Chapter 685

Elias was thinking about what happened yesterday and wanted to talk it over with Elodie.

As they arrived, Esmeralda happened to come back at the same time.

"She's awake?"

"She is. Come on in." Esmeralda pushed open the door.

Elodie turned to look. She hadn't slept well the previous night, and it showed in her pale, drawn face.

When she spotted Latham, she managed a greeting. "Dr. Latham?"

Latham let out a sigh. "I heard a little about what happened, so I thought I'd check

in on you. You need to take care of yourself and try not to worry too much."

Elodie forced a small, colorless smile. "Alright. Thank you."

"What brings you here so early, Dr. Warwick?" Esmeralda was the first to ask. Elodie's fingers tightened on the bedsheet, her eyes fixed intently on Elias.

Elias stepped forward, his gaze steady on Elodie. "Yesterday, when I saw you, there was an IV needle in your arm. I had the residue in the syringe analyzed. It turns out it was a clinical medication meant to improve circulation, but it was mixed with an anesthetic-something quite potent. That's what caused your sudden reaction."

Elodie's face drained of color, her lips pressing into a tight line. "But... this is a hospital. How could something like that happen here?"

a hospital of this

something

gave a pregnant woman that kind

of doctor could make such

was practically shaking with anger. "Didn't you

shook his head. "Whoever it was, they clearly know their way around the

your preexisting condition that you reacted right away. If you hadn't fought back when

like this to happen in a

thing could happen here? No one

calling it a medical

one way to

it defied

the tightness in her chest. "I can feel it-this was aimed at me.

No matter what.

to the

was no ordinary incident

"Maybe we should just call the

already reported it to the hospital

a thorough

find."

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