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.”

guard by how serious she sounded.

impressive. If it really worked miracles, Kelly’s illness would’ve been

half-skeptical, Nate reached out, took the pill from her, and raised it to his

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

serene smile. “If anything happens, you’re welcome to

with foot-soaked water

droppings and cockroaches… well, she’d asked Uriah. He said it shouldn’t be a big deal. It was not like anyone

swallowed the pill in one

Then he waited.

Nothing strange happened. He didn’t

Finally, he exhaled.

you should take it too. The sooner

pitch-black pill in her

bit appetizing. She really

if she refused to even take the medicine, it would be a little too obvious, wouldn’t

a sip of water,

need to give the second round of pills a bit more

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of them had taken the medicine, she began gathering

full course first? Why are you taking the pills back?

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