Chapter 68

"Why are you screaming?" Caleb grumbled, scratching his face and neck as he pulled on his coat. He shot the maid an impatient glare.

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"N-no, Lord Caleb, it's not your face. What happened to your face? The maid, now realizing it was really Caleb and not a ghost, turned even paler, her expression shifting from fear to outright horror,

"My face?" Caleb frowned, still unaware of the problem. But when the maid hurriedly brought a bronze mirror to him, his face lost all color!! ment he saw his own reflection.

"What the fuck? Whened to my face? he blurted out.

The once-handsome atures in the mirror were now covered in angry red scratches, swollen and inflamed to the point of disfigurement.

And it was not just his face, his neck, arms, legs, and even his entire body bore the same horrifying marks.

Looking closer, he realized that the worst scratches were exactly where he had been scratching earlier.

Caleb's chest tightened with panic as he wondered. "What are you standing around for? Go! Get a doctor right now!" he snapped.

Half an hour later, the doctor, who had been dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, finally arrived at the Marquis's

estate

the doctor frowned deeply. "Lord Caleb, it seems you've been poisoned.

serious is

know exactly what kind of toxin you've been exposed to. Unfortunately, I do not specialize in detoxification. The best I can do is prescribe

symptoms.

afraid you will need

no choice, Caleb immediately sent

even after consulting three or four more

could cure his

the commotion in Caleb's courtyard grew so loud that

to the palace with

Caleb's poisoning was not severe. The toxin has been completely removed, and with some rest, he will recover

Dr. Garraway. We appreciate you coming all this way at such

Dale." Chad finished writing the prescription, then stood up and began packing away his medical kit. Still lying in bed, Caleb quickly asked, "Dr. Garraway, you say the poison is gone, but what about these scratches? And my face? It's so swollen When will it go back

take at least ten days to two weeks to fade. The swelling on your face

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