When Carter saw this, he reached out and grabbed Shirley’s wrist.
Shirley, whose wheelchair had been moving forward when Carter yanked her back, instantly fell off her wheelchair.
Her legs, which could not support her at all, caused her to collapse helplessly onto the floor.
Carter froze at the unexpected turn of events.
He had not intended to yank her out of her wheelchair. He never imagined that she could not even stand up with her own legs.
Dumbfounded, he stared at Shirley, who was struggling to get up from the floor, and he felt needles prickling his heart.
Shirley, noticing the dazed Carter, quickly slipped her wrist free from his grip, held onto the edge of the table, and tried to stand up with all her strength.
Perhaps she was mentally distracted, she was unable to stand up despite all her efforts.
Of course, how could she stand up? Her legs were useless now.
Shirley gritted her teeth, refusing to give up. She tried endlessly but still failed.
Shirley was about to run out of strength when Carter suddenly lifted her and held her horizontally in his arms.
Shirley glanced sideways at Carter, who had a conflicted expression on his face, and pretended to be unbothered and shifted her gaze away.
Carter placed Shirley down on the sofa, then stood back up and stared at her legs.
Shirley was 1.7 meters tall and had a proportionate, slender figure. She had beautiful legs too, but now…
Shirley saw that Carter kept staring at her legs.
She felt an ache in her heart, but she could already see through him. It would be pointless to be sad now.
“Carter, my reason for being here today is clear. If you don’t give me the ingredients for the anti- toxoid test reagent formula, this baby will definitely die.”
Carter was truly shocked by Shirley’s cold and inhumane behavior at this moment.
“You’ve really opened up my eyes, Shirley,” Carter countered sarcastically. “Given that you’re really pregnant, don’t even think about handling the baby alone. I won’t give you the chance.”
Carter reached out and lifted Shirley’s chin, and his cold eyes narrowed.
“Now that you’re here, and you’ve shared such wonderful news with me, don’t even think about leaving.”
“Carter, I’m not sure you’ve completely grasped the situation.”
“Listen carefully. The poison in my body has reached the third stage. If the anti-toxoid test reagent is not developed soon, this little thing will be the first to be affected by the poison.”
This little thing.
Carter’s eyebrows snapped together.
He stared into Shirley’s cold eyes which saw him as an enemy. Without warning, he reached over and attempted to pull off her mask.
“Shirley, I’m really curious to see your expression when you say such things,” he said furiously.
Shirley immediately moved her head away to evade and raised her hand to block Carter’s hand.
“You’d better not remove my mask. Don’t blame me if you catch my flu.”
“Hah!” Carter chuckled dismissively; his gaze was so piercing that it seemed like he was about to engulf her.
In one swift motion, he pushed Shirley’s hand aside and ripped her mask off.
Shirley felt her heart stopped for a split second. She hurriedly turned her face sideways, exposing the unscarred side to Carter.
Carter was enraged when Shirley avoided his gaze.
Reaching over, he grasped Shirley’s chin and turned her head firmly in his direction.
His anger and dissatisfaction vanished the moment he saw her whole face.
He unknowingly loosened his grip on her chin as well.
“Your face… Who did this?”
Carter was clearly suppressing his anger, but he was unable to hold it for long.
“Who did this?! ”
Shirley had anticipated Carter to be shocked, and maybe even disgusted, at her hideous face, but she had not expected him to be infuriated.
She was uncertain if this was his way of showing that he cared about her.
Even if he cared, how would things change?
Shirley grabbed her mask and swiftly put it back on and then, as if nothing had happened, responded, ” I told you not to remove my mask. I won’t be held accountable for your fright.”
Carter exploded in rage when he saw Shirley’s impassive attitude.
He grasped Shirley’s shoulders, and in a cold tone, he probed, “Shirley, I’m asking you who did this?
Who did this to your face? Was it Kendrick? It’s him, wasn’t it? There’s nobody else except him! ”
“It wasn’t Kendrick, ” Shirley denied without hesitation, “Kendrick only injected me with the
?xT6g. He didn’t do anything else.”
Carter briefly paused, and his expression darkened. “If it wasn’t him, then who could it be? Are you on his side now? Have you fallen in love with him now that you’re spending so much time together every day? That’s why you’re acting so heartless toward me.”
Upon hearing Carter’s questioning, Shirley stared a t him and laughed aloud. “You’re wrong. I love myself most.”
“Shirley…”
“Do you still don’t get it? I came looking for you today because I don’t want to suffer again. I need the anti-toxoid test reagent. I don’t want to experience the fourth stage’s torment. I don’t mind if you won’t give it to me. You can just wait until this tiny thing dies with me.”
Shirley’s cruel words opened Carter’s eyes.
Carter had no choice but to conceal his burgeoning anger.
All these years, he knew Shirley was unaware that he cared for her.
Years ago, he had brought her home out of kindness, but over time, he grew to love her. The feeling was something he had no control over.
He was not bothered by her background or the fact that she was older than him. His only concern was that he was not good enough for her, that she would not like him.
He had once heard that the first thing that happens when falling in love was a feeling of inferiority. He had not believed it in the past, but now he did.
Regardless of how good he had become, she still walked away without hesitation back then.
As a result, he “hated” her.
He glared at Shirley with suppressed anger and dissatisfaction.
After taking a deep breath, he asked, “I can give you the formula and ingredients for the anti-toxoid test reagent, but first, you need to tell me who did this t o your face and legs.”
Ada, who was listening to their conversation behind the door, was frightened by Carter’s furious questioning, and her face turned pale.
‘If Shirley told the truth, how would I explain myself?’
She anxiously thought. Suddenly, she realized that the study room had become unusually quiet.
Feeling uneasy and curious, Ada leaned closer to the door, her ears practically pressing against it.
She heard a soft “click, ” and the door abruptly swung open.
Carter was standing right in front of Ada, and she turned rigid, unsure of what to do. After a few seconds, she regained her composure and adopted a n awkward demeanor; her face also feigned a gentle smile.
“Carter, I… I was just worried about you. I wasn’t eavesdropping.” Ada smiled forcefully as she tried to explain, but she noticed Carter’s unusually dark expression at the moment.
She intended to peep into the study room to see what was happening with Shirley, but her gaze was met by Carter’s cold, icy stare.
“Car…Carter?”
“It seems you are much smarter that I expected.”
Upon hearing Carter’s word, Ada froze, and her heart skipping a beat.
Carter, I…I’m not sure what you’re talking about. I….
“You don’t have the right to address me by name. Did you really believe that we got married because I’ve changed my perception of you? You’d never have joined this family if it weren’t because of your family’s worth to me.”
Although Ada already knew that her marriage and her title as Carter’s wife were predicated upon her family ties, hearing it directly from Carter was still an emotional blow to her.
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