You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1778: Finally Accounted For

"I'll give her another dose of antibiotics, also a special formulation from the Rohomes royal family. It works extremely well. Once

we're back hand it's safe, I'll administer intravenous fluids to her. That way, we can ensure that everything goes smoothly,"

Reuben rolled up Alisha's sleeve and injected her with an antibiotic at her elbow's vein.

After completing all the procedures, he removed his gloves and disposable surgical gown, discarding them on the ground.

"Thank you," Luther sincerely thanked Reuben, feeling a heavy weight lifted off his shoulders.

Finally, Alisha would no longer be under the control of that wicked woman, Athena.

Luther carefully lifted Alisha from the surgical bed and held her tightly in his arms.

Their daughter was safe now, and he had finally given an account to Joyce.

Suddenly, Alisha moved slightly.

Luther was startled and quickly looked at Alisha. However, Alisha only stirred a bit without opening her eyes, still in a state of

slumber. His anxious nerves relaxed.

"How long until she wakes up?" Luther asked.

"Oh, she's currently in a state of sedation, not caused by the anesthesia. Normally, she should be awake. | only administered local

anesthesia since she was already unconscious. If she were awake at the moment, she would be conscious and aware of the

surgery. This anesthesia is the latest technology, with a low dosage but strong effects, especially suitable for local use," Reuben

snapped his fingers. "Done. Let's retreat."

"Alright," Luther agreed.

After turning off the emergency lights in the gymnasium, the entire abandoned sports hall was plunged into darkness.

Luther held Alisha in his arms, and together with Reuben, they left the gymnasium of the abandoned school. They walked quickly

towards the outskirts of the school.

The night grew deeper, and the cold wind howled.

Visibility was extremely low, with almost no visibility beyond a few steps.

As they walked away,

Suddenly, Luther stopped in his tracks.

Reuben was taken aback and turned around, asking, "What's wrong? Is something amiss?"

"Vibration, | can feel the vibration," Luther focused and listened intently, closing his eyes, his voice icy.

Reuben looked around, wondering why he hadn't heard anything. Perhaps Luther was too sensitive.

"Has Joyce found out?" Luther suddenly asked. "Did she ask you to perform the surgery on Alisha?"

Reuben didn't conceal the truth. "Yes. Originally, she only askedfor the new anesthetic. It's exclusively used by the Rohomes

royal family. You see, you guys aren't very thoughtful. You figured out my identity long ago but didn't informin advance."

"Sorry, it was difficult to distinguish friend from foe. | was cautious about you before," Luther said.

"It's okay. Forget about it. | understand. Joyce didn't realize | was a doctor. | took care of both the anesthesia and surgery. This way,

our operation had smaller objectives and was less likely to be discovered. Look, it was just the two of us, and we completed the

entire complex rescue operation without causing any disturbance. How amazing!" Reuben praised.

"So, is Joyce nearby?" Luther finally asked what he wanted to know.

"Uh..." Reuben hesitated for a moment before admitting, "Yes. She wanted to keep an ace up her sleeve."

Luther's expression changed. "Oh no, if we want to escape tonight, we'll probably need to work hard. Athena will bring people here,

and we're likely surrounded."

They hadn't left the abandoned school yet and were still in the open space in front of the school gate, just ten steps away from the

exit.

Reuben only now sensed that something was amiss. It was the roaring sound of car engines, accompanied by the whistling of the

wind.

In an instant, dozens of off-road vehicles arrived one after another, screeching to a halt.

The sound of footsteps approached.

Soon, wave after wave of black-clad individuals rushed in, holding heavy weapons, surrounding them.

Reuben shrugged helplessly, pointing at Luther. "Your reaction is really sharp. Even though they are still a distance away, you can

feel the vibrations on the ground."

"Even if we had noticed, it would have been too late," Luther's face darkened, his expression revealing danger.

Athena had arrived so quickly; it couldn't be because she received a warning when the detonator was destroyed. She must have

already seen through the conflict between OGW, Felix, and Vicki, and she would have realized something was wrong. When she

received no response from the seaside villa, she immediately reacted. Indeed, Athena couldn't be underestimated. Her vigilance

was far beyond ordinary.

Luther held Alisha tightly, feeling fortunate that if Athena had arrived a moment earlier, his entireplan would have been ruined. The

most important thing was to remove the detonator and micro-explosive device from Alisha's body. As long as Alisha wasn't under

Athena's control, Luther wouldn't be restrained by her.

No matter how capable Athena was, on the territory of Khebury, he held the authority. That's why he had a backup plan.

At this moment, Athena stepped out of her car.

Furious, she rushed towards Luther, seeing him holding Alisha in his arms, seemingly asleep.

She raised the remote control in her hand. "Damn it, Luther! Did you dismantle the bomb inside Alisha?"

Luther sneered disdainfully. "So what if | did?"

Athena angrily pressed the buttons on the remote control several times, but there was no response. She threw the remote control

on the ground in anger, stomping on it, shattering it into pieces.

"Useless, all useless! You're all useless. You can't even watch over a child," she shouted at the black-clad individuals.

Her frenzied appearance made everyone around her lower their heads in fear.

Reuben carefully observed Athena. It was the first the had seen her. She was dressed entirely in black leather from head to

toe, with long hair tied up with a black cherry blossom hairband.

She might be beautiful, but she had a sick and deranged madness about her.

Just by looking at her hysterical appearance, based on his medical intuition, he could tell that this woman had a severe case of

paranoia and was mentally unstable.

"Hey, you keep talking about a child. You used a child as a hostage. Do you still have the nerve to argue?" Reuben disdainfully said,

"Do you know how dangerous it is to implant such a thing in a child's body? Adhesions in the chest cavity, rejection reactions,

being close to the heart can easily cause cardiac failure. At the stime, being close to the lungs, the child is prone to

pneumonia and repeated attacks. She could have been perfectly healthy, but you made her weak and sickly. We're all adults here.

What are you aiming at? Why resort to harming children? You're not human, you're a demon, you're scum."

Luther was taken aback, his face turning even darker. It turns out that Alisha's weakness was not due to her long-term coma during

childhood; the real culprit was the foreign object implanted in her body later, repeatedly infecting her lungs. No wonder Alisha's

pneumonia con so fiercely.

He clenched his fists tightly, wanting to tear Athena apart.

Now, he had no more reservations.