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Chapter656RunningOutofTime Chapter 656 Running Out of Time Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : “Thesituationisn’tlookinggood,”Claudiosaid. “ The situation isn’t looking good , ” Claudio said . 89% 89 % +8Pearls +8 Pearls “Theconditionsherearetoo limited.Ineedtoconductaprofessionalexaminationandarrangeforsurgery.immediately.” “ The conditions here are too limited . I need to conduct a professional examination and arrange for surgery . immediately . ” “Willhewakeupafterthesurgery?”Ipressed. “ Will he wake up after the surgery ? ” I pressed . “Noguarantees.Hiswolfhascompletelystoppedresponding.” “ No guarantees . His wolf has completely stopped responding . ” Claudiocontinued,“ButI’lldomybesttotry.Thatbeingsaid,ifyoujustwanthimtoregainconsciousnessforashortwhile,thereisaway.” Claudio continued , “ But I’ll do my best to try . That being said , if you just want him to regain consciousness for a short while , there is a way . ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / “Doit,”Iinstructedwithouthesitation. “ Do it , ” I instructed without hesitation . Sincehewasn’tconfidentinfullyrevivingDominic,wemightaswelltrytogetsomeusefulinformationfromhimbeforethesurgery. Since he wasn’t confident in fully reviving Dominic , we might as well try to get some useful information from him before the surgery . Claudioglancedatmeandtheothersstandingguardnearby,hesitatingmomentarilybeforeresponding. Claudio glanced at me and the others standing guard nearby , hesitating momentarily before responding . Igavehimasubtlelook,andonlythendidhepullouthiscanvasbag.Fromthemostconcealedcompartment,heretrievedasmallvialofliquid.Breakingtheseal,hepriedopenDominic’smouthandpouredevery lastdropofthesolutioninside. I gave him a subtle look , and only then did he pull out his canvas bag . From the most concealed compartment , he retrieved a small vial of liquid . Breaking the seal , he pried open Dominic’s mouth and poured every last drop of the solution inside . Theentireroomfellintoaheavysilence. The entire room fell into a heavy silence . -Nearlyaminutepassed.Then,inanastonishinglyshorttime,Dominictransitionedfromavegetativestate -Nearly a minute passed . Then , in an astonishingly short time , Dominic transitioned from a vegetative state toslowlyopeninghiseyes. to slowly opening his eyes . Momentslater,hisgazesharpened,andhisenergyreturned–helookednodifferentfromaperfectlyhealthyperson. Moments later , his gaze sharpened , and his energy returned – he looked no different from a perfectly healthy person . “Dominic.”Isteppedforwardimmediately,explaining,“Iwastheonewhorevivedyou.Youcantrustme. “ Dominic . ” I stepped forward immediately , explaining , “ I was the one who revived you . You can trust me . “Tellme,whodidthistoyou?Andwhoisgivingordersinyourplace?” “ Tell me , who did this to you ? And who is giving orders in your place ? ” Iwaitedcalmlyforhisresponse. I waited calmly for his response . Foralongmoment,Dominicremainedsilent.Then,hisexpressiondarkenedwithfrustration,andheshookhishead.“Idon’tknow. For a long moment , Dominic remained silent . Then , his expression darkened with frustration , and he shook his head . “ I don’t know .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); “Mylastmemory…”Hepausedasifsearchinghismind.“IwashandlinganorderrelatedtothedisappearanceofphysicistTomLewisandhiswife,SoniaJohn.Theywentmissing12years ago.” “ My last memory … ” He paused as if searching his mind . “ I was handling an order related to the disappearance of physicist Tom Lewis and his wife , Sonia John . They went missing 12 years ago .” Themomenthefinishedspeaking,hiseyelidsflutteredrapidly.Then,justlikeamachinerunningoutofpower,hisbodyshutdownentirely.Hiseyesclosed. The moment he finished speaking , his eyelids fluttered rapidly . Then , just like a machine running out of power , his body shut down entirely . His eyes closed . “Dominic!”Igripped hiscoldhandsinapanic,butnomatterhowIcalledhisname,hedidn’trespond. “ Dominic ! ” I gripped his cold hands in a panic , but no matter how I called his name , he didn’t respond . IturnedtoClaudio,myvoicelacedwithurgency.“What’sgoingon?” I turned to Claudio , my voice laced with urgency . “ What’s going on ? ” “ThisisasmuchasIcandofor now,”Claudiosaidapologetically. “ This is as much as I can do for now , ” Claudio said apologetically . 1/2 1/2 1/2 11:13Thu,27Marw 11:13 Thu , 27 Mar w Chapter656RunningOutofTime Chapter 656 Running Out of Time 89% 89 % +8Pearls +8 Pearls Heexplained,“Thatdrugonlyprovidesatemporaryboost.Itworksthesamewaystimulantsdoforathletes. He explained , “ That drug only provides a temporary boost . It works the same way stimulants do for athletes . “Hiswolfmightbecompletelydead.Inhiscurrentcondition,recallingandclearlyexplainingafulleventisalreadyanincrediblefeatofwillpower.” “ His wolf might be completely dead . In his current condition , recalling and clearly explaining a full event is already an incredible feat of willpower . ” Iletoutafrustratedsigh,rakingahandthroughmyhair. I let out a frustrated sigh , raking a hand through my hair . Atthatmoment,Fredericksuddenlyspokeup,testingClaudiowithacasualquestion.“Iwonderwheredidyoulearnmedicine?” At that moment , Frederick suddenly spoke up , testing Claudio with a casual question . “ I wonder where did you learn medicine ? ” “Self–taught,”Claudioansweredsmoothly,meetingmygazewithoutatraceofhesitation.“Ifyou’reinterested,Mr.Langston,Iwouldn’tmindteachingyouathingortwo.” “ Self – taught , ” Claudio answered smoothly , meeting my gaze without a trace of hesitation . “ If you’re interested , Mr. Langston , I wouldn’t mind teaching you a thing or two .” “Thatwon’tbenecessary.”Frederick’stonewasasicyasever. “ That won’t be necessary .” Frederick’s tone was as icy as ever . Then,outofnowhere,heasked,“Sinceyou’resuchanaccomplishedphysician,Iassumeyou’veheardofClaudio?” Then , out of nowhere , he asked , “ Since you’re such an accomplished physician , I assume you’ve heard of Claudio ? ” Myheartclenched.Washestartingtosuspectsomething? My heart clenched . Was Was he he starting starting to to suspect suspect something something ? ?

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