She couldn't help but hide behind Flora, silently chanting, "He can't see me! He can't see me!"

"Come out!" Colton shouted, spotting her behind Flora. "Ms. Flora, step aside, be careful she might—"

Before Colton could finish, there was a heavy thud from behind Flora.

The girl had collapsed, unconscious.

A curse got stuck in Colton's throat, choking him.

What on earth was happening?!

Flora furrowed her brows, knelt down, and checked on Nina's condition. Her breathing was steady, like she was just asleep, but Flora noticed something unusual.

Nina's constitution was unique, different from ordinary people, and she had a chronic poison in her body that seemed to have been there since birth. However, it wasn't something she was born with; it appeared to have been injected after she was born.

The poison had been accumulating for at least four or five years. Who could be so heartless to do this to a baby?

For now, Flora couldn't identify the poison, but she could help ease its effects a bit.

it on Nina's temples, philtrum, and behind

"Flora?"

her back to him, holding a knife with blood on it. His heart tightened, and he hurried

It was her...

eyes as he asked, "What are you

and Colton, who had been focused on Flora, quickly greeted him respectfully,

as he looked

said as she let Nina's blood. "No one knows how she got past all the security. When I examined her, I

showing no surprise, as if he already knew

there was a commotion

man outside looking for his daughter, and he

him in," Connor

and soon the door was forcefully

blocked most of Nina's body from the man's view, but he could just see Nina's pink crystal

His face changed dramatically!

"Nina!"

small cut on his daughter's finger, his eyes widened

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