Sweet May-December Marriage novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Amphetamine

The previous set of fake moves by Nicholas was just to provoke the anger of the opposing team from Roblia High School. He waited for them to intercept him before leaping into the air and throwing the ball. This was his true purpose.

Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, the basketball traced a graceful and fierce arc in the air, then with a "bang," it accurately and flawlessly landed in the basket!

The whole arena erupted with cheers!

Eloise tightly held onto Charlotte's hand, excitedly exclaiming as if she had won five million dollars. She said, "Char! We have won the game!"

Charlotte also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Yes, we have won!"

Cecilia said, "Although Nicholas has a bad temper, he's actually quite good at basketball."

Eloise quickly handed a bottle of water to Charlotte and said, "Char, Nicholas helped you so much. You should go thank him now! Hurry up and bring him some water!"

Charlotte thought for a moment and agreed. If it wasn't for Nicholas stepping forward to help her, she wouldn't have known how to handle the situation. So, being pulled by Eloise, she made her way to the victorious school basketball team.

Most of the girls sitting in the front row had already prepared towels and water, and they all crowded around. Charlotte frowned and said, "There are too many people and we can't squeeze in."

As soon as she finished speaking, the water in her hand was snatched away by another hand. Charlotte looked up in astonishment and saw a tall and slender boy looking down at her. He shook the water in his hand and said, "Thanks."

Then he unscrewed the bottle cap and drank more than half of it.

Eloise smiled and said, "Nicholas, your charm is as strong as ever. All the girls in the school will fall in love with you."

Nicholas smiled without commenting and seemed indifferent. He stuffed the water back into Charlotte's hand and said, "Hold it for me."

Charlotte nodded. Nicholas reached out and ruffled her hair. Charlotte frowned and said, "Nicholas, your hands are all sweaty!"

Nicholas raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you like it?"

Charlotte nodded earnestly.

Nicholas was speechless.

He didn't want to argue with Charlotte and decided to take a shower. After all, it was uncomfortable to be covered in sweat. Charlotte had also accomplished her goal and was about to hold Eloise's hand. Suddenly, a rushing sound pierced through the air. Charlotte abruptly looked up and saw a basketball hurtling toward her!

Nicholas contracted his eyes, and he quickly pulled Charlotte into his arms, narrowly avoiding the basketball.

Not far away, the captain of Roblia Basketball Team, Vincent, shrugged with a fake smile and said, "Sorry, my hand slipped."

Nicholas's eyes could almost freeze into ice and were extremely cold.

Charlotte felt a bit frustrated. She wondered if it was a day unsuitable for going out, otherwise why did she keep getting hit on the head by "flying objects"?

She lifted her head from Nicholas' arms. Because she wasn't used to such intimate contact with others, especially boys, her ears turned red. Her voice was soft and low, "Nicholas, I'm fine."

Nicholas let her go, feeling a bit puzzled about what this girl had been eating to have such a slim waist.

Eloise held onto Charlotte and said, "Char!"

"Well, it could be a coincidence. Personally, I think she's talking nonsense."

"..."

Charlotte paid no attention to these remarks and calmly looked at Vincent, saying, "Indeed, performance-enhancing drugs can be easily metabolized by the body and it is hard to detect. However, there is no perfect crime in this world. Careful blood and urine tests will reveal traces."

Before Vincent could say anything, Charlotte continued, "You must be using amphetamine and its related derivatives and salts, right? This substance has a similar effect to ephedrine. It is used for episodic sleep disorders and depression, and can also serve as an anesthetic and other central nervous system depressants. In sports, it can make people overly excited, enhancing alertness, initiative, and confidence, reducing feelings of fatigue, and increasing speech, attention, and concentration. It is the original performance-enhancing drug..."

With a fierce look in his eyes, Vincent stopped Charlotte and rushed towards her like a madman, "Shut up! You bitch! Shut up!"

Nicholas protected Charlotte behind him, while the hotheaded member of the school's basketball team kicked Vincent to the ground. Although Vincent was knocked down, he didn't seem to feel any pain. Instead, his pupils dilated, his expression became ferocious, and his hands and feet began to tremble, showing extreme excitement.

Anthony cursed, "Did he really use performance-enhancing drugs?!"

Charlotte secretly said, "Quickly restrain him! He's having a seizure! He might attack people!"

Before Charlotte could finish speaking, Vincent, with his eyes bloodshot, crawled up from the ground like a madman and started crashing into everything around him. It took great effort from several members of the basketball team to finally subdue him. Even when pressed to the ground, he continued to tremble and breathe heavily with excitement.

Anthony turned to Charlotte and asked, "Little Magical Doctor, what should we do now?"

Charlotte didn't dare to get too close and just observed Vincent from a distance of two meters, saying, "Excitement is intermittent. Just hold him down for a while, and the side effects of amphetamines will kick in. Then he will feel fatigued, inhibition, and headaches. We need to take him to the hospital."

Eloise was also a bit afraid of Vincent because he didn't seem to like a human anymore. He looked more like a rabid dog she had once seen, foaming at the mouth, red in the eyes, and terrifying.