"Is it painful to give birth?" Adrian Desmond suddenly asked. Owen Hunter didn’t understand why Adrian was asking this, since he would never have to give birth. Get full chapters from novel⚑fire.net "Some pregnant women are at risk." "For example, difficult labor, or the umbilical cord around the neck... The most dangerous is postpartum hemorrhage, which can be fatal." Adrian became anxious. He thought about the possibility of Sienna facing those dangers, and he wasn’t by her side. She hadn’t taken much money with her when she left, and he didn’t know the quality of the hospital where she would give birth. Could the doctors handle those dangers if they occurred? Damn it! "Do you think Mai would be in danger?" "I don’t know how she’s doing now. I just hope she can give birth smoothly today, without... any danger," Adrian said worriedly. "If she had to choose between herself and the baby, I hope she wouldn’t be silly and choose to save the baby... If the baby’s gone, she can have another one later. If she’s gone..." "Adrian, have you been watching too much TV drama?" Owen was speechless. "This plot of choosing between the mother and the child—isn’t it too cliché?" "I’m just very worried! I just want to tell her that I want her to be okay!" Adrian shouted. Owen imagined if his own wife ran away with their child, he probably wouldn’t be as strong as Adrian. He comforted him, "It won’t happen. Medical technology is so advanced now; your woman and son will definitely be safe." Adrian hung up the phone. He didn’t want to chat with the newly-promoted father; his joy felt like a sarcastic slap to him. Adrian found out that Lucas Robertson had once been to Himakati. As soon as he got the clue, he chased after it. Now he had one more person to find: his child. He just didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl. Boy or girl, he liked both. Adrian was dressed very casually today in a linen shirt and pants, which made him look more unrestrained and less serious. His hair, a stylish light brown, was naturally curly. As soon as he got out of the car, onlookers mistook him for a mixed-blood celebrity from another country. However, when several bodyguards in black suits also emerged from the car, people quickly revised their opinions. "Sixth Master, Lucas Robertson appeared here five months ago. Are we too late if we start looking for him now?" Walter Klein asked. "Maybe we’ll find some clues." Adrian looked at the familiar dock and the familiar bridge, a momentary sense of déjà vu washing over him. "...This place in Himakati really brings back memories." Adrian walked onto the bridge and ran his hand along the iron cables. Back then, he and the others were trapped on this bridge by Uncle’s men, and Sienna was taken away by Uncle after she caught his eye. Now Uncle was dead, and Sienna was gone too. "This is where I was ambushed by Uncle’s men," Walter also recognized it. Just as Adrian finished speaking, gunshots rang out. Adrian’s reaction was incredibly swift. Almost at the exact moment the gunshots sounded, he leaped into the surging river. As he jumped, two bodyguards were shot in the head, collapsing dead on the spot. Who was it? Who wanted to kill him? Walter immediately followed him into the river. There was no cover on the bridge; jumping into the river was their only chance of survival. "Sixth Master!" Walter yelled, swimming with the strong current toward Adrian. He was alarmed to see the water around Adrian stained red with his blood. He swam quickly, reaching Adrian’s side and grabbing his arm to help him conserve energy. "Sixth Master, you’re hurt!" "Don’t talk. Let’s get out of here quickly." Adrian had brought five bodyguards. The remaining three were providing covering fire; otherwise, they would have been shot dead in the water long ago. Though injured, Adrian swam quickly, not daring to slacken his pace for a moment. Once they were out of the range of fire, both men scrambled ashore, gasping for breath, the feeling of having narrowly escaped death washing over them. "Sixth Master, where are you injured?" "My abdomen!" Adrian clutched his abdomen, still gasping. Walter looked around. They were at the edge of a jungle, with no village or shelter in sight. Where would they find a doctor? "Sixth Master, what should we do?" "Help me stop the bleeding first." Adrian remembered this jungle. There was a type of Orienta herbal medicine here that could stop bleeding—Thuja Leaves. That same Orienta herbal medicine had saved his life last time. "Let’s go into the jungle and look for a plant called Thuja Leaves. Thuja Leaves have many small, unevenly sized, scale-like branches. They are reddish-brown and can stop bleeding." "Got it." Walter didn’t bother asking how Adrian knew this and hurried to search. There were many such plants in the jungle. Walter picked a large handful and brought them over. Adrian chewed them, mixed the pulp with saliva, then spat it out and applied it to the wound. In no time, the bleeding stopped. Walter stared, dumbstruck by the miraculous effect. "Sixth Master," he exclaimed, "you’re truly amazing! To think you even know this Orienta herbal medicine can stop bleeding." "Mai told me. Last time I was injured in this jungle, she was the one who found this Orienta herbal medicine to stop the bleeding. Otherwise, by the time you found me, I would have been a dried-up corpse." "Madam has such skills." "Yeah. That’s how she managed to drug over fifteen people on the island into a coma. If she were more ruthless, none of you would be alive." Walter rubbed his nose, acutely aware of Sienna’s dangerous capabilities. The two men didn’t hurry to leave, resting under a tree instead. Walter found a few wild fruits for Adrian to replenish his sugar. After eating a few, Adrian’s head didn’t feel as dizzy. Walter, having calmed down and sensing something was amiss, asked, "Sixth Master, very few people knew you were coming to Himakati this time. Who leaked your whereabouts? And why did those men attack us just now?" Adrian remained silent. "It couldn’t be Uncle’s men trying to avenge him, could it?" Adrian sneered. "Do you think Uncle possessed that kind of charisma? He’s been dead for so long, yet you think his subordinates still want to avenge him? You really overestimate that ’stupid pig.’" "So, not Uncle’s men!" Adrian had offended many people over the years, and many wanted him dead. Of course, if he died, his territory would be re-divided, and a large number of people would profit. So, if he were to die, many people would indeed set off fireworks to celebrate. But he couldn’t die! He still hadn’t found his woman and child. "...Sixth Master, you’ve been busy looking for Madam lately and neglecting your business affairs. Some people are getting restless," Walter took the opportunity to remind him. "I know." Adrian’s voice was cold. "I’m waiting for them to reveal their ambitions. Then, I’ll dig out their hearts!"