Since Paul was insistent, Paul braced himself and answered, "As in, a sexually-transmitted disease. It's caused by irregular sex partners."

As Paul quickly understood what Frank was talking about, he glowered right then.

It would have certainly been amazing if he had irregular sex partners, but his virility had been dropping over recent years—he rarely did it with Sylvia these days as well!

So how did his wife catch an STD?

That was when Sylvia sprang to her feet, her face contorting in rage as she glared at Frank, "Don't you give that nonsense! I don't have an STD!"

Then, turning toward Paul, she cried urgently, "Please, darling. You shouldn't listen to him. This is slander!"

"Please calm down, Mrs. Fielden," Frank said firmly just then. "As a healer, I embody the ideals of one and would never mention anything lightly in case of a mistake. Moreover, I've seen that your cousin has the same issue—is that why you wanted the drakeroot? I'm sorry, but the drakeroot wouldn't work on either of you. I must advise that you seek professional treatment instead."

jaw could drop to the

and her cousin had the STD, but most

touched a nerve and leapt towards him,

"Enough!" Paul suddenly bellowed.

sprang to his feet, grabbing Sylvia by the shoulder

as she slammed heavily against the

the stairs, "Stanley Cassidy!

of having an affair, but never found any

how much of a fool he was, he could put two and two together after Frank painted

wrong, Paul?" Stanley asked as he scrambled downstairs when he heard Paul furious

me the medical report you received from the hospital

to see that?"

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