A Spoonful of Sugar: Don’t Beg for Love

Chapter 511

"The operation was a huge success. Hesper’s condition is very stable now." Professor Miles was visibly

happy; when he came out, he looked a bit tired. "We’ll transfer her to a ward for 24 hours of

observation. If nothing goes wrong during this time, Hesper’s legs will get back to how they were

before."

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief; no matter what, it was a good thing that Hesper’s leg injury had been

cured.

Rickard sat on the other side of the bench, not making a sound. Professor Miles could not help but feel

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‘Didn't Rickard care about Hesper the most? But now that the result of her operation is out, why is he

so silent?’

Matthew was not surprised. Professor Miles took a step forward out of curiosity, but Rickard suddenly

fell from the bench.

"Mr. Duval!"

Since Matthew was the closest to Rickard, he quickly supported him, who was about to drop to the floor

face down.

The moment he saw his face, he realized that Rickard’s cheeks looked so pale that it seemed that all

blood had been drained from his face.

"Rickard Duval?"

Matthew frowned and patted his cheek twice. Professor Miles also frowned, strode forward, and took

Rickard’s pulse, his expression then changed immediately. "Mr. Duval has been poisoned. His pulse

feels erratic."

"...What?" Everything happened so quickly that Matthew could not react.

Professor Miles’ brows creased tighter and tighter. "Help me lift him up. We have to bring him to a lab

and run a whole body checkup on him."

Matthew could also see that Rickard’s situation was very serious.

‘But he was still doing very fine an hour ago. How could he get poisoned all of a sudden? And we’re the

only two waiting in the corridor.’

Realizing this, Matthew’s expression changed instantly.

‘If something happens to him, nothing I do will be able to clear my name... And because Rickard only

borrowed the operating theater, all the surrounding surveillance cameras have already been shut off.

And I just so happened to punch Rickard right before this accident.’

As Matthew carried Rickard out with Professor Miles, they ran into Benji, who had been waiting in the

corner.

Seeing this scene, Benji hurried forward. "Mr. Duval! What happened to him?"

"He’s been poisoned. We still don’t know what poison it is and how it got into him," Professor Miles

explained succinctly. "Judging from how his pulse is reacting, this poison might be lethal. Go to the

hospital’s management and borrow some equipment from a lab. I have to run a comprehensive

examination as soon as possible."

"What?" The expression on Benji’s face disappeared instantly. He frowned and nodded. "I’m on it."

Julian, who watched from the side as everyone sank into a turmoil, transferred Hesper to her ward. As

Hesper rested, he tidied every strand of her hair in a leisurely manner so that they would not be

crushed and stared at Hesper’s peaceful sleeping face. A smirk appeared at the corners of his lips.

"Hesper, it’s wonderful that you're going to recover to the state you were in before all that misery.

"Soon, we’ll be able to return to the good old days when Rickard Duval was non-existent... Do you still

remember the time that we spent together in the orphanage? Although we weren’t rich and didn’t have

many resources, we always had each other’s back.

"...I’m obviously the person that's closest to you. So why? Why won’t you look back at me?"

The door of the ward abruptly flew open. Julian keenly turned his head around, only to find that

Professor Miles had returned and was glaring at him silently from the shadows.

"Master?"

Professor Miles took a few steps toward Julian. That was when Julian got a clearer look at Professor

Miles’s expression——

Professor Miles frowned as he stepped forward and grasped Julian’s wrist. "I’d strongly advise you to

hand over the antidote right now. We're talking about Rickard Duval here. Are you planning on dying

prematurely?"

Julian gave a faint scoff. "Master, how are you so sure that the person who poisoned him is me?"

"I’m glad that you still remember that I’m your master." Professor Miles’s voice turned colder. "I’ll give

you one last chance. Hand over the antidote. If Rickard dies, do you really think you could get away

with it?"