�Oh, thank goodness� I was so scared.� Leia breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that she could keep her hand.

Xavier carefully held the cup of water to Leia�s lips for her to drink, and casually added, �Your hand could still be amputated if the venom isn�t out of your system in twenty- four hours, or if the venom enters your nervous system.�

�Pfft!� Leia spat the water out and gasped, �What� What did you say?� She stared at Xavier with wide eyes. She�d rather die than have her hand amputated!

�Didn�t I make myself clear? You need to take care of yourself because there�s still venom in your body.� Xavier put the cup down and patted her head. He then huffed and scolded her, �You even cared so much about that moonstone. Don�t be so careless next time.�

People said it was tiring to take care of children but Xavier felt that it was more tiring to take care of Leia after that diving trip. He couldn�t keep an eye on her at all, and she didn�t even have the sense to keep her distance from the corals that could be housing poisonous creatures. Of course, she would be bitten by the sea snake.

�Oh yeah, where�s my moonstone? I want to give it to Ren. Did you take my moonstone?� Leia asked anxiously, worried her efforts would have gone to waste.

Santiago pointed at a small box on the bedside cabinet and said dotingly, �Don�t worry, I put it away for you. Your hand will be okay after the snake venom subsides; you�ll be fine.�

Leia�s condition wasn�t very serious because she was rushed to the hospital in time, and most of the venom in her body had already dissipated. There was only a small amount left around the bite mark, and it would only take a one-hour surgery to get rid of the venom. On the bright side, she wouldn�t have to amputate her hand.

Leia felt slightly calmer after hearing Santiago�s words.� Ugh� When is the surgery? I want to call Ren.�

�In two to three hours,� Santiago replied. �The doctor said they�ll put you under anesthesia to clear out the venom in your body, and you can�t drink any more water after this until the surgery is done.�

�Well, there�s still time left�� Leia looked around.

�Where�s my phone? I want to tell Ren I�m okay.�

However, Xavier gently pushed her back down onto the bed and said, �Don�t worry about her, she�ll be taken care of.�

�By whom? Don�t tell me it�s your scumbag buddy, Stefan!� Leia retorted rudely.

�I�ll be more worried about her if he�s around!� Her words made Xavier snort.

�Why do you hate Stefan so much? They�re a match made in heaven, but they have a lot of obstacles to face along the way. It�s not fair to label Stefan as a scumbag, is it?�

�He obviously is!� Leia burst out furiously.

�He cheated on Ren while they were still married to each other and got another woman pregnant! In the end, when he finally won Ren back, he got engaged to someone else. Isn�t he a scumbag?�

�Well, Renee didn�t lay idle either. Didn�t she have a relationship with your brother, and Mr. Baldwin now too? And didn�t Stefan lose his sight and memories because of Renee?�

�Those were accidents and have nothing to do with Ren! It must be his karma since he�s done so many bad things.� JrNovels.com