Chapter 124

Following, a furious roar pierced the tranquility of the world, loud enough to wake the dead. Wait a minute, that voice sounds familiar! She quickly stopped in her tracks, looking at the man she had doused, who was now in a sorry state. "What the..? You?" "Are you insane? Why did you spray that stuff in my face?” Xander clutched his eyes in pain with one hand, while pushing away Eliza's hand with the other. Right now, his eyes, face, and neck were all burning as if torched. "I didn’t know it was you, I'm sorry.” Eliza's feelings were a mixture of bafflement, amusement, and sympathy as she hurriedly called for an ambulance. Before long, the ambulance arrived, wailing its way to the hospital with Xander. Xander had been admitted to the hospital thrice in his entire life: once after a rock-climbing accident, once after his father died, and now, thanks to Eliza’s vigorous "attack". The doctor treated him with an emergency flush, applied some medication, and then sent them home to rest. All