When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 131

Chapter 131



The following day, I went to the hospital to see Warren. He seemed irked upon learning that Eliana had spilled the beans about the experimental drug. "Can't tell a cold capsule from an anti-inflammatory, and she's sending you over?" he scoffed.

"I mentioned it just once, and she remembered. She's got a good memory and cares about me," I defended.

Warren quickly skimmed through my medical report and took off his glasses more dramatically than usual.

"Melanie, the radiation you were exposed to last time has me worried," he confessed, his tone grave.

That was the first time I'd seen him without his glasses, and he seemed more authoritative, his balding head notwithstanding.

Sitting across from him, I felt a twinge of anxiety. "Is it coming back?"

aren't great." He didn't sugarcoat his words, especially when indicating that several markers in my reports were off, chilling me to

withstand a little more, at least long enough to uncover the truth behind my father's death. But then, even my

of like a glitchy app right now-still going but might crash any minute. I think you should be in the hospital so we can keep an eye on things constantly. If anything goes wrong, we can handle it right away. With me on board, you're in

gravity. I knew my situation was dire. I did some digging myself. Radiation from those stones had led to leukemia and cancer in many miners. My exposure might've been brief, but as someone prone to

and Warren

was a big deal. I had to talk with someone, but I had

shook my head.

was my line in the sand. Hospitalization would mean Clyde finding out everything. And with my condition

working on. It might shield you from some radiation effects

unfamiliar medical terms made me

affect your central nervous system, but we're unclear on

it. It's used to offset radiation

sigh of relief. If Warren deemed

I want to give it a

е

to avoid a recurrence, I was