True Love Deserves a Second Chance
Chapter 92 The Truth About the Aphrodisiac

After a dozen minutes....

Tyler was getting anxious. "He's been in cold water for half a day. Why isn't he getting better? Where's the guy you called?"

"There's traffic. He's on his way. Grab all the ice from the fridge and toss it in the water."

"Sebastian already has a stomachache. Adding more ice will freeze him to death."

"We don't have any other options. We just have to hope this works."

Just as everyone was freaking out, the door swung open.

Cordelia walked in with Isabella.

She glanced at Sebastian lying in the ice water and said coldly, "Are you trying to kill him? No one can shake off this kind of aphrodisiac. These dumb methods won't work. Isabella, go help him." Isabella immediately went into the bathroom, took Sebastian's hand, and cried, "Sebastian, you'll die if you keep this up. Let me help you."

Even though Sebastian was barely conscious, he recognized Isabella's voice.

He remembered what Isabella had said to Joey.

He pushed her away and said coldly, "Get out!"

Isabella fell to the ground but crawled back to Sebastian's side. "Sebastian, I just don't want you to die. I won't hold this over you, and I won't make you responsible. I just want to save you." She sounded sincere.

But Sebastian wasn't moved at all. Instead, he glared at her with bloodshot eyes.

"I'd rather die than owe you anything again! I won't give you another chance to hurt Joey."

Hearing this, Isabella's crying stopped abruptly.

She guessed what Sebastian meant.

He must have known about the 'surrogacy' conversation she had with Joey that day.

He was willing to die for Joey.

A trace of hatred flashed in Isabella's eyes.

But she quickly put on her pitiful look again.

She looked at Sebastian with tearful eyes. "Sebastian, I just feel sad when I see kids because I can never be a mother. That's why I said those things to Joey."

"I didn't mean it. You know when I have an episode, my brain goes haywire, and I say anything."

"If what I said really hurt Joey, I'll apologize to her. Please let me save you, or you'll never be able to be with her if you die."

Aurora, who had just reached the door, couldn't help but snort coldly when she heard this.

She thought, 'Sacrificing herself just to help others, as if Isabella is so noble.'

Aurora knew her little schemes.

Aurora stood at the door with a cold expression, tapping her cane heavily on the ground. "If you save Sebastian, Joey and Sebastian will never be able to be together." Everyone turned to look at the door.

They saw Aurora walking in with a cold and imposing aura. "How long until the doctor arrives? How confident is he in saving Sebastian?"

Alexander spoke honestly, "He should be here any minute. Whether he can save Sebastian depends entirely on his self-control."

Cordelia stepped forward to support Aurora and persuaded her kindly. "Mom, Sebastian is my only son. Our Winters family is counting on him. Isabella wants to save him, why won't you let her? Are we really going to watch him die?" Aurora looked at her meaningfully. "If we do this, it will really hurt Sebastian. I know his temper. He'd rather die than be in debt to anyone. What happened three years ago already caused him enough pain." "Mom, we can't..."

She wanted to say more but was interrupted by Alexander. "Mr. Sterling is here. Let him take a look and then decide."

He brought Cade Sterling into the bathroom.

Cade took one look at Sebastian and said, "This is a really strong aphrodisiac from the black market. There's no specific antidote available. My medicine can only ease his pain, not completely get rid of the drug."

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"Last time, the girl endured it herself and was brought to me after losing a lot of blood. The drug's effects had weakened by then. You know her. You asked me to perform heart valve surgery on her father." Alexander was shocked. "Are you talking about Joey?"

"Yeah, it's her. Mr. Knight brought her over. Her condition was severe, and she lost a lot of blood. But it was the first time I saw someone endure this kind of drug on their own."

Hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent.

They all looked at Sebastian.

They saw Sebastian, who had been semi-conscious, slowly open his eyes.

There was no light in his eyes, only endless pain and sorrow.

He kept replaying Cade's words in his mind.

Joey had been drugged that day and didn't let Julian help her.

She endured it herself and lost a lot of blood.

She almost died.

But at her most critical moment, when she needed him the most, what did he do to her?

He said she was just a woman he had played with, and now he was tired of her and wanted to dump her.

Thinking of the look in Joey's eyes when she heard those words, Sebastian felt his heart being torn apart.

He painfully grabbed the blanket, constantly calling Joey's name.

Blood was dripping from his nostrils.

Isabella was so scared that she cried and grabbed Aurora's arm, pleading, "Mrs. Winters, please let me save Sebastian. If this continues, he'll die. I promise I won't tell my parents or use this against him. I just want him to live."

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Aurora looked at her grandson's miserable state and then at Isabella's sincere plea, her brows furrowed tightly.

After a long time, she spoke, "Sebastian, I want to hear your opinion."

Sebastian looked at Aurora with pain in his eyes and weakly said, "Grandma, I want to know how much she suffered back then."

With one sentence, Aurora immediately understood his meaning.

Her eyes reddened. "Are you sure you can endure it? I can ask Joey to help you."

"No! Everyone get out, I don't need anyone!"

He had no right to ask Joey for help.

When she was in the most pain, not only was he not by her side, but he also stabbed her already fragile heart.

Aurora said to the others, "Put him on the bed. We'll all leave and let Mr. Sterling watch over him. Since Joey could make it, I believe he can too."

"Mom, this will kill him. I can't watch my son die like this." Cordelia defied Aurora for the first time.

Aurora looked at her coldly. "Letting Isabella help him now would make things much worse for Sebastian. He's already hurt Joey. If he gets involved with Isabella, his life will be a mess." After saying that, she used her cane to mercilessly drive everyone out.

Sebastian lay on the bed, writhing. He felt like countless ants were gnawing at every nerve in his body.

The unbearable itch and pain made him tremble all over.

He wanted to hold Joey, to hold her like before, to lose himself and go crazy together.

Sebastian unconsciously murmured Joey's name.

The more he wanted her, the more his heart ached.

He forced himself to call Joey.