Chapter 1155 Her Suspicions Were Confirmed
Her blood instantly stained the pure white wall, and he could vaguely see the girl’s injured bone jutting out.
Almost subconsciously, he shouted, “Mrs. Lowry, w-what happened? Are you alright?”
Mason’s pupils dilated slightly, and he felt as if the blood in his body had turned to ice. Anxiously opening the door, he yelled instinctively, “Babe, what happened?”
Janet stared at him in a daze, somewhat unable to believe the scene before her. She couldn’t believe that the man would open the door to meet her, and she couldn’t believe that the man was still calling her so endearingly.
The man in front of her seemed both familiar and foreign. He was familiar because he was still him—charming and handsome as always—but what she found strange was that he had gotten extremely haggard.
She quickly entered Mason’s room before he could lock the door again. Then, the door was closed once again. The man and the woman in the room met each other’s gaze.
As Janet looked at him, her lips curled up in a self-mocking manner. “I thought you didn’t care about me. Why are you worried about my hand now?”
Not speaking, he avoided her gaze, then his eyes fell on her hand as he said softly, “Your hand is injured. We should bandage it first.”
Janet didn’t answer, but simply reached out and cupped his face with both hands before kissing him, trying to test if he truly didn’t feel anything for her anymore.
Mason froze, then suddenly took half a step back. Just like that, he was several meters away from her.
Janet paused, not knowing what to do with her hands, which were hanging midair. She tightly clenched her fists, causing blood to drip onto the smooth ground.
Mason held her hand almost instantly but abruptly released it. When Janet’s eyes fell on his hand, her pupils suddenly constricted. She was nearly trembling all over as she asked coldly, “What’s wrong with your hand?”
Putting his hands behind his back, he answered softly, “I was bitten by a mosquito. If you want to treat your wound, there’s a medical kit below. I’m tired, so I won’t send you off.”
Janet pursed her lips, then directly reached out and grabbed the man’s collar, stripping him bare. In an instant, Mason’s strong chest was exposed.
His muscles were still as attractive and captivating as always, but the top part was covered with densely packed red dots. Upon closer inspection, Janet found that there were red dots almost up to his neck.
Janet fiercely gritted her teeth and exclaimed incredulously, “Have you been infected with the virus too?”
Ever since he came back from Yobril, his attitude toward her had taken a 180-degree turn. She would never believe that he didn’t love her anymore. But she truly couldn’t understand why he was being so indifferent toward her. It wasn’t until she saw the red dots on his body that her suspicions were confirmed. His blood was black—it really was infectious!
Corey had warned her several times about the blood issue and why he had modified the virus; it was so that the blood would splatter onto them. She was clearly supposed to be the one to suffer all this, but Mason had prevented it because he had stood in front of her instead.
Janet’s heart suddenly ached. She was heartbroken because he didn’t tell her.
Mason knew that he couldn’t defend himself, so he took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Babe, I love you. If I could turn back time, I would still go to Yobril to find you and stand in front of you. Don’t blame yourself, and don’t cry! Before you came, I’ve informed everyone in the Lowry Family that starting from tomorrow, you’ll be the one in charge of the Lowry Family Conglomerate and the Hawke Kingdom. No one will dare to disobey your orders.”
“Nonsense!” Janet bit her lip and fixed him with a stony look. “I didn’t agree to it, so you’ll be fine. Also, I have no plans to become a widow!”
“Babe.” Chuckling, Mason opened his arms and said, “I want to hug you, but I can’t.”
As soon he said this, Janet rushed forward and tightly wrapped her arms around his waist. “Yes, you can.” She needed so much self-control just to stop the urge to bite him hard.
