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Chapter715Vulnerability Chapter 715 Vulnerability Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : “Everyone,standdown!”Silasshoutedatthem. “ Everyone , stand down ! ” Silas shouted at them . 95% 95 % +8Pearls +8 Pearls “Standdown!ThisisapersonalmatterbetweenMs.Carsonandme!She’salreadyshownmercy.Otherwise,I’dbedead!” “ Stand down ! This is a personal matter between Ms. Carson and me ! She’s already shown mercy . Otherwise , I’d be dead ! ” Hecoughedtwice,spittingoutblood.Despitethis,hestillfacedmewithrespectandgratitude.“Thankyou,Ms.Carson,forsparingmylife.” He coughed twice , spitting out blood . Despite this , he still faced me with respect and gratitude . “ Thank you , Ms. Carson , for sparing my life . ” “Youtrulyaresmart.”Ididn’tevenliftmyeyelids.“Xaviershowedwisdomentrustingtheblackmarkettoyou.” “ You truly are smart .” I didn’t even lift my eyelids . “ Xavier showed wisdom entrusting the black market to you .” “Ms.Carson,youflatterme.”Heloweredhisheadweakly,notdaringtoutteraharshword. “ Ms. Carson , you flatter me .” He lowered his head weakly , not daring to utter a harsh word . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Withaslightnod,Iturnedand walkedtowardsthestands,helpingBenjamintohisfeet,“Howareyoufeeling?” With a slight nod , I turned and walked towards the stands , helping Benjamin to his feet , “ How are you feeling ? ” “It’snothingserious,justabitweak,”Benjaminsaid. “ It’s nothing serious , just a bit weak , ” Benjamin said . “Don’tworry,Ms.Carson.Thissubstanceonlycausesmomentaryweaknesswithoutlastingharm.Yourfiancé,beingahigh–rankingwerewolf,willrecoverquickly,”Silasexplained. “ Don’t worry , Ms. Carson . This substance only causes momentary weakness without lasting harm . Your fiancé , being a high – ranking werewolf , will recover quickly , ” Silas explained . “Minimalharmisstillunacceptable!He’sthemostimportantpersonto me!”Isnappedcoldly. “ Minimal harm is still unacceptable ! He’s the most important person to me ! ” I snapped coldly . Silaswastakenabackbutquicklyrespondedwithdeference,“You’reright.I’llhurrytheantidoteoverimmediately!” Silas was taken aback but quickly responded with deference , “ You’re right . I’ll hurry the antidote over immediately ! ” Ashefinishedspeaking,someonebroughttheantidote. As he finished speaking , someone brought the antidote . Silashandeditoverwithbothhands. Silas handed it over with both hands . Itooktheantidote,openedit,andhandedittoBenjamin.“Takeit.Withmehere,theywouldn’tdareusesomethingfake.” I took the antidote , opened it , and handed it to Benjamin . “ Take it . With me here , they wouldn’t dare use something fake .” Benjaminsmiledwryly,sayingnothing,anddranktheantidote. Benjamin smiled wryly , saying nothing , and drank the antidote . Iwatchedhimintently,anxietyvisibleinmyeyes.Benjaminteased,“Ididn’tseeyouthisnervousuponstage.” I watched him intently , anxiety visible in my eyes . Benjamin teased , “ I didn’t see you this nervous up on stage . ” “Theyaren’tasimportantasyou,”Iblurtedout.RealizingwhatIhadsaid,Ibitmylip,quicklychangingthetopic,“Feelingbetter?” “ They aren’t as important as you , ” I blurted out . Realizing what I had said , I bit my lip , quickly changing the topic , “ Feeling better ? ” Benjaminchuckledsoftlyandreplied,“Medicinedoesn’tworkinstantly.Giveitafewminutes.” Benjamin chuckled softly and replied , “ Medicine doesn’t work instantly . Give it a few minutes . ” “Yeah.”Inodded. “ Yeah . ” I nodded . Forsomereason,eventhoughBenjaminwasonlyslightlypoisoned,Icouldn’tshakemyfearandworry. For some reason , even though Benjamin was only slightly poisoned , I couldn’t shake my fear and worry . AlthoughInowknewthatthemanwouldn’tkillBenjamin,thinkingbacktothescenestillmademyheart Although I now knew that the man wouldn’t kill Benjamin , thinking back to the scene still made my heart 1/3 1/3 09:11Wed,16Apr 09:11 Wed , 16 Apr 95% 95 % Chapter715 Vulnerability Chapter 715 Vulnerability +8Pearls +8 Pearls IfsomethinghappenedtoBenjamin,I’dlosemyfightingspiritimmediately. If something happened to Benjamin , I’d lose my fighting spirit immediately . IwishedIcouldguardBenjaminmyselfatalltimes. I wished I could guard Benjamin myself at all times .

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