Chapter 172

Their ears were ringing as they slowly opened their eyes, their eyelids heavy and their bodies in excruciating pain.

Pain dominated their senses, but Frederick forced himself to keep his eyes open.

Everything seemed to spin, but as he managed to focus, he saw that his wife had a head wound.

“Vanessa…” he began, trying to touch her face and wake her up.

Vanessa, feeling the contact, slowly opened her eyes. “Ah… Frederick?” She was so disoriented that it was hard for her to keep her eyes open.

“No… don’t fall asleep, wake up and help me.”

“What…?”

“I can’t feel my legs.”

At his words, Vanessa snapped awake. As she looked around, she saw the chaos left behind after crashing into the tree. She noticed she had only a few superficial injuries, but when she looked at Frederick, she saw a metal rod impaled in his right leg.

She gasped and tried to scream, but Frederick's stern look silenced her.

“Don’t you dare. I’m not in the mood for your screams… so instead of wasting your energy,