The Unwavering Heart That Broke (Nathalie and Lance) novel Chapter 608

Hearing the doctor's grim diagnosis, the last trace of color drained from Nathalie's face. She stared at Lance in absolute horror, her lips trembling, utterly incapable of forming a single word.

"Don't panic, he's just trying to scare you. I'm not poisoned, I just didn't treat it in time, so it got a little inflamed." Lance hated seeing her so terrified, but a selfish part of him thrilled at the depth of her concern. He gave her a reassuring smile, trying to anchor her.

The doctor gave him a weird look before crossing his arms. "Go to a big hospital. I run a small clinic; I can't handle this kind of complication."

Lance's tone went flat. "Just give me an anti-inflammatory shot."

The doctor frowned, exasperated. "I literally just said I can't treat this, you—"

He didn't finish the sentence. He accidentally locked eyes with Lance.

The man on the bed looked violently ill and deathly pale, but the aura radiating from him was utterly freezing. He possessed an air of absolute, ruthless authority. With just one cold, dead-eyed stare, an invisible, crushing pressure flooded the room. The doctor felt a genuine shudder rip through his soul.

This was not a man he could afford to piss off.

The doctor instinctively wiped a layer of cold sweat from his forehead, stammering, "I... I can give you the shot, but... if something happens to you, it's not on me. You demanded this. I advised against it."

"If I die, it has nothing to do with you," Lance said coldly.

The shot would suppress the symptoms temporarily, and right now, that was all he needed. He couldn't afford to collapse. If he went down, who would protect Nathalie?

The doctor began prepping the IV, his movements overly cautious and tense.

Nathalie stood off to the side, completely silent, watching until the needle finally went into Lance's arm. Only then did she speak. "I'm... going to find the restroom."

Lance immediately turned to Nicol. "Follow her."

He paused, then added, "Keep your distance."

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