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.

predicament. I don’t hold much

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mountain but depart slowly like pulling silk. Poisoning follows

I’d

situation now.

but both Maggie and Timmothy grasped its meaning.

with Samuel, silently pleading

to six years remaining,” he

heart sank a

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

previously suddenly became lucid

measures to shield her from the truth in her previous life, safeguarding

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

at thirty, Joseph unexpectedly abducted her, demanding a sizable

was an abrupt twist of fate.

Joseph had endured for such a prolonged period, only to reach

drastic step, jeopardizing everything by kidnapping

if Mr. Hudson’s words proved accurate, everything fell into

that once she was gone, Nathael would

the rest comprehended this reality

faint glimmer

her demise, their fate would undoubtedly be unfavourable.

What about Nathael?

know about

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the past year or two, a period during which her hostility towards

to her blindness and disfigurement, most of the time,

familiar with his

her health appeared to decline over those two years, frequently suffering from bouts of

influential Harrises and the necessity to fend off

awoke and asked, “Is my condition terminal? Am I facing a life–threatening

and murmured, “You harbour

hence,

softly laughed, “Once I’m gone, you’ll be free.

a weighty burden, subject to frequent mood

individual who fully

weighed heavily

eyes filled with tears as he tightly held her hand. “But you haven’t endured adequate consequences. You’ll pull through, live a

what’s the reason behind my illness? Why have I been

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

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