The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 221

Alas, Corinne lacked a vessel for which she could hold the water. Corinne glanced around her, picked a few large reed leaves, and skillfully folded them into a simple small cup. Though the cup made of leaves did leak a little, she could still bring some to Jeremy as long as she walked fast enough.

After filling the leaf cup to the brim, Corinne brought it back to the cave as quickly as she could.

Inside, Jeremy was still in his original posture. His eyes were closed and had not woken up yet.

Corinne brought the water to him, knelt, and patted his shoulder lightly. "Wake up, Mister! Drink some water!"

Jeremy did not respond.

Corinne patted him harder. "Mister? Wake up!"

Still, he did not wake up. Corinne frowned and realized that something was gravely wrong.

Based on what she knew of his character, he was an extremely vigilant person with top- notch perceptiveness, so it was unlike him to sleep so soundly in a place like the wilderness. In that case, there was only one possibility left-he was genuinely unconscious.

'Why would he be unconscious?' Corinne wondered. 'Was it because the snake that bit me today was venomous after all? He didn't rinse his mouth when he helped me suck out the blood earlier, too...'

Corinne's heart skipped a beat as soon as that thought appeared in her mind. She placed the leaf cup carefully to one side, shook Jeremy's shoulders with both hands, and called him,' Mister? Mister?! Wake up!"

However, nothing she did could wake Jeremy up.

Corinne began to feel uneasy as she worried about what might happen to his body.

Humans could survive weeks without food but only a few days without water, and water was especially important when one's body was not in good condition. It was all the more important for him to drink water if his unconsciousness was due to the venom, as that would be necessary to metabolize the toxins.

With that in mind, she brought the cup to Jeremy's mouth so she could pour the water in, but her efforts were in vain and all the water spilled over from the corner of his lips. Continuing to attempt that would be an exercise in madness.

She hesitated for about ten or so seconds, took a deep breath, and finally came to a firm

decision. She raised the cup, took a big sip, and tilted the man's handsome face up to try and pass him the water using her mouth.

A life was at stake, and she no longer cared about the fact that such an act could be perceived as intimacy between two genders.

At that moment, the man frowned and opened his eyes suddenly just as Corinne's lips were about to come in contact with his.

When Jeremy saw Corinne's small face up close, his eyes froze, and he stared at her sharply. When Corinne saw that he had woken up so suddenly, she froze and swallowed the water in her mouth as she backed away from him. Feeling slightly relieved at least, she said, "Ahem! Mister, since you're awake, you should drink some water. Here you go!"

She handed him the remaining half cup of water in the leaf cup.

'Water?' Jeremy glanced at the water that Corinne had brought to him and narrowed his eyes. He immediately understood what her intentions were when she held his face up with puffed-out cheeks.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Jeremy closed his eyes again without another word.

Corinne was puzzled when she saw that. "Mister?"

'What happened to him? Why did he faint again?! Is he going to pass out?'