Chapter 558

I was very ill. The door opened, and Elijah's voice came through. "Ari… Ari, are you awake?" I couldn't move at all and could only hear his heavy footsteps as he hobbled to my bedside. He struggled to set something down, then came closer to the bed. I felt his hand on my forehead, and the heat from my body shocked him. "Ari, how are you?" he asked as he hurriedly helped me sit up. I stared blankly at him, and tears silently streamed down my face. Seeing me like this, his expression changed. "Ari, what's wrong? Are you in a lot of pain?" I struggled to speak. "Take me… take me to see my parents… my dad…" I didn't have the strength to finish and just closed my eyes, letting the virus ravage my body. I wasn't sure what I went through. I just knew I was tortured by the high fever, convulsing and fainting, only to briefly regain consciousness. When I woke up, I saw that Elijah seemed to have aged several years, his face was waxy and the dark circles under his eyes were serious from