Ex-husband's Sweet Trap novel Chapter 63

They had no communication device, and no one would be passing by anytime soon. They couldn't just stay here and wait until he bled out.

"Okay."

Luz immediately stood up and helped him up as carefully as possible. Her cautious attention pleased the man beside her. "Go over there. There should be a small village."

The two of them walked slowly across the desolate land for an entire morning before they saw the small village at the foot of the mountain.

"Henry, there really is a village." Seeing the rising white smoke, she couldn't help but shout excitedly.

"Never doubt my IQ."

Blood oozed out of Henry's dry and cracked lips. His pale face showed his exhaustion. His body listed to the side as he smiled.

"Henry!"

She shouted anxiously, startling the passers-by at the village. Several kind-hearted men helped her carry him into the village.

"Can you call the emergency services?"

After walking for the whole morning, they were both on the brink of collapsing.

"Miss, our village is not accessible by ambulance. How about I call the village doctor?"

A farmer's wife informed her kindly. Their village was under-developed and had no proper roads, so emergency services could not reach them. They relied primarily on the village doctor for their medical needs.

"Then please hurry up. Thank you."

Ten minutes later, the woman came in with a man in his fifties. Luz had no time to confirm his medical abilities, but she assumed that he was a better doctor than a medical school dropout like her. "Doctor, please take a look at him."

The doctor felt Henry's pulse and checked his wound. Then, he removed the bandage and began to clean the wound. "Did you deal with his wound? The wound is not fatal. This young man is healthy. Don't worry, he won't die."

The doctor prescribed him some antibiotics and painkillers, then left. Luz couldn't stop her tears from falling when she watched Henry lying in bed, unconscious.

"Miss, if you don't mind, you can live in my house now and leave when your man is better."

The kind woman handed over some warm water and food, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, I'm sorry for the trouble."

"No trouble at all! The only problem is we're quite poor."

The woman smiled embarrassedly, put down her things, and went out of the room.

Henry was in a coma for two days before waking up. He looked at the house in front of him with his weak but sharp eyes. It was rundown, but still standing. That was the least of his worries, however. What worried him more was that he did not see Luz anywhere.

"Are you awake?"

The woman came in to grab something and saw his open eyes. She was a little taken aback by his good looks. She had thought that the man was good-looking when he was unconscious, but it was even better when he was awake.

"Where's the woman with me?"

Henry shifted slightly and asked about Luz.

"She's cooking for you in the courtyard. Your wife has been devoted to you for the past two days you were unconscious. I always see her with swollen eyes, so she must have cried a lot as well."

Henry felt as if something had squeezed his heart. His weak and cold body seemed to be suddenly surrounded by warmth. He looked at the door and asked, "Has she been watching me the whole time?"

"Yes, you look like a loving couple."

After saying that, she took the things and left with a smile, leaving him in a trance.

Two minutes later, she ran in in panic. "Are you awake?"