Chapter 419 Benedict
The boy’s soft and childish voice melted Raven’s heart.
She looked coldly at the chubby doctor, her expression turning sharp in an instant
Then, she suddenly lifted her hand and flicked her fingers.
A silver needle shot out from between her fingers, hitting an acupoint just below the chubby doctor’s neck.
“You” The chubby doctor froze and instinctively clutched his neck.
He was just about to open his mouth and curse when he suddenly realized that he couldn’t make a sound. No matter how wide he opened his mouth, no words came out.
“What did you do to him?” The other doctors were all stunned, eyes wide in disbelief as they watched the man struggle silently with his hands to his throat.
Raven cast a cold glance at the group and said, “Since nothing good comes out of your mouth, then maybe you shouldn’t speak at all.”
The doctors all gasped in shock and started murmuring.
“Wait, does this mean he’ll never be able to speak again?”
“She made him mute with just a single needle? How is that even possible?”
“And all he did was say something fair, yet she resorted to such a cruel method. What a ruthless woman!”
But Raven ignored the crowd and bent down to pick up the frightened little boy.
She softly ran her fingers through his soft hair and asked gently, “What’s your name?”
“I’m Benedict Valor,” the boy replied, wrapping his small arms around Raven’s neck. His eyes sparkled with anticipation as he looked up at her, waiting for her reaction.
“Benedict? Great name!” Raven felt the name was oddly familiar, but since “Valor” was a common surname in Vyrdenia, she
didn’t dwell on it.
Benedict smiled, but his bright eyes dimmed slightly when he realized Raven had no memory of him.
Disappointment flickered across his face as he buried his head in her shoulder, her familiar scent making his nose sting.
But the thought that he could stay by her side made him quickly pull himself together, hiding his emotions well enough that Raven wouldn’t notice anything.
Raven looked at the frightened little boy curled up in her arms, her voice softening even further. “Where do you live? I’ll take you home.” Normally, she wouldn’t get involved in things like this.
But there was something about the boy that made her feel connected to him. She just couldn’t walk away.
She had to meet his parents. She needed to know whether they had carelessly lost him or had really abandoned him.
But just as Benedict was about to speak, Aurelia stepped forward again and said in a firm and commanding tone, “You’re not leaving. Come with me now and treat Ms. Rickard!”
Raven’s face, which had just softened because of Benedict, went cold again.
Before Raven could make a move, a young man in Lunshire uniform came rushing toward the villa from a distance.
The moment he spotted Raven, he immediately changed direction and strode straight up to her.
“You’re the one who said Ms. Rickard wouldn’t survive more than ten days, aren’t you?” Henry asked.
He had accompanied Helena to Vyrdenia for a banquet and remembered Raven clearly. Not just because of R n’s blunt remarks back then, but also because her stunning face had left a deep impression. Hence, he recognized her Lantly.
Henry pleaded, “Ms. Rickard is in critical condition. Please save her!”
He had just returned empty–handed after trying to invite Ethan over.
A few minutes ago, he had received updates on Helena’s worsening condition.
He had nearly given up until he saw the very person who had accurately predicted Helena’s illness right in front of him.
To him, Raven was their last and only hope.
Aurelia quickly cut in, trying to stop him.“Mr. Vega, this woman said she’ll only save Ms. Riockard if we give her the Ivory Reliquary! The treasure inside is far too precious. How can we give it away like that?”
Henry’s expression darkened. “You fool! What’s more important? Ms. Rickard’s life or that treasure? She is dying! Do you think keeping the box will magically heal her?”
