A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love

Rickard knew the reason why Julian hated him more than anyone else, and he also understood that it was not anyone's fault. All this happened only because he chose to trust someone who hated him and lost his logic and judgment.

Ridiculously, he did this for someone who did not have any feelings for him.

"The poison in your body might be more difficult to deal with than imagined." Professor Miles saw Rickard's indifferent expression and frowned bitterly. "I'm indeed Julian's teacher, but he concentrated on studying the drug, and I'm not an expert in this field. Do you know what that means? If I don't manage to develop an antidote before the poison's effect takes place again, you'll die."

He did not expect the poison in Rickard's body to be so lethal. In addition, Professor Miles had given Rickard some medicine to relieve the effect of the poison, so Benji had not been taking the matter seriously at all. His eyes widened in shock as he stared in Rickard's direction.

Rickard did not panic and nodded calmly. "I have faith in you, Professor Miles. As for this matter, now that we've arrived at this point, it's pointless for us to argue more."

Matthew looked at Rickard suspiciously.

'In all fairness, if anyone were to find out that they were about to die soon, naturally, they wouldn't react like this, let alone someone like Rickard, who is successful in life. Is he really not afraid of death? But how is that possible? As long as there are still things in the world that he cares about, how can he not be afraid of death?'

"How is Hesper doing now?"

Not noticing Rickard's feeble tone, Professor Miles sighed and lifted his gaze. "Hesper is doing well, but you should be more worried about yourself now. She woke up as soon as the effect of the anesthesia faded. I haven't told her about your current condition."

Speaking of this, Professor Miles took a glance at the time. "I'll go to Hesper's ward and check her condition. You'd better not move around. This toxin will spread to all parts of your body through your blood vessels. So, before we cure you completely, don't act rashly."

"Okay."

Hearing the words, Benji said, "I'll look into Julian's whereabouts while you grab some rest, Mr. Duval... As for Mr. Lane, would you prefer to accompany me?"

"... Yes." Although Matthew did not like Rickard, he knew that the poisoning was no small matter. Hence, he followed Benji out of the ward, feeling a little complicated.

In an instant, there was no one else in the ward. Rickard sat on the hospital bed and raised his arms, which felt a little weak at the moment.

This toxin was really invading his body faster than expected. It had only been half a day since he got poisoned, but all the strength in his body was almost drained.

Hesper had already woken up long ago. When Professor Miles came into her ward, he saw her lying on the hospital bed with her eyes open as if she was thinking about something. "How are you feeling, Hesper?"

Hearing Professor Miles's voice, Hesper shook her head calmly. "I feel fine. Nothing special."

Hesper seemed a little off, but Professor Miles could not figure out what she was trying to say.

'Rickard will certainly want to hide his poisoning from Hesper, but she'll recover sooner or later. We won't be able to keep this matter a secret for long.'

While Professor Miles was struggling inwardly, Hesper had already opened her mouth. "How's Rickard doing now?"