Chapter 992

The person had his back against Toby; perhaps the person heard footsteps approaching him, so he turned around gradually to face him. It was none other than Tim, who had come up with an excuse that he was going to do the ward round!

Toby and Tim were unsurprised to see each other appear at this spot and clearly, they had both agreed to meet up right there.

"Just tell me, is it found in Little Leafs report?" Toby looked at Tim and spoke in a low voice.

Tim leaned against one side of the wall. "Fortunately, she's fine. She didn't inherit Titus' kidney failure condition."

As soon as Toby heard Tim's reply, the tense expression on Toby's face finally relaxed slightly. "That's great."

However, Toby was not entirely at ease because he recalled that Titus' condition had just been discovered a few months back, which meant that over the past fifty-odd years, Titus' kidneys were perfectly fine and it had been a sudden occurrence. Perhaps it had not been a sudden occurrence and Titus' kidneys had actually decreased in function over the recent years without him realizing. Finally, he collapsed at the point when his kidneys had deteriorated beyond working conditions.

As soon as Toby thought of that possibility, he shut his eyes for a moment. When he reopened them, there was a solemn look in

them. "Little Leaf hasn't been diagnosed to have inherited that condition right now, but would it be possible that in the next ten or twenty years, she would end up inheriting that same condition and collapse in her fifties, just like Titus?"

had never done a thorough body check over the past ten years or so. If he had, it meant that he was never diagnosed in the first place and hence, healthy for the past decades. This could only mean that in recent years—or perhaps just within this year—the inherited condition had suddenly flared up within him. Toby was worried that Sonia would face a

his white coat and took out a packet of cigarettes. He retrieved one from the pack and placed it into his

As he said that, he lifted his chin slightly and

"You don't need to

he impatiently urged Tim to continue, "That's enough. Hurry up

light his cigarette. Perhaps his lighter was faulty and he tried multiple

sight of that, so he reached into his suit pocket and took out a

instantly. "If I'm not mistaken, this was custom-made for the Queen of Erendale and it is an identification token for the male member of the royal family. There are only two of these in this world. One belongs

met the Queen once. She gifted this

confiscated from him at the restaurant the night

a gesture to emphasize her statement. She knew that even if he had the lighter in possession, he would keep his promise. That

a 'clink' sound as the lighter was uncovered; the fiery flames lit up too and subsequently, his cold expressionless face glowed and the scene

"What would you say if you gave this to me? You've quit smoking, right?

and he found that the puff of

brows were even more tightly knitted. "I don't mind giving it to you, but I have a condition and I want a satisfactory

lighter into the air and caught it with his hand. Finally, he started on answering Toby's

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