A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love
Chapter 618

In fact, that was what confused Rickard the most.

'Based on what I know about Hesper, she wouldn't lay back and do nothing throughout the whole journey. Even if she's been imprisoned in Fredonia, there must have been some way for her to leave a trail behind while they were on their way there. But after all this time, we haven't found a trail of any kind. So there's only one possibility, and it's that Hesper was extremely occupied with other things that she didn't have the time or energy to leave us a life-saving message.'

Matthew shook his head first, but then suddenly remembered something. "Hesper hasn't told me anything about what she's afraid of, but I've noticed that she hardly ever takes part in events that are held on a boat."

"Seasickness?"

Rickard frowned. They had checked various means of transportation, but they had not thought about a boat or ship, as it would take a long time and it would be extremely inconvenient for the kidnappers to do anything while they were at sea. If it had not been mentioned out of the blue, Rickard would have almost forgotten that there was such a kind of transportation.

Thinking about this, Rickard tapped on Shermere. "We'll go here first."

"Okay." Matthew heaved a long sigh. "God, please... Please make sure to bring Hesper back safely."

On the other hemisphere of the Earth, Hesper was staring at the peanuts in front of her. She remained silent for quite some time before picking one up.

Half a month had gone by in the blink of an eye, and Hesper knew that she could no longer sit still. Although Nathaniel had not made a move after such a long time, Hesper was not dumb. On the contrary, she had been thinking of more possibilities during this period of time.

'I've been locked up here all this while, so that makes me some kind of bait... As long as I'm still here, Matt and Rickard will continue to look for me no matter what. And if this continues, sooner or later, they'll fall into the trap that Nathaniel has meticulously set up.'

Thinking of this, Hesper closed her eyes and swallowed the peanuts in her hand without any hesitation. However, worried that her body would not give off a strong enough allergic reaction if she ate too little, Hesper ended up eating half a plate of peanuts before her cheeks started to feel faintly warm.

Using the edge of the table to support her weight, Hesper staggered to the window, glanced at her reflection in the glass pane, took a few deep breaths, and then lost consciousness completely, falling to the floor.

"So this was your objective all along." Nathaniel looked at Hesper, who was lying on the bed, with a cold expression.

Hesper's allergy to peanuts was far more serious than she had thought. She had eaten so many that she was almost in shock when a servant found her.

But no one could deny that Hesper's goal was successfully achieved. The family doctor could not treat this level of allergy, so she had to be transferred to the hospital overnight.

After undergoing a lot of treatments all night, it was not until dawn that she finally got out of danger.

When Carter walked into the ward, he could not help but be speechless. Although they all knew that Hesper had always been smart and sly, they never thought that she would put her life on the line in order to secure a way out.

'But what now? Rickard and Matthew haven't found us yet. With her own ability alone, even though we're currently downtown, she won't be able to escape us when she's at her best, let alone when she's so weak.'

"What did the doctor say?" Nathaniel threw the question out.

Hearing this, Carter turned around and answered honestly. "The doctor suggested staying back in the hospital for observation. After all, Ms. Rivera's peanut intake is very high, so although she's out of danger now, her condition is extremely unstable."

Speaking of this, Carter suddenly realized.

'Hesper didn't do this in order to create a window for herself to escape. Instead, she's gambling. She's gambling to see if Nathaniel will let her stay in the hospital for treatment and observation or bring her back regardless of her well-being. And as long as she can stay in the hospital, she'll have the opportunity to leak her location in any possible way eventually.'

If Carter could think of that, it was only natural for Nathaniel to be able to see through the thought behind Hesper's plan. He turned to look at Hesper's sleeping profile and felt a little helpless, not knowing whether Hesper was too confident or too arrogant.