All Chapters of Desert Dehydration: My Husband Swapped My Electrolytes for Urine: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

My husband, Jonathan Anders, snatched the satellite phone from me. He wanted to make another call to call off the rescue and prevent them from contacting the authorities.Upon discovering that the phone could only be unlocked by scanning my retinas, he tried to pry my eyes open, his movements rough and forceful."Samantha York! Do you have to make such a huge fuss over something so insignificant? It's just a bottle of water! Did you have to go so far as to call for a rescue? And what's this about a robber on the team? You think you can bear the consequences if the expedition is delayed?"I used all the strength left in my body to grip Jonathan's wrist tightly, all while keeping my eyes firmly screwed shut.Waves of dehydration-induced dizziness crashed over me. At the same time, it felt like there was a ball of fire burning in my stomach. Even breathing was agonizing, as though glass shards were tearing me up inside.In an attempt to relieve the discomfort, I licked the beads of b

Chapter 2

I struggled toward my backpack to dig out some emergency medicine in the case of dehydration, hoping it would ease my condition.However, I had only just pulled out the oral rehydration salts when Jonathan smacked me in the face and snatched it away from me."Why didn't you take this out earlier? Was it on purpose so you could make Maddy suffer? How could such a vicious and wicked woman like you exist?"Was I a wicked woman? Fury and despair fought for dominance within me.Back when we first encountered the sudden heat wave, our team members were worried about the heat and absolutely refused to get out of the car to do their jobs. I was the only one who braved the sweltering heat to survey the suspected resource locations to gather data. That was why I so quickly became dehydrated.Ironically, my own husband was the one disregarding my life and snatching away everything that could increase my chances of survival.I abruptly lunged toward Madison and landed a ringing slap across

Chapter 3

Every now and then, a burst of laughter would erupt from the SUV, but even that gradually grew fainter and fainter.Just as I was about to succumb to the darkness, a foot stomped down on my face."I bet you still don't know this, but Jon has been wanting to divorce you for a long time now."At those words, hatred entered my unfocused eyes, but that only caused Madison to feel even more smug."However, that won't do. After all, if he divorces you, you'll get half the assets. The best outcome would be if you died." Pouring the electrolyte water onto the sand beside me, she added, "And that's why I would rather dump this water away than give it to you!"I instinctively wanted to lick the wet sand, but I couldn't do it.Madison laughed before crouching and leaning closer to me."The sun's about to set. Sure, the temperature will drop, but there are a lot of desert animals that come out at night." Taking out a folding knife, she viciously slashed my arm. "We'll come for your corpse t

Chapter 4

I was slowly sinking into the darkness, no longer able to see anything clearly. All the pain coursing through me had also gone numb, and it felt as though I was falling into an abyss.Madison's voice, dripping with fake concern, reached my ears. It sounded muffled, as though coming through a wall of dense fog."Sam! What's happening to you?"By then, I was unable to respond anymore.She continued worriedly, "She left a lot of blood here. What if the wild animals smell it and attack us? Even though Sam doesn't like me, I still can't bear to watch her die."How about this? Let's dig a hole and bury Sam along with the bloodied sand. That should cover up the scent of blood."Everyone instantly agreed with her suggestion. Hence, they grabbed shovels from the SUV and dug out a hole beside me in no time. Following that, they kicked me into the hole.Sand filled my nose and mouth, causing me to suffocate.Madison wasn't trying to cover the smell of blood—she wanted to bury me alive.M

Chapter 5

Feeling at ease, I finally let sleep take me.When I next awoke, I was already in the hospital. Sebastian Inkerton, a doctor from the medical team, was checking my vital signs. Upon seeing that I had woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief. "You're finally awake. You know, when our rescue team arrived, and I saw your condition, I was utterly dumbfounded. I think I probably would've felt guilty for the rest of my life if I had failed to save you."I subconsciously opened my mouth to thank him, but he hurriedly raised a hand to stop me."Don't speak. Your throat is too badly injured, so you can forget about talking for the time being. Just rest. As for your wrist, we've set the broken bones, but you might suffer from some aftereffects even after recovering."He paused briefly to stare at me with a complex look in his eyes. Then, he handed me a notebook and a pen. "Your head of department has been anxiously waiting for you to wake up. I think he has something to discuss with you. U

Chapter 6

Thinking back on it now, I suddenly found my past self to be such a joke.Jonathan was momentarily rendered speechless, but he quickly recovered and tried to justify his actions. "But you went through special forces training before, didn't you? None of us was dehydrated, so I thought you were fine too. That's why I gave all the things you prepared to Maddy."A bubble of furious laughter burst from my lips, which agitated my wounds and made them hurt.Sebastian frowned before kicking Jonathan out without a hint of courtesy. "That's enough. Hurry up and leave. What's the point of saying all this nonsense? What she needs more now is rest!"However, Jonathan merely glared at Sebastian. "You're just a doctor. What right do you have to chase me out? I'm her husband! What's wrong with me talking to my wife?"Hearing that, I swiftly wrote in the notebook, "No, we're not husband and wife anymore. You said you wanted to divorce me, right? I agree."Then, I turned to look at Sebastian. "Dr.

Chapter 7

Jonathan latched onto Adrian, who happened to be closest to him. With tears streaming down his face, he yelled, "Mr. Potter, I can't go to jail! If I do, my life will be over! I went on a lot of survey expeditions too, didn't I? You can't just refuse to give me a chance over one single mistake!"Adrian was so infuriated that I could almost see steam coming out of his ears. "Those expeditions you went on were technically completed by Samantha; you were just there for the ride and got to share in the glory. Did you seriously think you were accomplished because of that?"If it weren't for the fact that you were Samantha's husband, I wouldn't have kept one eye closed over this matter. Besides, the punishment for what you did isn't up to me anymore."Jonathan wailed, "But I truly didn't want to kill Samantha! I just misunderstood her situation and wrongly assumed that she wasn't in any danger. That's why I gave the supplies that could've saved her to the other team members."The anger o

Chapter 8

Sebastian's smile took on a mocking note as he added, "The uniform failed to perform as hoped, but it did record some interesting things."In an instant, Jonathan and Madison were left utterly dumbfounded, not at all expecting that I would have evidence.I wrote on the notebook, "I'll be handing all that over to the police later."Realizing that there was no turning back now, Madison began screaming at me hysterically, "You! You must have deliberately set us up! Jon was right! Living with someone like you is like walking on eggshells all the time! Just one moment of carelessness, and you slap a murder charge on us!"Do you have no conscience? How could you send Jon to prison when he's done so much for you? Do you know what he told me? He would've divorced you long ago if it weren't for the fact that he was worried about having to give you half his assets. That, and that he might be unfairly targeted because of your good relationship with Mr. Potter!"Those words had Jonathan panic

Chapter 9

My dream?A few seconds later, I finally remembered something that happened years ago. At the time, he was tending to my wounds, and in a bid to distract me, he had asked what I wanted to do after retiring from the military.I had replied that I wanted to continue contributing to the country.Joining expedition teams to survey new resources was technically considered contributing to the country, no?Luckily, he hadn't called me out for trying to sound cool then.…Even though I was in the hospital, as the victim of the incident, I still had to cooperate with the investigation. The police came to take my statement before updating me on Jonathan and Madison's situation.Apparently, after they were taken to the police station, they turned on each other.Madison had indeed set Jonathan up, all because he refused to divorce me to be with her. Hence, in order to gain the most benefits out of this situation, she began to talk badly about me all the time, trying to brainwash Jonathan i

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