Just as they reached the clearing, Kevin dropped to the ground and the Cougar ran past him, smashing into a tree.Kevin immediately jumped up and left back into the forest.When Ivy finally limped into the camp, Blake saw her and ran over to help her.“Ivy, where is Kevin?” Lily asked anxiously when she realized that Kevin wasn’t with her.“He… Kevin… in order to save me, he lured the Cougar in the other direction.” Ivy said sadly.They all heard a whamming sound that echoed from one end of the woods to the other.“That sounds like the Cougar got him.” they all thought.Some of the Jones’s were finally happy to get rid of him.At least, Ivy had made it back.They had no sympathy for Kevin at all.“No… no… Kevin can’t die!” Lily sobbed as she kept shaking her head unable to hold back her tears.“Kevin…” Officer Helene was starting to tear to up too.Was Kevin still alive?“Which one of you is willing to follow me back into the woods to find Kevin?” Lily shouted desperately but nobody r
“Hi! My name is George Steel. I could certainly use a friend like you.” the man said.Then he held out his hand to Kevin,“My name is Kevin.” He said as they shook hands.After all the things he had put up with the Jones family and their friends, it was nice to see someone treat him well.A lot of them were jealous to see George being so friendly to Kevin but what Kevin didn’t know was that George was the only heir to the Steel family business.His grandfather Dan Steel, had arrived in Veridonia fifty years ago and grown his business from the ground up with his hard work.Up until now, the Steel family’s holdings include some legitimate business and lots of entertainment facilities.They also have a strong reputation in Veridonia underworld.Nowadays, Dan Steel no longer cares about the family business so he transferred his authority to George.If Lorenzo and Archer respected the man.“I’m really lucky to be friends with George.” Shane muttered to himself.Nobody was a good enough coo
“Kevin, what do you mean by that!? Can you save my wife?” George said hopefully.Before Kevin could say anything, Lily grabbed him by the arm and quickly pulled him back. “Mr. Steel, please don’t misunderstand. Kevin doesn’t have any medical training.” Lily said in a panic.She was worried that George would ask Kevin to ask his wife.She had been married to Kevin for three years and she still didn’t know him that well but she knew that she’d never seen Kevin treat anyone. More importantly, Marine was George’s wife. They couldn’t risk dealing with that kind of family.“George, don’t worry.” Kevin started to say.But Lily interrupted him, “Kevin! Don’t be silly, please!” she was getting angry with her husband.“Don’t worry, Lily. I know what I’m doing.” Kevin said as he slowly patted her hand.Then he walked over to the man and asked him, “George, tell me. Did Marine eat anything in the woods?”Kevin had clearly noticed something yellow around Marine’s mouth.“Did she eat something?” Ge
As long as George wouldn’t hold it against them and Kevin could do what he wanted, they had no issues at all.Lily was stunned to hear this.Then she remembered how Ivy had trusted Kevin in the antiques shop even though she still had doubts about her husband and now George is trusting Kevin with his wife’s life even though he’d only known him for less than three hours.Lily had been married to Kevin for three years and still doubted him.“Maybe I really don’t understand him!” Lily thought to herself.Then George asked Kevin, “Now, what are we going to do with these plants?”Kevin took the plants from George’s hands and set them away as the doctor continued to treat Marine.“I need to go over to the chef’s station to make an herbal remedy that will help her recover more quickly.” Kevin said calmly.“You know how to make herbal medicine!?” George
George had been quiet until now because he didn’t want to risk distracting Kevin.He still had some doubts about the remedy and it will be awful to have it fail because he had interrupted Kevin.Nobody could believe that Kevin had made something that could Marine Steel just from plants that were going at the river side.Lily stared at Kevin in an amazement and seeing that this might just work, she finally relaxed a little.But it still bothered her that she didn’t know Kevin or trust him yet.Officer Helene walked over to him and asked him in disbelief, “So… you… you… really know how to make herbal remedies! Then you actually made that pill that you gave me!?”Kevin didn’t answer her right away.He just shrugged his shoulders and walked over to see how Marine was doing.Everyone was watching anxiously, wondering when she would show some signs that the herb was working.A
“What are you talking about, sis!?” Blake asked anxiously.“It’s way too dangerous in those woods.”A few of her family member agreed and tried to persuade her to stay where they were but Ivy didn’t pay any attention to them.She stared at Kevin with a determined look in her eyes.She didn’t care whether Kevin would make a big deal out of it or not.What was important was that she had to support him right now.The group tried to warn her not to go with him.One of them even said, “Just because he was lucky with some herbal drink doesn’t mean he knows what he is talking about. Stay here where it’s safe!”They all tried to stop her from going.Shane walked quickly up to Kevin and said loudly, “I know why you are doing this, Kevin! You know that your herbal pill isn’t going to help Marine so now you are trying to sneak out of here before George co
Soon, the five of them spilt into two groups and went into their respective tents but when Kevin entered the tent with Lily and Ivy, the atmosphere immediately got very awkward.“Kevin, why did you only bring two tents for the five of us!?” Lily asked as she started to blush.“Lily, I only have two hands! How many tents and backpacks do you want me to carry?” Kevin protested.“I…” Lily couldn’t think of what to say. She just felt it felt really inappropriate for the three of them to share a tent.Suddenly, there was another flash of lightning and thunder clap.It really gave Lily and Ivy a scare.“Looks like this rain storm is even worse than I expected.” Kevin said with a frown.“By the way Kevin, I’m curious. How did you know it was going to rain?” Ivy asked him after she came back to her senses.“Would you believe me if I told you that I als
The vine had gotten very slippery from all the rain and it took officer Helene a long time to climb to safety.Just as she was about to loose her grip, Kevin reached out and grabbed her arm.Then he managed to gather his other arm around her waist and helped her to the clearing.He’d saved her life!Seeing this, Shane who was still on the water suddenly shouted, “What are you doing, you son of a bitch!? Watch where you put your arms!”When Helene heard this she got very angry with her fiancée.Could he not see Kevin’s pure intentions?“What are you talking about, Shane? Just for that, you’ll be the last one out!” Kevin yelled.With George’s help, Kevin quickly pulled everyone to safety except for Shane.Kevin was still feeling the effects of his fight with the Cougar earlier that day and he felt waves of pain when his wound reopened from all his efforts.“Everyone, go up to the small clearing where we pitched our tents and don’t worry about the wild animals. They are smarter than some