Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Ch 161: You already chose your poison
Mark felt slightly worried about introducing a foreign substance into Rika’s body like this.

Such medicine could cause hormonal imbalances inside the user’s body if they did not suit the user.

Everyone in his family used custom suppressors in their time of need, which smelled like the mass-produced common ones he tended to avoid.

“Oi! What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and give the medicine to Rika before her condition gets worse. Whatever you are afraid of will not happen.”

Emily’s voice on the phone was firm, yet comforting, and Mark felt a wave of relief wash over him.

If one person was obsessed with his sister and would never harm her, it was Emily…and, by extension, Damian.

“Fine, I am giving it to Rika. Where do I give it to her? Is it an oral injection? Somehow, the shape of this syringe is a little weird. I don’t know how to use it.”

Mark admitted that his panic got the better of him, and he froze before touching Rika. He looked at his sister with an awkward expression on his face.

“Tsk, don’t do anything if you are uncomfortable doing it. Just have that medicine ready, and I will be there soon. Dami, it’s a left turn next corridor.”

Emily sounded close, but Mark was not relieved.

If anything, it irritated his alpha instincts even more to have another alpha invade his territory like this. Mark forcefully turned down his growl so he would not scare anyone else.

The more time passed, the worse Rika looked with her red face and heavy breath. It seemed as if she was ready to pass out any second now.

Mark’s heart was in his throat when he saw this. He wanted to do anything to help his sister out when Rika finally opened her eyes a little bit.

“Y-You! What are you d-doing here? Shit! I don’t feel so good.”

Rika complained in a weak voice as she tried to push herself to her feet.

A spray of pheromones left her body as she tried to stand up. These potent pheromones made Mark dizzy.

He took a deep breath to steady himself and not lose his will in the sea of these pheromones.

“Calm down, Rika. Everything is fine! Don’t panic! You will be just fine. Don’t move! You are making it all worse.”

Mark complained as he took a deep breath, and Rika’s pheromones flooded his system.

These pheromones felt foreign to him, but his body recognised them as pheromones from a potential mate.

Mark felt disgusted, and he wanted to pull away from Rika. But his body was proving to have a mind of its own when it kept wanting to be close to Rika all the time.

Rika’s eyes were moving all over the room, even with a still body. And that was when she noticed the tranquilliser in Mark’s arm.

“G-Give it here. I need to take that medicine to calm down. Am I emitting pheromones right now?”

Rika asked, and Mark swallowed drily before he nodded and extended the medicine toward Rika.

Her delicate hand closed around the syringe before she carefully inserted it into her arm and released the medicine in her blood.

A relieved expression filled Rika’s face instantly as she breathed a sigh of relief. She was beginning to feel more relaxed, and the secretion of pheromones was also lowered.

“Fuck! This is embarrassing. This was why I did not want to see you or anyone else. My body does not listen to me at all.”

Rika complained as she brought her hand over her eyes to rub at it.

Mark felt thankful when the seductive tone from Rika’s pheromones lessened, and he could breathe easier once more.

Finally, his urges were under control, and Mark felt like a human being again.

“Your condition is worse than mother told me. Family is one thing you should lean on at this time, Rika. Just come back home now, and we can deal with this somehow. We can hire the best doctors and get you the best therapy-”

Rika was in front of Mark for one second and disappeared behind an alpha’s tall body the next.

Mark felt himself growl at the apparent challenge he was being levelled with. He expected to see Emily glaring back at him, but he was mildly shocked at seeing Damian as his opponent.

“Young master Goodwill, are you making a move on my dear Rika? I would advise you to stay in your lane and return to your precious Suzie now. Your role here is done.”

Emily stepped inside the room with a bright smile. But her words were anything but bright when she spoke.

Her eyes spelt murder, especially Mark’s murder if he dared to stay there any second longer.

But Mark refused to leave. He did not want to leave Rika behind with a pair of alphas not related to her.

It felt…wrong of him to do so.

“Tsk, you both are the ones intruding in here. Rika and I were having a meaningful discussion. There is no need for outsiders to butt in between us siblings.”

Mark tried to justify his situation, but Emily chuckled more at his words.

“Meaningful discussion? Do I need to remind you how you panicked over the phone seconds ago? You might want to go and get yourself in order before you talk to Rika next time.”

It was a low jab, but one that Mark could not deny.

He looked at Rika to see how she would react, but Rika pretended she did not even hear what was being discussed.

Rika’s face was turning redder again, and the suppressors were wearing off. She would need an alpha or a doctor to get through her time.

And as much as Mark wanted to help her, he knew he could not play either role.

Mark’s phone was also going off with missed calls, and he looked down to see Suzie’s name on his screen.

Clarity rained down on Mark hard as he remembered what he had come to the hospital for in the first place.