Chapter 97

I quickly stepped back and hid the hand with the pills behind me. Ethan's hand, which was reaching out, stopped in mid-air and then pulled back. "Your hand is bleeding," he said. Before I could answer, Lyla and the others came back. Lyla ran up to me, holding a small bucket. "Eve, look at the jellyfish I caught! Antoine said it will glow at night." "Really?" I said, feeling relieved. I looked at the jellyfish in the bucket and suggested, "Let's find a fish tank to put it in." I pulled Lyla back to the room and didn't look at Ethan. Since the room didn't have a good container, Antoine found Lyla a clear glass vase. After we put the jellyfish into its new tank, Lyla noticed the dried blood on my hand. She grabbed my hand and looked worried. "Eve, what happened to your hand?" "It's nothing," I said, glancing at the spot where the needle had made me bleed. I grabbed a tissue and wiped off the dried blood. "It's just from the needle. Don't worry." Lyla breathed a sigh of relief a