SWNOVELS Chapter 417
Chapter 417
Chapter 417 Coercion
Freya examined the medicine in her hand, her voice cold and indifferent when she spoke, “Since that’s the case, why did you come to me?”
Jamie had dropped by with fury in his heart. So, when he noticed her demeanor, he sneered. “It seems like I need to find two new assistants for Miss Kaufmann.”
She turned to face him, responding resolutely, “I don’t need assistants.”
Felix and Tyler were despicable men who deserved their fate, but she didn’t want anyone. else to fall into Jamie’s hands.
Jamie’s tone turned dangerous as he snarled, “When Felix died, he said you asked him for Icy. Sea’s formula. What are you planning, Freya? Why can’t you just stay here and help Edward with his treatment?”
She held a tray in her hand and shot Jamie a cold glance.
Then, she promptly ignored his words and left the office.
To her surprise, she noticed that Jamie was still in the office after she had administered an injection to Edward.
She frowned and entered, pretending as if there was no one in the room. Jamie was sitting there organizing documents. In the past two days, Edward’s condition had been slowly deteriorating, and her mood had become increasingly heavy.
If this trend continued, Edward could only live for another three months at most. Even if she tried her best to delay his symptoms, his life expectancy wouldn’t last for more than half a
year.
Most importantly, the only option left was chemotherapy, which was extremely painful.
So, she could only choose to try her best to delay such an agonizing option, even if it was just one more day.
By the time she craned her neck to look away from her research, Jamie was no longer in the
office.
She couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Edward asked the maid to call Jamie to the ward at 3 p.m.
Once Jamie entered the ward, he sat at the bedside and asked, “You asked the maid to call me. Is there something you need?”
Edward had propped himself up for the conversation. Unfortunately, that didn’t diminish the fact that he looked thin and frail. “Jamie, Frey has been so busy treating me recently. I want to thank her by inviting her to dinner. Let’s do it while my body is still capable of something like this.”
Jamie frowned in displeasure. “What are you talking about? You will definitely get better.”
Edward smiled bitterly. He was well aware of his own health. Recently, everything he ate under Freya’s supervision would come back up, and he had even started vomiting blood.
His time was running out.
Edward looked at Jamie. “Please, let’s just have a meal together, Jamie. I want to invite her to dinner. Can’t you just grant me this one wish?”
Jamie frowned at Edward. Yet, he couldn’t bear to turn his brother down after catching sight of the look of anticipation on his face. It had been a while since he had seen Edward so excited about something since he fell ill.
“Fine.”
Freya returned to the bedroom to freshen up around 6 p.m.
A few minutes later, her eyes darkened slightly.
There was a subtle throbbing in her body, indicating that it was time for her daily injection of Icy Sea. Her body had become addicted to it.
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the desire in her body. But once the intense pain started, it would only intensify without any respite, leaving her no time to recover.
The door to the room opened at 6:30 p.m.
She instinctively looked up at the sudden intrusion and saw Jamie standing there. However, he didn’t have the syringe of Icy Sea in his hand today.
He sized up Freya’s pale face and smirked.
“It seems like you’re really craving it. It’s only 6:30 p.m., and you’re already crumbling.”
Her eyes turned cold as she shot a glare at him. “Get out.”
He merely chuckled as he looked at her trembling fingers.
“You’re quite impressive, being able to hold on for this long.”
He was being genuine with his praise. So far, she was the only person who had lasted for this
long after being inflicted with Icy Sea. Nonetheless, he also understood that this particular drug could destroy a person’s will from within.
What difference did it make for one to endure for a day or a month? In the end, would succumb to this substance.
He walked up to her and grabbed her wrist.
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She tried to break free, but her whole body was trembling, and she couldn’t control herself.
“Edward wants to thank you and invite you for dinner. But how can you go looking like this?”
She gritted her teeth and glared at him. “Let go of me.”
Even though she didn’t have much strength, she still managed to raise her other hand to slap Jamie.
A loud smack echoed across the room.
He truly didn’t expect her to actually land a blow on him.
He had already forced her to take two types of medication, one of which would have severely weakened her physical strength. After all, no one in the villa could restrain this woman’s skills except for him.
Her slap landed on his face since he was entirely caught off guard. Sure, it barely hurt him, as there wasn’t any power behind her blow, but he still felt provoked and humiliated.
Hence, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her up from the bed.
“Freya Kaufmann, have I been too good to you? Is this why you’ve forgotten your place?!”
Alas, Freya was too weak to do anything but glare at him. “Go away!”
Jamie felt his lips pull back into a snarl. If it were any other day, he would have left. After all, he could wait for her to come begging him once the Icy Sea took effect.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t risk it today. Edward was already waiting in the dining room.
So, Jamie held Freya’s chin with one hand and forcefully pried open her mouth.
Then, he took out a pill and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
“Swallow it.”
She frowned, trying her best to spit the unknown pill out. Normally, he would give her capsules to cause fatigue. Thus, she didn’t know what kind of pill he was feeding her now
When he saw that she was about to spit out the pill, he frowned in displeasure as he stared at her cherry-red lips. Perhaps it was because of his desire for Icy Sea; her lips now had a strange tinge of red, exuding a captivating charm.
He smirked as he threatened, “If you spit it out, I’ll personally feed it to you.”
As he spoke, he leaned closer to her lips, his vicious eyes staring at her up close.
Their breaths mingled, and she could almost feel his lips about to touch hers.
She widened her eyes, feeling absolutely disgusted.
She wanted to shove him away but couldn’t muster the strength to do such a thing. Eventually, she felt an overwhelming hopelessness as she closed her eyes.
Even if she spat it out, she knew he had numerous ways to make her swallow it again.
So, she reluctantly swallowed the pill instead of giving in to her desire to spit it out.
As it slid down her throat, she raised her head and looked at Jamie Fraser coolly.
“Are you happy now? Let go of me,” she said.
Jamie gazed at Freya with a mirthless smile. “Are you afraid of me kissing you?” he asked.
She remained silent, her expression icy. Then, he reached out and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, his voice filled with barely perceptible excitement.
“I thought you were fearless, not even afraid of death. But it seems you’re afraid of this.”
Her gaze turned glacial. “Jamie, what do you want?”
He finally released his grip on her, saying, “Edward is going to invite you for dinner later. I can’t risk you looking so disheveled in front of him. The thing I gave you earlier was a regular Icy Sea. You could consider it as a temporary snack. If you perform well in front of Edward during dinner tonight, I’ll reward you properly when you return.”
He smiled in satisfaction, appearing as if he were treating his own pet.
When he saw that she was about to spit out the pill, he frowned in displeasure as he stared at her cherry-red lips. Perhaps it was because of his desire for Icy Sea; her lips now had a strange tinge of red, exuding a captivating charm.
He smirked as he threatened, “If you spit it out, I’ll personally feed it to you.”
As he spoke, he leaned closer to her lips, his vicious eyes staring at her up close.
Their breaths mingled, and she could almost feel his lips about to touch hers.
She widened her eyes, feeling absolutely disgusted.
She wanted to shove him away but couldn’t muster the strength to do such a thing. Eventually, she felt an overwhelming hopelessness as she closed her eyes.
Even if she spat it out, she knew he had numerous ways to make her swallow it again.
So, she reluctantly swallowed the pill instead of giving in to her desire to spit it out.
As it slid down her throat, she raised her head and looked at Jamie Fraser coolly.
“Are you happy now? Let go of me,” she said.
Jamie gazed at Freya with a mirthless smile. “Are you afraid of me kissing you?” he asked.
She remained silent, her expression icy. Then, he reached out and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, his voice filled with barely perceptible excitement.
“I thought you were fearless, not even afraid of death. But it seems you’re afraid of this.”
Her gaze turned glacial. “Jamie, what do you want?”
He finally released his grip on her, saying, “Edward is going to invite you for dinner later. I can’t risk you looking so disheveled in front of him. The thing I gave you earlier was a regular Icy Sea. You could consider it as a temporary snack. If you perform well in front of Edward during dinner tonight, I’ll reward you properly when you return.”
He smiled in satisfaction, appearing as if he were treating his own pet.