Chapter 1502
No.1
Sebastian's warning echoed in his mind: Each episode risks permanent brain damage. His development is at stake.
It had been over a year since the last one...
A heavy silence fell.
Nathaniel's jaw clenched. He looked from his seizing son to the dying woman.
Defeat washed over him.
"Alright," he breathed, the word tasting like ash. "I'll help her."
He knelt at Isabella's feet. His hands reached for the waistband of her pants.
Nathaniel hadn't planned this course of action.
Yet this woman had undeniably captured his attention.
No.2
His family had spent years pushing him toward marriage.
But now...
"Daddy...Daddy..."
Oliver's cheerful voice snapped him back to reality.
Nathaniel noticed the darkening venom spreading rapidly.
It looked terrible.
Waiting for the antivenom would be too late.
He pushed all hesitation aside.
Bending down, he began sucking the poison from her wound.
No.3
Oliver watched from the ground, his eyes lighting up.
"Daddy touched Mommy! Daddy kissed Mommy! Now Daddy has to take care of Mommy forever!"
The boy's words never failed to astonish him.
...
Isabella's consciousness returned slowly.
She found herself in a monochrome room.
Elegantly furnished.
Expensive.
Where was she?
No.4
The cobra attack flashed through her mind.
She needed to treat the wound immediately!
Looking down, she realized her clothes had been changed.
She now wore an oversized white shirt that reached her knees.
Her wounds were cleaned and bandaged.
Who did this?
"You're awake?" A deep, velvety voice came from the doorway.
Isabella looked up.
A tall, muscular figure entered the room.
No.5
He wore a perfectly tailored suit.
His features looked like they were carved by a master sculptor.
He exuded an aura of power and refinement.
It was Nathaniel Blackwood.
The man stood at the pinnacle of society.
The Blackwood family's thirteenth heir.
A dynasty of immense wealth spanning five centuries.
This was Nathaniel Blackwood.
"Did you save me? Did you change my clothes?"
No.6
"Mhm." His response was soft yet firm.
He approached her and knelt beside the bed.
"Don't worry. I'll take full responsibility for you."
He produced a small velvet box.
It opened automatically.
Inside sat a heart-shaped diamond ring, glittering under the lights.
"What are you doing?" Isabella frowned.
"Proposing to you," Nathaniel stated calmly.
Rumors claimed Nathaniel had no interest in women.
No.7
Even his son came from a surrogate.
Why propose to her?
The son!
The boy's features resembled Nathaniel's.
The child she saved was this wealthy man's son?
Why let his son wander somewhere so dangerous?
And now this sudden proposal?
What an irresponsible man!
"Are you insane? You changed my clothes and now want to marry me?" She scoffed.