Chapitre 170: An intense night

Finally, Jean bid goodbye so he could rest in his hotel room. Aleksis soon fell asleep in Finland's arms on the hospital bed while Lauriel sat reading a book on the corner sofa of the room.

Even though he looked like he was solemnly reading, his eyes were always mindful of their surroundings. This afternoon Alexei and Katia threatened to hurt Finland and he realized that they were not messing around.

His negligence caused Aleksis to be poisoned by Alexei's men, and he knew that they could also easily hurt Finland in the hospital if they wanted. His mind returned to Katia and her cold expression.

Indeed, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and she met with Alexei, who had a personal grudge against Caspar, so they joined forces to take revenge.

Lauriel had no choice but to follow their requests, especially since he had not yet found an antidote to the poison they gave Aleksis.

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