The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163 A Way Out

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Kaylee, guided by instinct, tore open his shirt. The bullet had struck near his heart, but whether it had actually hit his heart, she had no way of being sure.

However, the two bloody holes kept oozing blood, dampening her hands.

The priority at the moment was to stop the bleeding

Otherwise, given the rate at which Jeremiah was bleeding, he would soon be drained of blood.

Kaylee hastily removed one of her garments, tearing it into strips. Without a second thought, she did everything she could to staunch one of the bleeding wounds.

Afterward, she made up her mind to do something major.

“Jeremiah,” she began, her voice steady and resolute, “one of the bullets didn’t go in too deep. I want to remove it. I’ll do my best to keep you alive. I’ve been through this before. I’ve been shot, and I’ve even pulled out my own bullets. All you need to do is bear the pain.”

Sensing that Jeremiah had given a slight nod, Raylee wasted no time and commenced the “surgery.”

Only twenty minutes had passed, yet it felt like an eternity.

Without sterilization or tools, Raylee relied solely on her sense of touch to remove the bullet that wasn’t deeply embedded.

“Alright, Jeremiah, are you still with me?” she asked, her voice laced with anxiety.

Jeremiah was completely drenched, but one couldn’t tell if it was sweat or blood. However, one thing was certain, enduring the extraction of a bullet without anesthesia was a pain beyond what any ordinary person could bear.

He managed to endure it all. Upon hearing Raylee’s question, he responded in a low, husky voice.

Raylee was panting heavily, on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion.

She had given it her all and done everything within her capacity.

Yet she had no way of assuring that Jeremiah would survive.

There was still another bullet lodged within. A wound infection or the possibility of being recaptured were all risks that would cost Jeremiah his life.

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She couldn’t even ensure her own safety, and now, she still had to drag the seriously–injured Jeremy along-

Nevertheless, Jeremiah was incredibly tough. Despite enduring such intense pain, he didn’t fall unconscious. Instead, his awareness heightened.

He grasped Kaylee’s hand, asking weakly, “Why did you save me? In such a critical moment, you should have prioritized your own safety. Besides, I once nearly took your life. You shouldn’t show mercy to your enemies.”

Kaylee could feel how weak he was. In response, she seized his hand and held on tightly.

“Jeremiah, I understand better than you that being kind to your enemies is detrimental to oneself, but you’re not my enemy! I still wanted to marry you, to use you to deal with the Goodridge family. You once told me that you’d be my strongest support. So, you can’t die. You must keep your promise to marry me.”

I think… I might not make it,” said Jeremiah, his voice barely above a whisper.

“I don’t care, I need you alive!” Raylee’s voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

When one despised someone, they wished them dead and yearned to tear them to pieces.

Previously, Jeremiah had tricked her into going to East Aploth, nearly tormenting her to death. It made her hate him to the

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