You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1847: Awakening

At five o'clock in the morning, as if sensing something, Joyce abruptly woke up from a nightmare. She opened her eyes and tried to

sit up from the bed. Her movement woke Luther, and he pulled her into his arms, covering her face with darkness and kissing her

lips.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? It's okay, I'm here," he reassured her.

The wet and warm kiss mesmerized Joyce for a moment. As long as she was with him, she felt particularly at ease. Gradually, she

felt drowsy again and curled up in his arms, dozing off for a while.

Around six o'clock, the first light of day began to seep through the cracks in the curtains.

The phone placed on the bedside suddenly vibrated.

Joyce woke up again and nudged Luther. "I had it on silent. It's your phone."

Luther murmured in response and reached for the phone on the bedside table while still kissing her.

"Hello? Who is this?"

Unexpectedly, an anxious voice cthrough the phone, causing Luther's sweet kiss to pause. His body stiffened, and he

suddenly opened his eyes, propping himself up on Joyce's neck with his left hand.

"Why do you have my number? What's happened?"

Joyce realized something was wrong and clung to his shoulders with both hands, feeling her anxiety rise.

"I'm Mr. Ball, Mr. Saunders’ subordinate. You must be Mr. Warner. | apologize for calling you out of the blue. Currently, Mr. Saunders

is unconscious, and | dare not inform the Saunders family. Can you bring someone to see him?" Mr. Ball's voice sounded urgent

over the phone.

Luther quickly sat up, and Joyce followed suit, draping his coat over his shoulders.

Luther put the phone on speaker mode to keep Joyce informed of the situation.

With a furrowed brow, Joyce put on her own coat and helped tie a knot around Luther's waist.

"No problem. Can you givea brief overview of the situation? Just tellthe main points." Luther stood up and drew the

curtains open.

The outside was dimly lit, with a grayish eastern sky. It seemed that there would be no sunshine today.

"Last night, Mr. Saunders attempted to rescue his sister-in-law but unexpectedly, she was abducted by a third party. Mr. Saunders

was hit on the back of his head and hasn't regained consciousness. I'm afraid it will cause chaos within the Saunders family, and |

can't go to the hospital casually. Can you bring a private doctor? | found your number in Mr. Saunders' phone." Mr. Ball gave a brief

account of the situation.

"l understand. Sendyour location, and I'll cright away," Luther replied.

Luther hung up the phone and called Jamie. Jamie lived nearby, and Luther instructed him to wait downstairs in fifteen minutes.

Joyce cup behind Luther and embraced him from behind. "I'll go with you."

Luther placed his hand on top of hers and spoke softly, "Okay, it's chilly in the morning. Put on an extra layer."

Joyce pressed her cheek against his back and murmured, "Mm."

She didn't want to be separated from him even for a moment now. No matter what he had to do, she wanted to be by his side.

Luther understood her thoughts and didn't refuse.

About fifteen minutes later, Joyce left Darrin to watch over Anderson at hwhile she, along with Luther and Jamie, set off to the

address Mr. Ball had sent.

Upon arrival, Mr. Ball was anxiously waiting at the door.

Jamie carried a medical kit and followed Mr. Ball inside. Luther and Joyce followed suit.

Inside the room, Felix lay on the bed, still wearing the attire of the black-clothed men. His handseyes were tightly shut, his

face pale, but his breathing seemed steady.

Jamie opened the medical kit and carefully examined Felix.

"How is he? Should we take him to the hospital for a brain CT scan? | can arrange for a secret military hospital," Joyce asked.

Jamie shook his head. "This level of injury doesn't require that. Mr. Saunders hasn't woken up because of ssubconscious

resistance. I'll give him an injection to reduce brain swelling. Within half an hour, he should wake up."

Luther nodded, trusting Jamie's medical skills.

Mr. Ball let out a sigh of relief. "You scared me. If something happened to Mr. Saunders, how could | explain to Reese?"

Joyce asked, "Who could be the third party? Why did they abduct Vicki? Isn't Vicki already out of Cloud's hands?"

Mr. Ball nodded, "She should be, because Cloud is also looking for Vicki. | don't know who the other party is. Perhaps someone who

had a grudge against his sister-in-law in the past?"

"How isit possible? To intervene between OGW and the Saunders family, the other party must be formidable," Luther sneered.

"They are not ordinary people."

"It's unlikely to be Athena, that crazy woman," Joyce denied.

"It's also unlikely to be other gangs in society. Are there any gangs | don't know about? Which gang would dare provoke me? | can't

think of any. It's impossible! If we're talking about the Ballard family, they're indeed beyond my capabilities. But Vicki was originally

part of the Ballard family. Even if someone holds a grudge against her, who dares to offend both the Ballard family and the

Saunders family? It doesn't make sense," Mr. Ball paced around, unable to make sense of it.

Joyce shrugged; she wasn't familiar with Khebury like Luther was. Felix was Luther's childhood friend, so he had a better

understanding of the situation.

As they were talking, Jamie took out a syringe and injected it into Felix's arm. He administered two shots in total-one of adrenaline

and one to reduce brain swelling. Then he carefully cleaned and dressed Felix's wounds.

At that moment, Luther suddenly spoke up. "Could it be another branch of the Saunders family?"

Mr. Ball was taken aback and looked at Luther. "What do you mean? Another branch of the Saunders family?"

Luther nodded. "Not OGW, not the Ballard family, and not any other gang. Besides the Saunders family, who else would dare

offend the Saunders family?"

Mr. Ball had a sudden realization. "Right! That makes sense. | can't believe | didn't think of it. Mr. Saunders has been mentioning

that another branch of the Saunders family has been restless. Maybe they heard about the possibility of his sister-in-law taking

over the Saunders family in the future, so..."

Mr. Ball's words were cut short as a low groan cfrom behind them.

It was Felix, emitting a hoarse and painful sound from his throat, as if in great agony.

Luther hurried to Felix's side and gently patted him. "Felix, wake up."

Felix let out another groan, feeling his throat burning like fire, and his head throbbing intensely. His entire body ached as if it were

falling apart. With a strong willpower, he struggled to open his eyes.

Luther let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, you're finally awake."

Felix looked at the person in front of him and hoarsely said, "You... you came..."

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