Mario stared at Eloise for a while, then suddenly released her hand and sneered, "Don't even know you have a fever?" His thumb brushed across her forehead, feeling a wave of heat. Eloise suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, realizing too late that Mario in front of her seemed to have turned into a blur. She instinctively grabbed his sleeve, but he turned and caught her wrist. "Don't move. His voice remained cold and hard, but with a slight easing of force." The car restarted and this time headed towards the nearest private hospital. Eloise leaned back in her seat, her consciousness gradually fading. She faintly heard Mario on the phone, "....prepare the fever-reducing medicine and intravenous injection....yes, now." The neon lights outside the car window turned into flowing shadows, and she suddenly remembered the rainy night in her past life - she was also shivering all over, lying in a pool of blood, while Mario held her, his voice trembling as he called her name. 11 ..Eloise?" The sound of reality pulled her back. Mario had parked the car at some point and was now frowning at her. "Could you walk?" Eloise wanted to say she was fine, but as soon as she moved, everything went black before her eyes and her limbs went weak. The next moment, she was swept up in a sideways hug, enveloped in Mario's overwhelming presence. "Trouble. he said softly, but he held her even tighter." In the VIP ward, the doctor had just finished the examination. 06:07 Chapter 12 1288 Vouchers "The body temperature has reached 39.5 degrees, so you need to be hospitalized for observation, the doctor pushed his glasses up, "Also..." He looked at Mario hesitantly, wanting to speak but stopping himself. Mario understood and followed the doctor into the hallway. "The needle marks on Ms. Patnick's arm are very fresh, from the location and condition, it seems like she was recently forced to have blood drawn, the doctor lowered his voice, "and she has multiple bruises and soft tissue injuries on her body, which also appear to be recent, some... not quite normal." Mario's eyes instantly turned cold. When I returned to the ward, Eloise had already fallen into a semi-conscious state, with an abnormal flush on her pale face. The nurse was giving her an intravenous drip. At the moment when the needle pierced the vein, she unconsciously flinched. Mario stood by the bed, his gaze falling on her bare arms - there were not only new needle marks, but also several scabbed scratch marks, as if she had been roughly dragged on the ground. His knuckles made a soft "click" sound. "Ronald... Eloise suddenly murmured in her sleep, "why..." Mario's expression turned cold again. He turned to leave, but his hand was grabbed by a scorching hot hand. "Mario... her voice was as light as a sigh, "Don't go..." His footsteps came to a halt. Moonlight seeped through the cracks in the curtains, falling on Eloise's sweaty forehead. Mario looked silently for a long time, then finally sat back down on the chair beside the bed. Eloise dreamed that she had returned to her past life. Ronald walked past Cecilia, not even sparing her a glance as he embraced her. Vincent and the other two pretended to comfort her, but behind her back they mocked her foolish fantasies. 06:071 288 Vouchers Finally, there was the car accident, blood spreading from under her body, while across the street, those four people watched coldly.. "No... she struggled in her dream, "don't..." A slightly cool hand suddenly touched her check. "Eloise, someone called her name, the voice low and clear, "Wake up." She suddenly opened her eyes and found Mario standing close by. In the morning light, his silhouette was particularly clear, with faint dark circles under his eyes, obviously having not slept all night. "You... Her voice was hoarse." Mario withdrew his hand, his expression returning to its usual indifference. "The fever has subsided," he said. Eloise then noticed the IV sticker on the back of her hand, an empty medicine bottle hanging on the bedside shelf, and a glass of warm water on the nightstand. She suddenly felt her eyes welling up with tears. In her previous life, when she was seriously ill, Ronald only cared about accompanying Cecilia and didn't even send a simple greeting message. "Thank you, she said softly." Mario was fastening his cufflinks when he heard the words and paused. "No need," he said without looking up, "During our engagement, I have a responsibility to ensure your well- being." Eloise smiled and didn't expose his insincerity. She noticed his suit jacket casually draped over the sofa, with the wrinkles she had caused still visible on it. "I had a beautiful dream, she suddenly said, "dreamt that everyone had abandoned me." Mario looked at her and said, "Have you lost your mind? This counts as... She whispered, "Only you came." 11 Chapter 12 1288 Vouchere The air suddenly became quiet. Mario's expression loosened for a moment, but quickly returned to calm. He picked up his coat and walked towards the door, but paused when he reached for the handle. "Eloise, he didn't turn around, "How did you get those injuries?" Eloise lowered her eyes, unconsciously rubbing the needle marks on her arm with her fingertips. "If I told you... she raised her head, revealing a pale smile, "that Ronald was drawing my blood for Cecilia, would you believe me?" Mario's back suddenly stiffened. 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