Loving Mom 251

Chapter 251

Still, there was something strangely satisfying about stirring the pot like this.

Carter was never one to explain much. He looked over at Nate and said calmly, “Nate, apologize to Sharon.”

Nate clearly wasn’t happy about it. But with Kelly’s illness hanging over his head, he swallowed his pride. “Sharon, I was just messing around. You didn’t have to take it so seriously, right?”

Sharon didn’t seem bothered by his half-hearted tone. She smiled faintly.

“If you don’t want to apologize, that’s fine. Since you and Kelly are so close, testing the medicine for her shouldn’t be a problem,

should it?”

Nate looked doubtful.

“Didn’t you just say all medicine carries some toxicity? I don’t have Kelly’s illness-what if it messes me up?”

Sharon leaned in just slightly, still smiling. “Sure, you don’t have a terminal illness. But aren’t you poisoned anyway? The first round is mild-it even includes detox ingredients. It won’t hurt your face. Might even help.”

She dangled the black pill between her fingers.

“This pill’s ingredients are rare and expensive. Don’t let the number fool you-just over a dozen of them, but it took a full seven days and countless steps to make.”

clearly caught off guard by how serious

impressive. If it really worked miracles,

out, took the pill

paused and narrowed his eyes. “Sharon, if anything happens

“If anything happens,

boiled with foot-soaked

it shouldn’t be a big deal. It was not like anyone ate rat droppings daily. And cockroaches-technically-were high

swallowed the pill in

Then he waited.

happened. He didn’t feel sick, dizzy, or even

Finally, he exhaled.

like it’s fine. Kelly, you should take it too. The sooner you start, the better

at the pitch-black pill in her hand, struggling

appetizing. She really didn’t want to take

she refused to even take the medicine, it would be a

a sip

give the second

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medicine,

up again. “Didn’t you say earlier that you’d give Kelly one full course first? Why are you taking the pills

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