Chapter 228 The Unfairness

Maggie couldn’t quite articulate the reason, but her heart inexplicably tightened, adding a touch of

nervousness.

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“Okay.”

She accompanied Samuel to a nearby seat and extended her wrist across the table.

Samuel gently took her pulse, his concentration unwavering.

Meanwhile, Timmothy stood nearby, a slight furrow creasing his brow.

With each passing moment, Maggie’s heart grew heavier. Samuel’s demeanour lacked optimism, signalling a worrisome development.

After some time, Samuel withdrew his hand slowly, deliberating before speaking.

Maggie and Timmothy refrained from pushing for responses, and it wasn’t until later that Samuel asked, “Ms. Adam, do you have any particular tastes in food? Have you been prescribed any medication to maintain your health?”

Maggie halted to ponder. “I haven’t been on any medication lately. When you mention particular food. could you clarify what you’re referring to?”

“Like something that might have poisonous substances,” Samuel elucidated gradually.

Maggie was startled, feeling her spirits plummet.

Poisonous substances in my food? Was he insinuating that I might have been poisoned?

Maybe there weren’t any poisonous substances in her food after all. It might have been Samuel’s subtle way of cautioning her.

“Are you suggesting that I’m displaying symptoms of poisoning?” Maggie fixed her gaze on Samuel, her voice barely above a whisper.

Samuel paused briefly before replying, “Based on the analysis of your pulse, it seems that the effects of the poisoning have been building up in your body for quite some time. It’s a worrisome circumstance.”

Maggie was shocked suddenly.

I was poisoned?

But in my previous life, I never heard

Hold on, Mr. Hudson remark about the prolonged poisoning suggested it wasn’t a recent occurrence since my rebirth. So, is it conceivable that I was also poisoned in my previous life?

Maggie tried to catch elusive thoughts that slipped away from her mind like quicksilver.

“Is there any remedy?” Timmothy inquired, his brow creased with worry and voice resonant.

for a moment. “It’s a formidable predicament. I don’t hold much hope.

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illnesses arrive swiftly like a crumbling mountain but depart slowly like pulling silk. Poisoning follows

taken place not long ago, I’d be

situation now.

but both Maggie and Timmothy

locked eyes with Samuel, silently pleading for confirmation of her

circumstances, you probably has about five to six years remaining,” he relayed, his

Maggie’s heart sank a

that’s the

twenty–fourth, and in another five to six years, she’d be approaching thirty. In her previous life, when Joseph had abducted her and posed a threat to Nathael, she had reached precisely

perplexed her previously suddenly became lucid in

from the truth

remained alive, Joseph and his family stood a chance of survival.

abducted her, demanding

an abrupt twist

Joseph had endured for such a prolonged period, only to reach a breaking point precisely when Nathael’s patience

such a drastic step, jeopardizing everything by

Hudson’s words proved accurate, everything

before reaching thirty signified that once she was gone, Nathael would show

Joseph, and the rest comprehended this reality thoroughly, prompting

glimmer of

awaited her demise, their fate would

What about Nathael?

know about

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reflect on the past year or two, a period during which her

her blindness and disfigurement, most of the time, she could even interact with

familiar with his

over those two years, frequently suffering from bouts of coughing up blood and making frequent trips to the hospital.

the influential Harrises and the necessity to fend off familial plots, kept him

a hospital visit, she awoke and asked, “Is my

her and murmured, “You harbour disdain for

hence,

as she softly laughed, “Once I’m gone, you’ll be free. No one will

burden,

the sole individual who fully embraced her.

heavily

her hand. “But you haven’t endured adequate consequences. You’ll pull

softly. “Then what’s the reason behind my illness? Why have I

with long, gently drooping lashes, whispered, “When Sierra orchestrated your abduction, you suffered significant injuries to your heart, lungs, and

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