Ch. 1871..1880

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1871 -Alexander's eyes widened.

Something was moving in Dominic’s veins, wriggling as it moved along.

It was not a hallucination, as something was squirming in the older man’s veins.

The hairs on Alexander’s skin stood at the sight of this despite everything he had been through.

"Old man, that’s..."

If Dominic had not warned Alexander from touching him before this, he would have rushed forward to hold Dominic's arm.

"Symbiote!"

Dominic slowly uttered the word and took another long breath.

Then he glanced at his arm as if nothing was out of place and put it back into the water again.

His arm plopped heavily into the water once again, making a splash.

This time, Alexander was ready and leaned back.

"Three hours...later...get Austin...that bastard...help me up!"

With that, Dominic fell silent again.

Alexander, too, did not speak.

He knew the older man must have exhausted all his strength at this moment.

Although he seemed to have passed out, it was nothing severe.

After taking a deep breath, Alexander turned and left.

When he arrived at the main house’s living room, he saw Austin carefully changing the towel on Galen’s forehead.

Still, Austin’s actions were a little clumsy.

Although he tried to fold the towel carefully, it was still messy.

When he laid the towel on Galen's tiny head, it also covered Galen's eyes.

Austin probably felt it was wrong and tried to adjust the towel before it slipped from Galen's head.

"I'll do it," Alexander said, walking over to take the towel from Austin.

Alexander reached out to touch his son's forehead.

It felt cooler than before, but he could not tell if it was because of the towel.

However, after seeing the weird thing he had just seen in Dominic, he could no longer be relaxed.

After all, it was not a common infectious disease nor an ordinary fever.

‘The old man said, "Symbiote."

What’s a symbiote?’ Alexander had seen it on TV, read about it in books, and even heard tumors about it, but this was the first time he saw it with his own eyes.

‘Someone said that West Virho was the first state that invented symbiotes.

Symtoxins.

Symtoxins and symbiotes seemed to be related.

Do symbiotes release Symtoxins? However, shouldn't it be a laboratory virus if Austin was the source? How is it related to Symtoxins?’ Everything was getting more and more entangled.

Alexander sullenly put a towel on the child and turned around to look at Austin.

"Do you know anything about the virus in your granduncle? He was about to mention symbiote but stopped himself.He did not know how much Austin knew.

"I don't."

Austin shook his head with a frown.

"I don't even know what virus is in my body.All I know is that this is all my fault.Uncle Dom wouldn't have gotten infected if he hadn’t saved me.I've considered it countless times over the past two days, and it must've come from that Mike Corden guy.He did this on purpose! That must be why he so kindly helped me escape! He’s using me to hurt people.He deliberately let Uncle Dom find me so I could spread the virus to him!"

The more he talked, the more riled up he became.

"Those demons! "

Austin clenched his fist and pounded heavily on the sofa beside him.

He thought about how things happened over the past two days, from when he fell into the trap and got held hostage and tortured to when he got rescued and gradually recovered.

Everything seemed to have gone too smoothly.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1872 -All of Austin’s initial attempts had failed, but he immediately succeeded when Mike gave him a plan.

Then Mike made no more appearances after that.

‘Why would he help if he didn’t have ulterior motives? Would he be so kind as to help Austin without hoping for anything in return?’ Alexander could not believe it.

After pondering momentarily, he blurted, "Mike?"

Austin was stunned.

"You know him too?"

A moment later, he added, "It was him! He was the one who saved me! He told me how to escape the place and what I should do along the way.I shouldn’t have trusted him! If I knew this would happen, I'd be better off in there!"

Alexander felt conflicted upon hearing Austin’s words as he could not determine if Austin was telling the truth.

‘Did Mike really do this on purpose? Based on my understanding of Mike, he would think otherwise.However, his son is captive now, and he did not mention doing anything for Nick.Mike might’ve done that under the organization’s immense pressure or threats.

‘If that’s the case, Mike might know what kind of virus this is, or rather, what type of symbiote it is"

"Uncle Dom won't allow me to leave! I would find that organization and look for that b*stard Mike if I could! I swear I'll spread the virus back to them!"

Austin was so furious that he would kill Mike if they were in the same room.

Alexander snapped back to his senses.

"That's right.You shouldn’t leave.I’ve got my people to guard this place, so no one can come near.As for your necessities, I have people taking care of that too.Also..."

A short pause later, he added, "The old man wants you to help him up in three hours."

"Yeah, I got it."

Austin nodded and looked at the clock on the wall.

"His herbal bath should take about six hours."

"What does this herbal bath do? Can it remove toxins from his body?"

"I'm not sure either because he put quite a few herbs in that bath."

After staying at his granduncle’s place for some time, Austin became more mature.

He would not claim Dominic was being biased again for teaching others his expertise but not him.

In retrospect, Dominic taught him a lot as well.

Although Dominic did not want to take Austin in as his student, he still taught Austin everything the young man needed to know.

Talent was always the deciding factor.

No matter how much hard work one puts in, it would be nothing compared to someone with talent.

Plus, Austin was never as hardworking as he thought he was.

"Uncle Dom told me to boil the herbs and pour them into the bathtub.He said he’ll be soaking himself for six hours and doesn’t want anyone to interrupt him."

Alexander nodded, believing that Dominic knew about the situation.

It was just that Dominic did not have the energy to deal with it now, so Alexander decided just to wait a bit longer.

"Take a rest.I'll be looking after Galen.Also..."

Alexander finished his sentence after a moment, "Can you cook?"

Austin was speechless.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1873-Galen was in stable condition.His fever had subdued, and there was nothing much different about the little boy.

Alexander did not bring up the matter of the symbiote with Austin as he was still puzzled about it too.

Moreover, Dominic might bring it up once he regained consciousness later, so Alexander was in no rush.He carried Galen back into the room and placed him on the bed.

Then he removed Galen’s clothes before wrapping him up ina blanket.He lifted Galen's sleeve subtly to check on his arms carefully.

Then he also checked on Galen’s chest, back, and private parts.

Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he saw nothing like what Dominic had on his arm anywhere on Galen.

He hoped Dominic was a special case and that nothing would happen to Galen.

Even so, Alexander still felt uncomfortable about it.

Recently, he only had little time to spend with Galen.

He had placed Galen here under Dominic’s care for his safety, but he did not expect accidents to happen here too.

If something worse had happened to Galen, Alexander did not know if he could bear it.

At this moment, he finally understood what Mike meant when he said he could do anything for his son.

No one could understand another person’s feelings unless they had the same situation before.

Alexander was willing to use his life in exchange for Galen’s safety and health forever.

He held Galen’s tiny hand, hoping his son would recover sooner.

He hoped Galen was only having an ordinary fever and not anything caused by a virus, a symbiote, or anything out of this world.

A while later, Alexander put Galen’s hand back under the blanket and used the back of his hand to feel the warmth on Galen’s forehead.

It felt normal, so he finally left and headed to the balcony.

Before this, Austin destroyed the balcony of one of the rooms when he was infected, which Dominic later got someone to repair.

The balcony was an enclosed area now, so even while standing at the balcony, Alexander could feel no breeze.

One could feel the warmth from the other side of the glass when the sun shone brightly.

However, it was an overcast day, and thick, dark clouds filled the sky, making anyone feel gloomy.

Alexander fished out his phone from his pocket and made a call to settle his work at the company.

Then he called Mike.

Mike picked up quickly.

Initially, he was surprised to receive a call from Alexander, but after some thought, he understood why the man had called him.

"Don’t worry.I’ll take good care of—"

"Mike," Alexander interjected, calling his name.

Mike was stunned.

"Yeah?"

"Have you gotten any news about your son?" Alexander asked out of the blue.

Mike did not know what to say at first, but a moment of silence later, he said, obviously in low spirits, "Not yet."

"I have some news here.Do you want to hear it?"

Alexander held his phone with one hand and pushed the other against the window.He was leaning back, his eyes squinting as he spoke.

"What news?" Mike asked emotionally, "Did you find him? Where is he? Do you have enough people to rescue him? I’ll send my men over to assist you right now. You must—"

"I just heard something about this.Do you want to listen or not?"

Alexander rubbed his temples.He knew Mike would get emotional but did not expect it to be so much.

Mike had always been calm and rational in the years Alexander knew him.

Mike never hesitated when it came to making decisions as well.

After working together for so long, Alexander could say it was excellent working with Mike.

However, Mike became increasingly emotional by the day.

It seemed that children could undoubtedly impact their parents significantly.

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Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1874-Mike tightened his grip on his phone and tried hard to control his emotions.

"My men found Nick’s last known location.He’s in Yudonia."

That surprised Mike.

"Yudonia?"

A moment of hesitation later, he denied that possibility quickly.

"That’s impossible! My men have searched all over the world, including Yudonia.I have a lot of connections there too, and none of them had ever seen Nicky there.

"If he were there, I would’ve known it instantly. Your news is wrong!"

Mike was disappointed.He thought he could finally find his son this time, but he immediately knew Alexander had received false news.

Then again, if it were that easy, Mike would have found Nick by now.He would not have to wait for so long.

"Are you sure?"

Alexander loosened his tie, helping himself to breathe better.He stared into the distance; the cloudy sky appeared endless to his eyes.

Since Dominic’s manor was in the suburbs and on a vast land, Alexander could practically see everything from the balcony.

Even so, he could not tell how many trees were in the yard or herbs were in the garden.He looked down and continued faintly, "Then, did your men search the Royal Palace of Yudonia?"

"Where?!"

Mike exclaimed, then lowered his voice the next second, "The royal palace? What are you talking about? How’s that possible? The..."

He trailed off, obviously in thought.

Plus, he was starting to believe it could be possible.

The royal palace had tight security, so his men could not possibly enter its vicinity.

There was nothing he could do, so he might have had no idea Nick was in there.

If Nick were in the royal palace, it would make sense to Mike how he could not find Nick all this time.

"How did you find out he’s there?" Mike’s voice trembled.

He appeared to have believed Alexander's words, but then again, so what if he knew? His men could not enter the royal palace, much less save Nick from there.

Mike’s heart was beating wildly.

The "boss" told him Nick would be fine if he obeyed the organization.

‘Could the mastermind of the organization be.."

"Alexander, help me rescue my son!"

Mike suddenly said, "Since you managed to find out where he is, I'm sure you have a way to rescue him too! I can give you all my wealth after you save him! I don’t want anything anymore! I can give you my business too.I..."

He did not know what else to say, making Alexander sigh.

"Mike, why would I want your business?"

A moment later, he changed the topic abruptly, "Did you let Austin go on purpose?"

As this question came out of the blue, Mike took a while to get what Aleander was talking about.

"Y-Yeah."

"That means you intentionally released him so he could spread the virus around?"

Alexander did not expect Mike to be someone who would do that.

Mike was stunned.

"What virus? What do you mean?"

"You have no idea about it?"

Alexander questioned suspiciously.He wondered if Mike was just putting on airs to show his innocence.

"I don’t.Wait, no...Alex, what are you talking about? Why don’t I get anything you’re saying? Did you say virus?"

Mike sounded honest.

Alexander pondered in silence while Mike was getting anxious.

"Alex, Austin’s case was a trap set up by the organization.I’m one of their victims as well."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1875-Since Alexander did not respond immediately, the gears in Mike’s head started to turn.

"Alex, I’m guessing it’s the medicine the organization used in Austin."

Alexander regained his senses at the sound of a crucial point.

"What medicine?"

"The virus," Mike sucked in a deep breath and corrected himself, his voice low, "The organization created many versions of the virus, which I’m sure you’re aware of.There are too many types, and I don’t know their specific purposes.

"when Austin was here, they injected the medication, which is the virus, into his body.His body was inflating at a crazy rate.His muscles were so overgrown that I thought he would explode soon."

Alexander nodded as he listened to Mike speak.He knew all that, but all those were just things on the surface.

"He managed to get through it in the end, though.Later, I wanted to help him because he was an innocent person who was forcefully involved in this.I found a chance when we were moving to another place, so I let him go,"

Mike continued, "The rest is history.Still, that opportunity was a loophole created by the organization.As for what they really want, I’ve got no idea either.

"According to what you said, did they just want to let him go so that he’d spread the virus around after injecting it into him?"

All of this was just Mike’s assumptions.He was not entirely confident either.

However, after hearing Alexander's words, he believed he was thinking in the right direction.

Alexander nodded, finding Mike's assumption to be highly plausible.

Still, it did not mean Mike was innocent and knew nothing about it.

‘What if Mike knew it all along and is just putting up an act right now?’ Once one broke trust, it would be difficult to trust them completely again.

As if Mike could read Alexander’s mind, he quickly added anxiously, "Alex, there’s no reason for me to lie to you.You know why I’m here.Do you honestly think I’m one of them, here doing something that will destroy humankind? If you can save Nick, I...I could even die if you ask me to!"

"why would I want to take your life?"

Alexander then said faintly, "Okay, I got it."

A moment later, he added, "How is Lily..."

"She’s currently safe.After all, they need her here now.With her intelligence, you should trust her," Mike replied quickly.

Of course, Alexander trusted Lily, but it would not stop him from being worried either.

Meanwhile, Mike noticed Alexander would hang up soon, so he anxiously said, "Alex, about Nick..."

"Don’t worry about it.I’ve been looking for Nick and will do everything I can to save him,"

To convince Mike, he added, "I’m just doing this for the poor child.Even if you didn’t ask me to, I’d do all I can to save him."

Mike heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that.He still trusted Alexander.

Plus, he had no idea about Nick’s whereabouts before this.

Nonetheless, they were starting to have leads, which was the best news.

After hanging up the call, Alexander sighed.

When he turned around, he noticed Galen was already awake.

Galen silently stared at his father, and it pained Alexander to see his son in this state.

He quickly headed over to Galen and sat at the edge of the bed.

He asked softly, "You’re awake?"

"Daddy, when did you get here?" Galen asked, his voice slightly hoarse but still childlike that it would make anyone adore him.

"I just arrived."

Alexander chuckled.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1876-Since Alexander did not respond immediately, the gears in Mike’s head started to turn.

"Alex, I’m guessing it’s the medicine the organization used in Austin."

Alexander regained his senses at the sound of a crucial point.

"What medicine?"

"The virus," Mike sucked in a deep breath and corrected himself, his voice low, "The organization created many versions of the virus, which I’m sure you’re aware of.There are too many types, and I don’t know their specific purposes.

"when Austin was here, they injected the medication, which is the virus, into his body.His body was inflating at a crazy rate.His muscles were so overgrown that I thought he would explode soon."

Alexander nodded as he listened to Mike speak.He knew all that, but all those were just things on the surface.

"He managed to get through it in the end, though.Later, I wanted to help him because he was an innocent person who was forcefully involved in this.I found a chance when we were moving to another place, so I let him go,"

Mike continued, "The rest is history.Still, that opportunity was a loophole created by the organization.As for what they really want, I’ve got no idea either.

"According to what you said, did they just want to let him go so that he’d spread the virus around after injecting it into him?"

All of this was just Mike’s assumptions.He was not entirely confident either.

However, after hearing Alexander's words, he believed he was thinking in the right direction.

Alexander nodded, finding Mike's assumption to be highly plausible.

Still, it did not mean Mike was innocent and knew nothing about it.

‘What if Mike knew it all along and is just putting up an act right now?’ Once one broke trust, it would be difficult to trust them completely again.

As if Mike could read Alexander’s mind, he quickly added anxiously, "Alex, there’s no reason for me to lie to you.You know why I’m here.Do you honestly think I’m one of them, here doing something that will destroy humankind? If you can save Nick, I...I could even die if you ask me to!"

"why would I want to take your life?"

Alexander then said faintly, "Okay, I got it."

A moment later, he added, "How is Lily..."

"She’s currently safe.After all, they need her here now.With her intelligence, you should trust her," Mike replied quickly.

Of course, Alexander trusted Lily, but it would not stop him from being worried either.

Meanwhile, Mike noticed Alexander would hang up soon, so he anxiously said, "Alex, about Nick..."

"Don’t worry about it.I’ve been looking for Nick and will do everything I can to save him,"

To convince Mike, he added, "I’m just doing this for the poor child.Even if you didn’t ask me to, I’d do all I can to save him."

Mike heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that.He still trusted Alexander.

Plus, he had no idea about Nick’s whereabouts before this.

Nonetheless, they were starting to have leads, which was the best news.

After hanging up the call, Alexander sighed.

When he turned around, he noticed Galen was already awake.

Galen silently stared at his father, and it pained Alexander to see his son in this state.

He quickly headed over to Galen and sat at the edge of the bed.

He asked softly, "You’re awake?"

"Daddy, when did you get here?" Galen asked, his voice slightly hoarse but still childlike that it would make anyone adore him.

"I just arrived."

Alexander chuckled.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1877-Alexander was relieved when he noticed Galen had stopped crying.He touched his son’s forehead and found it no longer hot.

Then he got up and retook Galen’s temperature before asking, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Galen shook his head lightly and said softly, "I'm a little hungry."

"I'll get you something to eat." Alexander laughed.

It was music to his ears that Galen felt hungry.

After all, being hungry and having an appetite would help to replenish his energy.

After waiting a few minutes, Alexander saw that the temperature on the thermometer was normal.

It seemed like Galen was stable for now.

"Lie here while I get you something to eat.You can't get out of bed and run around, okay?"

Galen nodded obediently.

"Can I visit Grandpa?"

Alexander wagged his index at Galen and said, ''No, Grandpa is sick and needs to rest.You can see him when he feels better, okay?"

With the older man's situation still unknown, it was unclear how contagious the disease was.It was better to minimize contact as much as possible.

"Oh."

Despite being sensible, the kid still felt a little disappointed.

After that, Alexander got up to leave the room and headed downstairs.

There, Austin was sitting before a pile of medical books.

There were even some on the floor.

He buried his head in the books as he solemnly flipped through the pages.

However, he also seemed a little clueless, like someone without direction.

"Is there food in the kitchen?"

Alexander paused and asked.

His very ordinary sentence seemed to bring Austin back to reality.

Austin straightened up abruptly and turned to look straight at Alexander but did not say a word.

Austin looked like he had lost his mind.

Alexander saw this and knew Austin probably did not understand what he asked.

Ultimately, Alexander shrugged and headed off to the kitchen.

"Oh...eat...food...Yes, yes..."

Austin's brain seemed to clear up before he nodded repeatedly and hurriedly got up to help.

However, his legs had gotten numb from sitting too long.

His knees buckled as soon as he stood up, and he plopped down again.

By then, Alexander had already entered the kitchen.

Austin could only raise his voice and say, "There's some instant food in the fridge and a pot of soup!"

Alexander immediately opened the lid of the soup pot on the stove.

As soon as he opened it, a foul smell filled the air.He was speechless and frowned before immediately putting the lid back on, but the stench lingered.He had no idea how long the soup had been there.It was spoiled.

Then he turned to open the fridge.

Indeed, there was a lot of instant food, but it was a mess.

Alexander could not tell what was what.

On top of that, he did not know how long these things had been in there as well.

After hesitating for a moment, he closed the fridge again.

He could not feed his son such food.

It seemed that once the older man fell sick alongside all the servants, the disease did not seem to be the only problem.

Austin was struggling with food as well.

Alexander rummaged through the cupboard again and found a few packets of instant noodles.

He turned on the stove and thought about it before turning it off again.

‘Forget it! I can’t bear to feed my son this crap!’

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1878 -Alexander called his assistant to buy food and necessities to deliver to the door.

Then he ordered the assistant to leave it at the door, and someone would pick them up later.

The things he got included noodles and various other food.

After that, he thought about how they would take a while to buy and deliver them.

He knew Galen would be starving by then.

Alexander turned around and looked in a daze at the things in the kitchen, arms akimbo.

‘As the old saying goes, no one could make bricks without straws.I'm in a dilemma!’ "Let me do it."

Austin, who was rubbing his legs, appeared at the kitchen door.

He assumed that an influential person like Alexander would not cook by himself.

Alexander turned around and raised his eyebrows, looking at Austin with undisguised suspicion.

"You?"

Although Austin was grimacing from the pins and needles in his legs, he still felt a rush of dissatisfaction with Alexander's attitude.

"Don't underestimate me!"

First, Alexander doubted his medical skills.

Now, he was doubting Austin's cooking skills.

How could Austin, as a man admired by many for years, be so incompetent in Alexander's eyes? Austin went to the fridge and took a few eggs and jars before removing two bowls from the cupboard.

He broke the eggs into the bowl and beat them, saying, "Although the food here can't compare to the ones at your place, it's still home-cooked food.It won't be unpalatable."

As he spoke, he turned on the fire and opened the pot lid.

"Hey—"

Before Alexander could stop him, the pungent stench overwhelmed Austin.

"F*ck!"

Austin swore aloud before stumbling a few steps back into a fit of coughs.He did not expect such a stench, nor did he expect food to be in the pot.

"How long has it been since you washed that pot?" Alexander asked with a frown.

After all, the taste of the food was as crucial as its hygiene.

Austin hurriedly put the bow] down and pinched his nose with one hand before carrying the pot to the sink with the other.

He threw it in the sink and said, "How would I know? I never used it..."

Alexander glanced at the bin filled with empty instant noodle packages and quickly guessed how Austin had spent the past two days.

Austin was a little embarrassed as it was like a slap in his face after his arrogant statement.

"Back then, the servants did all the cooking.When they fell sick two days ago, I had to prepare my own food.I didn't know there was still soup in the pot."

After seeing everyone in the house fall sick one after another over the past two days, thoughts of the virus filled Austin’s mind.

Besides figuring out what kind of virus it was, his thoughts were full of anger and the hunger to kill.

Eating was not his top priority; he only did so to fill his stomach.

"Throw that pot away," Alexander said, I've got someone to bring some food over. It’ll be here soon. You can help me pick it up from the door later."

"Me?"

Austin was dumbfounded.

"Otherwise?"

Austin was the only healthy person in the room.

With that said, Austin, being alive and kicking with a flushed face, starkly contrasted how weak he was a few days ago.

Not only had his energy recovered, but it was also greatly enhanced.

‘Could that be the function of the "symbiote" that Dominic mentioned before passing out?’ Alexander pondered as he sized Austin up thoughtfully.

Austin felt himself getting scrutinized and thought for a moment before turning his head to look at the pot in the sink.

"I honestly didn't know there was soup in it.I promise [ haven't given your son anything from the pot in the past two days."

After a pause, seeing that Alexander was silent, Austin guiltily added, "I admit, I did give him instant noodles."

However, instant noodles were not a big deal.

Austin had eaten them before and did not see any severe harm.

‘Besides, I wasn’t feeding Galen instant noodles every day.We just have no choice right now!’ Alexander ignored Austin's explanation and suddenly walked forward to grab Austin's arms and lift them. Austin panicked.

"What are you doing?! You..."

Alexander pulled up Austin's sleeve, revealing more than half his arm.

"Huh?"

Austin was startled, still not understanding Alexander's motive.

Austin's arms were snow-white, whiter than most women’s.

Unlike the previous muscle swelling, it looked like there was no muscle at all.

Austin’s arms were thin and long, almost too thin.

If Alexander had not seen them with his own eyes a few days ago, he would have doubted whether they were the same person.

Alexander turned Austin's arms around to check it carefully, but there were no marks like Dominic's arm.

Austin's arms were clean, and the blood vessels under his skin were faintly visible, nothing unusual.

"I'm fine.The toxins have been drained," Austin said.

He relaxed after realizing that Alexander was probably checking his body.

"I also checked my pulse, and it's completely normal.I have no idea why Uncle Dom and the servants just..."

Alexander would not know if he did not have the answer.

‘It seems like our only way to get answers is to wait for Dominic to explain things"

After a while, Alexander's assistant brought over the groceries.

When Austin went to pick them up at the door, he pulled in a small cart filled with food that could last for more than half a month.

Alexander took the chicken porridge and corn biscuit to feed his son.

After eating, the child's complexion seemed to have improved a lot.

Then Alexander gave him toys to play with and told him not to leave the room unless it was an emergency.

Although Galen did not understand what happened, he was still very obedient.

Alexander was delighted by this.

After settling that, he noticed it was almost time to get Dominic, so he called Austin to help.

However, as soon as Austin entered the door, he noticed his granduncle had already left the bathtub.

Half the older man’s body was on the floor while the water in the bathtub continued to gurgle and steam.

Dominic was unconscious.

"Uncle Dom!"

Austin jumped forward with a cry of surprise.

Alexander hurriedly stepped forward as well, reaching out his hand to help.

As soon as his fingers touched the older man, he felt freezing.

The lower half of his body was still in hot water.

Dominic was flushed from the waist down, but his upper body was as if he was in an ice cellar.

It was so cold that a touch of his body sent shivers down anyone's spine.

"Why is he so cold?!"

Austin cried out and subconsciously glanced at Alexander.

Alexander frowned.He did not know either.

"Help him up first before we speak!" He answered in a deep voice.

Then the two men supported Dominic's left and right sides to help him out of the tub before wrapping a big bath towel around him.

After much tossing, the duo finally brought Dominic to the room, laid him down, and covered him with a blanket.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 1880-"How can this happen?!"

Austin, sweating profusely, stood by the bed and exclaimed in shock.

Alexander was silent.He bent down, took one of the older man's arms out of the blanket, and scrutinized it.

Strangely, the red marks and raised lines he had seen on Dominic's arm before had disappeared.

Cold to a human's touch, the thin arm had no trace of the previous imprint.

It was as if everything was an illusion and had never existed.

Austin was puzzled as he looked at Alexander’s actions.

‘Alexander did the same thing to me; now he’s doing it to Uncle Dom.

What is he looking for? Does he know something I don’t?

"What are you looking for?"

Austin leaned his head over and asked curiously.

Alexander almost forgot there was another person with him and was startled.He glanced at Austin, shook his head, and did not speak.His silence made Austin lose his composure.

"Hey, what does that mean? You checked my arm like that before, and now you're doing the same to Uncle Dom.What are you looking for? Is there something I can't know? Is it related to the virus? Or..."

After a pause, he asked, "What did Lily tell you?"

Although Alexander had no medical knowledge, his solemn look showed he was looking for something.

‘Did Lily tell him to watch out for something if this was the case?’

"No."

With that, Alexander lifted the blanket again to check Dominic's other arm.He was sure of what he saw.

It was not a mistake.

Dominic had shown him the terrifying mark on his arm three hours ago.He said it was a symbiote, and he said nothing afterward.

‘There seems to be no trace of that now.If it is a symbiote, is it dormant now? If this is the case, has Austin fully recovered, or is the symbiote also lying dormant in his body? However, Austin doesn't seem to feel any discomfort.He’s even in a better mental state than before"

Alexander turned his head and frowned, staring at Austin thoughtfully.

"Yo, what are you looking at? Say something!"

Austin was starting to become a little impatient.He was getting riled up.

In the past few days, he had been drowning in self-blame and anxiety.He could not find a single clue.

Now, everything seemed to point at him because he was the cause of everything.

When Alexander came, he did not say anything but seemed to be looking for something.

However, he did not say what he was looking for.It made Austin feel helpless and left in the dark.

"What the hell are you looking for? Do you know something?! Why aren't you telling me?!"

Austin got anxious and grabbed Alexander's collar directly.

"Why can't you tell me? Why?! Are you suspecting I did this on purpose?! Well, I didn’t!"

He yelled frantically, venting his anxiety and restlessness deep in his heart.

Alexander threw a punch at his stomach and sullenly said, "Calm down!"