“What do you mean?”
“How could someone who disappeared years ago suddenly show up and left her traces? If Noreen is such a powerful dark witch, how could she make such a stupid mistake?” I turned to look at Rufus seriously. “Don’t you think it’s too big of a coincidence?”
Rufus frowned slightly and lowered his voice. “Truth be told, I’ve also found it a bit strange. But my priority is to save Blair, so I haven’t been able to give it too much thought. Any clue, even if it might be a trap, should be investigated.”
“It just doesn’t feel right, Rufus,” I said worriedly, squeezing Rufus’s hand.
Noreen’s sudden appearance was too out of the blue. Rufus and Ethan had been looking for her for years but couldn’t find a single trace. Why would she show up and leave a clue at this moment? It was just too strange.
It must’ve been premeditated.
Rufus sighed once more. “I have a feeling that Mateo had something to do with Noreen. You know, taking about the drug that made me go mad previously.”
“You mean Mateo knew Noreen ten years ago?” I asked, a little taken aback.
Over a decade ago, Mateo had used the same drug to make my mother crazy. But when he was confronted about it, Mateo didn’t seem to have known about the existence of the hidden compartment in his room. If it was true that he had no idea, then how could he have kept the mechanism in the hidden compartment?
The only possibility was that the mechanism was not set up by Mateo himself, but…
As this thought crossed my mind, a chill ran down my spine.
“There probably was some connection between Mateo and Noreen, but it’s too late now.” Rufus pursed his lips and shook his head angrily.
“I know…” I knew how he felt. I felt the same way-helpless and powerless.
Even though we now knew that Mateo had something to do with Noreen, it was useless, because Mateo had been executed just last night.
“Why did they have to kill Mateo so soon?” I closed my eyes and pressed my fingers against my aching temple. “If only they executed him just one day later.”
Last night, when Rufus called me and told me about the execution, I’m not going to lie; I felt relieved. Little did I know that things would develop like this.
The dead Mateo had become a key figure.
God made fools out of us.
Rufus tucked my hair behind my ear and comforted me. “Don’t be angry. These things are outside our control. I think my father had Mateo killed so quickly was because he wanted to protect Richard. Only by silencing Mateo forever could he rest easy. No one could’ve expected that Mateo’s execution would make things even more difficult for us.”
I sighed sadly. “I just hope that the doctors can give us some good news.”
Speaking of which, the doctors had just finished conducting the examinations and were about to leave with the blood they had just drawn.
Rufus glanced at his watch and turned to leave to discuss countermeasures with the doctors.
“Wait a second,” I said, grabbing Rufus’ hand.
“What’s the matter?” Rufus turned to look at me questioningly.
After hesitating for a bit, I looked at Rufus with fierce determination. “If my blood can soothe your curse, do you think it could also help Blair?”
Rufus’ POV
Sylvia wanted to use her blood to remove the poison in Blair’s body. I had already thought about it.
However, I was still hesitant. I had been worried about Sylvia ever since she awoken some kind of strange power and attracted the crows in the forbidden forest. I wanted know more about her power, but was also afraid the result would only confirm my worst guess.
“Isn’t it a viable method?” The anxiety and hope were evident in her eyes.
“That is indeed viable.” I looked into her eyes and asked, “But what if it doesn’t work?”
“We can’t confirm anything without giving it a try, can we?” Sylvia smiled at me and walked to Blair’s bed. “If I don’t try, I will never know the result, and…”
She paused and looked at me. “Blair is your only friend. I don’t want you to be sad, Rufus.”
My heart skipped a beat. “Okay, let’s give it a try,” I said, letting out a sigh.
Perhaps it was time to have all my doubts clarified.
Sylvia had a general check-up when she was in a coma when Kyle poisoned her. Her blood type was the same as Blair’s, so the doctors didn’t have to run a blood test.
I arranged for a doctor to draw 200cc of blood from Sylvia’s body, and then transfused it to Blair’s body. Later, I asked everyone to leave.
Sylvia and I were all alone in the ward.
Sylvia grabbed my hand nervously. “I hope it works.”
I felt conflicted as I watched the blood flowing through the transfusion bag. On the one hand, I wanted it to work. But on the other hand, I didn’t want my doubts to be confirmed.
If my guess turned out to be true, then Sylvia…
A ball of fear settled in the pit of my stomach when I looked at Sylvia’s head.
Noticing that I was staring at her, she looked up at me and smiled. “Don’t be nervous, Rufus. Blair will be fine.”
This little fool had been comforting me when I was worried about her.
I smiled and stroked her cheek.
Time seemed to pass slowly – every minute seemed like an hour. My nervousness eased only when the last drop of blood was transfused into Blair’s body.
I was ready to accept the outcome regardless of what it was.
However, Blair was in a coma even after the blood transfusion. He didn’t show any signs of waking up. My heart sank. ‘Was Sylvia’s blood useless to Blair?’
“He moved! I saw Blair’s finger move!” Sylvia squealed in excitement.
My heart leaped to my throat. Sure enough, Blair’s eyes fluttered. He was slowly regaining consciousness.
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