CHAPTER 489

It wasn't long before Carol's color seemed off, and Clark asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

"I'm fine."

Seeing her huddled up, Clark anxiously asked, "Is it the poison acting up? I'll get Rose."

"Don't," Carol quickly grabbed Clark's hand, her voice straining with pain. "She's hurt. Let her rest. I can hold on."

She had survived like this before.

Countless times, when the poison acted up, she had endured it by sheer willpower.

"I can't stand by and do nothing. It must hurt." Clark tried to remove her hand.

But Carol held his hand tighter and pleaded, "Clark, I can handle it. I can't rely on Rose every time I have an attack. The poison strikes randomly, and I have to deal with it myself."

Seeing her writhing in pain, her voice now barely a whisper, Clark's heart ached. "How can I help?"

"Please leave." Carol didn't want him to see her in such a pitiful state. "Give me some time."