Chapter 737
The heavy door swung open.
The men in black strode inside.
Sienna and Heather were ordered to wait by the entrance until summoned.
Standing at the threshold, Sienna could see a massive four-poster bed dominating the center of the room.
Translucent gauze curtains draped around it, partially obscuring the silhouette of a figure within.
It was a broad-shouldered man, though his features were hidden in the shadows.
A male and female physician sat on either side of the mattress.
Their heads were bowed in deep concentration as they administered some unknown treatment.
The atmosphere in the room was thick and suffocating.
The man on the bed breathed in heavy, ragged gasps, his chest heaving erratically.
The sheer agony he was suppressing seemed to ripple through the quiet air.
Even through the curtains, it was painfully obvious that he was enduring an unimaginable torment.
Sienna’s gaze swept over the nightstand, noting rows of meticulously arranged vials.
Instinctively, her eyes locked onto a single vial filled with a pale blue liquid.
She could recognize that specific color and label formatting with her eyes closed.
It was the exact antidote formula she had been developing for Silas!
Yet, upon closer inspection, the concentration of the vial appeared to be a tier higher than her current progress.
This was the Phase-Three Advanced Antidote.
It was far more refined than her formula, dangerously close to the final product.
A chill instantly shot down her spine.
Sienna could vaguely guess that this man had abducted her because of the medication.
But if they had already developed the antidote to a level far beyond her own research, why did they still need her?
There was only one logical explanation: the antidote was flawed.
An uncontrollable thought surfaced in her mind.
If the man lying on the bed was also testing the drug, could he be the actual, living patient they were developing it for?
But Sienna immediately shot down her own deduction.
Administering an unverified serum to a patient before the final formula was confirmed was practically suicidal.
It could trigger an irreversible acceleration of the disease and a toxic backlash, with an incredibly high fatality rate.
No one with even a shred of medical common sense would take such a risk.
Yet, the man before her was personally testing the unverified compound.
Who on earth would drive him to sacrifice himself to such an extreme extent?
A myriad of questions clogged her chest, making it hard to breathe.
“Sir, we brought the herbalist p>
The guard in black stepped up to the gauze curtain and bowed respectfully as he reported.
Silence hung behind the veil for a moment before a low, nasal grunt sounded out.
His voice was deep and husky, trailing off as if he were just catching his breath from an intense bout of pain.
At his command, the two physicians immediately packed away their instruments, stood up, and carefully helped the man sit against the headboard.
Then they backed away and motioned for Heather to go inside.
Sienna felt the hand gripping her arm trembling violently.
From the moment those two figures stepped back from the curtain and signaled them to enter, the atmosphere had shifted.
A heavy, almost tangible pressure bled out from the bed in the center of the room.
It was like an invisible force field, so stifling that it made every breath feel labored.
The soft, amber glow of the floor lamp pierced through the sheer fabric, tracing the sharp, exquisite and rigidly cold contotirs of the man’s profile.
He had striking bone structure with razor-sharp angles, his strong brow ridge casting a heavy shadow over his eyes.
Staring at that shadow, a sudden wave of familiarity washed over Sienna.
She focused her gaze, trying to discern his features.
Beside her, Heather was already falling apart from terror, pressing tightly against Sienna’s arm with a weak, tearful voice
“Sienna, I’m so scared… I want to leave p>
It wasn’t just the traumatic sight of a man being crippled earlier that haunted Heather.
The very second they stepped into this room, a biting, suffocating aura had completely swallowed them both.