Chapter 485

Lucius seized the scalpel from her hand and, without the slightest hesitation, cut a deep gash into his own arm. He thrust the bleeding limb toward Valerie. "Test it." Valerie stared at him as if he had lost his mind. "Have you gone crazy?" He was even angrier than she was. "You're the crazy one. You were about to hurt yourself without a word. Did you ever stop to think about how I'd feel? No man can just stand by and watch the woman he cares about hurt herself." Valerie didn't know whether to laugh or sigh. "I just wanted to test the results." Lucius extended his injured arm again. "Test it on me, then." Blood continued to flow from the wound, and Valerie knew that delaying any longer would only worsen his pain. She said nothing more and carefully dripped the solution from the syringe onto the gash, one drop at a time. As she worked, she cautioned, "This is only a preliminary result. I can't promise it'll heal quickly. If the experiment fails, don't blame me. But one thing I c