Chapter 767: Bounce back
Just as Dragon had mentioned, someone entered Leo’s room an hour later. The individual merely delivered a file for Leo to study. However, due to temporary paralysis from the neck down, he couldn’t immediately peruse its contents. Patience was required as he awaited the drug’s effects to wear off.
Sixteen hours passed—the duration it took for the drug to begin receding. Even then, Leo could barely shift on the bed. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead and back as he struggled to reach for the folder.
"Hah..." Leo exhaled upon completing the last pages of the file Dragon had sent. He let his arm drop to his side, hand hanging over the bed’s edge. Heavy-eyed, he gazed at the ceiling, reminiscing about the exhaustion he felt memorizing a script during his first leading role many years ago.
’I was this fatigued back then,’ he thought, panting. ’The only difference now is that the longer they withhold the drug injections, the heavier my body becomes.’
It seemed as though his body had become dependent on the administered drug. Leo closed his eyes, steadying his breathing. Upon reopening them, he examined the files in his other hand.
"So... everything in here is simply things she knows," he whispered, intrigued by Dragon and Hera’s true relationship.
Leo had anticipated information about Hera Cruel and her significance to Dragon. Instead, the delivered file contained a story Dragon had told Hera, aiding Leo in aligning his narrative with Dragon’s.
How did Leo know?
Dragon had thoughtfully included a note, as if teasing Leo’s curiosity.
"I’m not falling for that," he muttered, redirecting his tired gaze to the files in his hand. "I don’t care about what’s going on here. All I need is to survive."
Slowly, Leo closed his eyes as exhaustion seeped into his bones. Before he knew it, he succumbed to the embrace of darkness.