Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 1457

"You... Why did you yell at her?" Xanthus growled. Santiago let out a sigh and asked, "How much did you take?"

Santiago was done making Xanthus talk at this point. Since Xanthus was conscious, he could probably make it through.

However, Xanthus was upset, refusing to speak.

Raeleigh moved to sit beside Xanthus and squeezed his hand. "Say it."

"Sixty grams," Xanthus replied weakly.

Santiago looked at Jacky. Then, Jacky said, "Meth cannot be consumed directly but with water. Did you swallow directly?"

Xanthus nodded, and Jacky continued, "Thirty grams can already cause poisoning, and even enough to cause a fatal overdose, let alone to ingest sixty and to swallow directly at that."

"What should we do?"

"I can make it through." Xanthus gripped Raeleigh's hand tightly. She looked at him, holding back her tears.

Santiago stood up. "Let's go to the hospital."

Xanthus shook his head. "I can't. I'm a doctor;

ingesting meth is against the law."

"Doesn't mean you should risk your life over it," Santiago said.

Xanthus insisted, "I'm fine; it's just a reaction. I can make it through. It's normal to feel uncomfortable for the first time; I'll be fine."

Santiago turned to Jacky. "What do you suggest?"

"Give him some water."

With that, he went to the kitchen and poured some cold water into a kettle. Raeleigh hurried over and said, "You can't give him water. Xanthus said not to."

Jacky turned around and looked at Raeleigh, "He'll feel better after drinking water."

"No, no water." Raeleigh insisted.

She put down the kettle and returned to Xanthus's side.

When Jacky came out of the room, Raeleigh covered Xanthus with the throw and held his hand tightly. "I'm here. You'll be fine."

The corners of Xanthus's mouth curled up into a faint smile. "Okay."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Jacky opened it to let the doctor from Waverly Village enter. The doctor greeted Jacky and rushed inside. When he saw Xanthus, he was stunned.

The doctor pulled the throw away and took a look while Jacky explained Xanthus's situation to him. The doctor opened his medical kit and took out a syringe, then gave Xanthus an injection.

"What did you give him?" Raeleigh asked nervously. The doctor said, "It's not an antidote; I'm only giving him epinephrine to reduce his blood pressure and treat his arrhythmia."

"But it won't help much. Fortunately, he has already gone through most of it; he'll be fine as long as he can hold on for the rest of the night."

Raeleigh let out a sigh of relief but still dared not let her guard down, holding Xanthus's hand tightly.

During the several times Xanthus groaned in pain, Raeleigh turned to the doctor. The doctor explained, "Normally, when patients are in critical danger, the doctors will administer epinephrine when their heartbeat is about to stop, or their pulse grows weak. It helps their heart to beat stronger."

"His heart is beating strongly now; what he has is arrhythmia, but we can't keep giving him epinephrine."

Raeleigh bit her lip and looked at Xanthus. Xanthus opened his eyes slowly. "I don't feel so uncomfortable anymore. Relax."

Raeleigh nodded and wiped his sweat; she had already stopped crying.

After experiencing such a traumatic event, Raeleigh dared not cry anymore.

Xanthus looked at the people in front of him as he leaned against Raeleigh motionlessly if twitching didn't count.