Theo looked at her, âIf you want, you can take it with youâ
Ellinor nodded Then, Theo turned around and tied the brown bear with vines, hoisted it onto his shoulders, and slowly followed behind Ellinor After a long trek with the two of them and the bear, they finally found a small cave at the bottom of the dark, damp valley where they could take a breather But the cave was cluttered with pesky weeds, they needed a good clean up Theo set the bear aside. He rolled up his sleeves gracefully and began pulling out the halfâmeter tall weeds at the mouth of the cave Ellinor wanted to help out. As soon as she reached out. Theo swatted away her hand. He gave her a stern look, signaling for her to rest She could only stand aside, feeling rather awkward She had never seen Theo hard at work before. Now, she found him even more masculine than when he was all dressed up in a suit She was so engrossed in watching Theo that she forgot to watch her surroundings. All of a sudden, a sharp pain shot through her arm, and she winced in pain.
Looking down, she saw that a yellowâgreen snake had bitten her arm.
She immediately grabbed the snake and flung it into the distant bushes.
Seeing the two deep, bloody tooth marks on her arm, Ellinor thought back to the look of the snake. She was pretty sure it wasnât venomous.
âWhatâs wrong?â
Theo sensed something was off and approached her with a serious face Ellinor casually wiped the blood off her arm, âNo biggie, just got a little love bite from a snake.â
She just got bitten and said it was no biggie?
Theo frowned, grabbed her arm, and inspected it.
Theo felt a surge of unease when he saw the clear bite marks on Ellinorâs slender arm. He immediately leaned down to suck the venom out of her arm, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the ground Then, Theo rushed over to the bushes nearby, rummaged around, and picked a wild herb.
Theo chewed up the herb and applied it to her bite wound. He then tore a piece of cloth from his shirt to bandage her wound.
Ellinor didnât say a word throughout the whole process. She just stared at Theo, finding it all a bit surreal.
After bandaging her wound, Theo looked up at her. Seeing her unhappy face, he asked, âAre you grossed out by me?â
Ellinor snapped out of it and shook her head immediately. She touched the herbal patch on her wound, âIâm not grossed out, Iâm just surprised! Theo, you seem to be quite experienced with snake bites. Who wouldâve thought someone like you would know how to treat a snake bite!â
Theo showed no emotion and casually replied. âI was bitten by a snake before; a girl taught me what to do â
âA girl taught you?â
Upon hearing about the girl Theo mentioned, Ellinor slightly furrowed her eyebrows, then asked with a smile, âTheo, seems like you have quite a fan club!*
Theo glanced at her upon hearing Ellinorâs comment, âAre you jealous?â
Ellinor froze. She felt that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. She turned her face toward the unfortunate bear and chuckled, âWhy would I be jealous? Iâm just bored and stuck here, so Iâm making a joke to tease you. Based on our relationship, it doesnât matter to me how many women youâve been with.â
Theo stared at her, âAre you really not jealous?â