The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Chapter 1062: Chapter 1005: A Life for a Life

On the tenth day, the number of infected people expanded to 30, with 10 deaths. Besides Sileria City, cases were also found in other provinces.

The entire nation was plunged into panic, with people limiting outdoor activities, and only a few pedestrians on the streets, all wearing masks. The television news continuously reported on the latest developments of the virus, how to avoid infection, and advocated for citizens to reduce going out.

"Adrian, where’s the soy sauce I asked you to buy?" Sienna Johnson shouted at Adrian Desmond.

"I bought it."

Adrian found the soy sauce from the kitchen cupboard and handed it to Sienna, but she was still not appeased, "This isn’t the brand I wanted!"

"It’s all soy sauce, what’s the difference?"

"Of course there’s a difference!"

Adrian looked at Sienna, knowing she was just looking for faults, but he couldn’t argue with her. He knew she was very upset, very sad, and very desperate right now.

Maddox Brown had not yet developed the antibody for the virus; Curly’s condition worsened after the tenth day—high fever, vomiting blood, shock...

Sienna Johnson stayed up all night by her daughter’s bedside, watching her, occasionally checking her breathing with her hand. Each time she sighed in relief, Adrian felt his heart being squeezed tightly.

"What brand do you want? I’ll go buy it now."

Sienna suddenly burst into tears, and Adrian hugged her, softly saying, "Alright, alright, it’s just a bottle of soy sauce. Next time, I’ll buy all the brands from the supermarket, okay?"

"I’m sorry."

"You didn’t do anything wrong, why apologize?"

People’s innate flaw is that when they’re in a bad mood, they vent their anger on the closest ones because subconsciously you know: this person loves you, no matter how unreasonable or tantrum you are, they won’t leave you.

Sienna Johnson was in this kind of mindset now.

She hated herself for often losing control of her emotions, but she couldn’t help it, she felt sick.

"Will Curly die?"

"No!" Adrian answered firmly.

"...When I was little, I envied girls with parents. Because I didn’t have any, I was especially envious.

Back then, I told Brother Drew that when I grew up, I’d have a beautiful daughter, wearing pretty dresses, with little braids, having big cakes on her birthday... and a gentle mother, a father spoiling her outrageously, she’d live like a princess..."

"Your dream has come true now."

"But fate wants to take her away from me!"

"No one can take her away from us!"

He gently stroked her hair; recently, due to stress, a head of thick black hair had become much thinner.

Sienna sobbed, and Adrian didn’t know what to do, only hoping Maddox Brown or someone else could quickly develop the antidote.

...

Aaron Faber personally came from Abyanabad, and Adrian met with him alone.

"Did you trace that phone number?"

"Yes, but it’s just a temporary card, no identity information was found. However, I tracked the location of the card."

"Oh?"

Aaron continued, "It’s in an abandoned ghost house at 983 Rose Avenue, Abyanabad."

Rose Avenue is well-known as a haunted house.

The original owner was an old Mousden officer, with blonde hair and blue eyes, pure Germanic blood. He fell in love with an Orienta woman. They had three children, but due to German racial policies, which prohibited Germanic blood Germans from marrying foreigners, the three children were killed. The woman couldn’t bear the blow and hanged herself in the room, while the old officer shot himself.

After World War II, a family from Abyanabad moved in, but within a year, all five family members died tragically.

Later, anyone who moved into the house died mysteriously.

The legend grew and it became a ghost house.

"Don’t tell me, it’s a ghost playing a prank on me."

Aaron Faber didn’t believe in ghosts, "There are signs of life inside. When I led people to check, I found a bottle of medicine and a letter on the table."

"Give it to me!"

Adrian took it; the envelope material was peculiar, smooth to the touch, with exquisite carvings, but the material seemed strange—not like cowhide or sheepskin...

Aaron said, "Sixth Master, this envelope is made of human skin."

Adrian’s face drastically changed.

He opened the envelope and recognized the handwriting as Doctor X’s instantly.

"Bill, if you’re reading this letter, it means you’ve found my hiding spot.

That bottle of medicine is not to be consumed carelessly, it’s poison.

The poison is Night Owl’s gift for you.

If you drink it, I’ll give you your daughter’s antidote.

Except for me, no one in this world can develop an antibody for the virus."

At the end, Doctor X also informed him that Curly had only five days left!

"Sixth Master, isn’t this the antidote?" Aaron noticed Adrian’s unpleasant expression.

"No, it’s poison. I have to drink the poison to get the antidote."

After a while, Adrian continued, "Night Owl is still alive."

Aaron was shocked, "How is that possible? We clearly saw him blown to bits at the time."

"Just a trick."

Aaron looked gravely at Adrian and asked, "Sixth Master, what do you plan to do?"

Adrian remained silent, took the bottle of medicine, and walked out.

"Damn it!" Aaron cursed.

Aaron worried that Adrian would really drink the poison, so he hurried to find Sienna Johnson. He didn’t care if Adrian would blame him for acting on his own.

Sienna was cooking in the kitchen, now spending most of her time there, preparing food for Curly and Maddox Brown’s couple.

"Madam..."

Sienna was surprised to see Aaron, "Weren’t you in Abyanabad? Why did you come to Seargan as well?"

"Madam, Doctor X gave Sixth Master a bottle of poison, saying he would give the antidote for Curly if Sixth Master drank it. Sixth Master just left with that bottle of poison, I’m afraid..."

Sienna dropped the spatula from her hand and hurriedly left the kitchen.

A burnt smell wafted through, the food in the pan was scorched, and Aaron quickly turned off the gas stove.

...

Sienna suddenly burst into the room. Adrian instinctively hid the medicine in his pocket, which Sienna noticed right away.

"Is dinner ready?"

Sienna walked over quickly, reached into his pocket, and took out the bottle of medicine.

"Give it to me!"

"Is this poison?"

"No!" Adrian came to snatch it back, but Sienna held it firmly.

"Aaron Faber already told me, this is poison!"