The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1593

"It's nothing."

Stephen waved it off, genuinely unbothered.

He had spent years taking fire and walking through hell. A scrape like this was barely worth mentioning.

But the moment the words left his mouth, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed.

"Stephen!" Claire lunged forward, catching him before he hit the ground.

Because he was so tall and solidly built, the sudden dead weight nearly dragged her down with him.

Dane, standing right behind her, caught her by the waist.

"Careful!" Dane steadied her as one of the officers rushed in to take Stephen's weight.

"Captain!" The officer's face was pale with panic.

"Let me look," Claire said, checking Stephen's vitals.

The young cop looked highly skeptical.

Everyone knew a girl had been grabbed by Sundara operatives, but very few actually knew *why* she had been targeted.

Because of that, no one had any idea she possessed elite medical training.

"We need to get him to a hospital right now."

Knowing she was the captain's cousin, the officer didn't want to be disrespectful, but he was terrified she was wasting critical time.

Claire read the doubt in his eyes. After checking Stephen's pulse, she stepped back.

It was a severe concussion. He had likely been running purely on adrenaline and sheer willpower.

The second the mission was complete and the adrenaline crashed, his body shut down.

Two or three days of rest in a hospital bed, and he'd be fine.

"Alright, let's move him," Claire agreed, stepping aside.

She was physically drained. Faking being unconscious for two days had kept her in a state of high-alert exhaustion.

If she hadn't needed to coordinate with the local authorities, she would have been back on a flight to Cabinda for her classes by now.

Actually, even if she went back, she probably wouldn't go straight to class. She needed a few days to decompress.

With Stephen hospitalized, she couldn't just abandon him anyway.

Even if he didn't need her hovering over him, she had to stay and check on his recovery.

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