When Love Breaks by Jack

“…Okay.”

Later that evening, Ramona was transferred from the emergency room to a VIP ward. Her face was pale, but she was fully conscious.

Before I could even get close, Bella, Herbert, and Abdul had all arrived.

“Jane!” The moment Bella heard the news, she rushed over, her eyes brimming with urgency and redness. Upon seeing me, she enveloped me in a hug. “You scared me to death! Why didn’t you contact me directly when something happened? Taking risks on your own, what would I do if something happened to you?”

“Mom…” I clenched my hand, unused to asking for help after dealing with everything myself before. “I’m sorry, I panicked and didn’t think things through.”

“Silly girl!”

Bella released me, gently cleaning her tears, and earnestly warned, “From now on, you can’t handle things like this on your own, do you hear me?!”

My eyes welled up, and I nodded vigorously, “Yes!”

Then, feeling a bit guilty, I looked towards Herbert, “Herbert…”

“Why the guilty look? I’m going to scold you.”

respectfully said, “Mr. Abdul, the patient in need of your expertise is

“Of course.”

family and didn’t hesitate.

soon as he felt her pulse, his kind expression turned grave, and his white eyebrows

didn’t immediately reveal anything after withdrawing his hand. He only asked

it’s not severe. I

of Abdul and smiled, looking at me, “I just took a fall. I guess my granddaughter was worried, that’s

said, “It’s nothing serious. I’ll administer a few acupuncture treatments, and the symptoms will

and with swift and precise movements, despite his age, began

the last needle was inserted, Ramona drifted into

heart instantly seized with worry, but Abdul spoke at the right moment, “The lady will be alright

how is

“It’s not good.”

tone was more serious than the previous doctors, his demeanor grave,

early stages of poisoning,

will spread to the organs and even the nervous system within a few days. By then… it’ll

pressed, “What do we

identify the poison before an antidote