at least that was what he thought.

“So can you tell me how he’s doing now? How is… his leg?” Renee questioned again, as she had a bad feeling about all this, especially with how Liam was reacting.

“I don’t know yet!” Liam took a deep breath and came clean. “He’s still undergoing surgery. The doctors said that his condition is complicated, and they’ve currently gathered a group of experts to devise a plan. They’re not sure if they need to go for conservative treatment or aggressive treatment.”

Renee frowned and continued asking, “What does that mean?”

“Conservative treatment means that they’ll save the leg first, and provide treatment after. But his condition is just too severe, with most of the nerves around his legs broken, and part of his muscle tissue damaged. The blood flow around his leg is nearly cut off too. So if they don’t perform amputation in time, it might cause an infection to spread throughout his entire body, which would put his life at risk…”

“Wha… What?” Renee felt her mind going blank, unable to think clearly. She had never expected a minor accident to result in such a terrible fate.

‘His nerves are broken… Damaged muscle tissue… Poor blood circulation… And amputation?!’ Liam’s words felt like knives stabbing Renee’s heart over and over again.

“He must’ve gone past his limit while carrying me… That’s why he’s ended up that way! Bring me to him now! I have to see him!” Renee grabbed Liam’s hand, sobbing uncontrollably.

Seeing her like this made Liam feel bad. He replied, “Don’t blame yourself. I should be the one to blame here, since I didn’t take him to the emergency room as soon as I could. If they really decide to amputate his leg, I’ll give him mine as an apology.