The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 706

Humans are inherently fragile. Even a billionaire heir with access to the world's finest luxuries is reduced to skin and bones when his body turns against him. Nikolai is completely unresponsive, his survival entirely dependent on the rhythmic hum and hiss of the surrounding life-support machines.

Before stepping into the ICU, Tara had memorized his charts and test results, forming a dark hypothesis. Now, examining his gaunt frame, she draws a vial of his blood and applies a specialized chemical reagent she brought with her.

The reaction is instantaneous. Poison.

He is incredibly lucky he collapsed inside the hospital. The immediate intervention and life-support machines during the golden window of trauma are the only reasons he isn't already dead.

For five grueling hours, Tara remains inside the ICU. When she finally pushes through the double doors, the heavy fatigue of intense, unbroken concentration is visible in the slight slump of her shoulders.

"What took you so long?" Alec immediately snaps, stepping aggressively into her space. "Even the surgeons don't take this long! If you don't actually know how to cure him, get out of the way and stop wasting time!"

His anxiety for his brother is real, but the careless venom in his words is inexcusable.

A split second later, a sharp crack echoes through the corridor.

Charles backhands Alec directly across the face.

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